My Daughter's Shelves...

We have lived in our house for almost 3 years and since the day we moved in, I've struggled with keeping my daughter's room picked up. She's 8 now and we cleaned out her closet the other day and she said, "Mama, I just don't have a place to put stuff away". I started looking around and ya know what? She's right!

Being a girly girl, she has tons of stuffed animals and trinkets that really need to sit on a shelf. The only shelf she has in her room was a low t.v. stand from IKEA and her dresser. So after an evening of thinking, I came up with a plan...wall to wall, floor to ceiling shelves! I started shopping online to find just the perfect ones and realized that I would have to spend $1000's to get what I was thinking of!

I definitley did not budget for that, so since I built the twin's loft beds, I decided to build these too! After carefully measuring her wall, I drew my plans and came up with a supply list, then went to Home Depot. For $130, I bought all the MDF I needed, PLUS had all the shelves cut there! I only have one section together and will be working on them tomorrow, so I will post pictures when they are up.

Don't think just because you've never used a power tool before that you can't! When I decided to build my twin's beds, I invested in a circular saw and borrowed one of my hubby's drills. If you "measure twice, cut once" and take your time, you would be surprised at what you can do with wood!!! You can save so much money doing it yourself!

I'll post pictures as I go tomorrow! Keep checking back!

Wende