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Furniture Brand Advice
Asked by K.B. from New York
on January 13, 2011
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I'm going to be transitioning my 2 year old into her big girl room in anticipation of her new brother or sister this summer. I'm looking for furniture brand recommend...
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- Our son's stuff is Stanley. He's had it since he was 2 1/2. Now he's 12 1/2. I'm hoping we never have to buy him furniture again! :))
- I bought my daughter's furniture at Costco of all places and qwe LOVE it. It is holding up very well and was a great price for many pieces. Take a look online.
- My toddler has been using JCPenney furniture for a year and it's holding up really well, is pretty and not too young so she can grow with it, it's sturdy and well buil...
Rearranging Furniture and Budget Decorating
Asked by M.R. from Rochester
on October 3, 2010
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Just curious--does anyone else have a ridiculous urge to rearrange furniture whenever they are a little bored? Or even when they are not bored? I have so many other ...
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- Maybe I'm in the minority here but I don't rearrange or "refresh" anything! I have huge, heavy, solid oak furniture and it stays were I put it the first time! The la...
- Wow - you sound like my Mom. We never knew where the furniture would be when we got home - she had a baby grand piano since she was a child and she use to move it at l...
- Wow, I think I could have written this, even to the bathroom. I make my husband clean it every week while I do other stuff. I have hardwood floors and all my furniture...
Anyone Happy with Their Children's Bedroom Furniture?
Asked by C.T. from Santa Fe
on September 8, 2011
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We are getting ready to buy furniture for our 2 year old daughter's bedroom. We are looking for affordable yet still pretty good quality furniture and I am not sure wh...
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- We got the convertible crib to avoid buying additional furniture, but 6 yrs. later we had our second child and now we need to buy a new bed for the oldest... I will n...
- I purchased my daughter's bedroom from JCpenney. All white wood. They have pottery barn style furniture at half the price. Sometime you can get a great deal if you tim...
- CarrieT - You might try IKEA. Their furniture is really affordable. You will have to lug it home in a heavy box and put it all together (yikes), but we've been real...
Seeking Help in Picking Furniture and Draperies
Asked by A.M. from San Francisco
on November 12, 2008
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Hello All,
Couple of months ago we bought a house. I couldn't do the interiors because of second child on the way. My boy is now 15 days old and I'm getting back to...
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- I like Z Gallerie stuff, but they are probably more pricey than you want to spend. Just remember... if you buy quality to begin with you don't have to replace as soon ...
- Hi A., I found that when my little one was sleeping it was the best time to pull out my sewing machine. Go shopping for your favorite fabrics, and make your curtains...
- There is a TON of stuff on Craigslist these days. Dining room furniture is great to buy used because it doesn't wear out very much.
Moving into New Home
Asked by T.C. from San Diego
on May 29, 2010
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I'm soooo excited-we are moving into a new house :) Cannot wait, but now begins the fun of buying new appliances & furniture!
We are interested in getting the front l...
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- Hi T. I am an interior designer and strongly advise you to plan carefully what you are going to do before you buy. The biggest mistake many people make is buying fu...
- I bought the Whirl pool front loader.....DO NOT recommend them! Stains dont come out of clothes like they use to, I can't get that fresh laundry smell. Unfortunately...
- I can't answer teh washer question because well even though I dream of those washer's and dryers its not in my budget..yet. LOL but I love your paint idea. We just bou...
Family Friendly Decorating
Asked by K.V. from Detroit
on May 16, 2011
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As I was wiping dust from my dresser, I silently cursed the day I decided to buy a black furniture set. Then I started thinking about my numerous home decorating regre...
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- Carpet. I hate the stuff. My boys like to sit on the floor so we have carpet in the family room and bedrooms upstairs. It stinks. It takes forever to vaccuum and i...
- Ug..... Carpet in the diningroom! WHO DOES THAT?!?!?!
- Black galaxy granite kitchen counters....installed before us. It's just like your black furniture...shows everything. I used to windex it at least twice a day and it w...
Do You Have a Matching Bedroom Set?
Asked by L.. from Roanoke
on October 4, 2011
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My husband and I have a cruddy, ugly, old, faded bedroom set that was passed down to us from my in-laws when we first got together. And THEY had it for years; and it ...
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- Like you, our set was a hand-me-down. After 32 years of that (and a double bed) we were ready to get a new bedroom. We found an iron king-sized bed that we liked. T...
- Kind of. I have a bed I simply adore with a high leather headboard, and two dressers that match each other and look like they match the bed. The dressers were cleara...
- No, my nightstand is a file cabinet, my headboard is ethan allen, it all matches and is the same type wood but we carefully selected it seperately
What Kind of Flooring Do You Like?
Asked by K.A. from San Francisco
on March 26, 2009
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Hi Moms,
We are getting ready to replace our ugly old floors in the kitchen and family room, and I am overwhelmed by all the possibilities: hardwood, tile, laminate...
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- Hi K., We have laminate wood and love it. Ours simulates pecan which is light and dark. (My husband wanted a light floor, I wanted a dark floor.) The best thing is ...
- We have a laminate wood flooring that we LOVE. It looks nice like hardwood, but is easy to clean!
- We put laminate throughout the entire house, with ceramic tile in the bathrooms and lundryroom. I love the laminate. We use a dustmop every day and I try to clean it...
My 21 Month Old Is Climbing Everywhere Help!!!
Asked by J.J. from Jonesboro
on January 9, 2008
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My 21 month old son is getting into and climbing up on anything and everything. If it is 1 foot off the ground he is on top of it. I think well if he falls and gets ...
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- ME ME ME!!!! I have a monkey boy (will be 3 in March) and my 15 month old is just starting to climb on stuff...so I have it times two :) I have been pretty hands of...
- Do you have appropriate toys for him to climb on indoors? If not, perhaps you could find something that is meant to be climbed on! Such as one of these: http://www...
- I have a 5 year old and a 19 month old I am currently going through the monkey stage again! So I feel your pain, with my boys there really is nothing that works. As ba...
Transition from High Chair to Table
Asked by D.C. from Portland
on August 13, 2008
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Hello,
I have two 2 1/2yr old twin boys that just in the last few days have thought eating in their high chair was not cool anymore. I have a very nice oak table w...
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- I teach preschool, and toddlerhood is my specific field of study. I have taught toddlers for many years, but now teach a wider age range in my in-home daycare. In my...
- Hi D.--I wanted to add that having them help you clean up their messes can make them more aware very quickly, so they make less mess to begin with. And it's a good ha...
- I bought a cute toddler sized table & 2 chairs at Ikea for $20. I don't have to worry about ruining my nice furniture & my son was very excited that he had a little ta...
