My Little Toddler's Room

We loved adding some toddler colors to our home this year!

Convertible Crib: Craigslist $100.  This was his crib, now toddler bed, and future twin bed.  

Growth Chart-a piece of plywood we painted blue, bordered by molding we painted green, and a few numbers Joel drew with white paint. Cost of project: way less than $10.

Blackboard-1 piece of plywood, painted with 2 coats of chalk board paint, and bordered by molding we painted red. Cost: $5.

Laundry Hamper-Thrift store find for $10. The dresser was a Craigslist find for $50. A lot more than I wanted to spend, but it's quality wood. Originally, the dresser was white, so we painted it green and the knobs blue to match his room.

Green Shelf-followed these instructions and painted it green ($15). Piggy bank purchased at Home Goods ($10), frames from Ikea ($35), transportation scrap book paper from Michael's, and large alarm clock from Home Goods ($10). 

Abacus-instructions found here. This was by far our most time intensive project. My love runs deep for my toddler--the hours and hours spent hand painting the individual beads. Wood and rods were purchased from Home Depot. Beads purchased here.

Wall of books-cheap, easy decor idea. We were inspired by Ikea's shelves here, but wanted much longer pieces made of wood and not cheap Ikea "material". Cost of wood/paint: $30

These do pose a safety hazard. I have found my toddler climbing the walls on a couple of occasions. 

Curtains: Target ($30/pair)  Blinds: Ikea. Slide: FREE-love hand me downs!

We purchased the futon off of Craigslist 5 years ago for $30. Spray painted it red to coordinate in this room better and purchased some fun pillow covers to match his room from Etsy ($20/each).