But I also don’t want them to feel confined to only playing
in their room. I love that they
want to spend time playing in the Family Room where we can all be
together. That being said I don’t
like staring at children’s toys all day long when they are not home or after
they go to bed at night. I mean…my
husband and I are adults (even though we don’t always act like it!) and this is
our place to relax also!
So I needed a place in the Family Room to house toys. There are a few small drawers in our
media console that we have some puzzles and books in but I needed something
larger and more substantial. AND…I
wanted it to look nice in the room but not be expensive because my two little
rug rats would be beating it up for sure!
There are so many different options out there it was hard to
decide what would be best for us.
You can go with cubby storage like this one from Pottery Barn. And believe me…there are a ton of
options out there for this kind of thing.
Or how about a wooden trunk? The Tucker Trunk from Crate & Barrel is a striking
combination of paneled wood with an iron base. And it would even make a fabulous coffee table!
For our situation I wanted something that would hide more
than the cubbies but was not as large as the trunk. So I opted for a woven storage chest. The best news is that I bought it from
Overstock and it was less than $100! It is very sturdy and has held up really
well considering how tough my little guys can be with things!
Not that the house looks perfect every night but I love that
we have a place to keep their things.
Let me know what you do to keep your space still feeling “adult” while
letting your kids enjoy it also!
