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Forget the Fridge: Hang Your Kids' Art on the Walls
Ohdeedoh in Europe - Paris

Manuela and Dario have a beautiful, chic Parisian apartment on the edge of the Marais whose walls are hung with art by their three daughters. ...

Reader Makeover: The Fisher-Price Baby Bouncer Remodel

This is the kind of reader mail that gets us excited! Faithful reader Craig sent in this bouncer makeover: Our daughter Stanley really likes to bounce, so we were psyched when a friend offered up ...

Loulou Addict is the Name of a French Kids Store
Ohdeedoh in Europe - Paris

This month's MILK magazine (a French magazine devoted to fashionable kids) had a little write-up about Loulou Addict, a boutique on the hip rue Keller in the 11th arrondissement that sells decorative ...

Firetruck Bed from Not So Big
Ohdeedoh in Europe - Paris

The lit pompier (firetruck bed) from French company Not So Big is made for kids aged 2 to 8....

Flying Nightstand for the Top Bunk
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Young Zoe and her father created "The Flying Nightstand" to address one of the functional shortcomings of occupying the top bunk. Now she's got a place for a book and some water. Brava, Zoe! Via...

Roundup: Eames in the Nursery

Is it because they're so lightweight? Is it the softly rounded curves? Maybe it's the candy colors? All we know is that we love the look and feel of Eames rockers in nurseries and kids' rooms. We've c...

Blogging Cookie: Rachel's Colorful Shreveport Abode

This should wake you up on a Friday afternoon. We tend to be partial to white, but for those braver souls, check out painter Rachel Stuart-Haas's very cool and colorful home. She tells Cookie Magaz...

Look!: Craft Store Paper Lanterns

Lanterns add a playful element to any nursery, and we love how they look when clustered together. So imagine how excited we were to find plain, inexpensive paper lanterns to decorate any way we choos...

Activity Idea: Blind Taste Test

Fans of Top Chef (and anyone who will admit to watching Hell's Kitchen) look forward each season to the blindfolded taste test challenge which tests each chef's palate as they attempt to identify bo...

François and Raphaëlle's Small Space Solution
Ohdeedoh in Europe - Paris

In Europe, limited space is not the exception but the rule. So Parisian parents like François and Raphaëlle have solved a problem like not having enough bedrooms by giving a private bedroom to each ...

Look! Using Pant Hangers for Displaying Images

Surely you have some of these old-school wooden pant hangers kicking around your closet or you can snag some for cheap at a garage sale. They've fallen out of favor for hanging pants, but have been...

KidsTopics to Go

You know the moment...you're with your 'tween and things are going fine, when all of a sudden that dreaded uncomfortable silence kicks in. What do you talk about? The weather? The state of the eco...

Meet the Ashtons! Home Exchange: Phoenix to Provence

(photo by Nicole Hill) The Ashtons: Dave, Stasha, Abigail (10), Sophie (7), Samuel (5), and Carter (2) Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona Adopted Hometown: Mougins, France (near Cannes) since August, 2007 I...

Look! Rube Goldberg Machine

When it's either too hot or wet to go outside you begin to become very creative with what you do inside. You can only do so many arts and crafts, after all. This weekend, we made our first attempt a...

Reader Inspiration: At the Car Wash

With the weather becoming warmer (Finally!), we begin to drag out all of the musty, dusty outside toys, bikes and riders from their winter hide-outs. Ohdeedoh reader Amy, sent us a link showing an af...

At Home with Michaela of Bumpstyle

(...and Hello to Traci, the fourth of our four bloggers trying out for a position on the Ohdeedoh editorial team. Comments welcome!) Our family moved to Portland 3 years ago. From the beginning, the ...

Maya's Colorful Mural

Some inspiration for your eyes to get you going after the long holiday weekend. Yanuly painted this mural in her daughter Maya's room. ...

Look! Little Tikes Car Makeovers

There are lots of ugly toys out there that kids love and parents just have to accept. One of them is the popular Little Tikes car. But a few moms have given their kid's car a makeover......

Nigella Silhouettes and Sneak Peek at Little Stitches by Amy Butler

We're huge fans of Amy Butler's fabrics and sewing patterns and we know many of you share our affection (here and here for example). Every once in a while Amy offers free project downloads on her w...

Inspire Yourself

Guest mom Amy Sharp is inspiring us over at Design Mom. She says her family usually creates something together every day- whether it's art, a poem, or a cake. But before she shared some of her craf...

Survey: Keeping Track of It All

For many parents who work outside -- as well as inside -- the home it may be a bit difficult keeping track of all that needs to be done every day. How is it possible that we can manage to multi-task ...

Look! Nursery Rhyme Cupcakes

We're satisfied if a few sprinkles make it onto our cupcakes, but these nursery rhyme-themed lovelies make us want to set our personal bar a bit higher. ...

Inspiration: Entryway Organization

Here's a great idea - create a stylish and functional entryway nook. We love the double Eames coat racks, the floating bench with cushion and pillows and the storage room underneath....

Best Of: DIY Baby Projects

When a new baby comes along one thing is certain, you will always feel as though you never have enough time. Once the baby settles in and a routine can be established you might be blessed with some ...

The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse

It's been quite some time since we had seen Albert Lamorisse's classic film, The Red Balloon so we were a bit fuzzy as to what happens but we do remember being simultaneously captured and saddened by...

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