No, seriously, I did. How could I not when it looked like this:
So out of control!
So, my kids being the enthusiastic children they are succumbed to my bribe and began to clean. Somewhere in the midst of toys everywhere, I decided we needed a new storage plan. One that could hold our goods, but also keep us neat. And we needed some small seats to sit on when we were playing.
Light bulb moment!
You see that milk crate edging in the picture? That could solve both of our issues. So, off I went.
I bought a quarter inch MDF board from the hardware store, a fabric remnant from the craft store, the fiber fill I had stashed in my sewing closet, and grabbed my husband's stapler and went to work.
First I cut the boards to fit just inside the milk crate, resting on the inner lip. My hubby rounded to corners, too. Next I cut my fabric to be just about 2 inches larger on all four sides.
Then I stapled the first two sides to the board by wrapping the edges over.
I stuffed the fiber fill into the corner, and attempted to stuff more inside before stapling the third side. I final stuffing came next, with the forth side stapled on after.
My four year old quickly showed me that I need to add a handle... which I am currently working to do.
The seats are soft enough for their little ends, and they open up to hold a heaping portion of toys (ours have Duplos and Imaginext... our favorites! They park nicely next to the table during play, yet store neatly against the wall when we are done for the day.
CONFESSION: I made 3, one for each of my young people. I made them all based upon the same crate. Turns out, one of my crates had come from a different manufacturer! So, my seat is just a smidgen (okay... a few inches...) too wide. Off to find a new crate!
Why do I confess? Because you need to know that I have just as many Pinterest Fails as I do Pinterest Successes! Keep going, friend! You can do art!! :)
And that's just the way we art!
Stacy
