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City livin' ain't always easy. But I've got a handy RocketMan, two RocketBabies, and 680 square feet. If astronauts can do it, so can we! Any questions, drop me a line at rocketgirl [at] rocketcitydigs [dot] com.
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Category Archives: Nursery
Metro Shelving: The Bedroom Goes Industrial
I keep saying we’ve been crazy around here, and we have been, but we’ve also been doing mad upgrades to the apartment, mostly in the form of Metro shelving. It’s not just for industrial kitchens anymore. You might remember our … Continue reading
A Tale of Four Strollers
I’m mad hectic these days, but I’m trying to, at the very least, take some pictures of what’s happening lately at the RocketDigs. One thing is lots of shifting of stuff. Another thing is erecting Metro shelving, and also a … Continue reading
Goin’ on a Holiday… to the 1970s!
As a child, I spent hundreds of hours praying at the altar of Fisher Price. We had the Sesame Street set, the castle and the modernist school; when my brother came along, we added the airport and the parking garage. … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Nursery
Tagged fisher price, little people, playskool holiday inn, vintage toys
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Reasons to Love My Apartment: Rainbow Dance Party!
Our apartment, small though it may be, has one truly spectacular feature: sunlight. We’re on the fifth floor, facing the downhill side of a very steep hill, which means neighboring buildings are shorter than us. Our main room windows are … Continue reading
Not Uncrafty: Hiding a Free-Hanging Closet
It’s no secret we’re low on closet space around these parts. In the last few months we’ve installed no fewer than three curtain rods from which to hang shirts, dresses, jackets–you name it. One of those curtain rods was in … Continue reading
Again, I say: much activity at RocketDigs.
In the past week, we’ve had midnight fevers, Halloween, the election, the Giants winning the World Series, a visit to The Container Store, and much shifting of furniture, boxes, and goods. We visited the storage space (again). We finally moved … Continue reading
The Rocket Guide to Cheap, Fast, Unattractive Babyproofing
Now, you may have noticed over the last year or so that while we’re by no means Apartment Therapy-ready, we try to inject a certain aesthetic into our apartment enhancements. The vacuum cleaner lamp sheds a nice light, but we … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment, Crafts & DIY, Furniture, Kids, Kitchen, Nursery
Tagged baby gates, babyproofing
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The Hallway Nursery, Part Three: RocketBaby Gets a Door!
I bring you our most exciting chapter in our series of The Nursery That Was An Office That Was a Library That Was a Hallway: RocketBaby Gets a Door! As you may recall, up to this point we’ve closed off … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment, Kids, Nursery
Tagged accordion door, baby, converted hallway, discount builders supply, DIY door, DIY folding door, folding door, hallway nursery, Nursery
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The Hallway Nursery, Part Two
So last week I showed you the functional half of our 47-SF converted-from-a-hallway nursery. Here’s the rest of it (sans the rest of the artwork, which RocketMan has neglected to make a priority.). As you can see, it gets a … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment, Kids, Nursery
Tagged baby, carpet remnant, converted hallway, emily mini crib, haba, Nursery, small apartment, small nursery, twitterling mobile
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The Hallway Nursery, Part One
So I’ve been saying for months that I’d be posting nursery pics, and as RocketMan still hasn’t gotten around to hanging the rest of the artwork, I figured I’d at least show you the changing station. Which, incidentally, is roughly … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment, Kids, Nursery, Organization
Tagged baby, cavallini & co, changing bad, changing table, container store, dexbaby, diapering kit, elfa, first years fold and go, gdiapers, modernkiddo, Nursery, sarahjanestudios, small apartment nursery, stacking drawers, storage bins, toybox, vintage flash cards
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