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http://antiqueshoppefl.com/articles/sept09/phyfe0909.htm
a great article on Duncan Phyfe furniture fyi.

The table legs don't look like Duncan Phyfe style to me as usually they are curved (similar to the chairs) and carved to some degree. Is it possible the chairs and table are from seperate sets? I'm of no help, but it's a wicked looking set and you're lucky to have it!

I would have painted out the wood in #1 as well but when it comes to the finishings of the room, it looks like they sucked all the colour out of that room - no personality at all.

Whole-heartedly agree! As an early childhood educator, I see this every day. I had an opportunity to see an amazing lecture on resiliencey in children and the speaker (cannot remember who it was now) used an observation of a parent telling her child that was up high on a climbing structure that she needed to come down because it was not safe. The message that parent was unknowingly sending that child was that the child should not trust her own instincts or body to keep her safe. It really hit home with me and changed the way I work with kids. Challenging children and allowing them to make mistakes, fall, get hurt, use their body and take risks, allows for greater and more enriched learning experiences. Great article!

I would love to cater my wedding as I love to cook and entertain, but we're already doing our own flowers (thanks for your APW post on that one Meg! I've had it bookmarked for a year), and I had to draw the line somewhere! Great tips though!

feeling the hate-on (and love!) for ikea with this one!
I love (love love love!) Ikea and have since I was a freakish 10 year old that memorized the names, prices, and pages of the ikea catalogue every year.

I don't judge people who spend 1000's of dollars on furniture or spend a great deal of time scouring thrift stores for great pieces (which I also do, and 90% of those pieces were once bought from a retail store as well), so I'd really appreciate not being judged for not wanting (or being able to) to do the same. Inspiration and creativity comes in many different packages.
To each their own!

I have a friend who's daughter is a very very active child (adhd and sensory processing issues). She put these rings in their living room and they've been amazing. Accidents do happen but kids are pretty capable and rarely physically do something they are not capable of doing, and a little supervision and safety precautions (no hard bed frame within falling distance!) go a long way. Love this idea!

I had a couch in almost the same colour (it had a very retro paisley pattern on it in light pink and aqua though) and my roomate and I painted our walls a pale but really fresh green.
Load up on paint colour chips and start taping them to the walls and see what you gravitate towards! Something will work

I was an infant/child in Vancouver and I must say, it was a magical city to spend my childhood in.
I don't remember being bored much, and with our family not having much money, this didn't seem to stop us from finding kid friendly and accessible things to do outside of the house, however, I do remember sitting on phone books in restaurants quite often.

I'm almost 30 and still regularly watch Matilda on VHS.

Harriet the Spy was my favourite as a kid, along with Ramona Quimby, Henry Higgins, Nancy Drew and many many others.

I agree with sassifrassi.. it added to the whole 'pink panther', rat-pack, retro, 50's-60's thing. I liked it.