Gameroom Storage

In order to corral all the "stuff" kids acquire, we used the ever wonderful Expedit.  We got 2 units and laid them on their side, side by side.  This gives us plenty of storage on the half-wall in front of the stairs, while being too high for the temptation to climb on top of them (not so safe by the stairs!).
Stocked with magazine holders, blankets, autographed footballs (hubbies "toys"!  LOL), bins, baskets, books, games, and toys, this system will serve us well!  Of course, we still have the large Rubbermaid storage bins for large collections of My Little Pony, Imaginext dragons, Legos, Pokemon, Zoobles, LPS, etc .... that no 13"x13" cube could possibly contain.

We also strung up a string of outdoor butterfly lights (like a string of Christmas lights) as ambient lighting for when the kids want to chill'ax while watching a movie or battle it out on the Wii.  The lights are plugged into an extension cord that kids can safely turn on by stepping on the switch.

These are the original pictures.  I have some fabric storage bins to add in place of the Christmas box and Aggie dolls.  To be continued ....

Materials:
black-brown Expedit shelving units, IKEA $69.99
clear Lekman storage cubes for see-thru storage of the blankets & quilts, IKEA $9.99
MOTORP Magazine file, IKEA $12.99, set of 2 (not available at IKEA any longer, apparently)
navy & beige Fabric bins, Target $11.69, set of 2
white "tapper" extension cord, Target $5.99

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Updated with baskets!!  Of course, now that a week or so has passed, the meticulous sorting & organization has been replaced by chaos; no longer are the games sorted from the books, etc.  But the important thing is that all the mess has found a home OTHER than the floor!! I did end up rolling up some older, unused towels and placed them behind the books & games so the items wouldn't so easily get lodged into the abyss behind the shelves.

And the once nice, neat top has become a landscape for their imagination.