I seem to have this thing about tents, like maybe I'm really supposed to run off and join the circus.
Case in point: Check out these two room re-designs that I did for a client. In both cases, I used curtain panels to create little fortresses in the girls' rooms.
Here, using a canopy frame that the family already had: Before:
and After:
And here hanging the curtain panels from the bump-out in the ceiling (I've explained this one in more detail in the past.)
Here's the before:
And the after (although if that wasn't obvious, perhaps I really do need to consider circus work for my next career...):
But, what to do in a boy's room? Good question.
Here's what I did for my son. I used two twin bed sheets and clipped them to a rope (do this only after your kid is past the pulling on the rope relentlessly until it comes out of the wall, and then hurting himself with it stage...) . I screwed heavy-duty closed hooks into the wall and tied the rope to them.
It's a fort when the drapes are closed, stage curtains when they are open. Pass the peanuts, please.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are months away. If that means you have no use for your dining room until then, it might be time to rethink how you use that room.
Here's an idea close to home...my mother suggests re-using an item. This is a mailbox that she used at her previous home. She didn't need it at her new house, so she stores face clothes in it instead. Great idea!
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