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Room Divider?
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on August 20, 2008
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I am looking to make a room divider for my daughter. She decided that she did not want to be in a room with her sister and she wanted to move to the playroom. She has ...
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- A room devider (in my opionion) does get a little advanced. You need to use mitered cuts to create the corner supports. Without corner suports the devider will end up ...
- C., you cn hang curtain rods off the ceiling.. the same way you would install the hardware on your wall and there you have a room divider DIY, or you can do a really c...
- curtains are definitely cheaper and easier and very cute! if you wanted to get crafty go to lowes or home depot and get 3 boards of mdf all the same size (however big...
Turning Small Open Den into Two Year Old's Room.. Need YOUR Help.
Asked by T.A. from Washington DC
on January 15, 2009
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I am CONSIDERING turning my den which is open, no doors, into my daughter's little room. Can I? How? What needs to be included in the room? Keep in mind the den is adj...
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- Any play area benefits from storage space, not only dividing it or hiding it. I would use low shelving, about two rows high - those that have square shapes shelves ...
- You can also use a curtain to make it private. I am not sure how large the space is between the 2 walls, but a rod and some curtains can make it all her own! Good luck
- Check craigslist online and see what you can find second hand in your area. I think the idea of the curtain rod and a pretty curtain is great, but if you get a screen...
Room Darkening
Asked by K.C. from Washington DC
on June 21, 2012
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We've noticed recently that LO sleeps better if the room is dark. It also helps keep it cooler and in this early 100 degree heat here in VA, cooler is better. So, righ...
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- Ha, I was too cheap to purchase and always used the quilts.. Finally purchased her eye masks when she was in 3rd grade. When she was in high school she made herse...
- Potterybarn Kids makes room darkening panels that hang under your regular curtains. We couldn't live without ours, and both of our kids have them as well.
- Yeah - we thought "room darkening" was the answer too. It isn't. All you'll do is train LO to ONLY sleep in a pitch black room. Which means when you need LO to sl...
Advice for Unisex Siblings Sharing Room
Asked by Y.L. from Washington DC
on June 18, 2012
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I am in the process of moving... My son is 3 my daughter is 1... This will be their first time sharing a room since their always in bed with me.lol what are good color...
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- Yellow or greens would be good color choices! You would want them to be separated by the time he starts school (two more years) so that they have their own spaces a...
- Unisex means "one sex." But you have a son and a daughter. Just saying. ;-) It depends on the children and if they even want to be paired up in the same room. ...
- I think this is the idea time to be truthful. Unless he is totally happy not having ANY toys that are age appropriate for him and will only play with hers. Her thr...
Sharing a Room-is It Really That Bad?
Asked by S.T. from Oklahoma City
on May 18, 2010
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So my DH and i put a bid on a really nice house that we LOVE (and there really aren't any others anyway) but one kind of big problem...there are only 3 bedrooms and t...
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- You hubby is being dumb, but i never win, my own self so i have no advice on how to convince him. I think you could always make that room into a bedroom later if yo...
- To me, I guess the answer would lie in whether or not the boys in question get along with each other. I ask because my girls shared a room for about 3 months and it wa...
- We have four kids. The boys are 11 and 3, not ideal ages for sharing a room. The girls are 8 and 5, much more ideal. We have four bedrooms, and yes, the girls share....
Bedroom Decor for 9 Yr Old Girl
Asked by C.A. from Chicago
on April 19, 2011
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I am redecorating my daughter's room and looking for suggestions. She is 9yrs old, favorite color is pink. She loves hearts, butterflies, peace sign, listening to musi...
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- One room we did a blue on top and green on the bottem and I painted a picket fence on one wall. I painted trees and animals, flowers, a barn and a house. Next room...
- check out www.pbteen.com website. they have super cute room ideas, they have a page with different rooms all done up in different themes. If nothing else, it will cert...
- I've seen a room painted in bright yellow, w/a few large butterflies (not sure if they are metal, fabric or what) spaced out on 3 of the walls and a string of small li...
Boy and Girl Siblings Sharing a Room?
Asked by J.C. from Phoenix
on January 31, 2008
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Things are changing a bit for our family right now and we are considering having our four and two year old children share a room when we move to a much smaller home. ...
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- My kids are turning 3 and 6 this month and my daughter and son (she's older) share a room as of six months ago when we bought him a bunk bed. She chose to sleep on th...
- If you just use your imagination, you can create a private space for each of them...think how you may have seen schools with the huge open spaces (and some businesse...
- I don't think there should be a problem with them sharing a room at all. We just moved to Arizona a couple of months ago and I put my five year old son in with my alm...
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 ...
4 Year Old Not Sleeping in Own Room or Bed
Asked by D.S. from Washington DC
on July 20, 2008
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I know I got myself into this fix by keeping my youngest in our bed when she was a baby. There is an 9 year difference between my toddler and my next oldest child, and...
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- We let our daughter sleep with us till a little over a month ago. She turned 3 in March and did not want to sleep anywhere without me holding her. To get to the point,...
- D., Have you thought about changing her room around or repainting and decorating with her helping chose the decor. Make the soace personal to her as if it is her ...
- I had the same problem with my son when he was little. His dad and I seperated and I use to let him sleep in bed with me. Down the road I met someone then when we de...
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...
