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

4.0

My favorite posts on Design Mom are the peeks into other family's homes and how they design with children. This is not a regurgitation of those posts, but a well-organized compilation of how to make your home fit your needs and your taste.

It reaffirmed a lot of what I've learned (the hard way) so I highly recommend it to new parents. I love the little tips---like keep drawers only half-full, and skip the top sheet (there is an endless battle in this house between the boys and Brian over pulling up that top sheet when they make their beds---I use the recommend duvet covers, but I'd also love to just ditch those top sheets!).

Of course the photos are pretty, but the peaks into Gabrielle's own home were the only ones I really felt pulled into.

Based on Blair's acknowledgements, Karey Mackin's fingerprints are on most of the book; no wonder it is so good!