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How to Organize Toys for Kids

written by Lauren

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Today I'm off enjoying the weekend with my family, so I thought I'd share one of Mom Home Guide's oldies but goodies! A big problem most moms face is how to organize toys for my kids. It seems that these days, kids have way more toys than kids did when I was young. Or, maybe, my parents did a better job of organizing my and my sister’s toys when we were kids than I do organizing my kids’ toys. I just find it hard to organize toys! My daughters’ room doesn’t get cleaned as often as it should because it takes me over an hour just to clear all their toys off the floor and their beds before I Continue reading...

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Mom Home Guide House Tour

written by Lauren

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*This post contains affiliate links. I just love looking at online house tours of other mom bloggers’ homes. To me, my home is a work in progress. Over the past few months, I’ve completed a few home improvements, like decorating and furnishing my home's living room, making my home’s mudroom/foyer area more functional, creating a fun study/media/play space for the kids and adding more privacy to my home’s backyard. There are several more projects I’d like to complete — some of the wishes on my wish list include hardwood flooring and making our unfinished basement more livable, but I am not Continue reading...

Filed Under: Decor, DIY, furniture, Yard & Garden Tagged With: decor, DIY, furniture, garden, kids, kitchen, living room, playroom, small spaces

2013 Year in Review

written by Lauren

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Happy 2014, everyone! I can't believe that 2013 is over! Last year was a busy one here at Mom Home Guide. So, before launching my new projects for 2014, I am going to share the best of what I accomplished in 2013! Here is my 2013 Mom Home Guide Year in Review. Burlap Crafts Burlap was popular in 2013, so like many crafters, I jumped onto the burlap bandwagon in 2013. It was fun! Two of my favorite burlap crafts I completed was my stenciled no-sew burlap valance for my home's downstairs powder room, and my no-sew fringed burlap table runner. Both projects were problem solvers, as I was having Continue reading...

Filed Under: basement, bathroom, Crafts, Decor, DIY, home improvement, how to, Kids, MomHomeGuide.com, Organize, Yard & Garden Tagged With: backyard, basement, clutter, craft, curtain, decor, DIY, garden, how to, kids, kitchen, landscaping, living room, momhomeguide.com, mudroom, organize, playroom, storage

Striped Chalkboard Paint Wall

written by Lauren

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This past spring, I created a fun hangout / study space / playroom for my kids in an upstairs hallway. The hallway used to have a big desk in it that nobody in my family was using and bare, white walls. So I decided to make the large hallway into a cool space my kids could use. A new feature of the wall is our a striped chalkboard paint wall. I painted a green accent wall, added a fun wall decal and added some beanbag chairs and a TV. Now, my daughters like to play and read on their Kindles and watch TV in the new hangout space / playroom. I also moved their Calico Continue reading...

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Glam Party Room

written by Lauren

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The other day, my daughters went to a fun party with friends at a local place called Pinky Toes Party Palace in Robbinsville, NJ. At the party, they got manicures and pedicures, had a mini tea party (and learned some tea-time etiquette) and danced with their friends. The party place had the cutest decor! I loved the cute dining table that the party place set up for the kids (below). I thought the simple but cute covers on the chairs are adorable. I love the black painted walls up top and the cool flowers painted on the walls. The glamorous chandelier is also a fun Continue reading...

Filed Under: basement, Decor, DIY, furniture, home improvement, Kids Tagged With: basement, decor, DIY, furniture, kids, playroom

New and Popular on Mom Home Guide

written by Lauren

Check out the latest and greatest on Mom Home Guide! Decorating With Decals When you have kids, decorating with decals can be a smart move. I've decorated a few kids spaces in my home with decals, and have found that they are great for a quick decor update and be switched out just as quickly! _________________________________________________________________________ 15 Amazing Tower Planter Projects Now that I've created a beautiful flower tower for my home's backyard patio, I am looking for other tower planter projects to complete. Check out the 15 amazing tower planter Continue reading...

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Mom Home Guide House Tour

written by Lauren

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I just love looking at online house tours of other mom bloggers' homes. One house tour I recently saw was that of blogger Jenna from SAS Interiors. I just love how beautiful her home looks, from her tidy and clutter-free foyer, to her modern kitchen with beautiful wood floors to the serene master bedroom. I wish my home was so masterfully designed! To me, my home is a work in progress. Over the past few months, I've completed a few home improvements, like making our home's mudroom/foyer area more functional, creating a fun study/media/play space for the kids and adding Continue reading...

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Unfinished Basement Playroom Ideas

written by Lauren

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Last year was a busy year! I started this website, and thankfully, at least a few people have read it! Thanks everyone for your visits! It's been a fun year. For all you new readers out there, I thought I'd post some of the most-read posts from 2012 -- enjoy! And, if you are wondering, I have created an unfinished basement playroom space for my kids, but it's nowhere near as nice as I'd like it to be. I haven't painted the walls or stained the floors in the unfinished basement playroom space, and there is still a lot of organizing to be done! I will have to keep working on creating a fun Continue reading...

Filed Under: basement, DIY, floor plan, home improvement, Kids, Organize Tagged With: basement, clutter, DIY, kids, organize, playroom, storage

Decor for a New Kid Study Area

written by Lauren

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Last week, I finished the feature wall in my kids' new study area. I think it looks great! For the new feature wall, my kids picked out a pretty green paint, plus a really cute owl and tree RoomMates mural (Happi by Dena), that I purchased on Amazon (my go-to shopping place). The mural was pretty easy to put up -- the only help I needed was reading the itsy bitsy numbering on the mural's instructions that told me where to put each of the mural's parts. The numbers were so small, I couldn't read them even with the help of a magnifying  glass! I finally had to call one Continue reading...

Filed Under: basement, DIY, furniture, home improvement, Kids, Organize Tagged With: basement, clutter, decor, DIY, furniture, kids, organize, Pinterest, playroom, storage

Organizing Kid Spaces in the Home

written by Lauren

When my kids were babies, we kept most of their toys in a small bookshelf that we kept in the living room. Their baby toys didn't take up much space. But, as they got older, they got more and more toys, and before I knew it, their toys were all over the house. Over the years, I've done various things to find a space for them to play in, and a place for their toys. At first, my husband and I kept two large toy boxes in the living room to hold all their toys. But now that they are older, I am hoping to replace those toy boxes with a sofa, and move the toy boxes into a basement playroom Continue reading...

Filed Under: basement, furniture, home improvement, Kids, Organize Tagged With: basement, clutter, furniture, kids, organize, playroom, small spaces, storage

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