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March 5, 2013 By Christine 9 Comments

Kids Closet Organization and Bedroom Progress

As some of you know, I’ve been hard at work transforming my 5 year old daughter’s room, and if you’re new here, I’m about to give you the cliff note version of how this all came about so stay with me…

When we moved here a year and a half ago we painted our daughters room similar to the nursery she had in our other house.

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Well, to my dismay it only took a few months for my daughter (who was three at the time) to tell me she didn’t like her room. So we left it as is until she could tell us what she wanted since this was going to be her big girl room.

Over a year later and I had had enough…

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Storage was a big issue. She didn’t have a dresser, and her small closet just wasn’t cutting it.

So we got down to business a few weeks ago, and made out a plan.

We gave the whole room a fresh coat of paint.

Then stenciled a focal wall.

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But, I knew she needed a dresser so we could make it more functional.

That’s when I found Nadine.

Who transformed into this…

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As soon as Nadine entered into the room that used to just house a bed, it became a bedroom.

An organized bedroom.

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An organized bedroom that I didn’t have to do a thing to!

It’s true. Here’s how…

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When we brought the dresser into my daughters room I told her I needed a break and would be back in a bit to help her organize it.

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A few minutes later I heard the drawers opening and hangers from her closet falling to the ground.

She was doing it all on her own.

The neurotic control freak that lives inside of me suddenly woke up and was screaming inside my head!

“What?! Why are you putting that in that drawer?!”

“Wait a minute, socks don’t go there!”

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Thank goodness the voice stopped or I would have completely missed the whole point.

HERWAYThe way that made sense to her.

It didn’t matter what I thought.

My 5 year old was actually having fun organizing her closet and dresser.

whowasiSo I just sat on her bed and gave her direction only when she asked for it.

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I mentioned that I thought it was a good idea to put the socks and tights into bins. She listened.

I said maybe we should hang the shirts you wear to school up high in a rainbow pattern. She listened.

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I was so proud of her.

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And you know something? Ever since I let her to take charge that day…

She has continued to put the clothes back exactly the way she wants.

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  1. Libby says

    March 5, 2013 at 12:53 AM

    This is such a fabulous makeover. I’m glad you let your little one organize her own things because I bet she’ll take ownership and feel proud of herself…and perhaps keep her area nice and tidy. 🙂
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    • Christine says

      March 5, 2013 at 1:03 AM

      Exactly 🙂 Sometimes we have to remove ourselves from the ‘mommy role’ and let them figure it out on their own. Especially when it comes to learning responsibility. 🙂

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  2. Kelly @ View Along the Way says

    March 6, 2013 at 11:32 PM

    Aww! I love that she took control and is doing it her way. (And as long as she’s putting them away, that’s a win in by book!) That bedroom is beautiful. Love the mirror over the dresser!
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    • Christine says

      March 7, 2013 at 1:22 AM

      Thanks Kelly! The bedroom is coming along…still have to do a few things before the big reveal 🙂

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  3. Ana Suarez says

    March 14, 2013 at 2:12 AM

    omg! I love the idea of having your 5 yr old organize her own stuff. Im always yelling and screaming for my 5 yr old to put her things away, the way that I want them put away. She has a million little toys that end up everywhere. I have been trying to get her to organize her toys and dolls , etc. I can’t get her to do it. I am going to definately let her do things her way. I will be redoing her closet soon so that she has more access to hangers, shelves, etc. I cant wait to update you on that. hopefully I can do this during spring break….in the mean time, thanks for the tips….going to start this weekend!

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  4. Lynet Witty says

    December 10, 2013 at 2:24 PM

    You did a wonderful job as a mom to let her do it her way–Lord knows it would have drove me nuts too–but it’s good for their independence and responsibilities.
    And that wall looks SO great and I am in love with the dresser!
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