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" Designer Brooke Davenport and daughters Charlotte, 6, and Chloe, 13. Tour her bright white Los Angeles house. Photo by Victoria Pearson Invest in Versatile Storage &amp;quot;The key to a happy life with small children is having a plan for emergency cleanup: lots of concealed storage. I&amp;#039;ve got beautiful boxes throughout my apartment, so I can almost run my arm across a table, dump everything into the box, stash it, and replace it all with fresh flowers. Done!&amp;quot; \u2014Celerie Kemble Choose Upholstery You Can Easily Clean &amp;quot;You can have soft upholstered chairs \u2014 just choose a great vinyl or pleather for the seat bottoms, so you can hose them down after meals.&amp;quot; \u2014Elizabeth Martin Bring Outdoor Fabrics Inside &amp;quot;Use outdoor fabrics indoors in high-traffic areas. I love the Breathe Easy fabric by Great Plains. Its super-soft boucl\u00E9 is reminiscent of a classic Chanel suit. And Dedar makes incredible faux leathers and suedes that are completely wipeable. They look great on walls, as well as furniture.&amp;quot; \u2014Natasha Baradaran Create More Floor Space &amp;quot;Give kids a lot of floor space in their rooms. Push a twin-size bed against a wall the long way. With pillows stacked against the wall, it functions like a little sofa, and it doesn&amp;#039;t stick out in the room.&amp;quot;\u2014Katie Ridder Buy Antiques &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t be afraid of antiques. They&amp;#039;ll survive your children. I have my grandmother&amp;#039;s chest of drawers, which holds everything from placemats to games. My kids are perfectly capable of pulling out a puzzle and closing the drawer without damaging it.&amp;quot; \u2014Palmer Weiss See more: 10 Family-Friendly Decorating Tips You Didn&amp;#039;t Know Cool Kids&amp;#039; Room Ideas 8 Ways to Create a Family-Friendly Kitchen 30+ Ways to Decorate Your Family Room "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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