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Hi all! Thanks for the comments- construction was very easy since my husband works at Lowes and kinda just "knows" these things. I, on the other hand.... haha... I will ask him when...

I`m not really sure what color paint it is. It is the cheap acrylic paint you find for 77c a bottle at the craft store. Just go & scope out the greens & i`m sure you`ll find the right match. It ...

Kpag- thanks! the cookie dough and such was from a swap I did with a friend. Go to any craft store, pick up various colors of felt, and have yourself a ball. Since that swap, I've made a whole p...

What a fabulous room! I love all the little nooks and crannies, painted furniture, and happy colors :)

Thank you so much dear! The height of the counter is 22 inches, and the overall height is is 40 inches. She is 15 months right now, and she still isn't able to reach her potholders and all the li...

I`m normally not a fan of yellow but this is done really well! I`m impressed. I also love how you used the rug to anchor the space, which I think a lot of rooms are missing :)

Zmama- thanks for the compliment! We stuck it in our kitchen so she could cook along beside us. I`m serious, if you can just measure out the size boards you want, Lowe's will do all the cutting f...

What a sweet farm retreat. I love how you textured the walls with the fence (and complimenting animals) and how the closet door is made to look like a barn :)

I love the lived in feeling of this room and how although there isn't a loud color on the wall, other aspects of the room really bring it to life. When I look at this room I can totally imagine wh...

This is absolutely beautiful! I love love love the pops of red against the blue walls :) I plan on doing similiar accents with our next nursery! What does the quote on the wall say?

I really love your window set up, its so cheerful! Where are the string duckies and the floral arrangement from? :)

This is fantastic. I love the wood tones and how it modern and clean it looks. We built our daughter a play kitchen too, but I haven`t found a good solution for stove eyes yet. I thought coaster...

We just had it laying around. I have seen the same thing online @ Linens n' things (go to the old post @ the top of this article where haley's drying rack is featured and I believe they have a dir...

Thank you for all the nice comments, and thank you for poppin' in for me Alex :] sjh100- the lamp fixture was purchased at my local country store- "if granny had it, we got it"... haha...

pennycarnival- why don't you fill mason jars up with partymix- use colorful things such as m&ms, skittles, peanuts. You can tie assorted ribbons across the lid of each jar to go along with your r...