Hey guys! Today I have a little announcement and another peek at Connor’s {almost finished!} room for you.
First off, I am thrilled to be partnering up again with BEHR as one of their brand ambassadors. Last year I did a number of painting projects using their awesome paint {including our garage floors, bathroom, and garage}, and I am excited to get going on some new projects for this year! First though, I need to finish up the one project from last year that I have not yet completed… Connor’s room!
I actually just have one big project left and a few little things to do here and there before the final reveal, but it’s just one of those projects that seems to go on forever! I showed you his mini-mudroom entry a couple of months ago but progress kind of stopped again after that…
Anyways, today I thought that I would show you my favorite space in his room – this cute little reading nook. It’s a great place to curl up with a book and is also one of the boys’ favorite spots to play with their Legos.
The whole room was painted with Behr Marquee River Veil {MQ3-50}. It’s a cool gray with slightly blue undertones and was perfect for brightening up the room. If you haven’t heard of BEHR’s Marquee paint before, you really need to check it out. The Marquee line is available in 372 shades and has a one coat guarantee. Seriously, it is such a time saver! Painting is probably one of my least favorite things to do, so any time that can be cut is a huge bonus! To get the best application out of your Marquee paint, check out this post for some easy painting tips.
The reading nook is filled with tons of comfy pillows and has lots of room to sprawl out in. The books are all easily accessible {and easy to put away!} from the DIY rain gutter shelving unit and I also have some storage bins along the bottom for extra books.
I try to go through the books every few months to rotate them around and donate the books that the boys no longer like or have outgrown. Robert Munsch is one of our favorite authors {I will be so sad when Connor no longer wants to read these!} so he ended up with a whole bin to himself!
The rain gutter bookshelves are super easy to make and an inexpensive way to display books. I purchased two 10 foot rain gutters from Home Depot and the nice guy helping me out cut them in half so they would fit in the car. When I got home, we just measured them {ours are 43 inches} and trimmed the ends down with a hacksaw. I filed the ends down a bit but, due to the placement of our shelving, it was not really an issue. If your shelves are going to be exposed, you can buy caps for the ends so you don’t have to worry about little fingers getting cut!
To mount them, we just used the gutter spacers on each end of the gutters and drilled them into the studs in the wall. {And in case you are wondering this is the wall color before we painted!}
The quilt was made by my sister in law when Connor was a baby. It’s one of my favorite quilts with lots of wonderful baby memories attached to it. If only he could be that little again. Sigh.
We have always tried to promote reading with the kids as much as possible by making books readily available to them and out in the open where they can actually see them. Even if you don’t have a little nook, any corner of a room will work or find a little tent to create a private hide away. All you need are a few pillows, some kind of book storage, and a love of reading! If you have a small space, just leave out a handful of books and switch them out more frequently. I always find that little kids like to read the same 10 books over and over again anyways!
As the kids get older they will be able to pick out their own favorites but I still make sure that I sneak in a few of mine too! Happy reading!
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