Turning Garage into Playroom in Rental??

EM&M · 08-05-2008, 03:24 AM

Im looking for a bit of inspiration please.

We are in a 3 bed 1 level house and due to the layout of the property the girls bedrooms are one off the kitchen and one off the living room so toys end up right throught the house and we are all open plan. I have nearly broke my neck twice today with toys on the kitchen floor so have decided thats it!!

Has anyone convcerted their garage area into a playroom for the toys?? Obviously we are in a rental and limited to what we can do, we also have about 30 boxes from our move that are still packed and a few bits of furniture that dont fit in here.

Can anyone let me know what they have done ie how to section off the stuff in there so the little one cannot get at them (lawnmower etc). I would like to kind of set up at tv corner for them etc. There is a window in bottom of garage but the door is a double one and so would be impractical to open it etc....

Can anyone give me some ideas before I lose the plot!!!!!

Thanks

Emx

Edinburger · 08-05-2008, 03:37 AM

Forget the garage, purpose built dungeons are all the rage these days.

Check out www.buildyourownmentalaustriandungeon.com for ideas and quotes.

calNgary · 08-05-2008, 04:27 AM

Can you not put up some of the mobile screens you see in the shops as there are only temporary and wont mark the walls etc,alternatively can you not 'make' a wall out of your unpacked boxes!
Cal x

rachelj · 08-05-2008, 04:37 AM

We did that. just put the boxes in the middle to seperate. it works well.

michele'n'michael · 08-05-2008, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by EM&M

Im looking for a bit of inspiration please.

We are in a 3 bed 1 level house and due to the layout of the property the girls bedrooms are one off the kitchen and one off the living room so toys end up right throught the house and we are all open plan. I have nearly broke my neck twice today with toys on the kitchen floor so have decided thats it!!

Has anyone convcerted their garage area into a playroom for the toys?? Obviously we are in a rental and limited to what we can do, we also have about 30 boxes from our move that are still packed and a few bits of furniture that dont fit in here.

Can anyone let me know what they have done ie how to section off the stuff in there so the little one cannot get at them (lawnmower etc). I would like to kind of set up at tv corner for them etc. There is a window in bottom of garage but the door is a double one and so would be impractical to open it etc....

Can anyone give me some ideas before I lose the plot!!!!!

Thanks

Emx

BEFORE you lose the ploy Emma???!!!! mmm me thinks its a bit late for that!! he he xxx c u Sat!
Michele

Jo&Rich · 08-05-2008, 07:07 AM

Hi Em, Richard was only saying a couple of days ago that if this was our house, he'd want to make the garage into a room. If you could get a large roll end of carpet it would be good, cos those concrete floors are so cold, and hard if they fall. Hope it works; I'm fed up of toys everywhere too; they are everywhere except the playroom! Megablocks are the current weapon of choice, hidden all over the place for me to stand on

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See you saturday,
Jo x

EM&M · 08-05-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by calNgary

alternatively can you not 'make' a wall out of your unpacked boxes!

What a great idea god glad someones got some common sense lol. Gonna get these boxes sorted out asap.

Thanks

Em x