Category: Our Son
Creating a gallery wall for a boys’ bedroom
Updated on December 27, 2014: I featured this project in “My Handmade Home” over on TheChronicleHerald.ca, so please check that out here. It’s much less long-winded than this blog post. 🙂 *** Last time on the ongoing saga of Oh What Shall We Put… Continue Reading “Creating a gallery wall for a boys’ bedroom”
Language explosion x 2
“The language explosion.” I remember doctors and hearing & speech therapists talking about this all the time, when D was struggling with his hearing loss. “There’s a language EXPLOSION around 18 or 20 months,” they would tell us excitedly. “You’ll see!” Um. No. We… Continue Reading “Language explosion x 2”
DIY rain gutter bookshelves
After three years of having a blah faux-wood bookcase in our son’s room, I decided it was the worst possible way to store children’s books. Unless I carefully tidied and arranged the books, the bookcase looked terrible. It was a dumping grounds for sloppy,… Continue Reading “DIY rain gutter bookshelves”
Rain gutter bookshelves for just $12
Remember when I talked about how D’s room needed a refresh? Not a total re-do, because we were keeping the beds, the bedding, the curtains, some of the art, etc. But basically a “fix” because I totally hated the original light grey paint colour.… Continue Reading “Rain gutter bookshelves for just $12”
When your baby jumps out of their crib (but is really too young for a toddler bed)
Sometimes when you’re on the second child, you’re able to feel like you really know something. You take what happened with your first child (test baby) and are able to apply it to the second child in a way that makes everything better/easier/more awesome.… Continue Reading “When your baby jumps out of their crib (but is really too young for a toddler bed)”
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