Happy, Colorful DIY Playroom!

Here's a delightful budget-friendly playroom done up in big bold colors and textures. Photographer-mom Ginny Phillips designed this colorful playroom around a decoration she made as part of a birthday celebration for London, her daughter. The "London Tree"  is made of circles of scrapbook paper, ribbon, and cardstock filled with photos of London taken during her first year. The colors from the "London Tree" show up throughout the rest of the room in the paper lanterns, the curtains, the furniture and the painted trees. 

What kid wouldn't love to have their name in big, bold letters on the wall of the playroom? These letters made from scrapbook paper really stand out from the wall. 

This room is just full of coordinating colors and textures that make this room super inviting.



Check out Ginny's creativity at her Etsy shop, West Thirty Third or her blog.

Retro Wall Clock, Red









 



Eco Modern Charlotte Table

 

14" Orange Paper Lantern

 

Ideas For Playroom Fun!

Love it, love it, love it! ; ) The bold wall art makes a great statement in this kids play space. The chalkboard rolling bins are the bomb! Check out these wooden storage bins with chalkboard side. More playroom ideas...

"Using vintage, repurposed furniture and hand-crafted artwork and fabrics, this space was created for around $500." Any child would like this bright, colorful playroom. 

The Lusy Blom rug from IKEA is a bold pattern that works really well in a playroom. Two rugs were placed side by side to make one large rug.

How do you like the black and white playroom? I'm really liking the sophistication (and the view)!

Modern indoor treehouse room

Vintage pinball machines make for interesting wall decor in a playroom

How about using the old wagon for a bookshelf idea? A playroom isn't a playroom without books.

A playroom with tunnels, loft, ladders and a slide.

Oil pan drip pan used as a magnetic board in the playroom.

Bright squares add a punch of color to this simple playroom.







Three Bin Storage Cubby, Espresso







Nantucket Storage Bench

 3-Piece Stacking Bins on Wheels

Decorating With Scrapbook Paper

Some gals are very clever and Darcy Watkins is one of them. She created this fun and fab wall for $13! Per Darcy, "It's amazing what a pad of scrapbook paper and some glue dots can do.



Disclaimer: I know for sure that those glue dots are going to be a complete pain to take off the wall later. I'm choosing to live recklessly in the now.



So I figured out how many sheets I needed up and across to cover the wall. Since the paper is 12 x 12, it was pretty easy to figure out. When I was doing the math, I noticed that I did have a few vertical inches left, so I left 2 inches at the top and bottom of the wall bare. I could have cut some of the paper to make it fit, but I really wanted perfect 12 inch squares, so I just left a little bit of the wall blank. I would suggest that if you do a wall like this you do an entire row across and an entire row down before you do anything else. Just to make sure they fit the way you want. After that you can go for it!"



Thanks Darcy for sharing your photo. Check out more ideas from her Smart Bottom Enterprises blog.



Another idea with scrapbook paper: Cut out large circles from coordinating scrapbook paper and attach to something sturdy i.e. cardboard, old vinyl 12" record (yes, those old things). Attach paper with spray adhesive to sturdy base. 3m makes a foam tape that is double-sided and will not leave marks on the wall upon removal. Use this tape to attach circles to the wall. The brown paint color: Ralph Lauren Old Violin. Stripes were painted with alternating gloss and flat paint.



Update: Here's a link to 3m double sided tape. I'm not sure if this is the one that doesn't leave marks on the wall - please find out before purchasing.