Not Climbing The Ladder

Pillows are always a very easy and inexpensive way to decorate and style your living room, or any room for that matter, but my husband is not a fan of them. More accurately, he doesn't like decorative pillows so much and would prefer not to have any on our sofa (they get in the way of sitting, he says). 

So, this is the compromise that I came up with. I suggested we make a ladder and I put the pillows there when he wants to relax on the sofa. He was not so sure how it was all going to look and wasn't really sure about having a ladder in the living room. Hmmm, maybe you aren't so crazy about the idea either.
Well, I went for it. You see, my reasoning was that the height of the ladder would complement the large wall and fill it up without adding any more artwork on the walls.

Another great thing about the ladder is that we can put our phone and gadgets out of reach of the little one who seems to not be so little anymore and handles our phone like his own personal line. "No, I talk mama" until he is done talking to whomever. Sorry, rambling on here. Back to my ladder!

What you need to make this:

-three 0.75 inch x 2.5 inch x 7 foot pine wood pieces, nails and white paint

As you would expect, two 7 ft pieces make the outside pieces, and the last piece we cut down into five 16 inch rungs. We nailed the rungs at equal spacing (I must have measured it twenty times!), and at a slight angle so that they would be level when the ladder leans against the wall. Last on the list was some white paint (two coats). 

Thinking back now, I would have liked to make the rows wider (more than 2.5 inches) so that I could have stored books and other things on there.  I could have even created a graduated rung size (big on bottom where it is farther from the wall, small on top). You get the idea though, how pillows, blankets, candles and telephones have a special niche.  The ladder is far more subtle than a big shelf, takes up less room, but provides some height and style to the corner. What do you think?

So far my son has not found it too interesting, but I'll let you know when he starts climbing on it.

Have a great day everyone!

B