I've been thinking a lot about a "permanent" tinkering place to add to our indoor environment. It is difficult to find the balance of space sometimes, as at the end of the day, this is our home. We devote the entire first floor of the house to the childcare, where most people would have a living room, we have a giant classroom! Filled from floor to ceiling with equipment (toys, books, etc... ) for the children. (This photo was taken awhile back, but it gives you a general idea of the first room you enter in our home daycare) (Looking at these photos reminds me that I really need to take some newer photos of the classroom!) This week, Mr. Allan and I started to install our tinkering station. We decided that it would be best placed in the kitchen near all of the arts and crafts supplies. We started with a peg board and shelf. Then, I started to stock it with hand tools and moved the shelf of recyclables (the shelf that has the alternating colored baskets in it) over...