our art room

yes, the kids are spoiled...for the next 6 months, at least. our rental house happens to have a couple extra spaces that i set up specifically for kid's activities - outside of the playroom i shared yesterday. 

i know! i wish i was so lucky at their ages to live in this dream land. 

just inside the entry of our rental home...

and off to the right, is a great little space with a huge window. the owner of the home said it could be set up as an office or a formal sitting room. but when i saw the space - i immediately thought this was the perfect room to do art projects, puzzles and games...

the sunny space makes me want to sit down and be creative.

to make the space warmer, i covered the hardwood floors with the area rug that used to be in our home office. then in the center of the room i placed the colorful kid-sized table and chairs...

this shelf, that used to be in our daughter's bathroom, is perfect for holding art supplies, games and puzzles...

as i packed up the playroom during the move, i widdled down our inventory quite a bit to this manageable amount. the art caddies are on the top shelf because they hold items that need mom or dad's help (glue, scissors, glitter).

the easel fits perfectly in the corner, too...

all 3 of the kids have enjoyed spending time in here. our 8 and 6 year old's love building and recently discovered these magformers...

while our 2 year old (almost 3!) daughter loves to create pieces of art with stickers and pens....

...all while wearing a cinderella dress...

a few years ago i created an easy and simple art string display that i think would work well in this space. those 3m adhesive picture hanging strips are great for living in a rental home - they allow you to pretty up a space without putting holes in the wall. as soon as i hang some art string in here, i'll share the update. until then, our kids will be busy creating in this space in order to fill up those future art strings.

(i linked up with new years organizing revolution)