Our New Oasis

If you missed the last post, you can check out my before pictures of our bonus room here.
I have been very reluctant to show pictures of our unfinished project. By unfinished, I mean the walls are bare. I have some great ideas, I just need to put them into action. Actually, I can't do all of them alone, which means I have to get the hubby motivated. So without further ado, allow me to show you the "after". We love it and I hope you do to. You might want to brace yourself. It's a little funky.













This is the girls desk. I love that they have a space up here to color or draw and also play on the computer (the computer time is rare). I also love the fact that they have somewhere to hide all the paper, markers, crayons, etc. All three of them use this desk on a daily basis.





This back corner is MY SPACE!!!!! And I LOVE it! The cabinet that you see to the right of my sewing table hides (beautifully, I might add) all of my "junk" for sewing. I wish you could have seen the wire metal racks that used to store all of my stuff. It was completely exposed, which meant my junk was too! It is so nice to be able to leave my sewing machine out. I use it so much more. And the table is a drop leaf, which means I can lift up the part that's folded down to make a large flat surface. This is a great area for cutting out patterns. Beats cutting things out on the floor, right?




These threads are part of the whole "naked wall" solution. I want these hung, but they are pretty heavy and I don't exactly trust my ability when it comes to things like this. I'd also like to display my ribbons on some type of shelf with a dowel, but I haven't found exactly what I'm looking for.


I now have just the right amount of storage. It is everything I could've asked for and more. But the best part about this room is it's functionality. It is all that we need it to be without looking like a hodge podge of a room. The elliptical is in the corner behind the door...not so much of an eye sore now. The girls have a little kitchen and table and chairs on the wall to the left when you walk it. All of their toys are easily accessible, yet hidden. The cabinets hold games and things like magna doodles and Mr. Potato Head, not to mention those dreaded containers of Polly Pockets. I love being able to provide my children with all the things they need to enjoy playing without losing the ability to keep things hidden. It helps maintain my sanity.

I've got some easy and money saving projects in this room that I hope to share with you soon!