I’ve been in the mood for a spring clean up in my girls bedrooms.Then I saw this great idea over at
Type A Decorating. Tammy made a couple book slings to hold her daughters books. I knew it would be the perfect solution for the over flow of books in Addy’s room.
This book sling was super easy & cheap too! All you need is a ½ yard of fabric (depending on the size your going to make) double rod hanger attachment, and a couple wooden dowel rods.
I could only find brown ones so I just painted them white to match her room better. Then measure the length you would like the sling to be. Cut the dowels and the fabric to that length. Leave a little extra fabric so you have room to hem the sides, as well as enough fabric to make the sleeves for the rods to slip in. Pin it up and sew. Simple straight stitch sewing. Or slightly crooked like I did works too !! She’ll never notice :)
Grab your level & mark your wall where you’d like to attach the rod holder. Then add anchors before screwing in if your not placing on wall studs. I actually hung this rod holder upside down on purpose. It gave the sleeve more room to hold books.
Look at all the books it can hold!!
Now just hang your fabric sleeve up! Done!! This made a huge difference in her mess of books. We were able to fit a ton of her paper backs& lighter books in there. I added a basket for the large cardboard books below it.
But I couldn't stop there! I had a cute magnet board & an old frame I painted white. Up that went & now it’s a great area for her to display her little pics or cards. She has been loving this little nook in her room ever since!
And look at the difference its made in her room….
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She loved her doll house & it worked great for her books and storage. But you can’t use it for dolls if its full! So I moved it to the playroom. I had this wood table I found for $4 at Goodwill last year. Its just been used to hold a pile of misc. items in the basement. Works so much better in her room! I think this is the cleanest it's ever been! We’ll see how long that lasts : )
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