tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post1021249778959717535..comments2023-11-05T06:23:41.645-05:00Comments on Pure Style Home: You know it's bad when...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-5717261606817945122010-10-04T17:55:18.165-04:002010-10-04T17:55:18.165-04:00Children have way too much stuff these days. I lo...Children have way too much stuff these days. I love to have a lot of a few things. We have a large antique box in the kitchen filled with classic wooden building blocks. I also love playmobile 123.kayce hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05898907642085430188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-7679249996868064932010-10-02T20:32:31.303-04:002010-10-02T20:32:31.303-04:00I have the "Flintstones" blue police car...I have the "Flintstones" blue police car in front of my house. Puts a smile on my face. He's my third and only young once.Loretta Fontaine (EcoHappy Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07267859119744984172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-56325887685435322352010-10-01T13:38:44.629-04:002010-10-01T13:38:44.629-04:00I totally have the same mindset. One of my worries...I totally have the same mindset. One of my worries when I was pregnant was how crappy our home was going to look with all the bright plastic kid stuff strewn about. <br /><br />We don't have a big home so a room dedicated to just toys is not an option for us. <br /><br />My daughter is still a baby (4 months tomorrow!) but I'm already drawn to the retro looking toys. I figure if I have to look at it too, it may as well be easy on the eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-14497798798949156732010-10-01T09:13:48.112-04:002010-10-01T09:13:48.112-04:00Thanks fo asking this question! I've been tryi...Thanks fo asking this question! I've been trying to figure out how to spruce up my little girl's trike.<br />Oh, and just wait till they're a little bigger - I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate the thousands of LEGOs in my living room - some sort of modern art installation?Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17530683171015536742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-78580260586033425712010-10-01T02:24:21.558-04:002010-10-01T02:24:21.558-04:00I can so relate to this and my son is only almost ...I can so relate to this and my son is only almost 7 months old. He doesn't have that many toys, but they are all bright primary colors. I can only imagine the scene as he grows and gets those outdoor toys.Megan // Honey We're Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06786515224193334674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-26939903405838247282010-09-30T23:32:35.917-04:002010-09-30T23:32:35.917-04:00Lauren - My son is now 13 and I wish that all I ha...Lauren - My son is now 13 and I wish that all I had ever bought him was classic toys. They really only play with the classics - Legos, Playmobils, wooden castles, wooden blocks, cars and trucks, marble mazes, balls, bikes, scooters and the big outdoor stuff. I've had tons of kids in my house over the years and this is the stuff they always ended up playing with no matter how old. Stay strong, limit the stuff. Teach your son that life is about experiences and not stuff. He'll thank you someday.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391822451867916159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-35017030398492016432010-09-30T17:37:03.748-04:002010-09-30T17:37:03.748-04:00Why has no one designed toys for a designer in min...Why has no one designed toys for a designer in mind?<br />I agree with you - Do you have a rope swing? Horse shoes, bean bag toss, tinker toys?<br />I too limited too many plastic toys....I love classic items - wooden and good quality over quantity.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-20969288776949722882010-09-30T14:33:47.298-04:002010-09-30T14:33:47.298-04:00Hi Lauran,
I am an interior designer and mother o...Hi Lauran,<br /><br />I am an interior designer and mother of two boys. I took pictures of my playroom/classroom today for you because I am an OCD mother and designer! <br /><br />http://gallery.me.com/lorigarrison#100008<br /><br />I have the boys constantly go through their toys and then they pack them up and we venture to the Rescue Mission and they donate them to other children. <br /><br />I paneled the walls and made the bi-fold doors to match the paneling. I put the display ledge around the room to handle the trophies and art that begin to accumulate. The boys love to decorate the ledges with their "stuff!" Also, I have the baskets tagged and when they learned to read, clean up became a snap! They keep their toys pretty well organized. <br /><br />Also, leather ottomans are on casters and comfy for me, but extremely durable for them! <br /><br />I put the boys in the same bedroom when my youngest was 2 and ready for a big bed. They are 19 months apart and I keep the sleeping bedroom clear of toys and everything else is in the classroom/playroom! <br /><br />Best of luck and enjoy life and learning with your darling little ones!Lori at EFlairHome.