Bookcase Project for a Kid's Room

We were looking for a way to reduce the amount of clutter in the kid’s room so we got rid of the big bulky clothing hutch that housed their books, shoes, baby bibs and towels. Though the case could hold all of those items it wasn't visually appealing and it took up a lot of space in the room. With one trip to Ikea we purchased under bed storage for their shoes and we also found these really cool racks that we used for their books.

The shelves were actually in the kitchen area, they’re unfinished spice racks under the name BEKVÄM for $3.99 (wall anchors and screws not included)

We purchased 5 to complete this look.

The shelves took about 5 minutes per shelf to assemble but once they were all together we realized that the holes on the back were too small for the screws we had so we took a quick trip out to HomeDepot and purchased these smaller screws and anchors.

Without the trip to Home Depot, this was a 1/2 -1 hour job. The hardest part was getting the holes in the right spots and making sure the shelves were level. Once we got a system going, they were up in no time. 

The picture frames are from Ikea, they have plastic covers instead of glass so they're safer in the kid's room. The toy box was purchased last year from Ikea also.

In all we spent about $25 on the shelf project alone, if you want to paint the shelves that will run you a bit more.

Hope this gives you some inspiration for your home.

Niki
 (If you'd like to read more about me visit my post on A Bit About Me).