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I wouldn't buy one of these because they're so expensive, but if someone gave me one, we'd use it all the time. Step stools aren't tall enough, and chairs get in the way.

Side note: before Apartment Therapy was reorganized, all of the kid-related posts were on Ohdeedoh and there was a whole lot less snark from people without kids. Just sayin'.

I love that this folds UP and has a chalkboard on the back. But I think the $30 IKEA wall-mounted drop leaf table would be a little more functional for my purposes.

Hmmm...I'll give it a chance, but from a design and readability perspective, so far it's a step backward. The new organization might be ok, but I agree with Canadian Kate that it feels like it's lost its sense of community (or the sub-communities of Ohdeedoh, and my own city's Apartment Therapy). Hoping it grows on me! Or that there are further refinements.

Some of the Crane humidifiers are easier to use than others...i.e., we like our penguin better than our frog, and the drop ones are nice. Definitely get the demineralization cartridge! We have ours going 24/7 and it seems like all of us get fewer colds now. My baby has eczema and I have sinus issues but this helps...though this winter it seems like the humidifier turned up all the way still can't keep up!

I, too, swore I'd limit the amount of plastic hideousness in my life...and that went (partially) out the window (I can't exactly throw out my 3-year-old's gifts from other people!). I would have bought a jumper-type thing if there were any that could be reduced in size when not in use...the footprint/tripping hazard issue is an even bigger deal in our place than the ugly factor.

This has been said already, but broken seals on double-pane windows look exactly like that, and there's no way to fix it. All of our windows in our condo were that way when we moved in. Unfortunately, that also meant that they were poorly insulated and we got drafts in winter and heat in summer. Hope yours just need cleaning!

I saw this in someone's home but never knew what it was or where to get it. Cool! Until we replaced our windows last year, we used the plastic stuff (tape around outside edges of windows) but we have little kids, so doing the patio door was never an option (curious little fingers trying to poke holes!). And now those same little hands have destroyed a roller shade meant to keep his room dark, so this might be a good alternative.

Wow, this would match my living room colors! Cool!

My husband wants one of these so bad...

Wait...WHAT??? I have a sofa that same color, and I thought it was getting worn out, not just dirty, because I clean it (with a carpet cleaning machine) regularly. Tomorrow is the start of potty-training boot camp (!) at our house, so we'll be waiting just a little while to try this. :)