Could you place your sofa parallel to the fireplace? And then maybe do side tables or a console table instead of a coffee table? Alternatively, you could put your wingback chair and ma...

It's possible to skip the potty chair altogether. We did, and it worked out great! Starting on the grown-up potty makes it easier to be potty-trained when you're out and about in the world -- potti...

I dig it. I have an ugly carpet runner on my stairs, and don't think I have the funds to replace it with a cooler one. Something like this might do the trick instead. Where does one find animal-pri...

Hey -- this was my Valentine's Day plan all along! We've made swirly crayons before. Crayolas are the way to go. Also, Target has heart-shaped silicone mold trays in their dollar section right now....

Oooh, I would also love to know about the grout dye. Someone who used to live here decided that a white ceramic tile floor was a great idea for a kitchen, but they never sealed the grout and it is ...

We tried everything we could to keep our son in the Peapod. We arranged the zipper pulls to be on the outside. No dice. We tied the zipper pulls together. No dice. We never went with a safety pin o...

We traveled with the Peapod for a while. We used it from the time our son was about 16-18 months until he was about 2-1/2. It's very small, which is awesome. Much more travel-friendly than the Pack...

I can't begin to calculate how much joy this would bring me. If only people from "flyover country" were eligible to win these things....

We installed a dimmer switch for the overhead light. Babies and lamps and cords don't mix well once baby can crawl (and that happens so soon!). Also, by using a dimmer on the overhead light, you ca...

• Stuff for baking (recipe book, fancy sprinkles and sugars, cookie cutters -- the fun "extras," not the mixing bowls they already have) • Gift certificate for photo website (like...

Also, if you have a clothing rack in a sunny room (like the one shown in the picture), your clothes fade. Badly and unevenly.

I lived in a closetless apartment for three years and I had a clothing rack. It does not have a carefree, casual style to it. It has an "I'm too broke to afford anything else" style to it. The rack...

My son would break his neck in twelve seconds flat if we had one of those. Clearly designed by someone who thinks the inhabitant of this nursery is going to sleep sweetly in the crib until third gr...

Pleeeeeeease don't use plaid wallpaper. All it does is make your room smaller and busier and uglier. My house came with a plaid bathroom when we moved in. We just two months ago ripped down the bla...

I just painted my guest room gray. It's ICI/Dulux in "Zeppelin." It's a medium hue, on the cooler side but without any strong undertones of blue or green or purple. The room gets a decent amount of...

Oh, please please please don't wallpaper any closets. PLEASE. Paint them all the glamorous, exciting, dramatic, interesting colors you want, but please don't wallpaper them. Ripping off wallpaper i...

Why not find a couple of cozy club chairs and set them along the wall where the drop-leaf table is now? Add a small table between them. Then beef up the bar you have in the corner — use a big...

Before was better. After looks like a scary bordello. Who wants to be freaked out in a bathroom?

How neat — literally! The entry looks smashing, and that utility room looks like it works so well that doing chores in there isn't a drag. And I especially love the orange-and-white print in ...

TOTALLY get the rug pad. You don't need to get the pricey rug, but spring for the pad. Industrial tile floors are not comfortable, even if you put down the plushest rug on earth. Get the rug pad.