Playroom Tour

Today I am sharing a tour of our Playroom- which is the loft space in our home. It is at the top of our stairs and doubles as a second living room and play space. In the video below I share the process of decorating/creating the "Play Hard Be Kind" wall.

On this wall I first hung the letters to create the saying "Play Hard Be Kind" I started with unfinished wood letters that I painted with matte black acrylic paint then hung them on the wall. Next I created a magnetic chalkboard for the space below, I have a post and video on how I did that here. 

Along with the chalkboard we have a small table and chair set and a basket of stuffed animals. On the other side of the door we have our TV and a cube organizer where we keep most of the books and toys. Around that area we also keep baskets of more stuffed animals and toys. 

On the other side of the room we have a small loveseat and a storage ottoman, a relaxing space where we can sit, read books and occasionally watch tv. However we honestly don't use this tv much anymore since it became a playroom. 

Here are the links to everything in the space: 

Play Hard Letters- here

Be Kind Letters- here

Black Paint for Letters- here

Table & Chair set- here

Loveseat- here

Storage Ottoman- here

White "fur" throw- here

3in1 Sports toy- here

Storage cube/Tv stand- here

Fabric cubes- here

Metal basket 1- here

Metal basket 2- here

Bear Basket- here

Cloth Basket 1- here

Cloth Basket 2- here

Links to everything I used to make the chalkboard in this post: 

http://www.emilyburn.com/2020/04/diy-magnetic-chalkboard.html

DIY Magnetic Chalkboard

Today I am excited to share with you my latest DIY project, a large magnetic chalkboard for my sons playroom. This was an easy project that makes a big statement in the room and is a fun activity. I have the video tutorial below, but will also walk through the steps here for reference:

To start I took a trip to Home Depot for supplies here is my shopping list: 

• Here are the links to everything I used: 
  • Metal Sheet (mine is 36 x48")- here
  • Chalkboard paint- here
  • Hobby board for frame- here
  • Rustoleum glaze for stain- here
  • Foam roller
  • Liquid Nails

Then it was time to get started! 

1. First I set up my station outside for painting- TIP if you can do this inside or in the garage it will come out much smoother, alot of dust got in my paint from doing it outside. 

2. Take your foam roller and paint one thin coat then let it dry completely- this is where I messed up, between my first and second coat I didn't let it dry completely and when rolling my second coat it took up pieces of my first coat making some rough spots. 

3. Do a total of 4-5 thin coats (letting them dry in between) until you get the coverage you want. 

4. You then must let the paint "cure" for a few days- based on what the container says, before it is ready for use. 

5. While the paint was curing I stained my hobby boards I was going to use for the frame, I used the rustoleum glaze because I already had it from a past project. 

6. Once the stain was dry and paint was cured I used liquid nails to attach to wood frame. I applied pressure and put rocks on it to set overnight. 

7. Then it was ready to be hung up, we used cabinet screws in the studs (the metal sheet it very thin and light weight). 

8. Lastly I set up the board to have a large paper roll on one side for coloring, and chalk and magnets on the other side for play. 

I love how this turned out the size makes it a great statement piece on the playroom wall and gives plenty of space for creativity. My son absolutely loves the magnets and I see him using the coloring side more as he gets older. 

You can make this project in any size for any space. You can also get this version of the chalkboard paint, that allows you to tint it any color you want so you can have a white or colored chalkboard instead of traditional black. 

Please let me know if you have any questions :) 

Emily 

Links to everything shown: 

• Metal Sheet (mine is 36 x48")- here
• Chalkboard paint- here
• Hobby board for frame- here
• Rustoleum glaze for stain- here
• Magnets- here
• Paper roll- here