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Norah's Sweet and Sunny Nursery

Norah's mom Caroline says she smiles every time she walks by this room and we can certainly see why. The aquas, yellows, reds, oranges and pinks manage to be both vivid and soothing at the same time ...

AB Chao Decorates a Nursery

Many of you may remember the fabulous handy work of AB Chao when she surprised her daughter, Madeleine, with a gorgeous room makeover. AB's designerly eye has now made its way to the nursery of a very...

My Room: Little P

Megan sent us some photos and info on the beautiful room she put together: This is the nursery we created for our first baby on the way...a little girl we are now calling "Little P." My main goal was...

Kid-Friendly Kraft Paper Tablecloth

Personally, we never minded being seated at the kids' table at big family meals (who wants to listen to adults blather on anyway?). And we surely wouldn't have minded sitting at this table covered in ...

Small Kids, Big Color Contest

Our annual Ohdeedoh kids room color contest is a treat for color lovers of all ages. We're looking for the most beautiful use of color in a nursery or childrens room. Color is a big part of childhood...

Rainbow Walls

If "rainbow" brings to mind loud tie-dyed shirts of the 70's or gaudy cartoon characters of the 80's, you might want to rethink those associations. Check out this sophisticated take on a rainbow (alm...

Keeping it "Clean Enough"

We really enjoyed a post over on The Inspired Room about keeping your home "clean enough." Once you have a baby, anything more than that becomes a real struggle- at least for us. She lists a number o...

Get the Look for Less: Living Large

Bright, bold colors, luxe furnishings and whimsical touches make this room by Jonathan Adler a girl's dream. All are beautiful to look at, but (with the exception of the paint) may be painful for the ...

10 Rugs Under $20

Rugs. They make any room instantly warmer and ground furniture for a more pleasing look, but when you're pairing them with kids, they can seem over priced and lacking in style. Urban Outfitters has 10...

Slipcovers for Ikea Poang Chair

A while back, we posted a link to an excellent tutorial from JCaroline on how to recover the ever-popular Poang chair. For the non-sewing-inclined, JCaroline is back, this time with ready-to-buy slipc...

How To: Make Recycled Egg Carton Fairy Lights

Ah, the ever-versatile egg carton. Before you toss your next few, consider recycling them into something cool like this project...fairy lights... Check out the entire post on: Ohdeedoh ...

5 Preschooler-Approved (!) Threadless Prints

As a longtime Threadless fan, I was thrilled when the company branched out into kids tees and art prints. However, many of the designs, while clever, are a bit dark and edgy for your average young 'u...

Preview: Dwell Studio Baby & Kids Collection, Fall 2009

We always look forward to seeing what perennial favorite DwellStudio has in the works for kids and babies and, let us tell you, they've been busy! Introducing three lovely new designs and a wide array...

Madeleine's Surprise Make Over

Imagine going away to camp and leaving your cute -- but dated -- room behind, and coming back to a sophisticated cool-as-heck new room? That's what happened to 14-year-old Madeleine when her mother re...

Roundup: Trees as Wall Art

A good friend was recently telling us that she'd love to create a big piece of wall art for her boys' room, and we enthusiastically promoted the idea of a tree mural or some other kind of tree art. Wh...

Crumple Bath Set

You know the classic movie scene where the frustrated writer crumples up sheet after sheet of paper and flings it into the waste basket, while trying to write an all too important document? Well, we l...

How to Recycle Anything

We're into purging excess "stuff" around the house, especially around the springtime, but we're sometimes at a loss for what to do with all the stuff we no longer need. Print out this handy guide from...

Limited Edition Ribbon Jars

On the first Monday of every month, ever since February 2006, the good folks at the appropriately named The Ribbon Jar create a limited set of 50 vintage jars, each packed with 14 yards of various typ...

Purl Color Wheel Quilt

We're smitten with Purl's Color Wheel Quilt. The classic color wheel comes to life in a warm, cozier version. The quilt instructions are available in their book "Last Minute Patchwork & Quilted Gifts....

SparklePower Posters

We featured SparklePower's "La La Love You" poster last week, and found several other posters on her site we la la love. Whether you are looking for your child's room, living room, kitchen or even you...

How To: Make An (Almost) No-Sew Draft Dodger

Save heat! Save money! It seems every home has at least one drafty door or window and making a draft dodger (aka draft guard, draft blocker, draft buster, draft stopper, etc.) can be quite simple. W...

Family Artwork

Design Sponge has a sneak peek into designer Bjorg Juto's home, and right away we noticed this giant family photo in the kitchen. Bjorg explains: "We needed something for this wall in the living roo...

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