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So, because AT allows people to share their beautiful rooms, they are promoting bumpers? Or could it be that they are promoting people doing whatever the heck they want and sharing it.
Have you considered that maybe she has a baby movement monitor and maybe also a video monitor? Have you considered that maybe she will want to use them when her baby is like 10 months old and maybe pushes himself into the bars asleep thus waking himself up unnecessarily but she's got a close watch on his breathing and behavior?
Or maybe she wants to save them for when he's 18 months and still in his crib but moving all around and having some cushioning next to the rest of the crib, much like a pillow protects your head from the end of your bed?

Give mom some credit, if she's this resourceful in creating a beautiful room with only 64 sq. ft. and she lives in Boston, she's probably got some brains and can make safety decisions on her own. Do everyone at AT a favor and keep your safety concerns to yourself unless you're talking to a pregnant 16-year-old face to face. Not to mention, if one person has posted about the stupid bumper, why do you think the mom and everyone need to hear your negative thoughts on it too? Let's keep the comments positive and design-related people!

LOVELY ROOM MAMA, EVERYTHING IS PERFECT, SERIOUSLY.

Ah! We did a cowboy party for my 2 year old son too, wish I had seen your banner idea! It looks like a perfect party. I love your blog and attempted to copy your son's monkey tree--I also bought shower invites from you on etsy.

AT people, chill, this is probably supposed to be on the family/odeedoh part of the site.

As a high school teacher and parent, I honestly think that the people that have Kindergarten-ready kids and do this for the sports reason, do it because they can't fathom being able to afford college for their kids 13 years from now, so they want their kids to get scholarships. Why else would a parent care so much that their kid was the best or biggest on the sports team?

Middle and lower-income working families don't think twice about sending their kid to FREE kindergarten instead of paying another year of preschool/daycare.

If your kid is emotionally and academically ready, send them! Really, if you're even reading this post, hopefully you're already the kind of parent/person that wouldn't assume the teacher is the only one who teaches your child.... and that you need to reinforce and practice at home too. If you do that, your child should do well no matter how old they enter school.

I really wanted to order a duvet cover from Land of Nod for our bed but obviously because it's intended for kids they don't make it for king beds. If they weren't so expensive I would've even considered cutting it up and sewing on extra fabric!

Great job on the yarn/nail letters! I pinned those too but doubted my abilities of keeping them straight. Yours turned out great!!

I also suggest a Jenny Lind crib. We bought a white one off Craigslist even though it was drop side. Then I went to the manufacturer's website and they sent the kit to permanently secure the drop side for free, no questions asked. We're in the process of painting it. You could keep both white or paint the Jenny Lind one pink or whatever color scheme you're thinking of using so they both end up with 'special' cribs. We're using a zero-voc semi-gloss paint and it's looking amazing. The crib also comes with teething protectors.

Coordinating bedding would tie the two together, it wouldn't have to be identical as long as it was similar colors/patterns. Check out etsy for cute handmade baby quilts and crib skirts, etc.

I would also just get a dresser (I love our Ikea Hemnes dresser in my sons room) and use it as a changing table with a changing pad secured to it (most have a strap that screws into the back of your dresser).

We bought this DIY decal and followed the seller's instructions for buying the piece of wood at a hardware store. It looks excellent, was easier than I imagined, and is much cheaper than buying a pre-made wood one.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/62356748/ruler-growth-chart-vinyl-decal?ref=sr_gallery_3&sref=&ga_search_submit=&ga_ref=auto&ga_search_query=ruler+growth+chart&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade

I do really like the Brimfield canvas one too. It would be much easier to move from one wall to another or one house to another, but I also like the warm feel of the wood ruler.

Actually slopegirl grey and gray are both correct in American usage of the English language, one of the only words that is spelled correctly with two different letters.

I love that the grey in this room is a dark/bold grey and that the pink is soft and muted. I also LOVE the wood paneling and ivory/white accents in the furniture, etc. I love that it's not too pink and not too grey, and I love the modern simplicity of it and the jenny lind crib.

This is a lovely feminine room to grow up in, well done!!

I DO think it's practical for anyone that is not using the space behind the door for anything else--and I can't imagine many people are-- regardless of how many books your kids have. It's not meant to store all of your books, it's a great and inexpensive way to display some of the hundreds of books your kids have in a space that otherwise gets ignored. If you worry about your kids climbing them, you could start with some shelves out of reach and add the bottom ones as they grow --when they know not to climb/pull on them. Thanks for the tutorial and the Etsy link.

Thank you siolof!