The reader's favorite posts on Ohdeedoh this week included a look at Domino: Kids' Gallery, a Kanoe baby hammock, a Good Question about Charley Harper cards and more.
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AT:Chicago's regular upholstery how-to expert Shelly took on a special project this for Ohdeedoh. We thought it was an inspiring way to cap off our month of DIY projects...enjoy! click thumbnails...
Put your head on my letter. Hold me in your arms, baby... We love seeing the alphabet used in art prints, but soft, tactile versions are great, too, and can become a pillow or a typographical softi...
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Title: Relax + Read
Name: Veronica
Time: 1 Day
Cost: $11.82
A vintage butterfly chair found for $1 gets a super new cover. Click above for ...
Here's a fun project just in time for the weekend. We've all seen badly abused mirrors like this one kicking around in junk shops and alleys. Maybe you even have one in the back of a closet. Proving t...
Stylist Eddie Ross, of Top Design fame, has a wonderful blog post this week describing how he helped a friend accessorize her dresser. We might’ve made slightly different choices, but his step-by-st...
We saw this over at Decor8 and thought it would be perfect for the nursery. The Passe-Partout photo frame clock allows you to hang pictures of your little one or artwork and conveniently keeps the ti...
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Title:Lili's Play Kitchen
Name: Julie
Time: 3 Days
Cost: $30
A piece of furniture found in the basement becomes a wonderful play area. Clic...
We're already thinking about our theme for March- Kitchens and Bathrooms- rounding up some of our favorite posts on kids in the kitchen. And though it's been quite apparent how much we love play ki...
Stephanie sent us an email: I'm pregnant with #2 in a relatively small, two-bedroom apartment. After several months in a bassinet in our room, the new baby will be moved in to share a room with his/h...
We're living in smaller apartments and homes with children and we're also beginning to drive smaller cars (those of us who have cars anyway) which can make fitting in car seats, especially for multi...
As a kid, one of the best things about visiting Grandma's house (other than the swimming pool and the homemade donuts... and, er, the love) was playing with her containers of craft supplies -- everyth...
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Title: Kids Quote Canvas
Name: Allie
Time: 7-8 hours
Cost: About $30
Use a quotes for both inspiration and decoration! Click above for pics,...
Make your child the King or Queen of the castle with Borgen by Sweden's VeraVera. We spotted this over at Nesting Blog and had to investigate further....
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Title:Felt Mobile
Name: Anna M.
Time: 6 hours for design; 3 hours for assembly with a 2-week wait in between for parts
Cost: $30
Anna used ...
We gave you a sneak peek at some of the new bath products from Boon back in December. They're available now!...
Happy Birthday to Mark!
Mark turns two today...best wishes from all of us for a wonderful celebration!
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Submissions are closed, but take a gander at all these amazing small projects completed recently and submitted this month! All info for Do it Now! our Small Project Contest is here.
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Our February Jumpstart Project winning entries will be announced next week. Your reader votes will determine the winner in each category but to help round out the voting on Ohdeedoh, we've invited Ni...
Let's face it, nursery decor is really for the parents, so why not have fun with it? Sure, you may choose colors and objects you hope will please and stimulate your child, but nurseries are a refl...
While driving around on this beautiful day in Midwestern America, we stumbled upon an entire neighborhood of this same style of house. Which isn't anything out of the norm, except we can't get past th...
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Title: Our Crib W-Hack
Name: Erin
Time: 2-4 hrs. assembly (24 for drying)
Cost: $125 + Crib
A DIY solution for getting a custom boutique loo...
You know how birthdays always seem to travel in packs? We're about to head into a major birthday season, so our head is aswim with party ideas. One of our favorite party projects is planning the loot ...
Do we have chalkboards on the brain? Yes, guilty. We love the matte black finish of a nice black chalkboard. And writing with chalk takes us right back to our childhood doing long division in class...
O.K., how many bird proverbs can we fit in here? Let's not find out -- instead let's just enjoy Fred Flare's fun Early Bird alarm clock.
