Toy Storage Solutions.

Today's post is dedicated to <a href="http://www.unequebecoisealiege.com/">Martine</a> who left the following question:<br /><br />"I have a problem... the family room is also the playing room for my daughter who's 10 months, so during the day it's full of...everything, all over the floor . I don't mind of course, we don't live in a museum. At night, I put everything in a corner, trying to organize the space for our evenings with our son who's 16 years old. Now that I saw your post on baskets, [<a href="http://inspiracionline.blogspot.com/2009/10/decorating-with-baskets-1.html">here</a>] I am thinking about using some of those to put the toys & co there at night. Would you have pictures to inspire me on that project?<br />Thank you"<br /><br />This was my answer:<br /><br />"Hi there Martine! Thanks for leaving your question. I definitely think the solution to your problem is to purchase a big trunk like basket with a lid on it. You can not only store all your daughter's toys but once it's closed you can add a cushion to fit the size and use it to sit down. Baskets are quite sturdy and will easily take the weight. I believe it will look great in your family playroom. I've seen pics of this kind of basket but give me a little time to put them together and as soon as I can I will post them."<br /><br />So, I've put some pics together which I hope will give you some inspiration! Please let me know.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazE7e_stQ-YSbxNcghuOJhtav7HJkTrohy2P14kG7luRg-u3Ptn6QK6oJMIply8paJIu7GjgoWlgXs1lsQhsTkvGk0VNHDAkqvOK7d7j7OTFcT1rImtybEZshUz9jBp8XgaTLMz169bX1/s1600-h/housetohomeIH0507-44.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227892288326002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazE7e_stQ-YSbxNcghuOJhtav7HJkTrohy2P14kG7luRg-u3Ptn6QK6oJMIply8paJIu7GjgoWlgXs1lsQhsTkvGk0VNHDAkqvOK7d7j7OTFcT1rImtybEZshUz9jBp8XgaTLMz169bX1/s400/housetohomeIH0507-44.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" /></a><br />Here's a nice basket used as a side table, I don't think you can sit on it though!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/">housetohome</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJxqs3HT78II_0TfzVNkyXZsfsYQOrXZRTbg9jP1ciXLz6NV3KKFfIl2Kkc6kvpmDYZ5Vzh7eVCmyyP0pAOsPPtkvEVjVhQmWEouD3hm08z6dCuLnXf7C2IzWbKnzNALbACYYyAW6beHD/s1600-h/housetohomeIH0605-124.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227889241541250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJxqs3HT78II_0TfzVNkyXZsfsYQOrXZRTbg9jP1ciXLz6NV3KKFfIl2Kkc6kvpmDYZ5Vzh7eVCmyyP0pAOsPPtkvEVjVhQmWEouD3hm08z6dCuLnXf7C2IzWbKnzNALbACYYyAW6beHD/s400/housetohomeIH0605-124.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" /></a><br />Two medium sized baskets put together as a coffee table would be another solution.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/">housetohome</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cM0pMFqCmFc1v4rU8LDvxjN8HVDyBLmH0lLKda8qxWSDhkrmrCnHUXVCPjSo0qdG2g9bbUTPPeg2X3ufgUB_CIddGVHeWZK_Zu9kN2uc59gEkDxTHDUIEwvM1oXH3mHTw5zWFc9fsR_l/s1600-h/28667-L.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227049288342322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cM0pMFqCmFc1v4rU8LDvxjN8HVDyBLmH0lLKda8qxWSDhkrmrCnHUXVCPjSo0qdG2g9bbUTPPeg2X3ufgUB_CIddGVHeWZK_Zu9kN2uc59gEkDxTHDUIEwvM1oXH3mHTw5zWFc9fsR_l/s400/28667-L.