I would skip spending the money on a diaper pail, and put it into a really good kitchen garbage can. We bought a Brabantia can 8 years ago and it still looks good as new - and completely contains t...

I did something similar to sarahez's vinyl, but used an oilcloth pattern instead and pinned it underneath. I just did one row on the end where my two daughters sit. Gorgeous table setting? No. But ...

I used blue painters tape to do a test run on my daughter's alphabet cards and they've been up for 3 months - if it's not broke, don't fix it!

I love all of these oilcloth products and projects I've been seeing, but when I go to fabric stores, their selection of oilcloth fabrics is really sparse. Does anyone have any good suggestions of w...

Oh man, when I first was living on my own, I overzealously decided to make a large batch of frosted sugar cookies for Christmas. I hardly ever baked. I used an old handmixer that had been passed do...

The dutch oven would be so great for pot roasts and soups!

Baked potato soup with bacon & chives

Mmmm.... coq au vin or pot roast with a mushroom wine sauce!

It's a bit of a project, but we just finished installation of IKEA kitchen cabinets and they were so affordable! Even with hiring a company to come and install them, we paid less than half what it ...

I second the opinion about having a dark nursery. It doesn't have to always be dark, but I highly recommend either a dimmer switch on an overhead light or a good nightlight. When you're up at 3am, ...

I found it really helpful to look at people's amazon.com wishlists and other online registries to get an idea of what I was missing. The one thing we should have gotten that we had to ...