Evolution of a room

I was reading Kylie's words here, in her wonderful post about her son's room.  And what she said struck me.

I love to see bedrooms and nurseries especially those of the Montessori kind. But most of all I like to see them after a little use and to see how the have grown.

She is so right! It is really interesting to see other Montessori inspired room, but to see it's evolution really talks a whole deal more.

I want to share with you this evolution, and if you feel like it, join me along, and post, on your blog, the evolution of your rooms.  You are very welcome to leave a message here so that we have a big pool of really nice Montessori inspired bedrooms in evolution to look at!

What started out like this:

yes, we started with a rocker, but only for a few weeks.  It is a heirloom that I wanted to have the chance to use.  I did so when we moved here, because family history really speaks to me.  These were taken 3 days after we moved.  And it became

 this 2 weeks later... :

for my 5 month old:

a new floor bed

a corner dedicated to toys and books

and a changing table with images to enhance the changing experience...

 for my 8 month old:

a new book corner with few books and a chair to sit by

 a new play corner with cubbies made by daddy and images that changes ever so often

and a new clothing area that is more open and accessible

And as a 11 month old

a new table to play on just right by the cubbies

the bed area did not change during all this time

and finally for my 1 yo:

Please, join me for this show and tell, and don't forget to link to it by commenting.

Thanks for looking!