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829776971489566432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-18381086802959328392010-09-30T14:24:38.682-04:002010-09-30T14:24:38.682-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lori at EFlairHome.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829776971489566432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-57658719290707795202010-09-30T14:24:37.815-04:002010-09-30T14:24:37.815-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lori at EFlairHome.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829776971489566432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-57754389760598897902010-09-30T12:50:36.355-04:002010-09-30T12:50:36.355-04:00Ok...I think Fisher Price just made it easier for ...Ok...I think Fisher Price just made it easier for you....they just recalled millions of those trikes! Now get a good ole fashioned one!<br /><br />I can relate...being very visualy minded overlaps into EVERY category of life!Including kids toys! I also was of the less is more philosophy...and said I would die before I bought any of that plastic crap...like those big plastic houses and all...dramatic...perhaps. But consequentlly My kids played outside alot. Built their own forts inside and out. Made their own stuff. Usually as they were wearing capes and mudpuddle boots. We always had a big suitcase of dress-up clothes...that fueled their imagination. Wooden blocks were some that I have kept through the years...and playmobile people...and little britians.<br /><br /> But the all time fave was the HUGE dirt pile(thanks to our neighbors that brought it over with their tractor) and their John deer tractors and digger loaders...Man that lasted for YEARS!<br /><br />happy memories!Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-89527160117438085652010-09-30T12:06:33.847-04:002010-09-30T12:06:33.847-04:00Can certainly relate to preferring the classic toy...Can certainly relate to preferring the classic toys over the newer plastic ones. We also limited the toys coming into our house and almost always bought from cool educational toy catalogues (Timberdoodle was our favorite) or a local independent toy store that had an awesome assortment of educational toys. Forget the plastic junk that breaks in a day. We wanted toys that would (1) still be around in a few years, and (2) teach our kids something. For our son we loved Timberdoodle for their construction kits -- way beyond Legos -- as well as kits to make things like rockets and beyond cool puzzles. For our artistic daughter we loved their assortment of art supplies. Have to admit I look forward to one day having grandkids so I can shop their catalog again :)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256552315634307734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-35648116037808824392010-09-30T12:04:56.820-04:002010-09-30T12:04:56.820-04:00Hey Lauren...I TOTALLY understand and have the sam...Hey Lauren...I TOTALLY understand and have the same problem. I really dislike anything plastic for that matter. Just the other day we got into a cab that was covered in plastic seating and my son turned to me with big eyes and said "you aren't going to like this mom" and I was a tad embarrassed that my son totally called me out. He'll always says stuff like you won't get me that toy b/c it's plastic right? And it's the truth...too much ugly stuff, stuff with batteries overwhelms me. But, I will give in for Lego's...Danielle Sigwalt Interiorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064602921304008822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-23248860974849528822010-09-30T11:43:36.611-04:002010-09-30T11:43:36.611-04:00When my boys were little I thought exactly the sam...When my boys were little I thought exactly the same way! Now, as I'm about to become a first time grandma I realize how fleeting the time these tykes even ride/play with their toys really is. That said, I'd spray paint a tricycle in a heartbeat if you think it will stick to the plastic. :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064699521293763744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-59707721004482775042010-09-30T11:37:39.812-04:002010-09-30T11:37:39.812-04:00I am a big fan of classic toys, unfortunately my c...I am a big fan of classic toys, unfortunately my children go crazy for the small plastic yucky ones...I have sometimes thought to myself "what if I painted all of my daugher's Petshops (be happy you only have cars and trucks) one color?? White maybe" they would look cohesive, maybe even nice. A girl can dream can't she??? --Gretchen O.Gretchen O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14944849337360572103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-50668600571990889102010-09-30T11:32:35.606-04:002010-09-30T11:32:35.606-04:00Couldn't agree more! Lauren, where did you get...Couldn't agree more! Lauren, where did you get yours son's trucks and cars? I have a feeling my little guy will love those when he is a bit older! