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Oh I absolutely LOVE this room! Love the colors you chose...dresser, vanity, everything! One of my favorite rooms I've seen in a long time :)

I wish AT would disable comments and instead just have "LIKE" buttons, or LOVE for that matter. I LOVE this.

Love it!

First off, my husband made the pot pie last night and it was the most awesome thing he's made for me so far!! YUM! Thank you for posting this recipe!

On another note, I am vegan and in the kale gratin recipe and chickpea recipe it does state for vegan substitution. They are both easy enough substitutions. I have no problem with that. Again, why are people so nit picky on here (AT community in general)? If you don't like how it's written, or whatever gripe you have, why not just email them directly instead of leaving negative comments for everyone to see?

I love the aesthetics of this room and it looks like the family has arranged everything to fit their functionality.

@Larrissas-I really like what you had to say. I think learning from other cultures is very enriching and rewarding. There is no one way to do things. Every family is different and I tire of hearing judgement based criticism as opposed to constructive criticism on this site. I don't understand why some people are so overly critical. If you don't like it or it doesn't work for you family fine, but that doesn't mean it doesn't work for someone else.

As an artist (and mother) I find this room absolutely beautiful. I'm sure their child just loves this room.

I also live in Portland and last year we had a terrible invasion of slugs. We did EVERYTHING listed here!....copper, beer, sluggo...after using a combination of all the things, the slugs were gone! I think the Sluggo definitely worked best. I also hear lite beer is more favored by slugs and that coffee grinds are not liked by slugs, but we haven't tried that yet though.

i think it looks great...i love the white with the bright contrasting colors.

Wow. What a lot of comments...it is sad that we have to identify ourselves with our own morals and ethics and can't see outside of our own perspective. We raise our children to be tolerant and compassionate, yet as adults we usually are so far from that.

I would be what some people consider "progressive" (vegan, extended breastfeeding, done cloth diapers, etc) yet I would never openly judge my friend on those matters even if I didn't agree with her. Why is it that we feel the need to judge and be competitve with one another? We each have our own ideals and values. Who is to say what is "right?"

Also I thought this was a design site? I am kind of new to the community still, but are posts like these typical? It's just a bit strange to me, that's all.

oh i just did this yesterday! my kids LOVE it! the cornstarch and water is totally safe for kids...it's all edible. my 2 yr old put it in his mouth and if your child is like mine, will most likely not eat it anymore because it doesn't taste good. :) not only do the kids have fun, but my husband and i do as well! it is easy to clean up off the floor with a wet rag too.

Research tells us that young children learn best from their surroundings. When I taught younger children, my classroom was full of print, colors, their work, and other various supplies. I love having my home organized, but children need to see things "out." It helps them to learn and also remember, "hey there are those puzzles!" When I tuck things away too much, my children forget about those toys and games. I love what I see here on this website. I think most rooms shown here are well balanced. Too much of anything isn't good...so too minimalist, I think is not always going to foster an enriching and warm learning environment for children.