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Ohdeedoh Hot Posts: Granny Squares, Sharing Rooms, Tissue Holders

The reader's favorite posts on Ohdeedoh this week included camouflaging furniture, felt bags, a couple Good Questions and whimsical fabric. Jump below for links to these & LOTS more hot posts from th...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #46: An Aviary for Baby Avery

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Cassie Location: Norfolk, VA Children: Perry Avery, arriving any day now! Inspiration: The color inspiration came from a quilt I made a couple years ag...

Happy Birthday, Finley Claire!

Happy Birthday to Finley Claire, who is turning 4! Shannon wrote, I'd like to wish my Finley Claire a happy 4th birthday! She is our sunshine. We have to say, after seeing her photos, we agree on...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #45: Evan's Leafy Arbor

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Holly Location: Portland, OR Child: Evan, 11 Months Inspiration: Leaves, trees, and nature in general inspired my color selections for Evan's room. Livin...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #44: Brewer's Imagination Cubby

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Candice Location: Charleston, SC Child: Brewer, 3 Inspiration: My son seemed to be born with a great imagination, but he wasn't allowing himself to explo...

Stacking Utensils

Hello November! We're focusing on food, mealtime goods and all things yummy this month. In our house, you can never have enough fun tableware for tots. These stacking Lego-inspired utensils are our...

Eye Can Art Wax Drawing Kit

Recently, the husband has started doing encaustic art work. Our son loves watching, completely enthralled and delighted with the end results. You can imagine how excited we were to find that he can ...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #43: Oren's Light and Fun Room

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Shauna Location: Richmond, CA Child: Oren, 10 Months Inspiration: My husband, certainly not the decorator in our family, stumbled upon the ‘Links’ ru...

Good Questions: Donate Toys to Charity or Organization?

Len has a question for the crowd: I have a lot of my grandsons old toys i would like to donate to some charity or organization. Can you tell me of any that will pick up toys? (Note: Include a pic of y...

Happy Birthday, Samantha!

Three cheers for Samantha, who turns 3 today! We are pretty sure she is having a great day - Suzie told us, Samantha is turning 3 and we plan on going to Disneyland for her birthday. Take a spin on...

Sharon Montrose Photography

If you're a fan of the animal photography of Catherine Ledner and Elizabeth Soule, make room for Sharon Montrose. Montrose has photographed numerous books about animals and is now branching out int...

Happy Birthday, Finnian!

How can we resist these big, beautiful eyes! Finnian is turning ONE today and we're very excited to wish him a very happy birthday. We hope your birthday is filled with special treats! (Click th...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #42: Red + Blue = Fun

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Christina Location: San Diego, CA Child: Warner, 20 months Inspiration: We started with two red buckets and the elephant pillow and the colors red and blu...

Eco-Friendly Holiday Cards by Tiny*Prints

The holidays are just around the corner. Why not go green when sending your greetings this holiday season? Tiny*Prints has recently launched a complete line of green cards that are as eco-friendly a...

Open Thread 84

Join the Open Thread on Ohdeedoh Questions and Comments are Welcome! Check out Yesterday's Most Popular Ohdeedoh Posts: Kids Color Contest Entries...

Wall Graphics from Boodalee

Whether you want to coordinate with their crib and kids' bedding or use these as stand alone decorations, we love these modern, graphic designs from Boodalee. ...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #41: Cassidy: Child of Countless Trees

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Amy Location: Providence, RI Child: Cassidy Lane, due in mid-December Inspiration: Our original intent was to create a gender neutral room in green, brown...

Happy Birthday, Ceridwen!

Three cheers for Ceridwen, who had her first birthday party this past Sunday! We happen to be lucky enough to know this birthday girl (and her lovely parents) personally, and we have to say, she en...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #40: Julianna's Rainbow Room

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Jennifer Location: Durham, NH Child: Julianna, 11 months Inspiration: The first items I picked up for this playroom are the IKEA curtains and they've serv...

Look! Math Flash Cards as Decoration

While walking by a great stationery in Oak Park, we noticed this wonderful window display. So simple, yet really fun, even if you're a math-phobe. ...

Good Questions: Wall Color to Brighten Up this Bedding?

A really good question from Kristen: When we registered for our first child, we were not quite hip to the idea that baby bedding did not have to come from {insert big chain baby store here} so we have...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #39: Peter's Green Haven

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Sharon Location: California Child: Peter, 14 months old Inspiration: Having spent the decade prior to our child's birth traveling the globe, we were fo...

Alice in Wonderland Bowl

Classics never go out of style. Fans of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (and we know there are many among you) will love this ceramic bowl printed with John Tenniel's original illustration of the Mad...

Vintage Chairs

The sweetest vintage is children's vintage. We just love the thought of other children having cherished the item before it came to reside with us. So when we heard that Three Potato Four had put tog...

Daisy Barn Arts

When you think of crewel work you might think back to the avocado green, rusty orange and muddy brown patterns of the 70s and cringe. Kristen of Daisy Barn Arts has reimagined crewel in softer colo...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #37: Pinkadot Bliss

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Kim Location: Kansas Child: Jenna, 11 Inspiration: My daughter Jenna loves green. We wanted the room to feel as relaxing and calm as it would if you stepp...

Happy Birthday, Esme!

