This is the view from the door. The bed is what I call a trundle crib. Bobby sleeps on top and Daniel on the bottom. (Thomas sleeps with us.) Daniel's mattress pulls out all the way, but more often than not, he likes sleeping under the crib. It's like his own little cave. The ultimate goal is for Bobby to join him, and Daniel seems pretty excited about that, but Bobby still likes his crib.
When we first moved, I wanted this to be a farm themed room. I made a pig, a duck, and a cow along with the horses, but the other animals didn't withstand the wear of the room. So now we have three horses and the tree.
Here we have the tents tucked behind the crib, the container with balls and the piano.
The tricycle, slide and rocking doggy are all held up with bicycle hooks.
I have a curtain over the door to help the boys sleep during naps. Thomas isn't quite ready for his Johnny Jump-Up, but the curtains can be pulled aside when he is.
Here we have the boys' clothes, bookshelves, blocks, dinosaurs and miscellaneous toys.
The wagon is filled with miscellaneous toys. There are blocks in the corner and cars on the wall.
Here we have the horse again. I really like my boys' room, brimming with color and fun.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 207 of 207Freakonomics is on my to-read list. A coworker suggested it to me. Intrigued! I'm mostly against guns, swimming pools and trampolines among other things but I'm ok if the mattress is on the floor. I will swim and I will jump (I won't shoot unless its water) but those are not on my ownership list and they are not on the unsupervised list.
So I am still liking crate bed ideas for future reference...especially if you might move around a lot. No need for moving boxes b/c things are already crated up and hardly furniture to bother assembling/dissassembling. I also saw some interesting murphy beds recently (google it, modern ones are fab!). The close up into a cabinet then pop out. That would take more money and effort to engineer but I'm sure the idea of storing mattresses turned up would be useful if rigged to not fall onto anyone.
Can't wait until Part II!
Hey Emily have you considered getting a captain's bed? My son has a small room and his bed has big drawers built in that hold a lot of his stuff. April
What about looking for a Murphy Bed? Or making one? http://www.ehow.com/how_2078364_build-murphy-bed.html
Are you absolutely aganist using the current mattresses in the redesign or open to that as a possiblity? That changes how I would design and use the space you have.
Wow, Emily, you sure do have a lot of high horses riding through your blog. And I thought the post was "My Boy's Room" not "Please tell me how to raise my kids".
Now, honestly, if you had posted and said "How can I make my kids room a little safer?" I would have had a few suggestions, but from just a storage stand point I think you did great. Keep it up, living in a small space isn't easy!
Hey Emily -- I just wanted to let you know I love your blog. It is always very interesting. I also don't think that your boys' room is a deathtrap. For my taste, there is too much stuff in it, but that's just my taste. I have always been fascinated by the possibilities of small spaces, and I once lived in an apartment of 150 square feet. I don't live in small spaces anymore but I am still fascinated by them, and I enjoy your blog for that vicarious pleasure. Thank you!
I am a new reader and I love your blog! It has given me some great ideas to refine my own family budget. I am also a 25 year old mother. I have been married 5 years and have 1 little 5 month old son.
I think that you are doing a wonderful job and it is amazing what food you make and that you make it from scratch. I think your children are well loved and well cared for. I had a rough childhood and think that people dont understand that there are true children in need and suffering and your children are not. I grew up without food, a home or even a bed at times.
Now I am a very anxious mother and am overly obsessive with safety so I am just going to share my thoughts on the room and that is all they are is my thoughts :).
I think both boys sleeping together on a mattress on the floor is fine. I dont think not having a sheet is that big of a deal either. I am glad you moved the shelf and I think that was a good choice. I dont think there is a concern with the crib collapsing but with Daniel getting the crib fumes. I have also read about the molding and SIDS connection with mattresses. I bought the naturpedic organic crib mattress for my son. It is very expensive but does not have the horrible plastic smell. Its waterproof outerlayer is made with food grade plastic that prevents the molding. It is the same as the babesafe mattress covers (they are less expensive) that will prevent the molding. They are an idea or I was thinking maybe nap cots like they have in daycare http://www.nextag.com/nap-cot/search-html. They would be off the floor, comfortable, easy clean up for accidents.
The only other thing that I was thinking was taking down the johnny jump up. I know of a family who hung a swing from the ceiling in their playroom for their kids and one child was strangled to death from the cords hanging down. That is something I could see as a concern.
I think you are doing wonderful with your children. You are young like me but that doesn't mean you dont have enough experience. Everything you do is for a reason or your belief not a lack of experience and that is admirable. These are just suggestions from a woman obsessed with safety (too obsessed).
Please keep blogging!
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