For crib, dresser and changing table ... Craigslist

boopadaboo, for sure there is no rush on their own rooms. All our kids have slept mostly with us for a few years except #5. She does not sleep well with us (took awhile for me to figure this out) so she is mostly in her crib. But as others have said, most kids do not spend tons of time in their rooms, esp if you live in a 2 story. I also think room sharing is fine-- or it better be because most of my kids have to share. :) My objection with the original room was more of a worry of the future, LOL, that it seemed like it was trying to appeal to adults. Sometimes children are seen as small adults (and then unrealistic expectations are set). A room does not have to be garish to appeal to children-- on the contrary. I am assuming unfairly, however, that these parents will view the child as anything other than a child. I' m still worried about that mirror, though.

Congratulations on your first grandchild! It sounds like you have some great ideas already from everyone on here. If I may add one thought regarding changing tables...we had one (b/c it was given to us). We rarely used it, even with our first baby. There's something more challenging about changing a baby when you are attempting to do so from the side. Our changing table had shelves. Our little boy loved to take everything off of the shelves every chance he got, as soon as he could sit up, so after the first few times of refolding clothing and putting diapers back on the shelves, we stopped using it for storage. Then he thought it would be a fun thing to try to climb up, as soon as he could pull himself to a stand. It may just depend upon the child, but that experience was enough to get rid of the changing table by the time our second child arrived. :) My parents had a convertable crib for our kids at their home. The type that turns into a toddler bed, and then can be a headboard for a regular bed as they get older. This can be quite a money saver for down the road. Just be careful with any crib you may purchase right now, as many have been recalled...so beware if you are buying one from CL, etc...just check to be sure it's not on the recall list (which seems to be growing by the month). Congrats again and best wishes to your daughter and her new family!

I love, love, love a craftsman style home. However yours is not staged right. It screams there's not enough room to live. The advice about the pod is excellent. Below are my observations based on some of the pictures: #8, 9: Get rid of the kids toys in the room, Get rid of that rug that just looks dreary. The floors are beautiful. Highlight them. I agree about getting rid of a good deal of the sectional and make it smaller so it fits the room #10: If those are family pictures on the divider between the living room and dining room, get rid of them. People want to imagine themselves living in the house, not your kids. #11: Agree nothing on top of the fridge. Nothing on the window sill. No dish rack. That implies the dishwasher doesn't work. No mixer on the counter. Only one thing! Make it the knives. #12: Way too much on the counters so anyone coming into the house feels they won't have room for their kitchen supplies. Get rid of them or put them away in the pantry. It looks like you have a keurig and 2 coffee machines, a Kitchenaid, a toaster, a tray with stuff, a towel holder (which should be next to the sink!) and something that looks like a sponge on top of the microwave. Where will the new owners put the stuff they need to cook? See how they'll think? #13, 14: Make sure your bed looks like its a bed in a magazine, not sloppy like that. People wonder if you can't even make the bed, what else are you not keeping up. Also just the first shot. The second shot showcases the bed and makes the room look too small. And yes, open the shades! #15: Get rid of 1/2 the toys in the playroom! Make it so half is a playroom and half looks like a game room or tv room. #16, 17: for the photo, take the rocker and the baby sit in out of the room. Just the crib and the dresser/changing table. Get rid of photo 18. #19: for the photo just the bed without the pop top and the dresser. Get rid fo the rug that looks like a bathroom rug. Get rid of picture 21 with the holes in the wall. #22: take a pic where the recycle bin and the garbage bin aren't in view. The idea when selling a house is you're selling a "fantasy" of what life could be like. Not reality. Make it look like an Ozzie and Harriet house. A fantasy where anyone would want to put their bed.