Hooray for Esme, who celebrated her first birthday this November 2! Lisa wrote and told us, She loves books (her first word in fact), cooking, our two cats, and now apparently, chocolate cake. Don...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #36: Aubrianna's Joy Joy Joy Room

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Emily Location: Chandler, AZ Child: Aubrianna Jersey Horton 6 weeks young Inspiration: It started with the vibrant curtains that I purchased at a local bo...

Nursery Tour: Beatrix's Vintage Nest

Name: Elizabeth and Beatrix Location: Chicagoland, Illinois The first thing you notice when you walk into Beatrix's nursery is the lovely warm, pink glow the room emits. A serene coziness seems to e...

Good Questions: Organizing for a Preschooler?

Calling all organized parents! Courtney sent us a good question: I need help!!!! My 3yo daughter's room is a disaster! Her bookshelf runneth over and her only other storage is a toy box (and you kno...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #35: Poppy's Room: Goodness and Light

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Anna Location: Minneapolis Children: Poppy, 2 years old, Big Brother, Isaac Inspiration: My daughter's name is Poppy. She is goodness and light with a ...

Animalia Safari Wallpaper by Susie Mendive

As we've watched your Kids' Color Contest entries pour in, we've noted that we're not the only folks who love to incorporate animal motifs into children's rooms. So when we spotted these new wallpaper...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #34: Pretty In Purple

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Angie Location: North Carolina Child: Cora 6, Noah 3 Inspiration: Our little one's favorite color (purple) and her spunky personality guided the thought pr...

Look! Double-Duty Cookie Costume

Is your child's Halloween costume going to wallow in a closet for a year and then get passed off to a sibling or neighbor? Amber fulfilled her son's wish to be a "Big Cookie!" for Halloween and als...

Rabbit Storage Box from Heirloom

If you've been looking for a toybox that's a little different, this bunny-inspired box has just the right amount of whimsy without being cloying. With leather ears for handles, the rabbit box comes in...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #32: Sophia's Sunshine

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Dominique Location: Buffalo, NY Children: Sophia, 3 1/2 years old and Ethan, 9 months old Inspiration: Being a photographer, quality of light is what ...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #31: Brookie's Bright Big Girl Room

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Colleen Location: Bakersfield, CA Child: Brooke, one year old Inspiration: Since I move slow in the area of decorating, I loved the idea of skipping the n...

Leftover Halloween Candy Project

Are your teeth aching from sharing in the trick-or-treat stash your kids' collected? We found this DIY advent calendar at Alpha Mom that can use up that stash. Plus, it's a good way to avoid argumen...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #30: Grey Background

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Keren Location: Brooklyn Child: Neko, 8 mos Inspiration: Our starting point were vintage 1960's tourism posters from Israel, bought years before a baby wa...

Good Questions: Best Room to Share with a Baby?

My husband and I are thinking of buying a condo soon and have been going to a lot of open houses lately. We'd prefer to live within walking distance to amenities and public transportation, but that o...

Voting with Children

We've made it a point, at every election, to take our son with us to vote. From having him sitting on our hip while we punched our ballot, to standing next to us curiously observing, he's been there ...

Beehive Baby Spoons

Having just introduced solids to our son, we've given some thought to baby spoons lately. Their shape, weight and ease of cleaning is most important, but it doesn't hurt if they're really cute eith...

Editor's Note: Political Ads on Ohdeedoh?!$#%@&

Dear Readers, Today is a very hot day for political ads everywhere, and we are seeing a lot of groups trying to place them through our Google Ad Network, which is self service. While we respect th...

Donors Choose Roundup: Thank you!

Apartment Therapy's Donors Choose Challenge ended last Friday, and thanks to you, AT had more donors than almost any other blog, coming in at #2 out of 200 blogs and surpassing top blogs like TechCrun...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #28: Matilda's Delicious Yellow Haven

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Julia E Location: Orchard Lake, MI Child: Matilda, 6 months Inspiration: I fell in love with the wallpaper and knew I had to have it in her room. But I di...

Window Crayons

We hope you had a spooky Halloween and that the time change hasn't wreaked havoc with your kids' sleeping schedules. With the beginning of daylight savings time, we're starting to think about more in...

Look! Simple Pumpkin Decorations

Just because Halloween is over, doesn't mean it's time to ignore the pumpkins. A grouping of various pumpkins and gourds can make a simple and charming welcome to any front door....

Good Questions: Sources for Sturdy, Whimsical Fabric?

Sharon has a question for the Ohdeedoh crowd: Fabric advice for rocker? We're expecting a baby boy in January and I am working on the nursery. I bought a rocker on Ebay - mid century with wood arms/ro...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #27: Alexandra's Primary Colors

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Jennifer Location: Boston Child: Alexandra, 2 1/2; Madeleine, 13 weeks Inspiration: Although I love pastels, we wanted Alexandra to have a bright and chee...

First Look: New Designs from Chilewich

Kid-friendly materials. Adult-friendly designs. That's what we love about our Chilewich placemats. Made of a proprietary vinyl blend that is soft, supple, and surprisingly sophisticated, Chilewich's p...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #26: Lemon Twist

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Johanna Location: Connecticut Children: Casimir and Casper, 4 months old Inspiration: My twins needed a great and bright room that was different from ...

Ohdeedoh Kids' Color Contest
Entry #25: Retro Mushroom

More Photos and Voting Below the Jump Name: Emily Location: Retro Mushroom Children: Simon, 8 months Inspiration: the pursuit of gender neutral! We didn't know our son's gender before he was born an...