Play closet under the stairs

Here it finally is - the post about the closet under the stairs. 

Isn't it so much fun? 

Don't you just want to take a book and go read in there?

The boys have spent countless hours in there so far. The baby even loves being in there.  We ended up taking off the door and hanging up curtains to give it a more finished look. 

So far it has been a kitchen of a restaurant, a bakery, an army fortress, a reading nook, fire truck, and much more. 

Here is how it looks from down the hallway. 

Here is before the curtains, but you can see the table a bit better. 

This is before the rug was put in and the holes from the door filled in in the frame.  

That floor tiles was so yuck. 

Here it is with the first coats of paint. 

All my workers helped assemble the tabletop.

Before. 

After. 

Before.

After without curtains and before we moved the light (we moved the light to the wall next to the table - you can see it in some of the finished picture above)

So let's talk cost:
Curtains - free (from old house)
Shelves - free (from old house)
Paint - free (left over from other rooms)
Pillows - free (from old play closet)
Light fixture - free (bought it for our chicken coop and never used it)
Wire - free already had it
Lighting mount, plate, and wall anchors - $9 at Lowes
Twinkle Lights - $0.90 at Christmas Clearence
Rugs - $10 for carpet squares at Ollies
Wood for Table Top - $15
Wood Trim - free (left over from house projects)

So fewer than $40 (and a weekend of work) for a new clubhouse for the boys! It will be used for many many years.

Thanks to my handy husband for all his help on this fun project.