We spend a lot of time in our family room because, well, it IS the FAMILY room! I've teamed up with the Top Organizing Bloggers to bring you our family rooms this month -- and we want to motivate and inspire you, give you some ideas, on how to get your family room organized and stay that way!
We each have our own style, so it's fun to see how we all do it. I want to share, specifically, my kids work station with you.
Before:
Our family room has been transformed from where it was when we first moved in, as you can see.
After:
I've done some specific areas of organizing, including our game cabinet...
...which has now become our craft cupboard.
And, even used the area under the TV to organize the kids Wii accessories and made my own "shelf"!
But, I want to focus on the kids' homework station. I set this up a long time ago and it's still used a lot by both kids. They have to take turns using it, of course, but it's the perfect spot for having a computer. I have a large gallery wall in there so it's so personal and sweet!
It's in an open area of the home - which is really important to make sure your kids aren't alone with a computer, as you just never know what could happen - and we are there to help out if something goes wrong. They can use headphones so we don't have to hear the computer and vice versa!
I have a set of the Elfa drawers that rolls that are used to hold specific things - one drawer to hold library books, another for pencils for doing homework.
Even under the work station it's hard to keep organized with all those tangled cords everywhere. I took the power strip and some velcro straps and wrap them around the leg of the homework table.
Now the power strip is out of the way and I use more of the velcro straps to contain the madness of cords!
And, that's how it works! They have most of the desk to work and it's worked well for us for years! Do you have a great way to keep organized in your family room?
Here are the other homes to go and tour:
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We each have our own style, so it's fun to see how we all do it. I want to share, specifically, my kids work station with you.
Before:
Our family room has been transformed from where it was when we first moved in, as you can see.
After:
I've done some specific areas of organizing, including our game cabinet...
...which has now become our craft cupboard.
And, even used the area under the TV to organize the kids Wii accessories and made my own "shelf"!
But, I want to focus on the kids' homework station. I set this up a long time ago and it's still used a lot by both kids. They have to take turns using it, of course, but it's the perfect spot for having a computer. I have a large gallery wall in there so it's so personal and sweet!
It's in an open area of the home - which is really important to make sure your kids aren't alone with a computer, as you just never know what could happen - and we are there to help out if something goes wrong. They can use headphones so we don't have to hear the computer and vice versa!
I have a set of the Elfa drawers that rolls that are used to hold specific things - one drawer to hold library books, another for pencils for doing homework.
Even under the work station it's hard to keep organized with all those tangled cords everywhere. I took the power strip and some velcro straps and wrap them around the leg of the homework table.
Now the power strip is out of the way and I use more of the velcro straps to contain the madness of cords!
And, that's how it works! They have most of the desk to work and it's worked well for us for years! Do you have a great way to keep organized in your family room?
Here are the other homes to go and tour:
- Becky at Clean Mama - Toys in the Family Room
- Toni at A Bowl Full of Lemons - Organized Heirlooms and Collectibles
- Leanne at Organize and Decorate Everything - Organizing DVD's
- Ginny at Organizing Homelife - Bookcase Organization
- Anna at Ask Anna - TV console organization
- Laura at Org Junkie - Quiet Time Corner Organization
- Leslie at Goodbye House, Hello Home -- Books and Magazines
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