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" /></a><br />I guess the smaller toys could fit in these baskets. Same goes for next pic.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.cymax.com/">cymax</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCb6bbO8rzDsQPx3MdnC2azoYQ59Wkok5DOE7tniuJthXEUrvGsjwiOCNE3lA4vAy6bJWFZ_pVd_l2IbPdWDZaFpa9EGrbqajVSczuD_2i78GZv76R20afoSriTlfmM8-Z7X0oEMO8w5t/s1600-h/28669-L.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227044994423074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCb6bbO8rzDsQPx3MdnC2azoYQ59Wkok5DOE7tniuJthXEUrvGsjwiOCNE3lA4vAy6bJWFZ_pVd_l2IbPdWDZaFpa9EGrbqajVSczuD_2i78GZv76R20afoSriTlfmM8-Z7X0oEMO8w5t/s400/28669-L.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.cymax.com/">cymax</a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt_7rGlrPgwsj444qwOzayj6jQG8RIhFl35KRXQ6Pf6ll96HMv73P26r5I0a4kGU3A6w0R5Vukg8kp0Xcc6dCn3rhVhEqF9cqicep3br7pAVLtYH2Toaw6JWkS0D73H6yrEm2eiWNFjkf/s1600-h/frenchdressing.comrustic_vintage_rattan_cobblers_wharf_trunk.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227032816093778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQt_7rGlrPgwsj444qwOzayj6jQG8RIhFl35KRXQ6Pf6ll96HMv73P26r5I0a4kGU3A6w0R5Vukg8kp0Xcc6dCn3rhVhEqF9cqicep3br7pAVLtYH2Toaw6JWkS0D73H6yrEm2eiWNFjkf/s400/frenchdressing.comrustic_vintage_rattan_cobblers_wharf_trunk.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" /></a><br />There's room enough for big and small toys here.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.frenchdressing.com.au/storefrontprofiles/default.aspx?sfid=98118&sid=1">frenchdressing</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97sc34C0FrOxZJYkGoRUlBcPsKaT7uYD0GrIrRPipymLdHnA2eXI14eS6sVeZZsf6OAm9C1P9oToTelKXsSUH22vaPDZvM31IJM6d3WEeoZ0NATEFIWY30vkwJyGp___MpQiEQpemhG63/s1600-h/cymax3390-L.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227034484957698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97sc34C0FrOxZJYkGoRUlBcPsKaT7uYD0GrIrRPipymLdHnA2eXI14eS6sVeZZsf6OAm9C1P9oToTelKXsSUH22vaPDZvM31IJM6d3WEeoZ0NATEFIWY30vkwJyGp___MpQiEQpemhG63/s400/cymax3390-L.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.cymax.com/">cymax</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsY18EYdWH7yhRpXd2c8tZnwPpFsga1Zsn5oRnIkokdqT3ZvFG4N6uNJ3jydhVjVx03mDFlwdJDevyP78cN_HKOZ7_BzixPLOxo1h1VCNdYtnnrnJelxGGYUS4vJMcm04M2wTyb8VGogA/s1600-h/jacobsen+bdrm2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397229239565855890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsY18EYdWH7yhRpXd2c8tZnwPpFsga1Zsn5oRnIkokdqT3ZvFG4N6uNJ3jydhVjVx03mDFlwdJDevyP78cN_HKOZ7_BzixPLOxo1h1VCNdYtnnrnJelxGGYUS4vJMcm04M2wTyb8VGogA/s400/jacobsen+bdrm2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 298px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj972TADGon26MoCcKOKa_lAbfoG8U8JJ-g9Jim4m1NQnZWIEoDJRRhJ4ZzrqjJ2u2QbhdChsIyvHHJekcEP1Dhk2icAoPo64nIPQG0KNmcfw6JRQuxdkt7XVXeyu6Q2ebW5zc5_rtwP2ob/s1600-h/justblueandgreen494687523_vBBsT-M.