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Dylan's Room, Living Large and Frozen Peas
Hot Posts 09.12.09

• Living Large • Baby Daley's Room-to-Be • Short Projects for the Long Weekend • Henry's Words • Peas Popsicles • Dylan's Down Home Gender Neutral Nursery More Top P...

Chalkboard Art by Chalk Chalk

Ahh...there's nothing like your first set of wheels. Bikes, a trike, wagon, even a Victorian perambulator have been immortalized in these chalkboard prints (hooray - no chalk dust!) by Etsian ...

Nursery Tour: Julian's Music-filled Room

Name: Julian Maziar Mellano Age: 3-1/2 months Location: Los Angeles, CA  According to mom Mandana this nursery was inspired by the original Casalino orange chair from her own childhood and desi...

The Ikea Hacked (Dining Room) Nursery

Alison needed space for her new baby and wanted to keep things on a budget. Not the "budgets" you see on tv or in most magazines, but a real budget! She diy-ed and made several great hacks to some ...

No Closet? Create Your Own!

Nurseries often are carved out of the smallest room in the house. That means a built-in closet doesn't always exist. ...

Mini Tour: Chloe's Restful Vintage Space

When we last peeked inside Jade's home, it was to tour her daughter Makena's "big girl" room. Jade is expecting her second daughter, Chloe, any time now, and we were thrilled when she offered us ...

Big Boy Room Redo
My Home Ideas

Your little boy is suddenly becoming a big boy and it's time to up the ante in his room and have it fit his bold, new personality. We love the great ideas this terrific big boy room makeover has...

Non-Slip Baby Bath Suggestions?
Good Questions

Q: My five month old daughter is outgrowing her bath chair. By that I mean, she no longer wants to relax and recline, but instead wants to actually sit in the water. Of course she slips and slides a...

Argington Bam Bassinet and Crib

You've heard us sing the praises of our Stokke Sleepi and we wanted to tell you about a similar product new from Argington that also converts from a bassinet to a crib to a toddler bed. ...

8 Favorite Nursery Picks
Cookie Magazine

Cookie Magazine Editors recently rounded up their top 8 nursery picks and we'd like one of everything please. Some are bright, some take flight and some help keep things clean with all their ...

What To Do This Weekend: Baby Doll Diaper Bag

We spotted this adorable little diaper bag over at Artful Parent. I don't think we even knew about diaper bags back when we were pushing our dolls around in strollers or rocking them in the cradle!...

Rollip: How to Create Polaroid-style from Your Photos

If you love vintage and Polaroid photos, but live life with a digital camera, Rollip offers a way for you to turn any image into the look you want. With the traditional Polaroid style or a minimal wh...

Stainless Steel Food Container by Born Free

We came across this stainless steel food container while searching for lunchbox options....

Adverse Affects of Praise on Children
NPR

While driving home from work the other day, we caught an interview with Po Bronson on NPR in which he was discussing his new book "NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children." What Bronson claims is t...

Happy Birthday Isabella Kai

Name: Isabella Kai Birthday: Second Greeting: Happy Birthday Bella-boo! Isabella is turning 2 on September 13th and she has been a ray of sunshine since the day she arrived. Mommy was diagnosed with b...

Five Toys to Get New Walkers Moving

Somewhere around the one-year mark most babies begin to walk. Some practically take off running while others need encouragement. Here are five categories of toys that will help new or emergin...

Reading Posters on All Posters.com

Websites with hundreds of mass produced prints and portraits usually don't top our list as creative places to find artwork, but we were surprised at what we found on All Posters.com, including f...

Make This! Big & Bold Tufted Headboard

Tamar over at Nest Pretty Things has shared with us a fabulous tutorial for making your own colorful headboard, complete with tufted buttons! It's perfect for any age and easier than you think...

Lifestyle: Entertaining While the Kids Are Asleep

One of the biggest lifestyle changes many new parents encounter is the bedtime "lockdown" or at least that's what we call it at our house. Once the kiddies are in bed, there's lots of time for house ...

Design Classic: Nanna Ditzel High Chairs

Introduced in 1955 by internationally acclaimed design pioneer Nanna Ditzel, these iconic highchairs are much sought after by design enthusiasts today, which is no surprise. Even after more than half ...

Hot or Not?: Sound Carpet

Voting and more info, below the jump......

Tips for Travel to Tokyo with Two Kids?
Good Questions

Q: My husband just got an opportunity to go to Japan for 4 weeks, at least 3 weeks we'll stay in Tokyo, and the other week we probably travel around. My question is with a 3 year old and a 6 month old...

Metal Alphabet Letters from A-Z

Being fans of typography we love the idea of using letters as decorative accents but it seems whenever we find a good source for them, they're sold out in all but a few letters (we're looking at you...

DIY Dinosaur Night Lights

You can't help but love dinosaurs, especially when they double as a lamp and have a little diy to them. Check out all the dino details on these super affordable nightlights after the jump!...

Laura Rittenhouse Crib

Personally, we've never had a thing for really expensive cribs...we're very happy with our IKEA crib. But if we won a really nice crib, say, in a contest or something- this is the one we'd want. The...

Eye Candy 4 Kids

A site devoted to featuring art for kids, Anna, mother of two, creates original paintings, drawings, and reproductions. Aimed to suit your needs and tastes, anything is customizable...just ask....

Using Grown-Up Furnishings in the Nursery

For those of you who dislike anything too cutesy, consider using grown-up furnishings in the nursery....

Dorm Decor Felt Rug

A few weeks ago, we featured the book Dorm Decor which gives great ideas on sprucing up a small bedroom space -- that's something many of us could definitely relate to. We recently discovered another...

