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We've long been intrigued by sunprints, but kinda figured it was one of those projects that looks beautiful on the packaging (or when done by Martha Stewart), but is hard to pull off by Average Jane...
This month, the entire network of Apartment Therapy sites is taking long look at the great outdoors - the spaces just outside of our homes, both big and small, where you and your kids go to relax and...
In honor of father's day, designers Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan discuss the influence their fathers had on their design aesthetic. Both have lost their fathers and honor the role their father's p...
This amazing space was on Design Sponge yesterday in a before and after feature. It may not be the most kid-friendly, but it certainly is a beautiful and creative use of some old windows, and very in...
We're all for instilling the wonderful joys of house cleaning in our children. But sometimes, life just gets out of control and the bedrooms of our tweens and teens can look more like the aftermath...
It's the simple ideas that we're excited about these days. Lots of kids that have a special lovey or some type of object that they want to accompany them at naptime or nighttime. We like Elsie Marle...
Blahblahblah... encouraging kids to play with food... blahblahblah... creates bad habits... blahblahblah... Sure, some folks might not be keen on dinnerware that suggests that playing with food is a f...
"The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses." - Hanna Rion. Nothing's as relaxing some time spent in the garden. Help children help you care for your greens with the lovely...
Nanette sent us an email. She writes: My husband and I are expecting our first baby and we are super excited! For the nursery I want a modern aesthetic and really love the look and price of the differ...
An astute reader (thanks Siobhán!) tipped us off to the incredible play kitchen made by Christina aka "Mamma Americana" for her daughter Eleanora. Living up to her blog moniker (right down to the ...
It's officially hot here in the Midwest. We're talking laying on the couch in our underpants, eating popsicles and thinking about our time spent living in Alaska when we were younger. One of the gr...
For the days when they can't dig in the real dirt outside, this little window box from Kushies toys is a great find. It even doubles as a carrying case with a handle and zipper so your toddler can ...
Names: Jackie, Joe
Ages: 4-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son
Location: Washington, DC
Since buying their Mount Pleasant house a year and a half ago, Jackie and Joe have completed many major...
We have a plain chair that we'd like to use in one of the childrens' rooms but have wanted to give it a makeover first. Slowly we've been waiting for the right project to come along - something aesth...
You may remember the little gnome table we first spied in Nasai's big city room. A reader asked where the tables were from and we found out they were designed by Philippe Stark. We love how quirky th...
Happy Birthday to Talula!
We heard from Rebecca: Our little bird just turned one! Happy Birthday Talula! Big kisses from Mum, Dad and Big Sister Eliot.
(Click through to see Talula in all her g...
A friend recently announced her second pregnancy and she wasn't exactly...joyful. It was unplanned and her first child is not yet a year old. She's beginning to wrap her head around the idea and i...
$250 for a swing of wood and rope is a bit out of our budget, but it sure is a good looking swing, and unlike something we might be able to put together- the rope is guaranteed to hold 4,000 pounds....
We have a thing for blocks. Ok that's probably an understatement. We really, really have a thing for blocks. So when we scrolled through our morning blog roll and spied these anything-but-sq...
Design Milk just featured this cardboard kids' furniture series called Carton. Cardboard, especially for childrens' furniture and play houses, is super chic and we've featured a lot of it here at Ohd...
Summer may not seem like a time when your young 'uns need a clothes tree, but consider the following seasonal detritus: bathing suits, towels, goggles, hats, hoodies, and assorted bags and packs. If y...
Sometimes even the smallest break can make a difference. Just the other day on a trip to Ikea, the husband and I had the luxury of quietly shopping while our son gleefully enjoyed his one-hour stop at...
There was a summer when we were in Junior High when all we wanted to do was laze around in front of the tv with our sisters watching The Price Is Right, The Young & the Restless and The Bold & the B...
We've always been big believers that Father's Day and Mother's Day should be all about the love. Sure there might be a shiny present in there somewhere, but what any Mom or Dad wants on their one re...
The cupcake trend continues and cupcake toppers are the perfect way to add a pop of color to all your summer parties. We found a great selection at Etsy ranging from traditional flags to these pret...
Our cousins with a 4-month old have yet to find the perfect rocker. Comfort is top priority. They also want a rocker that feels like "something your grandmother would have used." Note the emphasis ...
If the steady stream of fabulous DIY play kitchens hasn't yet killed our appetite for retail play kitchens, THIS one has delivered the fatal blow. This modernist commercial kitchen was created by dad...
Weave magical stories of elves and their secret worlds into your garden with these adorable elfin doors. Great for open-ended, imaginative play, these hinged tiny doors can attach to the base of any ...
Happy Birthday to Frances!
Amanda writes: Frances is quite the character with a lot to say and lots of opinions! She loves kitties, swings, the beach, pizza, laughing and dancing. Her taste in music ...
Name: Kate N.
Location: Gaylord, Michigan
Type of space: Play Area
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it:
We wanted to create a play area for our two boys without purchasing...
It's things like this, folks, that makes childhood really special. Every year Jo-Ann organizes a bike parade for her children, their friends and neighbors. It's become a neighborhood tradition and...
Is this something that you'd consider for a Father's Day gift? Holds diapers, wipes, and a changing pad which zips into the back of the vest. ...
Letters to adorn your kid's spaces are all the rage, no matter if they are handmade, reclaimed, or store bought. Well, Megan over at Plum Pudding has been busy with a great summer watercolor craft t...
Recall this nursery featured in a previous post about sheepskin in the nursery. We loved the white painted floors, black sheepskin, tiny toddler bed offset by the large armoire. It always left us wa...
If you're growing weary of the ubiquitous Eames shell rocker in nurseries (not that we are), perhaps these newly released kids' versions of iconic design pieces will tickle your jaded sensibilities. I...
