One thing I have noticed about having a baby is that it feels like your house shrinks down to nothing and you are left with one corner of your house to make room for a ton a baby stuff. As frustrated as I have been in the past with the size of our home, I have changed my outlook and have become obsessed with finding ways to utilize our space as best we can, and of course Pinterest is my biggest inspiration for that. This weekend I kind of went into overdrive and enlisted my husband for his muscles but also for his building expertise.
I could get lost for hours looking at Pinterest, and when I need DIY inspiration or anything home decor related Pinterest has never failed me - this time is no different. I first wanted to better utilize and spruce up our entry way, so I looked for ways to create a makeshift mudroom in a small space. I found a ton of different pins and tutorials, and ended up putting out own spin on a coat hook using this website. We ended up making this for about $25 which is a total bargain! The most expensive thing was the hooks we needed. I love how it turned out, and I love that we created a shelf to display some wooden signs. The whole thing added something completely different to our entry way and we took a wall that we didn't use at all and made it functional for our family.
The next thing I wanted to do was designate a space for Everly as she grows, so she can have a little "playroom" without having a whole room dedicated to that. There are still a few things I need to add to the space, and I want to maybe make a gallery wall above the shelf, but overall I think this turned out great. We were able to declutter a space in our home and make it useful. I know once Everly can crawl and interact with toys more she will be using this space a TON! It also works great because it is in a corner of our living room so if I am in the kitchen I can see her safely and not wonder what she is getting into. I took inspiration from this post and ran with it.
Every year around this time I get the declutter bug and I'm not sure if it is because I'm home more in the winter and I can pick out flaws in our space or I just get sick of looking at stuff we don't use but either way I'm happy I have turned two places in our home to be functional and also places that everyone can enjoy!
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