The kids rooms have a great layout, they both have two large closets, one for clothes and the other for toys. In the past the kids extra closet has been used for storing clutter we no longer needed or didn’t quite fit into this house. It took awhile but the closets have been painted, the rails removed, clutter hauled off  and they are now decorated with the kids choices. I am very picky about the overall decor of their rooms but they are free to go nuts in their toy closet. My view on decorating a child’s room is that using characters will cost you a fortune over time as their tastes are always changing. When I did the kids rooms I went for something that would grow with them.

My daughter is pretty good at picking up her toys now that she has learned shoving everything underneath her bed is not acceptable. Today we tackled her closet to hang the items she had picked out and make the clean up process quicker. The first step was taking everything out and dumping it on the floor. I then used velcro to attach the picture cards to her storage baskets. We picked through everything, throwing out toys that were broken or missing parts and sorted them into her baskets. I hung up her pictures that she chose and the wall planters that I picked up at the dollar store for $3 each, these are perfect for stuffed animals that she never plays with but won’t part with. It took two hours but it was well worth it, what a great looking closet!