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Posts tagged “playroom”

Four Square Ping Pong Table

We're going to forget for a moment that this four square ping pong table would take up a ridiculous amount of space in your home, because the idea of taking our turn at this game is far too exciting....

Family Playrooms
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The family that plays together...well, plays together. A well thought out playroom is more than just a group of toys, it requires a certain amount of planning and organization. A smattering of beaut...

A Designer's Combination Living Room/Playroom

Who doesn't love a beautifully-styled magazine shot with everything just so? But when kids are part of the household, the only shelter porn that does it for us is the kind that reflects how we live. ...

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...

Playroom Transformed Into Family Room

We know it looks like this room is styled for a magazine photo shoot, but it is a real, honest-to-goodness room in a family's home. The owner made some major changes to a chaotic kids' playroom to ...

Converting the Dining Room Into a Playroom
A Good Idea For the Modern Family

We love the architecture and details of many older homes, despite the smaller square footage and more interior walls than we'd like. There are no family rooms, recreation rooms or bonus rooms to spea...

Inspiration: Midcentury Living Room and Playroom Combination

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?...

Light-filled Play and Music Room in Sydney

Carli wrote us to share her children's lovely, light-filled play/music room in Sydney: There is one room, right now, where I can walk in and say 'This room is just right'. Toys, books, crafts, a p...

Good Questions: Ideas for Alyson's Make-A-Wish Playroom

Dear Ohdeedoh, My daughter, Alyson, was diagnosed with Leukemia in August. She has just been granted a Wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Her Wish was processed quite fast (within 3 weeks) and th...

Jessica's Playroom
Slinks: n. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites

We love the 'Before and After' feature on Design Sponge and this children's playroom definitely caught our eye. Jessica designed this basement space in her brother's home for his three daughters. ...

Look! Parenting Magazine Play Zone

One of the articles we dogeared in the recent issue of Parenting was of a terrific playroom makeover. The gloomy attic space, described by owner Juli Smith as a "toy dumping ground" was brightened ...

Blogging Real Simple: A Messy Playroom Gets Organized

For those of us who live in small homes and apartments, the idea of having a dedicated playroom is an out-of-reach fantasy. So it kind of drove us nuts to see this huge playroom being squandered in...

Look! Eco-Friendly Playroom

Interior-designer, Erica-Lynn Huberty has designed a delightful children's playroom in Bridgehampton, NY, but something is noticeably missing - a television. This is a room for creative, imaginati...

Playroom Essentials
Slinks: n. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites

Our friends over at AT Los Angeles recently asked their readers, "Since we have very little experience with toddlers, we're wondering: what works in a playroom and what doesn't?...Anyone have any tip...

Look!: Cozy Cube

We recently saw this great reading nook while visiting a friend's school and thought why should schools get all the fun? ...