Sunday, December 31, 2006

In search of a modern affordable house in Silicon Valley (or our QT remodelling story:-)

Yey, we have the building permit from the city of Mountain View!
This was our Xmas gift last year, and now I know what I want for next Xmas (we'll hopefully start to build in March :-)

I'll post a short story about our long QT story soon and update with all the current design status (I think we found the flooring we like at Geologica, we are still in design phase for the kitchen and talked to Sacavolini in San Francisco, Leicht in Los Altos and BluePlum so far)

Happy New Year!

Sunday, December 10, 2006

In search of a modern kid bed ...

The all time (but not kid budget ...) favorite is
ducduc Dylan Ultra Modern Crib Modular System


But I love as much The Oeuf Toddler Bed, and this is only ~500$ instead of 6.000$ for ducduc ... 54"long x 30"wide
It might be a bit small for our "big girl", it's 54"long x 30"wide ...
We have to check it in some store, and it seems that there might be quite a few Bay Area stores that carry it.

The new Petra Toddler Bed is an extension of Argington’s line of Baltic birch children’s furniture. I like this line and especially this bed. Also, it's in upper 300$, or rather almost 400$ :-)
In any case, I like this bed more and more every day and from their whereabouts seems like the closest store to Bay Area that has it is Goodnite Moon in Corte Madera ...
Dimensions are 60" x 36", headboard is 20" high, platform is only 8" high for safety and ease.

Saturday, December 2, 2006

Last Days For The Green Dollhouse Exhibit

Visit The Green Dollhouse exhibit at Coyote Point Museum, a delightful exhibit that will showcase more than a dozen of the best entries from the Green Dollhouse Competition. This exhibit is fun and engaging for the young and young at heart, and celebrates the many ways in which we can make our homes healthier and more eco-friendly. Includes hands-on dollhouse play area as well as helping to demonstrate to kids and adults how we can all take action to make our homes more environmentally sustainable.

See more about The Green Dollhouse Project!

VALENKIDS?

Has anyone tried these Russian felt boots Valenkids?