Preston's Playroom

I have been meaning to do this for a while, but we have been enjoying this room SO MUCH that I haven't had time to pick it up, hang things, etc. Plus, we are still adding to the room. I find that no room in our house is ever really "done" and there are always more plans for it. I have to say, this room has Pinterest written all over it. You have probably seen the majority of the stuff we did, but I am totally okay with copying! I admit that I am not the most creative person, so Pinterest has been life changing for me :)

The previous owners used it as a master bedroom. It is the only bedroom downstairs, there are 4 more (including one master) upstairs, so we had intended this to be the playroom all along. There is a full bath in here, but we aren't finished with it yet. The room is just off the main living room, so it is a perfect location in the house for toys :) Here are some before pics.

See how gross the rug was? Even grosser was the wallpaper...

Brian worked and worked on removing the wallpaper. The previous owners did not prep the walls before they put up their wallpaper in 1964, so it was a bear to get down.

After a few weeks of working after P went to bed, it was finally all gone and ready for patching, priming, and painting.

So, here are the main things that we did:

 - Removed wallpaper

 - Painted room and bathroom Ben Moore Salisbury Green, including a chalkboard wall on one side

 - Previous owner left the rug, and we had it cleaned

 - Added a TV, along with some fun furnishings from Ikea and other fun places

I kind of saw this room coming together in "stations" - like a TV/movie station, art area, and lounge area. We are planning on using this as a playroom for a while, so it will be interesting to see how it evolves over time.

We debated long and hard over the chalkboard wall. Would it be really dusty? Would it make a mess? The pictures of the walls on Pinterest were so cool though. We decided you only live once and painted it chalkboard. We've had kids over who have gone crazy on it, and while it makes a little mess, it is super easy to clean up. We used this paint, and we were very happy with it. The wall is a nice black color, although when it was wet, it looked deep purple. After a minor freak out, it dried to very black. It is such a cool accent wall, and really bold. Here it is!

The PLAY letters are from a One Kings Lane sale. My mom and I made the floor pillows using a tutorial from Pinterest. They weren't easy - Pinterest deceived us! But P loves them, and jumps into them. I'm sure you recognize the Ikea spice racks for bookshelves and the oil drip pan for magnets :)

The little table was ours growing up, and it shows. It is so worn, but it will be great for when P is a little older.

My plan for the blank wall above is to do a huge pin board, where art can be displayed. I already have a few of P's originals saved for the wall! :)

There is not much furniture in the room and we plan to keep it that way for a little while. P is into EVERYTHING and since we are constantly saving him from the peril of furniture, we found it best to leave it out of the room for the most part.

We love this room and it is quickly becoming the most used room in our house!