It is hard to keep a house clean whenever there are little ones running around. It is hard to keep even one room tidy – especially a playroom. However, when company comes over you want the house to look nice. Here are 6 tips to help keep the playroom from looking like a disaster area:

Baskets and Bins

Toy storage for kids

Nothing organises a playroom better than baskets or crates that can be tucked into wall shelves. Legos, small cars, action figures, and dolls can all be stowed away in individual baskets for a neat, tidy look. Organise by size, toy, or child for a playroom that works well with a clean home.

Furniture Function

Two girls playing with a kitchen playset

Play furniture such as a teepee or a kitchen set offers great storage space. Use that play oven to stow books or puzzles. Place all the stuffed animals in the teepee. The kitchen refrigerator can hold all the fake food that comes with a playset. These items work great when you need to do a quick hide-and-clean, too. Kids will pull out all the items when they get ready to play.

Art Shelves

A boy in a play room

Low-hanging shelves can be made into an art area when you add individual open boxes to hold paints, crayons, glue, and coloured pencils. Placing a large roll of paper on a hanger allows the children to pull down their canvas and create a masterpiece – instead of painting on your walls. The boxes and roller keep everything organised and tidy when the child is not using the space.

Shoe Organisers

Toys stored in a shoe organiser

Those clear plastic over-the-door shoe organisers are an amazing way to keep a playroom clean, too. Place them on the door or on the wall. Use the separate pockets to keep dolls and stuffed animals at the ready, but also tidy. Boys can use the pockets to store action figures, trucks, and play tools.

Pegboard

Toy nerf guns on a pegboard

A pegboard can become a mom’s best friend. Mount one low to the wall so that children can reach it. Add pegs so that toy guns, bows, and slingshots can be neatly hung up. This also makes it much easier to see the toys, rather than digging through a toy box.

Self Storage Deer Park

At some point, your child will outgrow their toys. The kitchen set and teepee will just take up space. Instead of getting rid of them, put them into a secure self storage unit. Since the Self Storage Deer Park offers are secure, climate-controlled, and weatherproof, you can keep the toys until another child comes along. Maybe you want to keep them for the grandchildren. Whatever the reason, your toys can be safely put away into Self Storage Deer Park units for the future.