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Zebra in the Nursery and Bedroom

Yesterday, we rounded up nurseries that weren't afraid to use black in their decor. The effect is dramatic, modern -- and dare we say it, even classic. Taking black a step further we considered the...

Green Ideas: Fun with Shredded Paper

If you're a parent, you know that sometimes it's the simplest things, not the toy that you thought they'd love- but the wrapping or box it came in- that bring children the most joy. We were scouting ...

Look! Black and Grey Nursery

We love grey and hits of black for ourselves. And we've recently seen a trend towards grey in the nursery. Here's a beautiful example of these "adult" colors used to perfection in a shared nursery....

Look! Curio Shelf Full Of Memories

While we were searching through Flickr this morning we came across a great little curio shelf that was created by a mother for her son starting at 4 years old. Click through the jump to see some of ...

Look! Modernist Play Kitchen

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...

Look! Light and Airy Nursery

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...

Look! Tamago

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...

Look! Miniature Rement Food

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...

Look!: Kartell and Barbie's DreamHouse

While recently perusing the Kartell Web site, we noticed a great little press release posted not too long ago. The interior of the Kartell flagship store, in Milan, was transformed into living quarte...

Look! Super Simple Lamp Embellishments

We've always been big fans of giving things a second life with small inexpensive changes. This lamp caught our eye over the weekend and we love the new life that's been given to a vintage thrift sto...

Look! Time-Lapse Video of Baby Playing

We stumbled on this great video the other day over on YouTube. A time lapse video is a really fun way to capture your baby in their daily environment. Go below the jump for the how-to if you want t...

Before and After: Giant Whiteboard Table

Ohdeedoh reader Amanda loved the bones of her old kitchen table, but she wasn't such a fan of the table's finish. When its age started to really show, and the cracks and peeling finish got to be too m...

Look! Letterpress Library Card

Library cards - the old-fashioned kind, are so endearing to us. For all those summer birthdays coming up- what a cute idea for a birthday card- especially when attached to a great children's book!...

Look! Decoupaged Window Idea

We featured a store in Kansas City today, over at Apartment Therapy, which inside of it holds treasures of all kinds, but we found this window pane project that we thought would be a great diy projec...

Congrats, Nicole and Welcome, Eleanor!
Making It Lovely

We've been slow to congratulate Nicole of Making It Lovely (and Pink Loves Brown) for her new arrival: Eleanor turned one month old on May 29! To celebrate the occasion, Nicole created this sweet felt...

Look! Family Connection Letter Writing Center

Even if you aren't inclined to make this fabulous hanging letter writing center (which Future Craft Collective authors are sharing instructions for on Craft), there are great ideas in their post for...

Look! Creature Peeper Bug Viewer

Knowing that our son was a fan of the insect world, a friend of ours gave him a bug watcher for his birthday last year. Time and time again, this nifty viewer has been in my son's top 5 toys. Not on...

Look! New Classics For Less Than You Thought

Awhile back we reported that Fisher Price was releasing all their classics again. We've been chomping at the bit to pick up a few of our well loved toys once more, but couldn't justify the price tag...

Look! Outdoor Birthday Banner

We attended a birthday party for 2yr old Allie over the weekend. Her pig tails bounced as she opened presents and even managed to get her bare feet in the cake! We had a fabulous time and instantly...

Look! The Taga

When we spotted this stroller/bike combo over at Treehugger, we weren't quite sure what to make of it. The design is a bit industrial for our taste, but we could be willing to overlook that, given the...

Look! Chalkboards Made From Crib Parts

When twins Nicholas and Gabby were ready to move to big beds, their mom Michelle decided to repurpose their vintage crib headboards and footboards into chalkboards hung at kid-level. It's a nice wa...

Look! IKEA Trofast Doubles as Staircase

We've always loved the look and dual function of a step Tansu chest - storage and staircase rolled into one beautifully crafted piece. It's an invention born out of necessity in small spaces. Look c...

Look! Cardboard Mac

Our son isn't even a year old, but he's already obsessed with our laptop. He finds the glowing screen and clacky keyboard irresistible and will crawl and cruise his way over to us at the first soun...

Look! Porch Turned Playroom

Our idea to convert the dining room into a playroom is still in the works. In the meantime, we found this bit of inspiration at Tiny Decor blog. It's the porch turned into a fun, eco-friendly playro...

Look! Donut Shop On-the-Go

click thumbnails for larger pics "Donuts for sale! Get your fresh, hot donuts!" In our fantasy life, an adorable little girl would be walking around, preferably in our living room, with a selectio...