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This seems like it would be perfect since it looks like it's really close to an entrance door?

ok, just curious. Might be that my monitor's color is a little off, but the bow looks red? Which could be either a boy or a girl! I'm curious, boy or girl??? :-)

I've seen some amazing stone looking laminate if you're on a budget. We have ugly tan laminate countertops, so we're looking to replace that some time soon. We're highly considering the stone looking laminate since I don't care all that much if it's actual stone. (Actually, real stone you have to take care of on a consistent basis)

Mesh/breathable ones are wonderful. We used one until our little one turned around a year old, then we bought a nice fluffy one (cause she always shoved herself in the corners...it looked very uncomfortable.) So go mesh. They're wonderful.

Ok, we just did a 7 hours car ride. Granted there were two of us, but that didn't really matter...

We woke up at 3 in the morning, got her up and playing. (She was surprisingly happy for being woke up 5 hours early!) We got her fed and dressed in comfy cool clothes, then strapped her into the carseat around 4am.

She was wide awake and 'talking' to us for a good hour or so, then she fell asleep! She was asleep for about 3 hours - so we were half way there at 8am. We pulled over and had an hour or 2 long breakfast to let her play, then back in the car!

Same thing happened, she was awake for an hour, then fell asleep and we were there! We did the same thing coming home since it worked so well, and it worked out EXACTLY the same.

I guess the trick is to know your little one and how they sleep...and then drive while they sleep! Good luck!

Here's a really crazy idea...(just for the fun of giving you a different idea than already posted)...

Take ALL the side drawers out. From both sides. Then re purpose all that space as a bookshelf full of books and decorative pieces.

THEN, take those remaining 5 drawers that you took out and re purpose those into another pieces of furniture completely. Perhaps a tower where you stack the drawers, or line them up side by side and create an under the bed type storage.

I wasn't really sold by the idea until I started typing this up, now I'm totally in favor for it... :)

My daughter slept in the same room with us for a few weeks, but after becoming a mommy, I was sooooo sensitive to her sounds that I woke up when she even took a deep breath! So her sleeping in the same room did not work at all...Luckily we only have her right now, so no siblings sharing rooms.

Also, I read the ferber book, and I agree. CIO method didn't completely work for our family, but there are some really helpful tips in there. Highly recommend reading it if your little one has problems falling/staying asleep! my little one started sleeping a billion times better 2 weeks after using his tips! Now she's about 11 months old and goes to sleep without a sound (on her own) and stays asleep for 12 hours! <3

A Changing table! I know, *gasp*. We just bought a curved changing pad, and used it on our dresser for a while. (The dresser was out in the main room in our tiny place.)

We have since moved, and the little one has her own room. We just threw the changing pad on the floor now because she's so wiggly that we change her while she's standing up half the time and an elevated area seems so dangerous now. Besides, when we want more floor space we can just throw the changing pad in the closet!

I know home depot has a scraper meant for removing the texture from ceilings. It comes with a bag attached to catch the stuff you scrap off. Not sure how well it works. But if you can afford it, I'd hire a professional especially if it does/could contain asbestos.

And btw, I love the contrast between the style of the ceiling and the more modern fan. I'd tackle some other projects before worrying about this ceiling. It looks lovely! (In my opinion)

aw, it looks sad. It doesn't look like a child lives in there at all. Maybe his future teenage anti-social self...but not a child :(