creating toy storage with IKEA products | d.i.y. organization | little free radical

Since I've spent the last week posting DIY projects I did in my daughters room, today, I'm going to show you how I put all these projects together using IKEA's Expedit Bookcase for toy storage!

Originally, I had started out using itso cubes from Target (which I had already owned) for toy storage. It worked great, but as a parent in a wheelchair, I had a hard time reaching bins that low on the floor to clean up & get toys.

I tried re-stacking them differently but felt it was too risky to stack the cubes too high in case my 1 year old decided they would be great to climb. Instead, I started from scratch with toy organization.

First, I went through all the toys & resold the ones my daughter had 'outgrown' or had no interest in. Then I had some $$$ to work with to buy something to organize with, and I could see what I had left for toys to work with!

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creative ways to hang art | d.i.y. | little free radical

For National Crafts Month DIY projects #9 & #10, I thought I'd show two easy ways to display art! I'm sure we've all been guilty of having random pieces of artwork left unframed for prolonged periods of time, right?

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$20 LÄTT children's table & chairs makeover | d.i.y. IKEA hack | little free radical

I'm in the middle of turning Sophie's room from a "nursery" into a toddler room.  So I spent November sorting out "baby" stuff to make room for toddler-type activities & furniture. I spent weeks looking through various websites at kids table & chairs, trying to find the perfect set for Sophie for x-mas. Everywhere I looked, I'd be spending an easy $100-200 (sometimes more) for products I liked.

The Table & Chairs:
Just when I was about to give up on the idea of an activity table for Sophie's room, I noticed IKEA had this LÄTT children's table & chairs set for only $19.99.

It totally wasn't my style and the colors in her room were totally different then pine/white, but the size was perfect for her small apartment bedroom,  so I went ahead and spent the $20, unsure of exactly what I would be doing with it... but I knew I'd figure it out once I had it. :)

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