My Childhood Drawings

When I was little I'd draw all the time. But unlike most tots, I wouldn't be found drawing ponies, hearts, or butterflies.  You'd find me with my graph paper, napkin, old receipt, plain white paper, or my kids menu at a restaurant sketching floor plans! I'm talking seven years old and drawing blue prints to houses I'd never seen before. I'm not sure what it is about houses that intrigue me so much, but I just remember being in my own zone when I would draw. Sort of like another land, thinking up real homes with real live people in them.  That would explain why each bedroom had a child's name in it.  After I drew the plans, I'd go to my room and build them out of my Jenga blocks. Following the completion of the plans, I'd find anyone who would listen to me give the "grand tour" of the new home.
I guess I was destined to go to school for interior design! My floor plan drafting class a few quarters ago was by far my favorite class.  Drawing floor plans for homework? Yes, please!
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A few days ago I was cleaning out my room and I found a folder filled with my old floor plans.  They made me laugh so much, I figured I had to share with you!


The pictures are shown in order of when I drew them {youngest to oldest}


1. This is by far the funniest one.  I have no memory of drawing this {I swear!}, but this is Santa & Mrs. Clause's house in the North Pole. See for yourself! Can we just talk about this windingggg staircase to the left by the "Entry for Elves".  Wow.  And if you can even remotely follow the floor plan, you'll notice those stairs and the really short stairs in the middle of the image end up on the same floor. Ahh, didn't quite get it yet! #blessmyheart
Age 9

The highlighted part is Santa & Mrs. Clause's quarters and the rest is the Elves. You know, just to clarify (;

2. Next, I got really into detailing the bedding and furniture I placed in the plans. I think I was working on my cursive...
Age 10

Lots of hearts and lines and shading.  If you look close you can see that I named the children Aliya, Alexis, Caleb and Colby. Clearly the room with the heart bedspread is the Master (:


3. Now I started using graph paper.  I was getting serious, ha! Straighter lines and a key on the right hand side so you know what type of flooring is where...not sure how I came up with that system!
Age 10

4. My final floor plan for my drafting class:
Age 19

Phew! I've come a long way.  Thankfully, so has my handwriting! As I sat on my bedroom floor going through all the old drawings, I was just smiling. I can't believe something I enjoyed doing when I was 9 will be what I do for the rest of my life!
Have you ever found something from your childhood like this?
Haaaapppy Tuesday!
Love,