Vertical Toy Organization

This was our 2020 project. While stuck at home, we tackled this idea I had. My son has a wild imagination and loves to play with dramatic play items and Playmobile. Both these types of toys take up a lot of room. I think it is important to make the playroom a place that is organized. Toys should be seen and easily accessed by the child, therefore I have always tried to limit the toys. As he has gotten older, he has a large collection of dress up/dramatic play items. From knights to Star Wars, he loves to dress up and play. I decided to try using a peg board to put some costumes on the wall. It worked so well that I designed an entire wall!

First, I measured the wall and came up with a plan. I wanted to make each area separated, so I used different colored peg boards. I used Wall Control panels, they have great colors with matching metal hooks. I wanted the boards to span the whole wall in an intentional way so I spaced each panel 9″ apart. I turned the middle two panels sideways in a ‘Z’ to break it up a bit.

I decided to paint the wall a light grey and then use the same color of the panel to create stripes on the wall. Not everyone saw my vision, but I went for it!

My sketching is not perfect or even completely accurate, but it helped me to visualize the wall better. Now it was time to start.

First we painted the wall grey. Once we had enough coats and it was all dry, we moved onto the next step.

We measured and hung all the peg boards. This went easier with a laser level like this. It helped ensure that the peg boards were level the whole way across the wall.

We hung the boards before painting the stripes to ensure the stripes were placed exactly how we wanted.

From there, we marked the wall at the top and bottom of the panel where we wanted the stripe to be, and took down the panel.

Then we used the laser level to create a vertical line as a guide to place the tape.

Once all coats were done, and tape removed, we paced the boards back up on the wall.

Finding the right hooks for each item was a little challenging. I ended up ordering a varied pack and then testing the different types. Once I knew what I wanted, I ordered the other colors.

I love how it turned out! The best part is that my son is so good at putting things back on the wall!