Furnishing & Decorating: Infant, Target
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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...
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 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 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...
Trying to Find Some Stars and Clouds to Hang from Ceiling in My Baby's Room...
Asked by G.M. from Phoenix
on May 12, 2009
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Do any of you parents know, or have seen Stars and Clouds that I can tac on the ceiling in my baby's room? I've got my son's room in Creamy Chocolate and Merry Go Rou...
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- I would try at the Arizona Science Center gift shop. They usually have the stars. Not sure if this is what you're looking for but worth a try. I would just paint the c...
- Ikea!!! They have super cute stars and clouds for a baby's room! And it's Ikea so it's not super expensive!! Good luck, it sounds adorable!
- Hi - you could look for pretty whimsical pictures of them in your baby's books and then paint or color them onto white cardboard, make them double-sided, and then atta...
Older Son Living at Home
Asked by S.M. from Houston
on December 24, 2007
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How do I get a 27 year old son motivated to get a job and get out on his own? Please don't say "kick him out". That is what I usually hear. He has no job, no money,...
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- Dear S., This is long but may give you some insight. When I started junior college, I wanted to party all the time. For about 6 months I did not work, seldom we...
- Well, right now my husband and i and our 2 kiddos live at home with his dad. My husband does work (all the time 80 hrs a week), but at this point in time until we can...
- Have some mobsters "motivate" him.
Need Ideas for Daughter's Blue Room
Asked by J.M. from Denver
on May 17, 2010
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My second daughter is due in 6 weeks. The room we are putting her in is all sky blue - we painted it that color 4 years ago when it was a guest room and full of white ...
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- I like the garden idea. It'd be really cute. But then, it's also something I've always wanted to do, and never have done. You could do some clouds and birds in the ...
- You don't have to do a theme. Get crib bedding in blue and white, white curtains, and some art to hang on the wall in white frames. Throw-pillows, too. You can go any ...
- My neighbor has a preschool, and she used a white picket fence piece along one wall as decoration, and as a coat rack. The kids hang their jackets, backpacks, etc on ...
Need to Transition Toddler to Big Girl Room
Asked by E.C. from Dallas
on September 23, 2008
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My husband I just had a new baby. Unfortunatly, my almost 21 month old is still using the crib. We have our 11 week old still sleeping in our room for this reason. We ...
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- Wow-lots of changes for that little toddler! Try not to rush it too much, at least do it in stages/"baby steps" as to no over-whelm her! If she feels that she is bei...
- E. there are lots of great ideas here. My children are all older so it's been a very long time since I've gone through this. With my older two I had to move my oldes...
- i have three girls. the youngest is still in her crib but.... i put the other 2 straight into queen size beds. we have a 4 bedroom house and no guest rooms so i opt...
I Need Help Decorating My Baby Boy's Room
Asked by C.P. from Houston
on February 16, 2009
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We are expecting our baby boy in about a month, and I don't have a clue how to do the room. We have everything ready except for the paint and decor. We don't like th...
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- Classic, clean lines, clean colors. Krisp tans (stay away from tans with yellow or pinks), do a krisp kaki on the walls with a very light ice blue on the ceiling, tri...
- visit www.JacquelynReese.com for some great ideas, or to custom order.
- Look at restoration hardware for babies. They have simple styles and clean lines.
