Lol. My house is never a complete disaster. Never.
But I have two small kids. It's never pristine. Because they live there. And play there. Their presence is in my house.
The only time it is pristine is every other Friday before we get home and after the housecleaners come. The rest of the time it is a clean, organized, lived in home with a puzzle on the playroom floor and some kids flip flops by the front door.
To say that people's homes should look like this nursery and if they don't it's lacking speaks exactly to the point that dickmove said upthread.
but, i'm NOT sayig that. you are saying that your way is THE way. i'm trying to tell you that we all do things differently. it is probably insulting to you to have someone say that your messy(ish) house is indicative of you not being able to hit it out of the park every damn day.
but it is also insulting for you to say that someone who has a printine house isn't allowing their kids to live a little. gtfo with that noise.
What? That's exactly what you said. That's what you have been saying the entire thread! That's where this all started!
This thread is about nurseries not toddler rooms. And believe me my living room looks like a shit storm every night after I let my poor toddler "have some fun" with her toys.
My house is SO not fancy, but I have been told it's not "kid-friendly". My kids seem to get on just fine in it, and nothing has been destroyed.
I just assume people who say those kinds of things have feral children. Lol
Or 3 year old twin boys in a 1200sq loft. So pretty much the same thing
Admittedly our house isn't destroyed but it definitely has some evidence that children live here. Scuffs on the walls, chips in the drywall, no glass vases or breakable decor within reach.
ETA: I see this has been covered ad nauseam. I should have read the other 9 pages before responding. Rookie mistake.
Although I will say that I bought my living room curtains based off of the one Verona has in her house. So thanks for that Verona they look great and I get compliments all the time!
The nursery is beautiful. I never understood the whole "don't have a fancy nursery" thing. My child sleeps in there and plays in it for maybe 30 mins before bedtime so there aren't many opportunities for her to smear peanut butter on the walls. There are white curtains and a white glider...two years later, all still in nearly perfect condition.
It comes from people who would not be comfortable with a fancy nursery.
This thread is really bizarre with the extremes. It's possible to have a happy medium of things. Not wanting a fancy nursery doesn't mean one is a "hot mess;" nor does it mean everything has to be in perfect condition or untouched or etc.
I feel like this is what I was trying to say about being clean and organized without being pristine...very, very unsuccessfully.
I have three kids. I have resorted to letting them roam free all day while I sit in a corner and drink. That would actually be a pretty room to sit and drink in. With the door closed so that I can't see the roaming monsters.