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Let me start by saying that this room was easily the most difficult to decorate. When we read the description for this house, before seeing it, the word ‘conservatory’ had us a little puzzled. After seeing, loving, buying, and moving into this house.. we weren’t any less puzzled.
A conservatory by definition is a college for the study of classical music and other arts OR a room with a glass roof and walls used as a greenhouse or a sun parlor. We didn’t need another room to sit, so we set out to think of something more functional. The fourth bedroom in our previous house was used as an office for me/a craft room. In this house we hadn’t designated a craft room and my office was already set up sans craft tables.
Then it dawned on me. The sunroom could be utilized as a craft room, but more than that a sort of learning center. Legos, puzzles, board games, crafts, coloring – anything that required you to sit and pay attention rather than just dumping out bins of toys – would go in this room. After months of trying to make the space really work for what we wanted, it is finally complete!
When you enter the room you will find a table (our old but still sturdy dining table) repurposed as half craft table + half lego table. All of the art supplies are stowed away in these teal bins that are stored nicely in our Kallax shelf from IKEA. There is an obvious lack of wall space but we made up for it by showcasing art work with this wire system over one of the windows. Immediately to the left of the entrance we hung a little house shaped chalkboard with the perfect dotted lines for writing practice then added the cups below for chalk storage.
On the far side of the room we keep the less messy things. Tons of books line the picture ledge bookshelves, a teepee for play, and simple bookcases for the boardgames and puzzles. We added the adorable teal kids table to allow them to sit down and play together, but you can often find them in the oversized beanbags or lounging on the daybed.
The last piece to the learning center puzzle was a couch. I knew I needed something to fill a big space and make the room feel less empty, but I struggled with what. After finding the Ambrosia Daybed (which comes in multiple colors) from Little Seeds, it caught my attention immediately. It was cute, comfy, matched the room, and was multi-purpose. Having extra sleeping space for visiting family + friends is ALWAYS a plus.
The area rug is from Rugs USA and has just enough playful color without being too childish. We added two of these IKEA ceiling lights for an additional bohemian feel in the space. The beanbags are from Ultimate Sack, coffee table + bookcases from Ameriwood Home, kids table + chairs from Delta Children
It’s been a treat watching the kids play with legos, sit down to play a game, or lay around reading books. This was definitely a difficult space to put together but now that it is done.. I couldn’t imagine it any other way.
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