My playroom is right inside my front door, and is open to my kitchen as well.....it is one big open room with playroom at one end and kitchen at the other. We spend all our indoor time in this room except naps, which are done in the living room for older kids and playpen in bedrooms for the babies. We have a small washroom by the kitchen that is used for daycare, and the back door is next to the washroom.
So my house always looks like a daycare when you walk in, there's no hiding it at the end of the day. I don't mind it but I'm sure it would drive some people crazy!! I have a main floor laundry room where I keep toys to rotate and craft/art supplies. We do messy crafts and water play on the back deck. I use fisher price booster seats with trays at our kitchen table instead of highchairs, and these are put away in the laundry room at the end of the day.
We have an unfinished basement that my husband offered to renovate for daycare but I really like having it in the kitchen. I can get lots done during free play times, start supper at the end of the day, and I like the home-like feeling. Works for me![]()