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Another closet kid’s room — FOR TWO KIDS!

So I thought I was being clever having my baby sleep in the walk-in closet? One San Franciscan is looking at fitting TWO kids into a closet!

A Dora the Explorer-loving dad, and a Superman to boot!

Mike is a kickass DILF who loves playing the keyboard and watching Dora with his daughter, Madison.

What no one told me about post-partum life

I wish people had given me specific examples of adjustments they made after giving birth. So knowing that, here are my observations as a new mom of three weeks.

Tips for camping with children

As we creep towards the official start of summer, I’m sure you’re not alone in planning those outdoors trips with your wee one. Forget going to gigs or lazy Sunday brunches; the true test of how much you’re still your old self can relatively often boil down to: can we sling on the backpack and still get out there with baby in tow?

A birch tree nursery–with a twist

We live in a mid-century modern house that backs to trees, so we wanted the room to be modern and reflect the natural landscape outside. We also needed it to be gender-neutral, as we declined to learn the sex of the baby, and would like to use the room as-is for any future babies. We […]

A Star Wars-themed bunk bed? I’m not sure life gets any better.

OH. MY. GOD. I’m not sure why the universe is sending us so many Star Wars and baby related rooms and announcements , but wow. THANK YOU, universe. Lindsey sent me a link to this ATAT bed last night, most likely because she is well aware of the ridiculous degree to which Sean and I […]

A dad that is in touch with his inner princess

As tough as he may seem, he is not afraid to release his inner princess.

The most psychedelically blissed out nursery you’ve ever seen

HOLY MOLY. When Ariel forwarded me the photos of Cassandra’s wondrously psychedelic nursery, (which she found on SaucyDwellings) I just about swooned and died. One before the other, but still.