Furnishing & Decorating: Infant
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Toys in Your Living Room?
Asked by K.W. from Los Angeles
on September 8, 2011
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People with small children and small houses: do you allow toys in your living room?
I have 2 preschoolers and a 2 bedroom apartment. My youngest is moving into a big...
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- My daughter is allowed to take her toys out of the playroom and play with them in our living room. At the end of the day, they go back into her playroom. You would t...
- 85% of my two children's toys are in our living room. The other 15% is in their bedroom, or the small things like puzzles, blocks, and trains are in the hall closet.
- Yes, we kept toys in the family room when our kids were younger. They are older now. We cut down as the years went on, but we had some sort of toy shelf in there unt...
Kitchen Remodel
Asked by K.P. from Chicago
on January 18, 2010
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Hello,
Has anyone remodeled their kitchen with two little ones? My sons are 3 and 1 and I was wondering if we should just get it over with or wait a few years whe...
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- We did this last summer. Our boys were just turning 4 and 2. We did it over summer so we could grill. We left town for the demo (old house, lots of bad dust) which ...
- We did it while i was pregnant and had a 18month old. It sucked big time but thats probably because the guys we hired sucked. It was dragged out for 3 months instead...
- K., Not only have I done a kitchen remodel with little ones, but I was doing in-home day care at the time. I'm not going to lie, it's a mess. I had to wash baby b...
Do You Have a Boy and Girl Living in the Same Room?
Asked by A.G. from Houston
on October 4, 2011
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How long is it appropriate?
How do you decorate?
My house is a 3 bedroom I have two girls 6 years apart and a boy on the way. I think the two girls are too far apa...
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- I think, by the time the boy is say, In Kindergarten or Preschool, the girls will be of Pre-Teen or Teen ages? ... and then, their body will be developing and then "th...
- I think it's fine to have them share a room, for a few years, at least! As for decorating, there are tons of things you could do that would be unisex, or mix a little...
- Yup. My son and daughter are 13 months apart (5 and 4 years old), and they have shared a room since birth. I see no problem with it. Not forever, mind you. Puberty...
Help with a Toddler That Creates Piles of Things in the Living Room
Asked by N.N. from Greensboro
on March 26, 2010
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I have a 3 year old that likes to create piles of things in the living room. She says it is her "castle" and likes to play with things there, but only sometimes. I t...
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- My 3 yr. old understand that toys that come visit anywhere but their bedroom go into time out. The toys have a special place and they stay there the rest of the day. ...
- I wouldnt think too much in to it. Her little mind is still growing and changing, and who knows what her reasons are. But its not destructive behavior, actually it suo...
- It's fort or nest building. Perfectly normal and lots of fun!. My son has created fantastic forts from pillows, blankets, couch cushions, cardboard boxes, etc. Grand...
Help with Room Decor
Asked by J.R. from Saginaw
on May 31, 2009
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Howdy,
I know a lot of you crafty ladies out there hopefully will give me a hand. We have 3 bedrooms upstairs and a few months back I started redecorating the spare...
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- Hi J., If you have to use a border and can't find one in a particular theme, why not just get a 'paintable' border -the ones with an embossed print on them? This wou...
- Can you put in a molding instead of a wallpaper border? Why not just go with bright colors and add accents with something he likes...bright cars, bugs, animals. Get ...
- I put a fat head fighter jet up on the wall. It is REALLY COOL!!! My son loves it and it will grow with him too. My son is 11.
How to pick a color for my baby's room?
Asked by B.S. from San Diego
on January 19, 2008
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Help! I need ideas... don't even know where to begin. I got some great advice from some friend/decorator about not using pink again in my 2nd daughter's nursery. I lik...
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- Dear B., You have a great start there. I would go for pale yellow and a pale green carpet. Frogs like green, it makes them feel at home. Just kidding. I pain...
- Hi B.- I just did an adorable room for my little girl. And we did it all within 24 hours, including the paint drying between coats. And for really cheap. http://...
- We painted our baby girls bedroom a khaki type lighter green (actual color is Vista Paint: 7849 Gold Mountain) with the trim painted a Swiss Coffee. It looks wonderfu...
Siblings in Same Room or Separate Rooms
Asked by L.C. from Los Angeles
on September 21, 2009
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Hi,
I have two girls (2 1/2 and 3 months). This is a bit premature, but I was wondering for those with more than one child, would you recommend having them share a...
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- My three kids share a room: a 5 year old girl and 7 month old b/g twins. My older daughter loves having them with her and so far no one wakes anyone else up (except f...
- Hi. My boys are 6 and 9 and have been sharing a room for 4 years. They like it and have never asked to have their own room. I think they like that they go to sleep in ...
- I have 3 girls and I put them all in the same room for a while just to show the baby what she needed to do at bed time and it worked. When the lights went out and the ...
How to decorate a bathroom for 2 boys and 2 girls?
Asked by L.S. from St. Louis
on April 5, 2008
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I'm trying to come up with an idea for my children's bathroom, I want to totally redesign it. I have 2 boys and 2 girls so I want to do something unisex. Any ideas l...
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- I have a wonderful website for you to check out! Lots of "expressions" that are easily transferred to your walls (many for kids bathrooms also)! Go to www.uppercaseliv...
- WOW! 25 years old and 4 kids. You are busy! And an early bloomer :) My 8 yr. old son and 3 year old daughter share a bathroom. With 2, and a small bathroom, this ...
- How about a seascape? Everyone loves fish, shells, turtles, the ocean...Watch "finding Nemo" for inspiration. :) Good luck and have fun with it!
Boy's Room Decor Ideas? Where Did You Get It?
Asked by M.O. from Chicago
on April 5, 2011
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OK so I feel like the sports and cars theme is too overdone. I'm iffy on the solar system and space. Our toddler is too young to really have an interest in much of a...
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- My sons room is just a science "theme" I guess. Maps on the walls and a globe on his dresser. Toy dinos on his bookshelf. On a small table sits his telescope and mi...
- Early on, we let our oldest pick out colors...and we filled other things in as his interests developed & changed. Initially, we painted the room in the two colors (2 ...
- I have two boys, one 22, one 10. My first guy did the Mickey Mouse Yellow on the walls, then we had the sheets and comforter, posters that I framed and a small MM...
Outside Laundry or Inside Laundry Small Kitchen or Tiny Bit Bigger Kitchen
Asked by A.V. from San Francisco
on January 15, 2010
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Please help. Bottom line, should we put the laundry outside to make room for a bigger eat in kitchen or leave the laundry inside keeping our tiny (4 people max) eat in...
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- I agree do your research. I have lived in a house with the washer and dryer near the kitchen and it was wonderful! If at late at night you need to wash something you...
- I assume that this means you don't have a garage? If you do have a garage, I would put it out there. If you have to put it in a detached shed, I would leave it in th...
- I lived in Seattle where our laundry was in the basement. In order to get to the basement we had to walk outside to the back deck and down the stairs. I hated doing th...
