Last fall I forced myself to sort and organize all of our board games. (I also called all the grandparents and politely warned them to never again gift my kids games for birthdays or Christmas. I kid…….kind of.) Ditching all of the boxes for Ziploc bags was definitely life changing. But after months of living with the set up I had created I realized it was way too small for the large wall it was up against. So, I made a few changes in order to make better visual sense of this vignette/display/area/ whatever you wanna call it.
Here it is before – notice how well I cropped the image – because the huge wall made this area look so teeny tiny.
And here’s how this area looks now with larger artwork and baskets.
Now this game center vignette isn’t dwarfed by the large wall as the craft store wooden PLAY letters, folk art game boards and polka dot canvas bins visually expand this vignette as well as provide more storage.
As you can see I also picked up 4 more of those Ikea baskets for the top row. They are so great for hiding things.
I added a wooden craft cutout to keep the contents of the baskets completely hidden. I just spray painted plain wooden cutouts white and hot glued them to the inside of each basket – quick and easy.
It’s amazing how a cute polka-dotted canvas bin can make a pile of messy, unfolded-perfect-for-building-forts blankets look chic isn’t it?
My kids don’t mind cleaning up either – because all they have to do is pile everything back in the baskets or bins – which is pretty simple and totally saves my sanity!
These new changes have made a world of difference!
Do you have a game storage area? What was your favorite board game when you were a kid? I loved the game Payday – did you all ever play that game?
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This space looks fabulous Carmel! I really love the glossy red expedit console – that's my fav and it gives great pop to the space. Awesome vignette – fun and functional.