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Lovely. Though I probably would have eliminated the gap as gwgg said (hello dust bunnies and lost toys...). It's hard to say from the angle, but I might have continued the unit as a bookshelf under the whole window for continuities sake.

Anyone who can vacuum their whole house or clean a bathroom "top to bottom" in 10 minutes doesn't know how to clean. Gross!

One thing to keep in mind is that your nursery furniture doesn't have to come from a nursery-specific source. Looks for rugs, lamps and bookcases everywhere.... it'll save you money and the items can be used elsewhere in your home/ life after the kid grows up.

Also, it seems like your bedding is pretty busy/ pattern heavy. All the more reason to go basic with the rest of your items....

I don't think that this article is aimed at parents who pick and choose what works for them and occupy a middle ground.

Rather I think that she is talking about parents (whom I certainly know personally) who use AP as an excuse: to not work outside the home, or focus on anything but their children, or to not discipline them-- and back it up with pseudo-science.

And then the AP parents in turn make other parents feel badly, by getting all preachy/ judge-y, when the truth is that they're simply searching for rationalizations for their own choices and insecurities.

This is based on what I've seen it happen in my social circle and I think it's bullsh*t.

Anissa said that she feels sorry for babies with their own rooms. I felt that was judgmental and, yes, mean. People's experiences are varied and unique; I took offense at what she said about mine.

(An aside: I cant believe I was chastised via a Taylor Swift song. Wow.)

OMG who picked the front door color? Ack.

But the house is kind of neat I guess... I would be a tad worried about resale value, however. Not because it's modern, but because of the "only door is on the bathroom" thing. That seems short sighted.

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I wasn't saying that you needed a photo of the stairs alone... but a photo of the room with the stairs or upper level visible would have been nice to give some context. After all, the entire description is how the playroom is awesome cause it's sunken. A close up of a dog sitting on a stair doesn't really illustrate that.

And yes, wow, a lot of toys.

None of the photos show the step down aspect of the playroom.

Again, I think that she didn't spend her own money, it sounds to me like the film production paid for the place ("With a very limited independent film–scale budget..."). That's the way something like this would normally go. I'm not sure if that makes it worse or better...

Just because you CAN spend money on something doesn't mean you should.