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Beautiful room! The bunks are amazing! And guess what, my 3 year old LOVES New York too...where all of his family live, he loves to visit, and yes, talks about it all the time! In fact just this morning, he asked to check a book out on NY at the library. And moms and dads are allowed to put what they like in a child's room too...we all have to live there together, afterall. My kids usually like a lot of the stuff my husband and I like anyway. Fantastic space! Thanks for sharing!

Used gifts? Heck yes! My family celebrates Thriftmas every year in which we do a gift exchange with all gifts that we scored at thrift stores, consignment shops, yard sales, Craigslist, whatever! It's a highlight of the season as we each try to out do the other in terms of coolness or the price paid for the gift.

Looks like hotel decor, that is, if cats lived at hotels. Not my taste.

Very warm, and feminine but not over the top girly. Exactly the type of room I would love for my daughter. Great job!

I can't even appreciate the design because of how much all those cars all over the house would drive me crazy. I have enough cars underfoot already.

My 2 1/2 year old who is obsessed with animals just got a glimpse of this on the computer and is going bananas! Adorable.

Those lunches are awesome! What kid, or adult for that matter, wouldn't think that was the coolest thing ever to open up at lunch time?! I think for those who have the time and desire, it's a fun, cool thing to do for your kids. For those who can barely get a regular lunch together, it will never happen. I see it as something to be used for inspiration, when I feel like doing something special, or as a way to jazz up an everyday lunch. Kids do respond to the way food is presented and it could definitely peek the interest of an otherwise apathetic eater.

100%, my kind of room! Just adorable! I am in love with that bed! We have a Jenny Lind crib and would love to find a matching twin bed for my kid's shared room. Is it new or old?

Adorable, and looks like tons of fun to play in! I love the little red chairs at the table!

@eq: Both of our parents are pretty good about staying away from the crazy plastic stuff since they know us and see the kinds of things we buy for our son. We have a harder time with other people whose gifts, although extremely generous and well meaning, are almost always gigantic, plastic, and noisy. On occasion we've taken them back to the store, of course, unless my son objects because he loves it. If he loves it, and plays with it, we keep it. We certainly have our share of plastic items, but the older he gets the more he's not interested in that kind of stuff. He's never been interested in the battery operated, large items. Think crazy ball popper!