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We just this month switched our 3 year old from a crib to a twin. We were moving and were temporarily in a corporate apt that didn't have a crib. So she slept in a queen for a week and didn't fall out...and we decided to get her her own bed once we moved into our permanent digs. The transition could not have been easier. Toddler beds may work for some but I'm happy we went straight to a twin; it will last her far longer and we didn't have to spend any money on a piece that may have had limited use/may have been outgrown more quickly.

showler and showler (out of the UK) have similar pear and apple prints.

http://www.showlerandshowler.com/made-by/greetings-card-canvas-print-shop/all-canvases/

what most people said; don't be afraid to hack back the basil quite a bit. i trimmed my basil at least 3 times last summer and without fail it rebounded beautifully each time. made at least three huge batches of pesto (about 4 cups in each batch) from the several plants i had (i think i had 5-6 plants total). also made an herb rub for salmon with some of that basil (also adding fresh oregano and parsley, held together with EVOO) and froze that too. such a treat to eat them months later! wouldn't have been able to do so if i hadn't pruned the plants back as i did.

aww, miffy! (in the before) sad to see her go.

that said, the re-do is also pretty darn cute. bravo.

this color, though blue, sort of tonally reminds me of the gray wall in this recent nursery tour on this very blog:

http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/maeve-rosalinds-after-the-rain-roomnursery-tour-137602

a dark color like the one you've already chosen/used/want to keep could look really great paired with some carefully chosen brights. maybe get some paint chips in accent colors and play around? once you've found some accent colors you like, you could maybe then go about finding furniture and decorative objects in those colors...

last year when we were living in manhattan, we had a TINY bathroom (seriously, the door didn't even open all the way, it actually HIT the toilet).

it came with very little storage (the cabinet that held the sink thankfully came with some very small drawers). to mitigate this oversight, we put up some shelves near the ceiling, well above head height, where we could store a few extra towels and a basket filled with bathroom items that we felt we needed but didn't need *all the time*. when we needed to get things out we just briefly stepped on the toilet lid to access them.

not the most ideal solution, but it worked for us at the time.

good luck!

i second meret's suggestion of the vintage thrift shop...i consistently made good scores there when i lived in the 'hood, and went several times a week. they do a really nice job of making things fairly affordable and displaying it nicely. their clothes can be somewhat expensive, but the housewares are a steal.

in chicago, i'm starting to love the unique thrift store chain. very organized, very affordable.

and agreed with the suggestion of thrift town in san francisco, it's hands down, one of the best thrift stores on the planet. all the goodwills in SF are pretty superb too. i wonder what makes SF/bay area thrifts so amazing?

we live on a busy street in NYC, and have many of the same noise problems. we have our bedroom in the back of the apartment, away from the windows (which are in the living space), which helps with the noise some. we also run a fan at all times and now that it's summer, the air conditioner helps dampen the noise as well. is there any way you could place your bed on a wall far away from the windows? i think the best thing to do is to think creatively, the other commenters have some great suggestions!

i pretty much only make salads with spinach...i like the flavor much better than other greens, and it's good for you! :)

one of my favorite salads using spinach also includes yellow pear tomatoes, grapes, raw walnuts, gorgonzola cheese (or another nice similar blue), & sliced raw carrots, topped with a simple basalmic vinagrette.

we just bought the antilope high chair in red...inexplicably, the tray that comes with it only comes in white. i.e., no matching red tray for a red chair. i personally would have preferred a matching red tray, but hey. not too bad for around 25 bucks. :)