INTERACTIVE LEGO DISPLAY AND CRAFT STORAGE

6 Materials
$30
1 Day
Easy
Our main floor has been getting more and more cluttered all the time. That was making me more and more crazy ALL THE TIME. While I was swearing and sorting through the junk collecting on every horizontal surface, I developed a technique. I'm calling it, "Reading the Clutter".

"Reading the Clutter" is looking at what's scattered around and taking note of what's common about them. By recognizing what your common clutter is, you can learn what is happening in your house and what needs a home. Our most common clutter: Lego Creations, Completed Crafts and Craft Supplies. None of these things had a good designated home.
What follows is how we converted two $12 shelving units from Goodwill into fun, interactive Lego Display & Craft Storage for our kids' playroom.


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We removed the hardware, took the doors off. Our piece was in two halves, so we separated them and pulled off the back of the shelves too.


Part of our update for these meant losing the ugly old hardware.  We wanted a new position for our new pulls. This meant a bit of tedious filling of holes that fell directly into a groove, but it is waaay better to do this now than after you start painting.


You can read about the new hardware that we DIY'd for this piece, right here!
You want to prepare the finish for priming so that your new paint coats stick and you don't end up with chips that show that hideous wood finish underneath.
We made chalkboard backboards for the display shelves.  The kiddos love them!  They have already had gobs of fun drawing backgrounds and doing tons of imaginative play.  Currently, we've got a farm, a disco and a burning city - and in a few days, they'll create something all new!
Suggested materials:
  • Fake Wood Furniture
  • Palm or Orbital Sander
  • Primer
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