📚DIY READING NOOK - PART 2📚

📚DIY READING NOOK - PART 2📚

My friend asked me to design a space for her kids to hangout, read, and play in and I just couldn’t say no! Last video we did the wallpaper and then my kids got sick for a week and slowed things down a bit. But I’m back and we’ve made a lot of progress! We chose a paint colour that matches the wallpaper and then started on some detail work. My friend wanted slats throughout the space and I custom built 2 bookshelves for the reading corner.

Next we are going to make a peg wall and desk for crafting and art and then adding a fun surprise to the front of the space! You won’t want to miss this so follow for Part 3 (and hopefully the reveal!)

#slatwall #diy #kidsreadingcorner #readingnook

[ave]

I would have absolutely loved this as a kid! I know people keep saying the color is too dark for kids, but i disagree. Not all children are into bright or pastel colors, I certainly wasn't. This is going to be cozy af.

[riothacker]

I would defenetly add a larger bookshelf for when they are older and start reading chapter book/larger books in general. As a book nerd myself i would love to have this. Nice job!

[geraldnb]

I think it looks really nice with a dark colour.
1. The kids wont 'outgrow it' like they would with a brighter colour
2. It gives more of an antique/hidden library vibe and its really cool xx

[betsycheddar]

Dark tones and rooms make them feel even smaller and mutes whatever light is within the space, making it feel cozier. It gives it a far better fort/nook feeling that way

[brynlee]

You should definitely hang up some fairy lights! It would match the vibe

[frosty]

The entryway could have bulletin board tape at the top of the vertical space on the wall for tacking up plant vines or artwork. Also I think a landing pad of some kind for your knees at the entrance could help, for when you have to get down to crawl in there, like a soft rug to kneel on and crawl over

[jillianstrommen]

Please put a fan & vent in there omg

[dragonire_dino]

I literally don't understand how you people think.
Just because they are children does not mean every single room needs to be full of sickly bright colors.
It's a reading nook, not a playroom. It's supposed to have a calm atmosphere not an exciting one.

[ElkorGod]

One of my very good friends in kidergarten/elementary school had a stair nook like this but un finished, but it was her art nook and we omly ever spent time there. Lovely to see it being perpetuated!!

[sumayaaden-txok]

I would love that with would paneling and soft dark colors (like what u did ), warm lightning, full o blankets n cushions and a cat to curl up with

[RosyMiche]

Honestly, I would have been all over that color scheme as a kid. Especially if I brought in my quilts and some stuffed animals! If your kid is obsessed with gilded fairytale vibes like I was, that's a fine choice.

[Rae-cheese]

I love the colors! Reminds me of a fancy personal library in an old Victorian mansion!

[OnlyLoveIsWelcome]

That's beautiful! Add an itty bitty lip onto the book shelves so they can't fall out the bottom 😃

[MxEverybody]

It’d be cool to have some actual bookshelves for when the kids are older and reading smaller books!

[StormiiSkii]

That wallpaper with the olive green is just>>>>
I would've loved this as a kid

[highwaydaytime]

Omg I would never have left that room when I was a kid!

[zoegraceex]

omgg some gold accents would be so cute like a mirror, coat hanger, shelf, picture Frame, chair, side table etc !!!

[samconcklin]

I’m an adult and I need this! I think lots of adults have been rediscovering hobbies lately and it’s sweet to see. This looks cozy as heck :)

[AmbiixROX]

Watching you paint those baseboards made me so happy bc I had a contractor tell me they had absolutely 0 confidence they could paint my baseboards without getting paint on my carpet.

Now I can save the money and do it myself

[nikn]

I think you can add dehumidifier to prevent from mold and also for air circulation :)