If you didn't gather from the last post, my house can get pretty messy from time to time all the time. My lounge is pretty much a battle zone from 6am til 7pm, and i'm totally fine with that (ask me again after i've tripped over my third truck) but i like to have a few quick and easy clean up solutions for those occasions when i have to pretend to function.
Toy boxes are the obvious solution, but i wanted a neat way to store them....and then i saw This and it all made sense!! After a wee chat to Hubby and a lil' bit of shopping and rummaging we got to work!
I was given the job of making the seat part!
I used a yoga mat cut to size for a nice cushion base, followed by a layer that i cut from an old Duvet!
I was super lucky that Spotlight had a sale on all their fabric, and i was able to get a couple of meters of this 'Construction' upholstery fabric for a steal!
Also...I got to use a gun stapler! Wahoo!...(Clearly I don't get out much)
Meanwhile, somewhere outside, Hubby was getting the storage part sorted! We made it to fit the 2 containers that we were already using to store toys :)
And on goes the seat!! I'm exceptionally proud of myself for getting the fabric print in the right direction! (Yes, that is something i would stuff up!)
Given that this is a seat for small children we decided that painting the outside of the box would be a good idea, to make it easier to clean. Construction yellow seemed like a good choice!
And here is the finished product!!
Super proud of our efforts we are!! And the boys just LOVE it!!!
The Official Seal of Approval - Two very happy boys!
Lachy has taken to setting up his trains on top, and Olly will happily sit and just open and close the drawers, occasionally removing a toy or putting one away :)
We did get a few more crafty bits done (Love 3 day weekends!) but that can be another post for another day! :) Would love to know how you store your kids toys away!!
Renee :)
Toy boxes are the obvious solution, but i wanted a neat way to store them....and then i saw This and it all made sense!! After a wee chat to Hubby and a lil' bit of shopping and rummaging we got to work!
I was given the job of making the seat part!
I used a yoga mat cut to size for a nice cushion base, followed by a layer that i cut from an old Duvet!
I was super lucky that Spotlight had a sale on all their fabric, and i was able to get a couple of meters of this 'Construction' upholstery fabric for a steal!
Also...I got to use a gun stapler! Wahoo!...(Clearly I don't get out much)
Meanwhile, somewhere outside, Hubby was getting the storage part sorted! We made it to fit the 2 containers that we were already using to store toys :)
And on goes the seat!! I'm exceptionally proud of myself for getting the fabric print in the right direction! (Yes, that is something i would stuff up!)
Given that this is a seat for small children we decided that painting the outside of the box would be a good idea, to make it easier to clean. Construction yellow seemed like a good choice!
And here is the finished product!!
Super proud of our efforts we are!! And the boys just LOVE it!!!
The Official Seal of Approval - Two very happy boys!
Lachy has taken to setting up his trains on top, and Olly will happily sit and just open and close the drawers, occasionally removing a toy or putting one away :)
We did get a few more crafty bits done (Love 3 day weekends!) but that can be another post for another day! :) Would love to know how you store your kids toys away!!
Renee :)
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