i trace my frames etc onto craft paper so once i arrange the real things onto the floor, i tape the paper versions onto the wall to see if they need to be adjusted given the wall space.

Since she was 2, our 4 (and almost 3/4!) year old daughter has carted Monkey around with her everywhere. If you know Ella, you know Monkey. Monkey has traveled to Disneyworld, Paris and everywhe...

the little guy will outgrow this fascination soon enough so just keep the gate up for now. however, since he likes kerplunking in water and bowls, you could provide him with a play area all his ow...

we have a 1960s silver tinsel tree i bought on ebay about 10 years ago. it makes me smile every time i look at it.

my daughter and i love "a cartoon christmas" and "a cartoon christmas too." i bought these 2 compilation cds about 10 years ago and we play them nonstop in the car and at home. the cds have all t...

This Thanksgiving dinner will be the 10th one I've hosted for my family. There are always 10-14 people at our house. The 1st time was a chaotic and dinner was late. However, each year I learned ...

I've struggled for years trying to find a way to corral all of our daughter's toys. Some of her fisher-price playsets and such are too bulky to store behind cabinet doors or in baskets. However, ...

i spent years trying to convince my 4 year old daughter that leaning her head back to rinse off the shampoo would prevent water in her eyes. About a month ago, she finally relented, and laid back ...

i use a black plastic lid from an ikea storage container. the lids are sold separately. i also bought the black stones at ikea . i think i borrowed this idea from an A.T. post. works well.

i replaced the screen of a door this summer using these instructions. the spline tool is essential and easy to use.

dmstudio, i'm not sure but my ella, our 4 year old resident bug expert, thinks it may be a rhinoceros beetle.

My husband and I were so livid with Dwell's article about our beloved city. I moved here in '94 for Penn and have loved this place ever since. We are now center city home owners raising our 4 yea...

I think you're better off lugging something in and out of the house. As a mom of a 4 year old, I've realized that many of things I bought to ''contain" my daughter had a relatively short lifespan ...

So glad AT is showing some love to the City of Brotherly Love. I've lived in Philly for 12 years now and love my Fitler Square neighborhood. Best of all, our 4 year old daughter can boast, "Cente...

those bins are from pottery barn kids and available in may.

Hah! My parents have an adult-sized version of this table that they put bring out for large family gatherings. It is nothing to look at but does do the job.

I just got wonderful amy butler fabric here in philly at spool at 19th and south. They have a great selection. http://www.spoolsewing.com/

i bought similar stuff at ikea about 2 months ago to do the same thing. i'm looking at the pile right now.

clinton and stacey were appalled at the idea. the person who participated in the swap was nominated to be on the show. yes, i have seen almost every episode.

when my daughter was a baby, i simply divided the clothes by using different colored hangers.