Our new LEGO table or workstation was really easy to put together. The main item is the large IKEA Linmonn table that gives enough space to work on for 2 children. We have LEGO 10 x 10 baseplates but I don’t have any plans to glue them down. IKEA Adde chairs are better fit than their old IKEA Mammut chairs. (On the table: Organizing LEGO instruction booklets )
Second important item was storage. I used IKEA Bygel containers. I decided to separate them by color again but not store in plastic bags. There were only 3 colors at our IKEA store. I got 10 containers and painted them with acrylic paint. Acrylic paint set is from Michael’s. I should have purchased satin finish. Since I didn’t, I put a coat of wood varnish we had at home. My son printed the labels for color names.
I got 2 IKEA Bygel towel hanging rails to go with the containers. I had assumed the buckets’ hangers would fit into the back of the wooden shelves, so I left IKEA without any rails. When I got home and realized the wood is thicker than the buckets’ hangers, I ran to good ol’ Amazon. I fixed the rails to the back of the shelves with plastic straps instead of screwing them, just in case I want to sell the shelves in the future.
As I had mentioned in my previous post, our main issue with LEGO’s or any other building toy was displaying the completed project without hurting ourselves and the project. These shelves which contained games before are now used to hold and display their work. This is “his” shelves. Can you count how many Hero Factory LEGOs we have?
This is “hers” shelves filled with LEGO Friends.
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demirfan says
ama bunlar ingilizce::::::(
maryanne @ mama smiles says
What a great set-up! I’ll have to keep this in mind as my kids get older!
NotAlone says
I can’t see your first picture for some reason :/ Looks like a cool setup though! Just wish we had that much room :p
NotAlone says
And now after I commented, the photo randomly loaded. Haha. VERY nice! 🙂
Practical Mama says
Thank you so much. Yes, unfortunately toys are invading most of our living space. 🙂
Homa says
I love the incorporation of display areas!
tugba says
merhaba pratik anne. çat pat ingilizcemle yazmayı bekleseydim herhalde bir hafta sonra yazabilirdim 🙂 yeni evin hayırlı olsun. ben senin eski misafirlerindenim. yeni evini de çok beğendim. kendini böyle rahat ifade edebiliyorsan anladığım kadarını okuyarak anlamadığımı resimlerinden destekleyerek ben yine seni takip edeceğim. lego masana bayıldım. taşınma arefesinde olduğum şu aylarda iyi fikir oldu bana. benim de bir büyük oğlum bir küçük kızım var çünkü.. sevgiler
Practical Mama says
Tugba Hanim,
Hosgeldiniz. Cok tesekkur ederim. Insallah isinize yarar. Sevgiler,
nazmiye says
harika bir çözüm olmuş, çokça düşündüğüm bir konu olmuştur bu legolar.
elinize sağlık.
Practical Mama says
Tesekkurler.
Rebekah Nelson says
Where did you get the side shelves for display?
Thanks!
Nancherrow says
Great way to organize and display Legos! My boys would love this idea. Thanks for sharing at Fridays Unfolded!
Alison
Nancherrow
Bri Adams says
This is a fabulous idea! Thank you