"Did you know there’s an outdoor world of math and reading fun that awaits you and all you need is sidewalk chalk, dice, and your imagination? Anything we can do inside on paper can be done outside ...
Valerie sent in a an email: I am going to spend a weekend in New York City next month for a work seminar. While most of my time will be spent at the seminar, I should have time in the evenings and du...
We're big fans of storage ottomans (and multipurpose furniture in general) and often tout their benefits as toy chests and storage bins, but it hadn't occurred to us to use them as hampers until we ...
We've always been enamored by big things that take up little space. Quite honestly, we blame Inspector Gadget and his pop out helicopters, roller skates and the like. So when we came across this ri...
That's the title of a helpful little piece from DIY Life. If the kids are out of school and looking forward to sitting on the couch catching up on television reruns or playing Wii in the comfort of ...
Taking your kids to the White House this summer? If you can't make the trip, many books and online resources make it easy to explore the White House from home. Shown here is the Zweifel family's 50-...
Some babies do it and some don't. What are we talking about? Babies that chew and bite on the crib guard. If your child is into it, you may have looked for something secure and safe to cover and pr...
Having the desire to outfit your nursery or kid's room with super cool things can feel frustrating knowing they could grow out of things in the blink of an eye. To help ease the pain of aging toddle...
While there are some people that believe knitting is mainly a winter project, we say pish posh to that! We're year-round knitters and are always on the lookout for great little patterns that don't in...
Happy Birthday to Brewer!
Brewer recently turned 4 and Candice tells us: Brewer has been "magical" since he was born. it's impossible not to fall in love within minutes of meeting him. He always make...
Name: Adrienne
Location: Jackson, Tennessee
Type of space: Backyard Garden Box
Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: We wanted to start a small garden, in our back yard. so w...
If we were to make wish flags for a garden they would probably read "don't die! don't die! don't die!" Maya and her family's are a little more specific. We love the idea of making wishes for your ...
If you're like us and you still get quite a few catalogs in the mail- you can at least put them to good use after you peruse them. Anthropologie catalogs- esp. their quilts and shower curtains, woul...
Around our house, the record player gets as much action as our computer full of mp3s. But for many households, the mere thought of a record collection is a thing of the past. The history and evolut...
The end of the school year kind of snuck up on us, and now we're hastily wondering what to give our preschooler's teachers to thank them for giving our little guy such a great year. We, of course, loo...
Elizabeth is looking for some feedback on an IKEA chair. She writes: Are the IKEA Martin chairs any good? Are there other, similar, sturdy kitchen chairs? We have a lovely Room & Board butcher block k...
With all the bad news coming out of Detroit, perhaps we shouldn't have been so surprised to read that Little Tikes' Cozy Coupe is the best selling car in America. At a rate of one made a minute, al...
We've always been big fans of multi-tasking furniture in our spaces. They carry with them the ability to solve more than one design delima down the road. Curious to see what these eco-friendly Mini...
Just in case you didn't know it, June 27th is the official day- the Great American Backyard Campout. Tons of people across the country are going to be camping out in their backyards, so why not join...
Name: Friis Arne Petersen, Danish Ambassador to the United States, and his family
Location: Washington, DC
Type of space: Garden, terrace, swimming pool
How did you do it?: The Embassy building ...
Most children will go through a long-lasting phase of fascination with all things space-related. If you know such a child, put this Space Origami kit on your list of go-to gifts....
We love the clean elegant look of the Componibili storage bins, by Anna Castelli Ferrieri, and we thought, "Well, why not have these in the nursery?" Who says they only have to stay in adult rooms? ...
Happy Birthday to Isaac!
Emily writes: I can't believe it's been a year since you took your first breath and stole my heart at the same time. I love you more than words could ever describe.
(Cli...
Buoyed by the success of making freezer jam we started looking around to see what other common fridge staples we might be able to make ourselves. We didn't have to look any further than the en...
Tamago means "egg" in Japanese. We're not sure if the name references the soft contours of this furniture series or the fact that it's made of the same material as egg cartons - 100% recycled paper pu...
Our baby already seems to enjoy smelling flowers already, and kids will enjoy the outdoors in a unique way when you introduce them to the scents of flowers and herbs. Enlist their help to plant a ga...
We've had a thing for small food lately, but we just couldn't contain our excitement over these full out meals, prep stations and pastry cases from Rement. They are sold in sets and individual piec...
As far as we're concerned, you can never have enough art on your walls. And if you can find something for your child's room that is both cute and stylish then you got yourself a great find. We recen...
We don't think you need convincing that there is great kids' music out there and much of it springs from the minds, mouths, guitars, drums and triangles of independent musicians. Jitterbug is a web...
The first few years of being a parent is synonymous with the thoughts of cleaning, preparing and combating spit on a daily basis (plus uh... other expelled bodily fluids). After the jump we've round...
When creating birthday party goody bags, we love small, classic, well-made toys. These fine little tops, made of hand-turned maple, fit the bill perfectly. And at only three dollars apiece, they're ri...
Jim and Amy carefully mix modern pieces with vintage finds in their mid-century modern house. Located in Chevy Chase, Maryland, the house was unchanged from the 1950's when it was built until J...
You know all of those cool recycled newspaper baskets that have shown up in recent years? Now you can recycle your own newspapers and get a really cool storage piece out of it. ...
Sunset Magazine (one of our favorites) recently featured a home tour of a place in Lake Tahoe that, "...takes its design cues from the breathtaking scenery that surrounds it." The rooms are certainly...
Happy Birthday to Kit!
Kit just turned one and Cortney & Troy tell us: Kit is turning out to be a very funny, curious, and energetic Wisconsin baby girl who loves animals, cheese, and the outdoors. S...
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