Dress-up Center Ikea Hack

My daughter's dress-up clothes have been in a little cloth toy box for the last year. This little box is messy and unorganized but little dress-up centers are very expensive and not in my budget...until now.

About a week ago, I noticed the Ikea bookcase I have all the girls' books on is the perfect size for a little dress-up center. For $39.99, we purchased the white bookcase and created an adorable dress-up center the girls love. You can certainly find cheaper bookcases at Wal-mart or Target, but the Ikea Billy bookcase is the perfect size to hang the dress-up clothes and have a shelf for baskets and shoes. My only problem with it is that it was too narrow on the side to find a decent mirror, so we added vinyl flowers and a quote I cut from my Cricut.

This little center was a perfect gift for my little 3 year old. The best thing about it is that it brought all of their dress-up clothes and accessories out in the open. When they were in the box, they were barely played with. Now, my little divas are dressed-up all the time. Here is how I did it...

DIY Car Trash Can

I have seen these all over Pinterest and I finally made myself one. This is a cute little trash can that cost me $2 from Goodwill. Here is how I did it:

Kid's drawer Organization Tip

Just a quick tip today...

I was tired of finding my girls' dresser a mess due to the -male adult that lives in my home who shall remain nameless- so I reorganized their drawers. Instead of folding the clothes and stacking them on top of one another, I folded them so that you can see each pair of pants, PJ's, etc upon opening the drawer.

This has saved me a lot of time  by not cleaning drawers on the weekends.

Gutter Book Shelf DIY

I admit it, I have a book fetish. I am addicted to buying books- especially children's books. Even before I had the girls and Logan, I would use babysitting as an excuse to run to the bookstore and pick up a new book. Over the years, I've gathered quite a collection. When I started renovating the girls' room, one of the first things we did after painting was hang the gutter book display.

I got this idea via Pinterest.  I love this concept because it's great for the soft-cover books that don't sit well on a book shelf. I love that it's close to the floor so that both Evelyn and Elsie can access it at all times. It was cheap, too. The most expensive part about it was the gutter hangers, so if you can think of a way to hang it without the hangers, you'll save about $20. Otherwise, this project was under $30 for the entire display. It was an added bonus that the stock color matched my room decor.