Normally, I wouldn’t share something so mundane. However, in this new world of technology where we are exposed to so many clever ideas, I think there is more pressure on us to take a simple concept and make it more involved than it needs to be. Don’t get me wrong, I like pretty things and I really like for things to coordinate in my home. But not everything we do in our homes needs to be pin-worthy.
Our need for our son? A Reading Nook
How did we accomplish this? Not with pallets. Not with a thrift store find, that we stripped, sanded, painted and decopauged. Not with a hand sewn tent in the shape of a castle.
Instead, I brought a 20 year old book shelf in from the garage and…dusted it. Then I filled it with 15 – 20 year old books from my oldest kids.
And the piece de resistance? A clearance bean bag from Target!
He probably wouldn’t have minded a fancy reading nook, but he seems quite content with our easy and frugal substitute.
Alison says
My son has a big stuffed animal in the corner with a line of books right now. I have to get a bookcase but the other two are filled in his bedroom and we need one downstairs. I am going to put it on my garage sale list since if I wait for my husband to make it, my son will be too old to enjoy 🙂
April @ The 21st Century Housewife says
This is lovely! What a wonderful idea.
Aurelia says
I wouldn’t mind a reading nook myself!
Shana Putnam says
See, that is how we roll too! We have a tall shelf that was actually part of a pantry that Chris’ uncle built and we painted it white and put trim around it to cover the rough edges and voila we had a bookshelf worthy of all the books we could put in it.