When work is slow, it can be a hit to the budget. I've been looking up ideas for the nursery. I have an empty wall that I want some kind of bookshelf or storage system on. I thought I'd post some pics of what I found that I like and see if my mommy friends have suggestions. For example, do I need to worry about sharp corner edges on a toy box/bench, is it best for lower book shelves so the kid and reach stuff, how many shelves do I need, etc. The first one I love, and the colors are perfect, the others have small cubes and I wonder if most books would fit in them. Feel free to send me your thoughts :) And these are from The Company Store Kids.
4 comments:
I know you aren't necessarily near an IKEA up in Madison, but Atlanta isn't too far away. They have some great, pseudo-inexpensive options.
I recommend a bookshelf that will allow kids to pull books off the shelf (just be ready to do lots of cleaning up as the whole pulling-the-books-off-the-shelf thing can become a favorite game), but it's also a good idea to have shelves that baby can't reach for those special books (that you don't want ripped) or other nick-knacks. IKEA's LACK and EXPIDIT are IKEA staples, but you shouldn't see many of those in Madison. Plus, I'm sure you could come up with a way to un-IKEA-ize it if you really wanted too (visit ikeahacker.com for inspiration).
I wouldn't worry too much about corners (unless they're obviously ultra-pointy dangers).
Me again! :)
Just after commenting, I hopped over to my favorite baby-decor blog and look what I found... http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/hot-posts/stylish-storagebest-of-2008-072747 :)
Dang it... ikea hacker is actually at: http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/
Thanks! now I have some sites to check out on a slow day at work :)
And I'm trying to work in a trip to the Atlanta aquarium and Ikea before the baby's arrival.
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