Hi! Today I wanted to share with you my playroom makeover that I did for Little Man’s 2nd birthday (he’s going to be FOUR this summer-yikes! Where does the time go???). I realized I never shared it with you & it was actually a super quick & easy project that we are still LOVING to this day.
Here is how the playroom looks today:
And here is how it started out looking:
After sanding, one gallon of white paint, one quart of magnetic paint & one quart of chalkboard paint plus a ton of elbow grease……
Don't be fooled-this is immediately after the makeover-before I let kids in, it never looks this way anymore lol
This is getting closer to what it looks like today
This is what it looks like after a day where I am working on a project & Little Man has free reign 
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....and this is how it looks just 5 minutes ago. A happy medium of mess & organized
Here are some links to smaller projects I’ve completed in the playroom:
So can you tell me what one room gives you the most ‘bang for your buck’? Because I’m really curious to know!!
Have a happy day,
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Cute room. It’s amazing what paint can accomplish.
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Isn’t it amazing? This is a tiny room that the front door opens into that I’m assuming was supposed to be a sunroom but we were using it as an office. It’s right off the living & dining room so it’s perfect for this use! Thanks for commenting!
What a transformation!!! It is BEAUTIFUL!!
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Oh how inspiring!!! We currently don’t have a playroom, just a small corner in the living room that has some toys in it. At this point, we don’t even have a bedroom for baby number 2!!!! We’ve been talking about future renovating, and playroom is most definitely in the plans! Looks amazing, Kristi!
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Suz, That’s what we had before we transformed this room (it’s super tiny-don’t let the pictures fool you lol) just a corner of the living room. I’m concerned about all the ‘too small’ for baby items that are in here though…Miss E is close to crawling & I don’t know how to keep them out of her reach but still in reach of Little Man….
That looks great!!! Amazing what a little paint and some elbow grease can do
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Isn’t it amazing? I love me some white paint w/ my elbow grease
Love it!
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Cute! Love the chalkboard and the “realistic” view. I love happy rooms. Reid is crawling & cruising and he can wreak havoc on our playroom in a matter of minutes. He pulls everything off of the bookshelves. I did have to move all small parts & pieces to Lacey’s room.
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Yeah I’m thinking a big toy move is in my very near future! YIKES!
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The power of paint is amazing…well, and the elbow grease adds a little pizazz too! The white brightens up the whole room and I love that chalkboard.
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We love our chalkboard & I just used more chalkboard paint in my ‘Build{HERS}’ project….need to finish it then I’ll be over to link up! 
An amazing transformation! I can tell that a lot of time and effort went into this and I greatly commend you for it! So glad I stopped by from the Say Hi Sunday Blog Hop!
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This is so cute! What a great job! Also, I love that you included a “real” photo from your little boy playing in the playroom. I found you from the blog hop!
-Sarah
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I can’t not include a real photo-it needs to be shown LOL real-life happens in my house (I’m assuming in your house too?) and I can’t stand when people don’t include those photos LOL makes me wonder what’s behind where the picture was taken haha. Thanks so much for your comment and for stopping by!
[...] this makeover was completely free. I still had chalkboard trim left over from my playroom re-do & I found 48 ft of this foam trim in my basement from the previous owners. [...]