Want To Help Me Makeover My Playroom???

[Crazy8]

I think my pictures must be decieving. I just measured my room and it's not much wider. It's 11' 10" wide and 23' long. The shelves I have coming off the room are quite wide too, much wider than the cubicals. I did have that kind of shelf at one time, but my setup was totally different then.

really??? wow, it does look wider. Does the 23' include the area with the table or ending with the carpet? I really LOVE your space, I would love to try to mimic some of it.
One thing I don't see, do you not have a changing area in the room? I need to since I have more in diapers than out of them.

[pappyny]

really??? wow, it does look wider. Does the 23' include the area with the table or ending with the carpet? I really LOVE your space, I would love to try to mimic some of it.
One thing I don't see, do you not have a changing area in the room? I need to since I have more in diapers than out of them.

The 23' does include the table area. I don't have a need for a changing area because I only take 3-5 year olds. When I did have children in diapers I just used a changing pad and tucked it away in the bathroom when I wasn't using it. All the diapers and wipes were stored in their bins. I can see how you would want a permanent changing area with so many in diapers though. You do seem to have that pretty secluded now which I'm sure you want to keep that way. I also think the table at the other end (like you had it before) might work better if your kitchen is at that end (less traveling with the food). Maybe put a taller shelf with your art/activity supplies on it near that table.
I definitely agree with adding dress up clothes on hooks in your "home" area. Less stuff in bins and still easily accessible!

[Crazy8]

pappyny.... where do you have dress up clothes in your space??

would it be kinda gross to have the changing station next to the table where we eat and craft?? Not like on top of it, but in the corner its in now, if the table was down that end (maybe in the center of the room like yours is). I really can't find another spot I like for the changing area - I like that it is not really noticable when you walk in my front door. I've even toyed with putting it in the corner of my dining room but I don't want to have to constantly be going thru the gate to change a little one and it may sound silly but I don't want to infringe on my "own" house area any more than I already do either. My dining room table is already a makeshift office half the time, LOL!

[pappyny]

Right now my dress up clothes are in bins on the shelf near the kitchen. I have some aprons on hooks. I have ordered some new dress up clothes and will have them hung up in hooks right near the kitchen as well. I'll still keep the hats and bags and such in the bins.
As far as the changing area, I wouldn't want it in my dining room either. I like to keep our home space seperate from the daycare space too. Yours seems to be in a good spot tucked back in the corner like that. Could you maybe turn the table the other way so it's not so close to the changing area? Also, maybe if you turn the rug the other way and and move it closer to the front of the room you could create a play area different from the table and the changing area?
Just some ideas. I like to play around with my setup quite a bit. I finally found the one I have now and I really like it and it works well with the kids.

[Crazy8]

thanks, yes... I was thinking like you said about moving the rug up if the table is down at the other end. I measured today and the room is 11'7"x16'10" - so its a bit shorter than yours but I think with maybe one less station area and no art area behind the big table (because we use that table for art) I might be able to do something similar while adapting to infants/toddlers too. I've been playing on those floor planning sites this morning but I really think I need to just do it on paper!!!

I will post pics after the weekend - hopefully I can do this!!!!

[pappyny]

Have fun and I can't wait to see what you come up with!!!

[MarinaVanessa]

Me neither, I'm curious too.