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Posts tagged “storage”

Organizing and Displaying Stuffed Animals

We're fans of pretty much everything Courtney of Two Straight Lines comes up with. She recently shared with readers her simple yet terrific idea for storing stuffed animals....

Make This: Boon Stash Storage System

We are often torn when it comes to buying new products. One side of us thinks, "Ooooh Shiny!" The other side says, "Find me two paper clips, some chewing gum and a can of spray paint and I can make...

Inspiration: Space-saving Ideas for a Shared Room

We love the look of this room. It's bright, white and modern, and it offers some great tips for setting up a small shared room. ...

Inspiration: Big Toy Storage for Big Toy Collections

We field a lot of questions about how to manage burgeoning collections of stuffed toys, so when we saw this gorgeous stadium-style modular storage system in a model nursery created by designer Nicolet...

Storage Idea: P'kolino Play Kit

Although plastic tubs and totes from your local big box store work great to store, stash and hide whatever you need them too, they are often fragile and we can never find the right lid for the right...

Found: Toddler Bed With Stuffed Animal Storage

We've spent several hours looking for storage ideas for stuffed animals that don't take up any extra floor space or involve a net. We found exactly what we were looking for in our own archives, clic...

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 ...

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...

Drool Worthy Tree House Play Room

All we can say is wow. Just wow. The pictures say it all when it comes to this amazing children's play room outfitted with one of the coolest tree houses we've ever seen. Although it might be far...

10 Classroom Classics For Your Home

Community Playthings is a great place to pick up sturdy, school grade furniture and toys that are often found in classrooms, but have a clean and classic styling that makes them a perfect fit for yo...

Found: No Sew Upholstered Lack Bench

Everyone loves a good lack hack (we also really like to rhyme but that's a story for another time) and this one is no exception. Lack shelving are great transitional pieces that can carry your child...

The Perfect Beach Toy Tote

Our first family vacation to the beach was a success. We're hardly pros but we learned much about efficient packing for a day spent on the beach digging holes and building sand castles. What's on ou...

Look! A 25 Year Old Pez Collection

My husband has been collecting Pez since he was little. Just out of diapers, they were his special treat whenever he would accompany his mother to the grocery store. Sure, there's been many that we...

Look! Upholstered Toy Chest

Attractive toy storage is a must for any family with children. We love this upholstered toy chest spotted over at Design Sponge. Can you tell what it was in a past life?...

Stash Organizer by Boon

Stash - the name says it all. We're enthusiastic about this well-designed organizer by Boon. Use it to store and organize your feeding accessories in the kitchen, baby toiletries in the bathroom, or...

Small Space Living: Where to Store Ride-On Toys?

At some point in a baby's life, he will want mobility above everything else. (Of course, we know that desire will continue well into the teen years!) We shied away from buying ride-on toys for a lon...

Inspiration: DIY Drawer Front Hangers

Our friends over at Design Sponge shared this fabulous hanger idea from Morgane Rouault, in Berlin. She used old boards, some cute drawer pulls and a bit of left over gift wrap to add some extra per...

Roundup: 20 Cool Kids Finds Under $20

Having the desire to outfit your nursery or kid's room with super cool things can feel frustrating knowing they could grow out of things in the blink of an eye. To help ease the pain of aging toddle...

Offi Paket Table Makes The Most Of Small Spaces

We've always loved smart design and this Offi Paket table is no exception. It's marketed at adults in small spaces, but we think it has great uses for kids as well! An impromptu coloring session or...

Space-Saving Solution: Bi-Level Dish Rack For Bottles & Sippy Cups

One of the few things we never got advice on before becoming a first-time parent had to do with kitchen storage. Namely, where and how to store all of the baby bottles, sippy cups, and their attendan...

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! Underbed Storage Boxes Turned Sandbox

It's no secret that we love repurposing things. It's the true key to being a great resourceful and thrifty parent (and non parent alike). Sometimes it gets trickier when the item you're repurposing...

Organizing Baby Clothes

Babies grow FAST. The first go-around we received an avalanche of stylish baby clothes in various sizes and for various seasons. We dutifully laundered and folded and stored the clothes away only to...

Look! Collapsible Pint Sized Picnic Table

We're not usually won over by bland colors and things lacking in the design department, but we were this time. While strolling through our local Costco we happened upon a kids size folding picnic ta...

Cloud Shelf

Our childrens' rooms are small so everything we put in to it has to have a little flair. This Cloud Shelf by Estela Lugo definitely has that something special we're looking for....