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397229234388496274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj972TADGon26MoCcKOKa_lAbfoG8U8JJ-g9Jim4m1NQnZWIEoDJRRhJ4ZzrqjJ2u2QbhdChsIyvHHJekcEP1Dhk2icAoPo64nIPQG0KNmcfw6JRQuxdkt7XVXeyu6Q2ebW5zc5_rtwP2ob/s400/justblueandgreen494687523_vBBsT-M.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 299px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.livingetc.com/">livingetc</a> and<a href="http://www.justblueandgreen.com/"> justblueandgreen</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYyBmPKQjnwnJvOsip83BG6xiKsTAs9WoLZ6Ok4j8Uf2Biylv5BBc2ZcWCoqzPvi8TadGuzc_mHx-oMrvSSD-qnwCZqABES1iOcotTof858syPrt2b8hmuDogUK28B8Tn8N-hUsCpiVL7/s1600-h/IH0507-24.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227894567231666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYyBmPKQjnwnJvOsip83BG6xiKsTAs9WoLZ6Ok4j8Uf2Biylv5BBc2ZcWCoqzPvi8TadGuzc_mHx-oMrvSSD-qnwCZqABES1iOcotTof858syPrt2b8hmuDogUK28B8Tn8N-hUsCpiVL7/s400/IH0507-24.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" /></a><br />How about some good old wood trunks? I think they look handsome and there is tons of room in them!<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/">housetohome</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JaSTY0UKRxTJkuUbnK-NWu1bTm9c2S0e0yr5m1WebA2WLDX0ur03X_SKA3rhrdmLy8TG1Yo4tSr7BL2WPwwgZstfSjnM-R6MbGPnx3xOIt9p5PuYGUwv9Hj9McoPaMNBDRvTk_r8hrfr/s1600-h/housetohomeliving-room9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227879844389362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JaSTY0UKRxTJkuUbnK-NWu1bTm9c2S0e0yr5m1WebA2WLDX0ur03X_SKA3rhrdmLy8TG1Yo4tSr7BL2WPwwgZstfSjnM-R6MbGPnx3xOIt9p5PuYGUwv9Hj9McoPaMNBDRvTk_r8hrfr/s400/housetohomeliving-room9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 563px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/">housetohome</a></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIOTIF83RWJdA4hJoLEXd9I7mQDI_hokioblL6YsPcwE9UCjUvV5CcqfAZS_rQB4dk9p8npOjHF5lgfiHfs_jP2zz1qFuqPKym3OxGTfWMAKcuv4kXbb-vmB6Pz2kB97pB-nLc7ZykFzc/s1600-h/Kelly+Mc+Guill6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227053229523282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIOTIF83RWJdA4hJoLEXd9I7mQDI_hokioblL6YsPcwE9UCjUvV5CcqfAZS_rQB4dk9p8npOjHF5lgfiHfs_jP2zz1qFuqPKym3OxGTfWMAKcuv4kXbb-vmB6Pz2kB97pB-nLc7ZykFzc/s400/Kelly+Mc+Guill6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 446px;" /></a><br />Or a trunk <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> a basket!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://inspiracionline.blogspot.com/2009/10/classic-style-kelly-mcguill.html">Kelly McGuill</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXud6-KOpFGhzNhcfpQqgDEZJupt6d-tiam5FXZuVNwfLbXJYq-MDfrsmuBOBFw1p4PJJWXET6rEi2gwZVRMirlX7LzADUZFxdOiKdg72Fk8yUaa7shW0PcE2yKfxV1Hkvx3Gt2dZmSl9V/s1600-h/living-room83.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397227884536358066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXud6-KOpFGhzNhcfpQqgDEZJupt6d-tiam5FXZuVNwfLbXJYq-MDfrsmuBOBFw1p4PJJWXET6rEi2gwZVRMirlX7LzADUZFxdOiKdg72Fk8yUaa7shW0PcE2yKfxV1Hkvx3Gt2dZmSl9V/s400/living-room83.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 550px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.myhomeideas.com/">myhomeideas</a></span>

Toy Storage Solutions.

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