Happy Birthday Malia

Name: Malia Birthday: First Greeting: A belated birthday wish is in order on Malia's mom's favorite baby blog, mostly so that I can add it to the baby book. All the best to my favorite girl in the wh...

Fairy Tale Characters: Alternatives to Disney

While we feel nostalgia for many classic Disney films, as parents a lot of those fuzzy feelings are being crowded out by their omnipresent marketing to our kids. But that doesn't mean we have ...

Survey: Getting Rid of Stuff

Some people have a really hard time letting go of their stuff or their kids' things because of sentimental reasons, but some people, like us, just have a really hard time knowing what to do with the t...

Spotlight: Adoptabot On Etsy

We would consider ourselves to be robot nerds in our house, so when we came across these found item robots from Brian Marshall, there was actual audible squealing going on! Brian started the A...

Good Idea: Creating a Trapdoor

When you have kids, doing something unexpected can really get them excited. We saw this idea of installing a trap door leading to a small play area over at Nesting blog....

Reader Project: Fruit and Vegetable Wall Graphics

Ohdeedoh reader Alexandra is trying to encourage her two-year-old to eat more veggies, so she came up with these inspiring graphics using vintage paper placemats she found in her grandfather's design ...

How To: Camp with an Infant

You've checked the Weather Channel -- and yes -- there are a few warm days coming your way, and by golly, camping is how you want to spend them. ...

Love this Cartoon! Is it Available on DVD?
Good Questions

Q: There is a small children's cartoon that I watched as a kid that I stumbled upon recently. It is AMAZING for kids 18 months and up. I know that children younger than 2 yrs are not supposed to wat...

Idea for DIY Mobile: Birch Lovi Cards

When we saw these neat self-assembled birch objects over at Twig & Thistle we immediately thought they'd be perfect to use in making your own mobile - lightweight, three-dimensional, colorful a...

Found! Double Headed Doodle Bird

Natalie's in Indianapolis was having dinner with her mother when she picked up a Stone Crab claw and said, "Hey, this would make a good beak." Agreeing, she quickly went to work and needle fel...

Modern Mona Lisa

Here's one way to get a masterpiece in your home. It's a 7th grade art lesson about creating a modern day Mona Lisa, but we think it'd be neat to see what any age could come up with if shown the orig...

Roundup: Modern Day Pac-Man

Long live Pac-Man! If this game of old still inspires designers and crafters everywhere, we're guessing your kids can be inspired too. From cupcakes to accessories, toys to decals, Pac-Man, Pin...

Photos as Wallpaper

Looks like wallpaper and wall graphics are still hot in a big way these days. If you're looking to do shake things up a bit in your house, consider using your photographs to create personalized wallp...

Cavallini Papers

We are loving these gorgeous decorative gift wrap sheets by Cavallini. Who says gift wrap is only for gifts? Pish posh! Their nature series is too lovely to use for presents. We think they would b...

Happy Birthday Skyler

Name: Skyler Birthday: First Greeting: Happy 1st Birthday Skyler! You have changed my world this past year! You've went from my angel baby who slept 20 hours of the day to my toddler who never sleeps...

How To: Clothesline Hair Clip Holder

When we saw this framed fabric clothesline at Nested we just thought it was super adorable. The fact that it can be used as functional organization for hair clips was just the frosting on the cake....

Mini Nursery Tour: Charley Mae's Modern Eclectic

We spotted this fresh room by an Urban Outfitters designer for his first daughter and had to show it to you. It's full of fun stuff including a funky mural, zebra rug, and a bird mobile made by ...

The 8'x11' Nursery Makeover

For those with kids rooms that are feel like they only have space for the bare necessities, the super sized rooms that seem all the rage in the media lately, can feel more than a little extreme...

Storage Bags

Maybe it's due to the change in weather and the unofficial end of summer that we found ourselves crazy about cleaning and organizing this past weekend. Our cupboards were picked through and organized...

Etsy Find: DIY Eco Bags Pattern

If you're already harboring guilt over the volume of plastic baggies your kids will be toting off to school in the year to come, harbor no more. Instead, whip up a set of re-usable fabric bags in four...

Desks for Kids
Cookie

Once it's time for homework to rear its head again, why not set up a stylish inviting place for your little student to get going? ...

How Should I Paint the Walls in the Twins Room?
Good Questions

Q: I have two toddler boys and am now pregnant with twins. I'm due in 5 weeks but the babies could come any time. I am trying to figure out what to do with the babies' walls. I realized that eve...

Kokopax Classic Carrier

It's great that we have so many options in the baby carrier department these days and it seems the trick is to find the one that best suits your family and lifestyle. We're betting the Kokopax carr...

5 Uses For A Bite Size Brownie Pan

Last week over at The Kitchn, Emma Christensen gave us a great review of this bite sized brownie pan. Although we're unsure it would keep us from eating as many pieces, it does have a few great uses...

Baby Clothes Quilt

We've seen this done before, but this one by Hillary Lang over at Wee Wonderfuls really inspired us to think about this idea again. It's such a sweet way to hang on to those favorite baby outfits. ...

Parenting Blog Roundup
Week of 9.7.09

Everyone at home is affected when school starts up again, so that's our continued focus in this week's parenting blog roundup. Zoning in on green choices, healthy morning routines, school supplies, le...

Pink and Grey Done Right in the Nursery

It's hard to get away from using pink in the nursery when you are decorating for a baby girl. But how to keep it from looking too saccharine?...

byGraziela

If there's something familiar about the fabrics used in byGraziela, it's with reason. All of the great vintage children's prints you may have grown up with are around for another go....

Happy Birthday Parker

Name: Parker Birthday: First Greeting: Super big birthday wishes to our Parker who turned one on 8/11/09. Parker had a party with all the neighbors and enjoyed sharing his carrot cake. He loves strol...