A review by elephant
Design Mom: How to Live with Kids: A Room-By-Room Guide by Gabrielle Stanley Blair

3.0

Ok, the photos are totally lovely and the mixtures of colors and elements look fabulous. However, many of the rooms scream "danger!" if you have kids. Glass items and heavy items on low shelves, framed artwork with glass in them sitting on the floor leaning against the wall in a child's bedroom, antlers - sharp and definitely could be used as a weapon- on a coffee table are just a few of the wildly un-child friendly items in this book. It reminds me a bit of the photos they make fun of on Catalog Living or other blogs. They could say something like, silly Susie, our children certainly will not climb on or roll our rustic coffee table that has huge wheels on it and they would never get our white slip covered sofa dirty or knock over the spotlight on the tripod that is sitting behind the sofa. Nor will they pick up the expensive antique camera or potted plant sitting on the rolling coffee table, they will just happily play with their small stack of 9 wooden blocks that is sitting next to them. And don't worry about the metal edges sticking out from the corners of the rustic wooden coffee table on wheels, our children will never run into those or hurt themselves on them. It is fun to look at the photos of the lovely rooms, and there is some good advice in the book that can be helpful to moms who are decorating their homes. Just please do keep safety in mind.