kingswhereitcounts's Profile

The responses to this post assure me that the boring and repetitive safety comments are here to stay. Perhaps a compromise? Let's all agree to one per post per safety concern. After all, if someone has already made the negative comment and you repeat it then you lose the "i was just trying to help" defense. They've been "helped" and now you're just tattling.

Our daughter's 3 birthdays have all been no gift for this very reason. People seem to want to bring something anyways, but I really love how amazing the gifts become when people are freed from the expected $20-$30 toy. She has received potted flowers, treats that she has enjoyed at that friend's house before, homemade treasures and whatnot. It also frees me from feeling that I have to buy loot bags and I can spend that money on presents that I know she'll love.

I use a large plastic basket (it sort of looks like a mini plastic laundry hamper) to hold them all. Everything just gets thrown in and the basket lives on the shelf. I've tried stacking and organizing, but it doesn't keep. This way, everything's together and the cupboard still looks neat.

I think the white metal paint was to paint the container, not given to the kid directly. Besides, there are huge age ranges - you wouldn't give a toddler paint that's not non-toxic, but you probably wouldn't give them watercolours on plane - washable or not, you'd take the child-hating passenger-types to a new level if your kid painted on them.

;) I love how this is a space for us all to air our hangups - I see this and I think cobwebs. But, if I were a mommy with a lower level of neurosis, I think my daughter would love it.

I have the same bed - thanks for sharing this, now I know what I've been doing wrong in my room. I went neutral, but this bed needs oranges and reds.

I love the ideas about potatoes in the stock pot and bread bins over the fridge. I have one cupboard as a pantry and too much stuff to fit in it. I hung Ikea spice shelves above the doors to my kitchen and they each fit about 4 glass jars or cans. When I stock up on canned items they go under my bed - I don't see a difference with putting them under the couch.

Baby is still very small. No point looking for trouble - I'm sure his parents will change his room around as his growing skill set creates new safety concerns. It's a very cool and very creative hack. I think it's more beautiful than the crib it's based on. Remember that there's a mom who poured her heart into making a beautiful crib for her baby and then took the time to share it so that someone else might be inspired. I personally would NEVER share a photo on this site because it's always such a race for members to be the first to point out potential safety issues - it must be really disheartening for those who make the effort to share.

we all live in houses with un-varnished wood floors and organic carpets? perhaps when you're child is still in the licking the ground phase you'd want to watch it, but maybe there's such thing as being too particular.

Maybe the picture just isn't doing it justice? It's a bit of an odd angle and the bigger pillow takes the focus.