Published on January 23rd, 2009 | Kids can occupy a lot of space, especially their works of art. Here are two ideas how you can proudly display your child’s handiwork. Kid’s creative cornerTerese says, “With my daughter having her art projects in every room of the house, I needed one central place for her to be creative and display her art. Supplies:Ikea:1 Table Top: Vika Amon – White – 78 3/4×23 5/85 Table Legs: Vika Curry – Red2 Chairs: Jules – Red/Silver14 Containers: Beta Plant Pot – Silver – various sizes4 Boards: Spontan – Black – 25 1/2×17 3/4 Home Depot:2 Peg Boards 24×48 – painted black30 J-shaped Peg Hooks14 round spacers (adapters)2 rolling container drawers After putting the table legs on the table, I attached the pegboard to the wall. I used spacers behind the pegboard as to not have it flush against the wall, leaving room for the hooks. I drilled two holes in each of thecontainers and put the hooks through them and then attached them to the pegboard.

I hung the magnetic board on the adjacent wall next to the pegboards. I filled the containers with all sorts of supplies (crayons,markers, glue, popsicle sticks, pom-poms, etc.). I put paper, coloring books and larger craft items in the drawers. Kid’s artwork hangerStephanie says, “We have a preschooler who arrives home each day with armloads of ‘artwork’ from school. There isn’t a refrigerator door in the world that’s large enough to accommodate all that paper, so we found ourselves increasingly desperate for a way to display her work. The Deka curtain ‘rod’ is basically a length of wire suspended between two small metal posts. Curtains hang from the wire via tiny dangling clips. These little clips also happen to do a great job of displaying our daughter’s art collection: We used a stud finder to locate our walls studs so we could mount the curtain hardware directly to the wall without needing drywall anchors. Took five minutes, cost five bucks.” See more of Stephanie’s kid’s art display.

CURVED CURTAIN ROD #684 - extends from 28" to 48" wideAina UnbleachedCurtain UnbleachedNorth GuestLatex SatinIn LatexMetal CurtainCurtain RodsCurtain HeightCurtain IkeaForwardThe 100% linen curtains are from Ikea. They are Aina - "unbleached." The thin, black metal curtain rods are also from Ikea.One of the many things I need to tackle in the house we bought last month are the window treatments, they are woefully out of date. In fact, the entire house is stuck in 1989 and everything needs upgraded and made modern. (I’ll share more “before” pictures as we progress room by room.) I’m going to install a variety of new window treatments on the windows including plantation shutters and woven shades but right now these right to left sliding doors are confusing me. We’re desperate for sun protection to keep the desert heat out and our air conditioning bill low, but we need efficient flow since the doors lead outside to an uncovered area in the rear yard with the pool where the family will spend a lot of time splashing, frolicking, and merry making.

Presently, the sliding doors have old yellowish vertical blinds with a Golden Girls fabric valance.  I can’t stomach old vertical blinds, the look, the slapping sound they make when they slide back and forth and the one or two blinds that always pop out and fall on the floor and you have to struggle to stick it back in, cursing the entire time. circo shower curtain alphabetI’m being nice when I say I strongly dislike them. laura ashley curtains tattonThere is also the issue of the neighboring window. made to measure curtains prescotWe need both style and sun protection stat.the tortilla curtain buch deutsch

In the looks department, I think this full length woven shade + floor to ceiling window panel combo is the most stylish. However if we’re getting baked by the desert sun we’d have to keep the woven shades low and it would be weird and awkward to have half lowered woven shades that we constantly have to duck under in a limbo dance.58x36 curtains I do like the look of these transitional plantation shutters that are a little more islandish, never fun to clean, but streamlined and nice. amrit curtains dubaiIt appears like a unit with a rolling system needs to be mounted for use, but these are a plus in the light/heat control column. Decorative window panels on the ends would soften the look, must investigate further. There is this more contemporary woven vertical blind look but when I stare at them and consider them for the space I feel very meh.

Hotels with balconies always have the layered look combining sheers, fabric panels, and often a valance. I’m not opposed to it but multiple layers feels heavy in such a hot climate. Another favorite look is just fabric but when parted don’t offer any real light control or heat protection and although pretty I’m concerned the fabric’s edges will get smudged when pulled back multiple times throughout the day. I’m most intrigued by this wave fold look I spied at Smith + Noble using fabric in lieu of plasticy vertical panels. It has me thinking perhaps I could transform the existing system with patterned fabric lined with blackout material – the hamster in my DIY brain is furiously spinning on its wheel. Here’s an older pic I found on Pinterest, but this is the concept:How have you dressed your sliding doors to protect from sun & smudges? PinDIGNITET Câble d'acier, acier inoxydable - IKEAPluspin 7heart 1PinCurtain Tips - you can hang curtains anywhere with a simple and affordable tension cablePluspin 13heart 3PinPortemanteau, étagères à chapeaux et à chaussures en bois massif peint en blanc et acier inoxydablePlusPinsame idea could translate to a room divider.