Every night when Chris or I would read Kate her bedtime story we would paw through the dozen or so board books strewn about on the floor beside her crib. The mess drove me bonkers so I thought this idea was the greatest. After begging my Ikea bound friends to pick up some Bekvam spice racks, Michelle came through and now we have a cute and easily viewable book storage solution.
Kate just loves to pull them all off and throw them on the floor. She also loves “reading” them to herself in her very loud and serious reading voice so that makes me happy.
Erin has informed me that she also come through with a few more so hopefully we can get a handle on this situation in Kate’s closet:
Unrelated; I cut Kate’s bangs because she would no longer keep a barette in and this was driving me bananapants crazy:
I think it turned out a little better than my last home salon attempt in grade eight where I ended up with bangs that more closely resembled eyelashes. Photos to come.
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May 17, 2011 at 9:52 am
Christine
I was totally a part of that IKEA adventure! Those turned out awesome – what a great idea!
May 17, 2011 at 5:49 pm
Erin Cannon
The shelves look great! I’ll have to get off my butt and send you the others soon. I might just have to pick up some more to get for Gabriel and Zora. I’m glad that she’s got such a bounty of books. She already sounds like a great little reader already.
I don’t think I have ever seen the longer curtains in Kate’s room. Are they new?
May 17, 2011 at 6:26 pm
whistlepeaknits
I made them a few months back but when I finished them I thought they were a total disaster. They’re not very well done but they perform their curtainy function, I guess.
May 19, 2011 at 9:42 am
Michellewood08@gmail.com
They look great, and hold a lot more books that I thought they would. I might just have to steal your idea in the near future.
June 24, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Allison Hayden Bush
Can you explain how you attached them to the wall? Thanks! :)