I have been wanting to do something with washi tape for awhile now. All the pretty patterns and colors just scream fun craft project. I didn’t really know what to do until I was at Michaels one day and saw this pack of three little house shelves.

They were on sale for about $4.50 for the pack of three. I thought that was a great deal and bought one to hang in the kids play room, and then ended up going back a few days later for another one.

My thought was to decorate the sides with washi tape and then hang them on the wall to look like a little city where the kids could display little stuffed animals or lego builds or whatever. My 7 year old helped me with some and this is how they turned out.

I started the washi tape on the under side and then worked my way around each side, trying to keep it straight, all the way until I reached the underside on the other side. The washi tape seemed to want to pull off of the wood at the ends so I just used a piece of clear tape to hold them down. I love the look of the simple light wood with the pops of color from the washi tape. It was a fun,quick, and easy project!