A LEGO Space in LA | #inspiredbyCPS
Addie + Charlotte’s Play Space | January 2020
Addie and Charlotte are such creative kids, with art and craft materials to rival a professional artist. Charlotte loves American Girl Dolls, and has an enviable collection of dolls and their fashions/accessories. Both girls also love LEGOs. All of this adds up to a lot of stuff but not a lot of space to put it all. This equaled a main level play space that was overflowing and muddled with art supplies and toys, while their basement play space was being underutilized.

Main Level Play Space | Before 
Main Level Play Space | Before 
LEGOs | Before 
Random Toys | Before 
Kids’ Sewing Supplies | Before 
Art Papers | Before

Basement Play Space | Before 
Basement Play Space | Before 
Basement Play Space | Before
This is where I come in. 🙂 Their lovely parents were keen to find ways to maximize their play spaces and create better storage and organization. They also wanted to keep with the same beautiful aeshtetic on the main level they had created with their custom pieces from Forty Third Place. Here’s what we did:
Minimizing toys – how to do it with (and without) your kids! | #curatedpsa
Nathan + Maren’s Play Space | December 2019
I can’t think of a better way to end the decade than by being given the privilege to create a brand new play space for two wonderful tiny humans. When I visited their home for a consult, the kids main play space was the open concept living room that connected with the kitchen. Having toys in this space works well, because it’s a great space for the kids to play when a parent is cooking and they want to be close. But the room as overflowing and with the prospect of a new play kitchen coming for the holidays, something new had to be done. The kids’s bedrooms were also jam packed with toys, most stored in way that they just weren’t being used.

BEFORE | LIVING ROOM 
BEFORE | LIVING ROOM

BEFORE | NATHAN’S ROOM 
BEFORE | NATHAN’S ROOM

BEFORE | MAREN’S ROOM 
BEFORE | MAREN’S ROOM
The solution was creating a new play space in the finished basement, that up until now had double as holding place for things that needed storing or donating.

BEFORE | BASEMENT 
BEFORE | BASEMENT 
BEFORE | BASEMENT
Creating an art cart!
Play Space Refresh (because we all need a touch up every now and then)
Clay | A fun first introduction (warning – its’ messy ;)
DIY combo light table/train table/coffee table (aka, the furniture dream).
Lillie Foulé’s Bedroom/Play Space Makeover | October 2019
Lillie Foulé’s bedroom doubles as her play space (and at times as a play space for her baby brother too). Her mama reached out to me because she was feeling overwhelmed by the space, which had become cluttered and wasn’t fostering independent deep play. After an initial consultation it was evident that the main issue was LF had too much stuff.
Being her bedroom, the room needed to have a bed and a space to store all her clothes. It is also the access for her parent’s bedroom door, which is in the finished attic. Being her play space, there was a lot of toys, stuffies, art supplies, and lot of miscellaneous. Lillie Foulé is a vivacious creative four year-old, so finding a way to create a calming sleep space as well as an inviting play space was the challenge.
BEFORE and AFTER