One of the huge selling points for us with this house was the ginormous loft it had upstairs. The originals owners had opt'd out of the 4th bedroom to create a large loft instead. The loft spans the entire width of the house. Eventually, we'll make the 4th bedroom up there and have a smaller loft (we feel it'd be better for resale if the 4th was there), but for now, Jo enjoys her play space. We have so many fun things for her to play with up there- but with all that we have it was always a disaster zone up there! Nothing was organized or had a place because we basically took our moving boxes and dumped them in the middle of the room. All the large items came later, and only served as hiding places for smaller toys. Call it nesting, but a couple weekends ago I got the urge to organize up there. I purged so many of her "junk" toys (a.k.a. hand me down happy meal toys) and found a place for everything worthy of staying. I'm proud to say, our loft is clean! Here is a tour of our loft:
When you first go up the stairs and turn left, this is what you see:
See those red boxes? I gift wrapped bulk diaper boxes and glued the wrap on. It will work for now!
I didn't realize how many books she had until I started putting them in the cubbies. I think we need to pass some down to Adi now. Jo has her favorites and that's all she'll touch anyway.
The slide we are borrowing from Mamaw Griffin because Jo is in love with it. She stands on her tower and just hangs out, then like a dare devil takes off running down the slide. The tent to the right is Jo's Christmas gift from Grandma Coffey. She LOVES hiding in it to read. She also has fun throwing balls through the tunnel to the other side, then back again. The curtain is obviously temporary. All the curtain rods we had at the apartment are not wide enough for these house windows, and the heat was getting to us so I just tacked them up for now. We will get curtain rods soon enough. They are not top priority.
For right now, the other side is holding her stuffed animals and balls. I need to find a permanent solution for those two things.
This is the view looking into what should have been a 4th bedroom. That cardboard box has got to be one of the greatest $20 investments we've ever made. We got it for Joee for Christmas and she LOVES coloring on it. As you can see, she has a long way to go. This gift will last her forever! And that horse on the right, we fully plan on restoring it and giving it a fresh layer of paint. But, it's not top priority.
I love having the loft upstairs. It keeps downstairs so much cleaner and ready for unexpected (or even expected!) visitors.
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