#20 - Now You See It, Now You Play With It | Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh

#20 - Now You See It, Now You Play With It

Name: Susan
Child's Name and Age: Katherine, 24 months
Location: Ellicott City, Maryland
Category: TOYS

Items used for the project and favorite part of the storage solution:
Ikea's lack bookshelves, caster wheels at Home Depot and see-through containers at Container Store. My favorite part of the solution is that my daughter can actually see and reach all her play things.

Storage tips for families with children:
With toddlers, I think it is important to instill a sense of independence early on, as they are capable of so much in the right environment. Thus it seems best to go with toy and book storage solutions that give them quick and easy access, without compromising on neatness and aesthetics (because even toddlers can distinguish what is beauty and what is not!).

Thanks for entering, Susan!

Comments (11)

Wow, what a great big playroom! Lots of space for a toddler to run around in. I love it and am very jealous :)

posted by JackieL on April 9th 2008 at 7:35am
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I'm looking at that wooden kitchen in the first shot. Wow, I wonder where they got that!

posted by tgray99 on April 9th 2008 at 8:47am
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Check out that dollhouse too!

posted by Keri Kolumbus on April 9th 2008 at 9:20am
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love the playroom. what a great combination of ideas!

posted by corduroy on April 9th 2008 at 9:42am
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I am so jealous of this space. Those windows are dreamy. Just great

posted by kellybeegee on April 9th 2008 at 9:43am
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This is a great space for a playroom. I love the Flor tiles too. It seems like a really fun room!

posted by ambies on April 9th 2008 at 9:54am
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P.S. I'm jealous of that dollhouse, I totally wanted to get that for Sylvie! It looks so much bigger than I expected it to be, hmmm, maybe for her next birthday...

posted by ambies on April 9th 2008 at 9:55am
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tgray99:

the play kitchen is included in our roundup of Top Ten Play Kitchens:
http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/top-ten/top-ten-play-kitchens-031760

Janie

posted by janie on April 9th 2008 at 9:56am
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Wow, what a lucky girl! This playroom is fantastic. I would kill to have a space nearly as nice and large in my house.

posted by schnappycat on April 9th 2008 at 10:25am
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Lovely space. Lucky girl.

Is that the dollhouse from plan toys?

posted by JudiAU on April 9th 2008 at 1:59pm
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Many thanks for all these comments! Yes the dollhouse is from plan toys (can't get enough of their products!). This play space was a mere fantasy for awhile as we just moved from a 688 sq. ft. 1 bedroom in manhattan. And we'll probably return in the next year or two so we're just enjoying it while we can!

posted by sliew on April 10th 2008 at 3:20am
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