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Christina sent us a good question: I am having trouble finding any sort of acceptable bedding for our nursery. It's a small room (10x10) and the back wall has Cole & Son Malabar wallpaper in black & w...
We're always excited to see what Patricia of A Little Hut is going to come up with next and we're thrilled that it was alphabet flash cards! Her designs are simple, classic, sweet and still modern...
Here's a fun, easy DIY that is guaranteed to delight grandparents, aunties, uncles, pen pals, and anyone else who would be thrilled to get some mail love from your young ones. These postcards are read...
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Title: Hanging Book Display
Name: Megan
Time: 1-4 hours, depending on how handy you are with a sewing machine and tools
Cost: $5-10 for fabri...
We've found that a landing strip for a house with kids is essential for staying organized. Combine that with a calendar, specifically a smart looking, easy to install chalkboard calendar and no more...
Does your child have a water gun? What about a plastic one? Are they adept at creating a finger gun? This past Christmas, Mexican congressman, Othón Cuevas Córdova, felt dismayed when his nephew ...
Happy Birthday to Ava!
Ava will celebrate her first birthday this weekend and we hear that her little smile brightens her parents days. Best wishes!
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As winter's winding down, (well, we're being hopeful) you're sure to have a few miscellaneous gloves left over. Grab a needle and thread, and create one of these crafty fellas. It's so easy to do....
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Title: Design a Space for Playful Learning
Name: Mariah
Time: One Weekend
Cost: $10-$200 dollars depending on the shelving, number of baske...
This one's for all of you hardcore kids' design junkies. According to the publisher, "Play All Day documents a collection of the most vibrant, stimulating and engaging design products and concepts for...
We'll admit to an addiction when it comes to glass bottles and jars. We save them all, can't bear to part with them even for recycling, and we try to put the pretty ones to good use as vases or catch-...
To us, this room is pretty much perfect. We love the children's toys strewn among the classic midcentury pieces. How lucky is Flickr user wiro.karen?...
Name: Ali and Anna (3-weeks-old)
Location: Eugene, Oregon
We gave you a mini preview of Ali Edwards' gorgeous new nursery and we figured three pictures couldn't possibly do the room justice. We had...
Christine is looking for some suggestions: We are currently converting our unfinished basement into a playroom for our two boys (2.5 and 5 years old). We want this space to be very kid friendly and s...
Little girls want to be just like their moms, so this mom used her own kitchen as the model for this play kitchen. ...
Oh my. How adorable is this? Designed as a cozy way to swaddle your baby as he or she lounges about the house all day (lucky baby), the Noonie is somewhere between a sleeping bag and a swaddling blank...
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Title: White Board Fireplace Cover
Name: Sam
Time: Less than an hour, plus drying time
Cost: About $30
A kid-friendly solution to temporari...
Lately we've seen lots of nurseries featuring trees and tree branches. You can get the look using paint, wall decals, wallpaper, or shelving. Here's another way to build on a tree theme....
We're smitten with Purl's Color Wheel Quilt. The classic color wheel comes to life in a warm, cozier version. The quilt instructions are available in their book "Last Minute Patchwork & Quilted Gift...
Happy Birthday to Ziggy!
Naomi tells us, "Ziggy our sweet Valentines Day baby celebrated his 1st birthday with his first taste of pizza and cupcakes.He had a great time being the center of lots of at...
Since we (and you) have play kitchens on the brain these days, we wanted to share this bright beauty we spotted over at Ikea Hacker. Lisa calls it her "first creative project ever" which makes her ...
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Title: Nursery Alphabet Poster
Name: Sara
Time: 6-8 hours
Cost: $15 (I had most of the supplies)
Artwork that is personal is the best - this ...
We can't think of a prettier way to store and organize pretty little hair clips. Our personal favorite is the Cuckoo Clock. ...
