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We have a platform bed -- mattress but no box spring. How do we keep the coverlet looking neat? It's a thin comforter thingy, not fluffy and thick, more like a thick blanket. I do hospital corners on the bottom but can't bring myself to tuck in the comforter along the sides of the bed every morning. I love the way it looks with the sides tucked in, but it's a pain to do that EVERY SINGLE DAY. The coverlet won't stay in place just draped over the bed, so tucking in somewhere is a must. If I could solve this problem, I'd be so happy!

And the blackout curtain thing. Solving that would make me happy too!

I'm actually quite unhappy that a poster telling you to be brave seems to imply you need weaponry to do so.

The Lego fan in my house would love this, although he would never, ever, ever be able to fall asleep again. :)

I applaud the upcycling here, and the concept of a dedicated art space for children. Seriously wonderful. But Ohdeedoh is an offshoot of Apartment Therapy, which is a DESIGN blog. I understand that making something with your own two hands is to be rewarded, I understand that not everything is going to look like a magazine cover or a catalog spread. But this art station is extremely cluttered. And with all the different colors and materials and sizes of objects attached to it, it's visually unappealing. So what I'm asking -- is the goal here to show us EVERYTHING that people make or is the goal to show us inspirational projects and ideas? Because this only fits in the former category, not the latter.

Fire away. I know it's coming.

I love the new look, but I'm in the "please install a hand rail" club. I just tumbled down my dad's steps a month ago -- only the bottom three! -- and it took me a good while to feel completely healed. Haven't taken stairs without holding on since. (Holy cow, that makes me sound like somebody's grandmother. But we all know grandmas are smart!)

I wasn't much of an artist as a kid, but I wrote like mad. Stories, poems, plays, you name it. I have been given lots of lovely blank books over the years, and hardly any of them get used -- I'm always too afraid to mar a beautiful blank book and all its possibilities with just any old notes and writing and thoughts. I always think I need to have grand ideas, and, in waiting for them, the books go unused. Just something to consider with your little writers and artists.

Another thing -- I'd get a spiral bound sketch book for my son if I did this. He'd go crazy trying to keep a perfect-bound book open while drawing.

Carrie here. Thank you all so very much! These are fantastic ideas -- I knew you all would have the best tips. I'm having a good time exploring all these different options. My son will have a much better lunch kit in no time. I kind of wish I had somewhere to take my lunch so I could get a nifty lunch kit, too!

One question on the Planet Box. Is it heavy once you load it up with lunch? The website says it's 19 ounces, and that's empty.

Do you have to worry about the heat from the light bulb damaging the plastic or causing a fire hazard?

I think the closet area in the bedroom is your best bet. Get an armoire or some other kind of furniture to serve as a closet for the bedroom, then use the closet space for baby. Or see about using that space marked "M"? I haven't a clue what that is, but if you could close off the exterior door and open it up from the bedroom, that might work.

That sliding door you linked to is very cool, but I'd worry about little fingers getting slammed in it, or a baby who's learning to pull up using the door to pull up and smashing it or knocking it off the track or something. Cool things and one-year-olds hardly ever mix well.

If you are not yet expecting a baby, I don't think you have to worry one bit about that June 2012 move date being too late for you. I think you could make this arrangement work until you had a one-year-old or so. Past that, it would be troublesome.

Do invest a little thought into your plan should you find yourself expecting twins or triplets, though! I doubt your space would work well for long with multiples, unless you took the closet area and let the babies have the bedroom.

After looking at the "before" shots of the supplies, I was NOT expecting to see such a beautiful finished piece after the jump! I am just floored. This mirror is so stunning. Excellent job. Thank you for sharing!