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Found: Painted Wood Blocks

Jill Green of Homemade By Jill has been busy crafting up a storm again and has made her own play blocks! They provided a weekends worth of entertainment and then some. Details after the jump... ...

8 Favorite Nursery Picks
Cookie Magazine

Cookie Magazine Editors recently rounded up their top 8 nursery picks and we'd like one of everything please. Some are bright, some take flight and some help keep things clean with all their might...

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...

New! Owl Family Mobile

Petit Collage woos us every time with their simple, yet retro inspired designs, that appeal to adults and children alike. We love them so much we've talked about them not once, not twice, but three,...

Etsy Find: Zen Balance Blocks

We have a thing for blocks. Ok that's probably an understatement. We really, really have a thing for blocks. So when we scrolled through our morning blog roll and spied these anything-but-square ...

One Minute Tip: Install A Baby Gate On A Banister
Without Drilling Into Your Woodwork

We've had banisters in several of the homes we've lived in over the years. Long twisty Victorian ones, short and square Craftsman ones and "If this wasn't a rental I would so rip it out" ones! So w...

Etsy Find: Reclaimed Wood Sewing Machines

Etsy Find: Reclaimed Wood Sewing Machines

Design from Hong Kong: Drummond Kids

click thumbnails for larger pics Hong Kong based Drummond, has rolled Mid Century and Modern together into an amazing line of kids furniture. Wires and clean lines keep the pieces light, while still...

Etsy Find: Plywood Sculpture Kits

We're suckers for wood toys no matter what they look like, but when they have 8 legs and are as fantastic as these, just color us overjoyed. And although we're not really sure what color overjoyed i...

The Cheekeyes

It almost hurts a little to discover these at a time when we, along with the rest of the country, are tightening our purse strings. They're called Cheekeyes and are the creation of Dutch designer R...

Sculpted Wooden Animals at Romp

There's something so pure, simple and beautiful about these wooden animal forms. They make us want to get down on the floor and set up a rural habitat for them to live in. Or line them up on a she...

Puzzimals

Puzzimals remind us of the concrete poetry Mrs. Hogan made us work on in the 7th grade. Hand-crafted from wood by an Amish father and son duo in Ohio (each piece is signed by either Harvey or Harve...

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? ...

Beearo Veneer Wall Decals

Wall decals are a quick and easy way to transform any room, but often some decals don't look as high-end as we'd like. In comes Beearo with their interpretation of the wall decal to remedy that....

Matsutake Pull Toys

Here is an old fashioned, handmade toy made modern with creative painting. ...