So what if I let the kids write on the walls...

Welcome to "The Play Nook".
Where kids can just be kids.

Open this child size door to:

The only place in the house where doodling, coloring, painting, etc. on the walls
is A-Okay!

 When my six year old unlatches this door.... he's in art heaven.

When friends come over, he makes sure they all autograph the wall or ceiling.

Looking back through the door into Tori's room.
 You can tell this is an old photo as there is still a crib in her room!

When my four and two year old climb through the door and down the little step.... they enter into a world of pirates shooting canons through the railing down below at the enemy.  Or soldiers in the civil war hiding out in their fort.  And lately, it's been their little house, with Tori's three dolls to rock, feed, and put to sleep (all while keeping guns aimed at the enemy below, just in case!)

When we put our addition on two years ago, this was originally going to be a storage space behind the laundry room.

Above where this door is cut-out, there had been a window looking out over the backyard.

As I'm looking at these old pictures, I'm thinking to myself,
 "did we really keep Tori sleeping in her room during this time?!  Good grief!

Here is looking up at it from the main level.  Yeah, it was slightly dangerous having an unfinished railing and toddlers running around the house!  You can see the dark little doorway that leads back into Tori's room.  Can't even say how glad I am all this construction business is over!

Hey, Grandma Kim!
 I do believe she got a few extra gray hairs before this project was finished.

And here's the view looking down into our living room.  Or, as Ty would say, the "enemy territory".

 And someday soon, I need to paint the walls white again so they can start over.  Tobin is much more sophisticated in his drawing abilities these days and is embarrassed of his artwork that adorns the walls.  (Mr. Perfectionist all the way).  Also, there isn't one square inch of white wall space left!

So glad we decided to change this from storage into a play nook!  Tori is too.  I think she's napping and she's snuck into the play nook to spy. :)

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