Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Library Reading Corner

We have needed a solution for our library books for awhile. We've tried using a designated bag and then a basket so that they are kept together, but inevitably they would end up all over the house by the time they needed to be returned. Sifting through every bookshelf in our house hunting out library books each week was getting a bit old!
It took me a few weeks of procrastination but we finally have a reading corner in the toy room, and so far the system is working a lot better. We re-purposed a little table found at one of our local charity shops and gave it a new life with a paint colour chosen by the girls.
The end result is bright (very bright!) but perfect for keeping my sanity somewhat intact on library day.

We found this cute little table a few weeks ago which looked perfect for the library corner.

It needed a lot of sanding and some repairs but luckily it cleaned up nicely!

The girls chose an aqua blue paint called 'Shampoo' by Dulux.


The reading corner gives the girls somewhere to sit and read as well as somewhere to store their books afterwards.
The frame on the wall was painted with 'Soft Sun', also from Dulux.
Instead of polystyrene balls inside our bean bag we filled the cover with all of the girls soft toys. Extra storage as well as a comfortable place to sit!


12 comments:

  1. Perfect. I love it. I would love to share this with my readers.

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  2. Thank you Jackie! The girls have been using it a lot already, it's become a favourite little spot. We'd be delighted for you to share :)

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  3. Great use of an old table. I love the soft toys in bean bag too. Very clever!!

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  4. Oh wow! Love love love it! :) I've always liked these tables but never thought I had a use for it! Will keep my eye out when I'm op shopping now! :)

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  5. Oh, that is just fabulous! I am so going to be on the lookout for one of those tables or equivalent. It all came up looking so great. And personally, I thought the soft toys in the beanbag was genius! I've been wanting to get some for a while but I hate having to refill them all the time because the beans have all gone flat. I also love clever storage! Great post. Pinning to remember it :)

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  6. Thanks Stephanie :) I was so glad to finally find somewhere to put all of those stuffed toys!

    Thanks Rebekah, I love it too now that I've adjusted to the bright colour, it fits in their toy room so nicely. I enjoy a bit of op shopping, very therapeutic isn't it!

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  7. I hate refilling beanbags too Deb, and hate dealing with polystyrene balls in general, they are not my friend :D So nice when something has a dual purpose, especially storage (can never have enough of that!). Thanks for your lovely comment.

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  8. That table is the cutest thing ever! what an awesome find. We too have a library shelf, but the books are scattered by the time we're ready to return them . . . alas.

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  9. Very nice - but how do I find out how to make those origami dinosaurs?? Jodie

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  10. Hi Jodie, Aren't they wonderful? There is a post about them here:
    http://alittlelearningfortwo.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/origami-dinosaurs.html

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  11. I adore that table. Such a cute, unique design, and then to paint it such a fabulous color! I'm a sucker for turquoise... But also, where did you get that beanbag? I'm looking for one for our playroom.

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  12. Hi Zoe, thank you :) The beanbag is from Ebay, the brand is 'Life!', hope that helps.

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