2009 Rental Home Tour- The Children's Room

Well, Coop and I are sick with some flu/cold type thing, so the house tour has taken a back seat to r-e-s-t. But I did take some pictures of the room that the cuties pictured above call their own.
Well here it is, in all it's simplicity. Toys, chair, bed, bed, bed, rug. Yes, three children in one room. Although we are cheating and have a pack and play set up in the Spare 'oom for times when it's not convenient for baby to be sleeping. My Mom convinced me to put this mega chair in the kids room and I balked. I love the chair- we got it for $4.95 at Goodwill years ago, and I slipcovered it with some of my favorite fabrics and a bedspread. I just thought chairs that could double as beds were too big for children's rooms. Well, as moms will be, she was right. It's a favorite spot for reading books, hiding behind, and jumping. And when you only pay $4.95 for a piece of furniture that has already had a long life, it's okay to jump on it.

Since I haven't hung any pictures or even purchased a new lampshade for their lamp, the only other thing to point out are these:
We bought a cheap laminate shelving unit and then purchased these plain white boxes (that unzip to store flat- which made for easy packing and moving) at IKEA for $5 each. The children all have three: one each for shirts, pants/skirts, and pjs and underwear. They can easily put away their own clothes and each one has a tag with a stamped initial so they know which boxes are theirs. It works really well and doesn't take up much space.

Well, the curtains probably won't get done this week since I'm doing well to get through the laundry. But I do hope to tackle a mound of thank you notes while I'm hanging out on the couch.