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Wow. I can't believe how many negative comments are a part of this post.
It doesn't make any sense because these rooms are all amazing and creative.
They should be celebrated.
I am the mom of the room featured in room #9.
Yes, we have 3 (soon our 4th will be in there) kids in 1 room.
No, we don't have another home.
We live in Southern California and a modest sized home (ours is 1200 square feet) that is a suburb of Long Beach and LA is expensive.
Especially if you choose to be a single income family as we do.
We are slowly fixing our house up and making it work as best as we can for our family of 6.
We have an IKEA dresser in their room.
We have posters and hand made art gracing the walls.
We are happy to have our kids share a room because it is teaching them a lot about being better people.
The kind of people who don't think the world revolves around them, have good people skills and know how to be problem solvers.
They don't have tons of toys because there isn't room, but more importantly because they don't need them.
I work hard to help my kids keep their room clean, but they do live and play in it.
If you read the post, you'd see my son spread out on the floor with Legos.
Just because you have a lot of kids doesn't mean they destroy everything and the home is a constant disaster.
It just means there might be a huge pile of laundry to fold sitting on the couch (like there is on mine right now) and that you'll have to be extra diligent about putting things away.
All of this negativity should stop.
Instead, be inspired by people who chose to make the most of what they have rather than giving up.
Those are the kind of people who change the world!
Greta Eskridge

Oh how I wish I could come to your LA stop. I haven't been to the Heath Ceramics store yet and what a great reason to go.
Alas I will be helping my parents move into thier new, smaller house. Perhaps I should get them the book for a housewarming gift.
Oddly enough, I just got this book from our library and had no idea it was so new. I have really enjoyed looking at it and am greatly inspired by it. Especially now as I am beginning to redo my small bedroom. I even posted about the book just last week!
http://picnicsinthepark.blogspot.com/2010/06/bedroom-makeover-before-shots-and-some.html

So even though I am missing the book tour, I am using the book and I think it will be sitting on the shelf at my parents' new home soon. Enjoy the tour!
Greta