Lisa Bengtsson is a graphic designer based in Stockholm. Her work is colorful (except when it's purely black & white) and irreverant (except when it's purely pretty) and absolutely would be a conversa...
Living in a smaller space means nearly every piece of furniture we buy for the kids needs to grow with them and/or work for us as well. We love this Le Cageot storage system we found at Sibyllle.ch....
Readers of the Apartment Therapy: New York site may recognize Mark's name. He is a weekly columnist for AT, sharing his insight, expertise and inspirations about color. He is based in NYC and works as...
Jennifer Ramos, of MadeByGirl, recently featured the home and shop of Doris Sochaczewski, owner of Coisas Da Doris. We love the great looks Doris has in her lovely surroundings whether it be in her b...
Katherine sent in a good question: Hello! I have been searching for a Montessori weaning table for several months. All of the ones I have found are birch. We only have one room and a dark wood woul...
Planning a woodland-themed room? Or perhaps you're just looking for some artwork that's sweet and subdued yet still modern. We're excited about this series of four letterpress prints populated wit...
We've blogged about the Lobito Bueno line by Spanish Company Coordone before, and we had to point out this equally cute addition to their collections: Bon Voyage! ...
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Title: Bye-Bye Nursery! Big-Girl Room Makeover
Name: Kim
Time: 1 weekend
Cost: Under $100
We've seen chalkboard paint treatments before, but...
We have a fondness for cute prints for babies and children. It's propelled us to buy Japanese fabric which we have yet to use but like to hold on to just in case(!). If you're like us and consider ...
Cardboard box? Check! Tape? Check! Mad DIY skills? Check! If your child is the arty creative type, then they will certainly appreciate the portable art studio that Maya at maya*made has put toget...
Happy Birthday to Isabelle!
Isabelle just celebrated her first birthday on the weekend. Anna says, "She loves blueberries, dancing to Bowie, and being tickled by her daddy."
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One of the luckiest things you can have happen to you as a kid is to have fun neighbors your age. No playdates or transportation to arrange - just come on over! We got a tiny thrill when we saw th...
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Title: Chalkboard Art Space
Name: Summer
Time: Approx 15 hours
Cost: $80
A really great looking result - Summer took a plain wall and creat...
Here's an easy DIY we had to share. We spied this simple yet effective idea on Nicole and Colin's house tour on Apartment Therapy DC. Using nothing more than inexpensive mats in different sizes and co...
There isn't a whole lot of really cool personalized artwork for the nursery out there. That's what makes these prints from Nameflat so refreshing. That, and the fact that it's so affordable: $19.95...
We always stop by Lena Corwin's blog for print and pattern inspiration; last week, she posted a series of photos by Wai Lin Tse for Apartamento magazine, and we were in love. They are gorgeous example...
We featured SparklePower's "La La Love You" poster last week, and found several other posters on her site we la la love. Whether you are looking for your child's room, living room, kitchen or even y...
Debra is looking for some sources: Do you know where I can find wooden clothes hangers for baby clothes? I've looked online, but so far, no luck!(Note: Include a pic of your problem and your question ...
Last spring MoMA featured products designed in Japan and this year they're shining the spotlight on Korea with a collection they're calling Destination Seoul. We really like these items geared towa...
We spied these over on AT Chicago and knew we had to share with those of you who are as obsessed with typography as we are. Although the real deal are hard to come by, these authentic-looking replicas...
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Title: Create a Large Scale Art Project
Name: Min
Time: 2 Days
Cost: $77
A totally customizable project to help decorate a kids room (or any...
We've gotten so much inspiration from Domino over the past couple of years, we thought we'd bid farewell with a few of our favorites from the Kids' Rooms section......
Charm & Whimsy is a NYC based interior design service with a focus on rooms for children. From nurseries to bedrooms, bathrooms to craft rooms, Charm & Whimsy......
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Happy Birthday to Jonah!
Michelle writes: Jonah turned one on Sunday February 15th. He loves his books and trucks and playing with his sister Jordan - who just turned 2 in November and thinks all of...
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