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-77682714722883157702010-09-30T11:14:13.568-04:002010-09-30T11:14:13.568-04:00Lauren, If you are going to spray paint the bike b...Lauren, If you are going to spray paint the bike black why not recover the seat in a stylish houndstooth check and add some tassels to the handlebars? Just joking and I know how you feel about toys but very quickly those toys will not be around and they will be replaced with ear phones in a surly teenager's ears and you will long for that beat up bike. I say, relax and enjoy.diane@onlinefabricstorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07686191708948008540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-56682960534028765222010-09-30T09:47:32.080-04:002010-09-30T09:47:32.080-04:00Oh it felt nice to read this. One of my biggest fe...Oh it felt nice to read this. One of my biggest fears about having kids is that their toys wont match the house, and when things don't match the house, I tend to dwell on them until they do. I think in your case I'd get a new one that you like (and that he likes, too, which i know is obvious) rather than spray paint.Erin Lang Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00165970181094400170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-91684972577187718312010-09-30T08:57:33.702-04:002010-09-30T08:57:33.702-04:00When my youngest was a toddler he wanted a kitchen...When my youngest was a toddler he wanted a kitchen so bad. Only at the time all the plastic kitches were cute and pink. So I picked up one at a thrift shop and sprayed it black. It worked just find and lasted a long time. I say go for it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540102254782425804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-33188186486453959732010-09-29T23:46:38.703-04:002010-09-29T23:46:38.703-04:00You're hilarious! I think the toy chaos in my...You're hilarious! I think the toy chaos in my house would make your head explode. With three young boys I have given up on fighting that battle. As for the trikes, I have to tell you that we had one of each pictured and while I loved the retro look of the little red number the boys ALWAYS preferred the plastic monster. :0)nelyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773127471112988087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-12921556033200292882010-09-29T23:03:10.995-04:002010-09-29T23:03:10.995-04:00Lauren, I am right there with you. God, I hate ug...Lauren, I am right there with you. God, I hate ugly stuff. We have a bunch of mismatched garden pots left by the previous owner and they are useful and practical and this summer I meant to paint them all one colour but never did it. I just think I'm a little OCD. Our house needs painted now, so bigger things to worry about but I notice little stuff like this. I want to paint our garage and furnace room concrete floors, repaint our faded iron mailbox, make everything FIT again. Toys and kids junk would make me happy but crazy I'm afraid. I also hate red for some reason in my house and imagine all the little red things kids would like. Ugh. How do you welcome the red? Oh well, when it is a beautiful little person you love and they love the red plastic, you gotta embrace it. Before long they will be teenagers and you will miss the little plastic crap on the floor...<br /><br />Love u! Terri old man xoWindlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-19601430833258041752010-09-29T21:46:27.565-04:002010-09-29T21:46:27.565-04:00L - I so relate!! Are you coming to High Point Ma...L - I so relate!! Are you coming to High Point Market? I will totally give you one of my twins' red Sky King tricycles. Crazy expensive, I insisted we have it so that I wouldn't have to look at something ugly ... and it just does not fit them for some reason!traci zeller designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419672530384578167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-86978465471849602912010-09-29T21:43:03.677-04:002010-09-29T21:43:03.677-04:00The old classic Fisher Price things I saved are th...The old classic Fisher Price things I saved are the favorite of my visiting 4yr old grandson.<br /><br />But just wait: one word for you... Legos.<br /><br />And you can never have too many. Just cleared a path to the bed for the twins.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10525827614519839073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-15122858640983185972010-09-29T18:53:34.042-04:002010-09-29T18:53:34.042-04:00Listen, I painted my Husbands 4 wheeler with that ...Listen, I painted my Husbands 4 wheeler with that plastic paint and rolled it to the drive and sold it the first day. Go for it<br /><br /><br />yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030308239398272700.post-74190257785666395372010-09-29T17:56:40.737-04:002010-09-29T17:56:40.737-04:00I think about repainting/redoing everything I see!...I think about repainting/redoing everything I see! I can hardly live with myself sometimes...I'm past the toys stage, but trust me, after that, there's the teenage things!Carol@6WilsonBlog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207359295205754951noreply@blogger.com