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@ruthie144, Walmart offers a much less expensive one:

http://www.copycatchic.com/2011/07/pottery-barn-kids-speedboat-bed-trundle.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CopyCatChic+%28|+Copy+Cat+Chic+|+chic+for+cheap%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Thanks, all! And @Sugarbakers, I had forgotten about that Onion headline. Hilarious. (-Lille/Emily)

Hi! Emily again. It wasn't wooden--at least not actual wood parquet. It was two sheets of linoleum-like material or veneer. There is an actual wood floor underneath that we will eventually refinish, but I thought I'd have some fun with the linoelum/whatever on top until we can afford to refinish our floors.

I actually agree that chevrons are a little ubiquitous lately, and if this were meant to be a more permanent floor solution, I probably wouldn't have gone with such a trendy pattern. But like I said, eventually we'll refinish the hardwoods underneath, and this pattern seemed like it would be easy (wrong) to do over the existing parquet pattern, so I went with it. And I love it.

Thanks again for the feature and for your comments. This definitely gives me motivation to continue working on my humble little hallway.

Another great craft store toy/gift is the "paint-your-own ______." We've gotten ceramic ponies, wooden treasure chests, and model helicopters, all with paint and brushes, and they're usually a steal.

Lovely! Although I will admit that it kills me to see that rug in your room--the day I decided to buy it for my son's nursery, it sold out, and I have been trying to track one down ever since. It looks gorgeous with the peachy pinks here.

Adorable! I'm about to transition my son into a "big boy" room, and this is the direction I'm wanting to go.

LOVE.

A museum or aquarium membership?

Thanks, everybody! (This is Emily.) It was a great time. There are more pictures and ideas here if anyone wants to see them:

http://spaghettiarms.blogspot.com/2010/10/grahams-mappy-3rd-birthday.html

Target gift cards are always a huge hit with my son's daycare teachers. Just $10 or $15 (which I know isn't small potatoes when all of the other holiday expenses are adding up, so maybe buy them now).