On any given day, you will find Star Wars Legos everywhere in my house. I literally stepped on a Stormtrooper or a random piece daily. I knew it was time to corral all of the pieces in a station that was functional and aesthetically pleasing (clutter tends to trigger my anxiety). We found a great solution that made his Legos accessible and he had a place to display the sets we had already built together. I also figured out a way to display all of his mini-figures and keep them out from under my feet! This post contains affiliate links, which means I get a commission (at no additional cost to you) when you purchase from a link.
After a trip to my local IKEA, I had what I needed to make this Star Wars Lego Station a go! I purchased the Lack side table (under $10!!) and the Lack floating shelves (those are each under $10 too) from IKEA. I placed the sets we had made on the shelves along with a few special Star Wars pieces (like his Star Wars Lego coffee table book which was a gift from a cousin) and his wind-up Boba Fett. I found an old Darth Vader trick-or-treat bucket in his room that I repurposed as a planter for a fern.
I still needed a way to display his Star Wars Lego mini-figures. I originally bought these magnetic bricks meant for this very purpose. But they have since increased their prices so much that I could not rationalize spending over $100 on magnetic bricks. There was a steel L in his room from his nursery that I repurposed by spray painting silver. And then I scoured the internet to see what other people were doing with their mini-figures. I saw some people selling shadow boxes with sloped shaped Lego’s glued on. I found these Lego pieces on Amazon and bought this double sided foam mounting tape I cut the tape in strips and cut those in half to fit. Then I placed the lego pieces on the letter L. At first, I tried to keep the pieces evenly measured and leveled. After my three-year-old tried to grab a few, I decided to let go of “perfection” as these pieces will probably need to be reattached a few times a week (or day!). Even though the package of the tape says “permanent” they still came off when my son pulled roughly. So bottom line; they do the trick and they are easy to replace.
Any Lego station needs some direction. I had purchased a larger acrylic book edge for his reading area. I bought this smaller version for his instruction manuals (all hidden behind those two Lego books) and larger bases. I also bought this large base to put on the table. You can easily mount it with velcro tabs (makes for easy removal too).
I repurposed that galvanized bucket to hold his Legos (it was holding blankets originally). We were using this cool storage brick, but my son was having a hard time opening the brick when he wanted to play (or the rare times he wanted to clean). The rug is sold out but you can find a similar one here and the chair here. He loves how his Star Wars Lego station looks! And I love how organized it looks!
How are you organizing Legos? I love new ideas!
With love,
Shahla
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