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We were so glad to think of this, too. Our daughter sleeps best with white noise, so she, too, has had my old ipod on a speaker dock in her room since day 1. we downloaded a white noise album from itunes and have it on repeat. but, when we travel, it was such a burden to bring the speaker with us. so, we opted to use my husband's ipod touch, which has a built in speaker like the iphone, but didn't have a conflict of use. Thank you, Apple!

Hi Krysta! As someone who has frequented your home, here are my thoughts regarding others' comments:
- I LOVE the chalkboard pantry door idea. How fun would that be for the kiddos?!
- I think a runner of some sort would be great in the kitchen. What about this: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40151577
or this: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30184347
or this: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40126045
- You could get an anti-slip underlay for the rug so it's less likely to be a tripping hazard.
- A rug under your table will just get dirty with little kiddos, don't you think? Plus, isn't that a pain for pulling out and pushing in chairs?
- I think you're already on the same page as everyone who has suggested one color throughout the hallway, living room and kitchen. I agree that this will make you happier when you sit on the couch and see the living room/kitchen transition. :)
- Regarding the color...your kitchen has already been green...but maybe it wasn't the right green. I like home body's suggestion to stick to muted/dirty colors. You want it to flow with the rest of your house, too. I think a greyish green or blue like dearmisha suggested would work with the colors in your living room, too, if you bring in a second pillow fabric.
- If and when a larger project is in the picture, you are the perfect candidate to display your colorful dishes on open shelving like phil121 suggested.
- I actually like all of phil121's suggestions and think the paint may be the best solution for your tiles. It wouldn't hurt to take a picture of your tiles to someone at HD or Lowe's and ask about the paint he suggested to see if they can match your tile color. I'm not familiar with the product, but it would be worth a shot. That would be an easy fix.

Can't wait to see what others have to say!

Just following up on some of the recent comments...

Eclectic! - The walls are grey...trim is off white...ceiling is white (the white of the ceiling actually comes down onto the walls a little because of the 1940's rounded cove feature which can't be seen in the photo). Your invitation sounds lovely...wish I lived closer!

The rug isn't as bland as the photo makes it look. It has a few colors in it - terra cotta, light blue and moss green. And, it's too big to not have right up against the wall. In fact, we have it rolled under a bit so it doesn't extend past the door way behind the chair.

Melissa_B - I really like the idea of covering just the seat of the chair cushion.

I'm stuck on adding curtains. I've wanted curtains on the windows ever since we moved in. I agree that the rod should extend past the window itself. The curtains will probably stay open all the time and I like the effect of making the windows look larger than they really are.

If I thought picking curtains was difficult, art is a whole other story! But, I agree and hear what you're saying. The current art work was done by my husband's grandmother. So, I'd like to use it somewhere and the brown/blue color scheme we kind of have going on in the living room made sense.

The afgan was made by my husband's other grandmother, but does not need to stay in that room. The throw is from IKEA.

Thanks again for your suggestions...they're giving me lots of ideas. Now I just need to find the right (and cheap) fabric!

tigermilk, I LOVE your recommendation. It would add some color and pattern without being too overwhelming. And I think persimmon would be a great color to bring into the room. The only thing is the cost. I forgot to mention that there is a second window in the room (opposite the shelf and chair) that I'd like hang the same curtains on. At $180 per panel, that is just not in our budget. I wonder if I could find a similar fabric elsewhere. Also, the paint is by Edgecomb Grey by Benjamin Moore.

home body, I like the PB recommendation as well. I wonder if something like that would go well as a cushion to coordinate with something like tigermilk suggested...?

idontdobeige, I have been on the lookout for a tray and completely agree that that would be a good addition.

I just love it all...

I would also love to know where you got those curtains...

Where did you get that chandelier!?! I love it!