Well, it’s the final stretch of the $100 Room Challenge and I am loving the way this little Lego Building Nook is coming together. Admittedly I think I am enjoying creating this LEGO Building Nook for the boys just as much as they enjoy building with their LEGO! It’s a win-win… and the best part is that we are gaining a completely new functional space in our home for around a hundred bucks. The full reveal is coming next week but today I am sharing a small DIY detail that I absolutely adore- this LEGO Minifigure Display Frame.
The more we have gotten into LEGO around here, the more I have to come to appreciate the darling little LEGO Minifigure characters. So I knew that our LEGO Building Nook just wouldn’t be complete without a fun way to display them. I wasn’t sure exactly how I was going to pull this together (especially on my small budget!) but when I came across this whiteboard for $5 at our thrift store – the vision came together! This display ended up costing us around $22 and it really is the perfect finishing touch in this room.
SUPPLIES NEEDED || DIY LEGO Minifigure Display
- 17 x 23 White Board – Similar to this one on Amazon
- 64 2×4 Black LEGO Bricks – We found our bricks at LEGOLAND Atlanta for around $17- but Amazon has them available HERE
- Gorilla Glue
- Your fave LEGO Minifigures!
HOW TO MAKE || LEGO Minifigure Display
- First you will want to measure your whiteboard to determine how many Minifigures you can fit on your display. We wanted to allow around two inches between each row and I just sketched out how I thought it would lay out best on a piece of scratch paper. Based on my measurements, we decided we would do 8 across and 8 down allowing us to display 64 characters. I got the boys involved with this part and they were excited to see it all come together.
- Once you have your general layout determined- get out the tape measure and ruler and it’s time to get to work! Because this is a white board, I used a dry erase marker to make my marks noting where the LEGO bricks would go. Then I was just able to erase the lines once everything was glued.
- To glue on the bricks, I used Gorilla Glue and a toothpick to spread it out evenly on the brick. To ensure that my bricks were straight, once I glued the bricks on I used the ruler to nudge them all while the glue was still wet to make a perfectly straight line on each row.
- Allow the bricks to fully set before placing your LEGO Minifigs on. This was the hardest part! 🙂
- Once the bricks are fully secured- it’s time to have some fun with your display!
The boys are currently playing with lots of our Minifigures so this doesn’t include our full collection – I didn’t want to interrupt their epic battle scenes. But I love that we have some room to grow with this and could always make another one if needed. I have a feeling that we may need one just to hold our Star Wars characters soon!
Now that we have an official LEGO Minifigure Display frame, I think we will really enjoy collecting these cute little characters. I just love the all of the details that goes into each Minifigure. LEGO really is such a cool hobby!
I can’t show these pictures and not mention those big yellow LEGO faces. Yep, those are a few more DIY No-Cost LEGO Head storage containers. I had the boys help pick out a few more faces and we made a couple more. I love them all- but I think the pirate face is the winner! You can see how we made these FOR FREE here.
Alright- one final week to pull this space all together… let’s take a look at how I am doing on my $100 Budget:
$50 Pair of File Cabinets
$6 Wood for Lego Workshop Table
$15 Gray Area Rug
$0 Pair of Chairs (These were in the dining room and looking for a new home)
$4 LEGO Minifigure Display Frame
$2 Small Black & Gold Table Lamp
$0 Ikea Bookshelf (pulled in from the playroom)
$0 Blue Desk Organizer
$0 No Cost LEGO Head Storage – See how I made this for free here
$17 64 Black LEGO bricks
Welp- I am up to $99 spent leaving me with $1 left to spend. Guess I need to call it a wrap and finish pulling this nook together. Be sure to check back next week for the full reveal- and check out all of the other $100 Room Challenge participants below!
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LEGO Storage || No Cost LEGO Head Storage Craft
Heather you have really knocked the boy’s lego work area out of the ball park. They are going to never want to leave the space. Love the lego board so cute!
Oh my, the hubby is completely geeking out over this room LOL! This is soooo Awesome love this project so much!
Ha Ha! I am totally geeking out over this room too! It’s the little things!
I want to make a minifigure board like yours. The Amazon link for the 2 X 4 blocks indicated the blocks are larger than will fit on a 17 X 23″ board like you have. Could you measure your individual black blocks and let your readers know the exact size? Thanks!
Hi Linda! Yes the 2×4 blocks are approx 1.25 inches long X .5 inches wide and .25 deep. I don’t know why those dimensions on Amazon are so crazy! If you look down below it says it is LEGO part 3001 and Dimensions: 0.6 inches wide by 1.2 inches long which is in line with the 2×4 brick! Hope it works out for you!!
Wow. The LEGO room is looking great! I think the boys will spend a lot of time playing in there! Great job!
I seen a few different ways to make these display boards- but yours is so accessible! I think that anyone could do this simple upcycle. And love the new Pirate Guy- too cool
What a cute idea! My boys LOVED playing with Legos (and they still do sometimes). I love when decor and function work together. I’m so excited to see this space on Wednesday for the reveal!
I love this idea! What a clever way to display all those figurines!
Love this idea! I have a question- do you find this is easy for the Lego guys to come on and off the bricks to play with? Or are you using this strictly as display only?
Thanks! We do actually pretty much only use it for display… I wouldn’t say it is strong enough for everyday wear and tear.