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Jack's "Suzy Homemaker" Play Kitchen

We thought "Suzy Homemaker" was just a fun expression, but Angela scored a vintage stove by this name at an antique shop and created a little play kitchen for her son Jack to go along with it....

Craigslist Makeover: Play Table and Chairs

How much are we loving this beautiful set of table and chairs? So much that we're kind of jealous that our knees would bump the underside of the table. Want a similar set for your own little ones? All...

Good Idea: Snacking Table

We've always harbored a huge fondness for vintage Cosco kiddie chairs, but we've never been quite sure how to make good use of them. That is, until we spotted this fantastic little setup. Two chairs p...

Vintage Inspiration: School Clocks

In our recent roundup of clocks for kids, Ohdeedoh reader Swordspoint commented that she wished there were more clocks with regular numbers, to help her daughter learn to tell time. Consider the humbl...

Look! Vintage Emotional Baby Faces

There's a certain level of expectation when walking into a antique store. There's bound to be an iron rooster, mid century dishware, a box of records and so forth. So when we rounded the corner and...

Got Me In Stitches: Modern Kids Quilts

When we saw these new modern children's quilts from design duo Adam Young and Michael Alvarado, better known as "Got Me In Stitches," we knew they weren't a secret we could keep to ourselves. Bold ...

Flickr Finds: Retro Children's Rooms

In our many searches through Flickr, we often come across a photo or two from a users youth. We found a few bedrooms that made us a bit nostalgic. Our kids won't have old yellowing photos with a ...

Etsy Find: Retro Motel Signs

Adorable as these kitschy little signs are, we didn't think of them as fodder for a kids' design blog... that is, until our four-year-old spied them on the computer screen and asked if we could get th...

Inspiration: Vintage Baby and Kid Rooms

We love the full title of this post at the Naughty Secretary's Club: "Vintage Baby and Kid Rooms Ranging from Glambiguous to Badassical." Many of the rooms featured (and there are many) will make you ...

Paper Dolls for Boys Junkshop & Emporium

There's a tragic irony in the fact that vintage toys and books make such fun decorations (and, er, things to play with and read) for kids' rooms... but parents have the least amount of time to do the ...

Good Questions: Ideas for Retro-Modern Dick & Jane Themed Room

Here's a question from Becca: I'm due to have my 3rd child in two weeks. This baby and my son (14 months) will be sharing a room. We just recently moved into a house and the boys' room is nowhere...