None of the photos show the step down aspect of the playroom.

The second and third photos were both taken from the top of the stairs. We were more focused on the other things in the room that a photo of simple stairs escaped us!

You can get the feel for the space by checking out the above mentioned photos and the one with the family dog as he's sitting on the very top stair!

Is there such a thing as too many toys? If there is, I think they are at that point, lol.

Oh my. I would love to see a pic of the room when it's actually used. I can't imagine all those pieces... That is A LOT of STUFF. Woah.

The space is quite full of toys, but since they all live here and not in bedrooms, then it doesn't feel as overwhelming as part of the house.

I wasn't saying that you needed a photo of the stairs alone... but a photo of the room with the stairs or upper level visible would have been nice to give some context. After all, the entire description is how the playroom is awesome cause it's sunken. A close up of a dog sitting on a stair doesn't really illustrate that.

And yes, wow, a lot of toys.

Oh, my. Getting the popcorn...

I also think it's a little odd to see a tv in a play room...but in this space I can see the appeal. The kids bedrooms are up 2 and 3 flights of stairs? This house must be enormous

Before the TV hate starts, please take time to view the rest of their home. There isn't a television in either living room, kitchen or dining room (all common places these days), the entire first floor is void of it, so this is the common space for the family to view programming of any sort.

I checked out their house tour and the rest of the home is very interesting and inspiring. I'm not that excited by this room though - it's just a sofa and a whole bunch of toys... I don't think there's much to take from its design. And there doesn't need to be - heck, if we had a playroom I'm sure it wouldn't be my design priority. I'm just not sure this room warrants a separate post.

Exactly what sparklish said. Also, I get that seating in the tv viewing area is important, so the couch is necessary, but that's a whole heck of a lot of couch for that much floor space. I'm as fixated on that as everyone else seems to be on the number of toys. I'd keep the toys and ditch 2/3 of that couch. ;)

I'm glad I don't have to clean up all the toys in there! I can't even imagine... my 2 kids would have everything all over the place in no time flat.

Do people with 2 children really have fewer toys? I like the fact that the toys are all visible for the kids and the room is truly for the kids. Playrooms are for playing not magazine layouts . . .

This is my playroom, so I guess I have some explaining to do! The idea was to have ONE area that was for toys and let the rest of the house look toyless. Believe it or not, it works, very seldom are there more than a few small toys anywhere else. The kids love the room and it is big enough for imaginative play, puzzles, a movie, reading, snacks, etc... Their bedrooms do house a few night time activities like books and crayons and stuffed animals, but not enough for a large mess, just small ones. The TV works great because its available with all of their other things, and again, toys don't get dragged into other rooms to watch a movie. We don't have cable, but I collect vintage Disney movies and other movies that they really enjoy. I think the main point of the post was the organization of the room. We have not 'desinged' the room except for a few vintage prints on the walls. The couch was inherited, and it's big enough for 'quiet time' or nap time. The toys have been thinned out since the shoot, a project that was long over due. And though the playroom still houses many toys, I am teaching the kids to return items to their respective place, and it helps with keeping the room tidy. However, I don't think I will ever live a life in which the playroom explosion doesn't occur. But we are able to teach sorting and organization in the playroom thanks to IKEA, and a very large space! I think my one toy room idea really did pay off, because the photos on apartment therapy is what my house normally looks like, however, the toy room has it's days (4 out of 7) that you can't see the floor :) What's that saying? Oh, yes....It's a process :)

I'll be honest. It's not the TV or the toys that bother me, not in the least; I've been to friends' houses with even more toys. It's the lack of floor play space. There's a huge sofa, and there's organization, but how do your kids play?

It's refreshing to see toys that haven't been styled to within an inch of their life, but I agree with sparklish.

If I put all of my daughter's toys in one place it would probably look like that. I think it's just that in most families toys are stored in different zones so it never looks like much.

It's only in recent times in North American that we even started to have play rooms, let alone ones with big open spaces. Sure the couch is big, but who needs a huge empty space? Most people outside of North America would think it crazy to have an entire room just for kids to play, so to be critical about the big couch is just sort of . . . odd.

i must have those ceiling fans! where did you get them?

i think the room is sweet...your kids must love it! i have 4 young kids, and ALL their toys are in their playroom as well-- we bought the house because of the playroom! (we're up in alaska, and end up spending quite a bit of time inside during the long cold dark winters). my kids share bedrooms- boys room and girls room, and they are very small, so it works out well to keep their toys in one area. it sometimes looks like a lot, but it's toys for all ages, and i thin things out routinely. oh, and we have a tv in there, too. i exercise down there, and use dvds. works great.

I'm with sparklish - it just looks like a couch and tonnes of toys. Fun for the kids I'm sure, just not really fun for readers.

What's a "Dastrup"? Oh, the family's name, you say? Well then, that's should be the Dastrups' home, since the family seems to have more than one member. Or the family can introduce themselves: "Hi, we're the Dastrups," (no apostrophe necessary. I've linked a brief and painless apostrophe lesson.

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/apostrophes1.html

Sorry to be annoying, but writing for Ohdeedoh and having your work "out there" for others to see is quite an enviable position. Please know yo' stuff.

I'm an editor, and that's been bothering me since Monday! :D

It's been corrected, thank you for bringing it to our attention.

That couch is much too big--let the floor be free! It's kind of a design free room so I'm not sure why this post is here but that photo of the little girl crashed out is so sweet, I'll excuse it :)