It's ok. A little over a year ago, we bought a white painted desk for our 3rd grader and when my DH was putting it together, he made me promise never to buy furniture with those little frisbee shaped disks of wood used in key places to keep it together. We were sure the desk would not survive the move we knew we'd be making in a year or so. It did, and isnt' even wobbling, so it ended up being pretty sturdy. I just bought two of their white "Cameron" bookcases. The two shelf one I was able to get upstairs and put together myself in about an hour. It looks fine, but the back piece is really thin and flimsy. There were no bisquited pieces; only screws (that had to go in with the provided hex key - total pain!). You have to be careful about making sure everything is aligned and inserted properly b/c the directions leave some details up to you to figure out (I learned after it was all standing upright and almost about to fully tighten the screws, that the top shelf was upside down. The only way to tell was that the tiny starter screw holes were showing on the thin back piece where the back piece is supposed to be screwed into the backs of the shelves.) Someone else might have thought, "Piece of junk, they left holes in the back piece for no reason!" Because the instructions said nothing about it. Anyway, it was painless enough that I just tonight brought home the backordered 4 shelf bookcase. I could barely get it int he door, so won't be able to put it together myself, unless I can find a strong friend to help get it upstairs. (DH is away this week.) For my kids new beds, I'm looking hard at the Young American collection by Stanley. The prices are comparable to PBK, and I think/hope the quality is much better. Go to their website and read all about their safety quality. Here is a link that might be useful: Stanley Quality Furniture Cues

Does anyone know who makes the furniture for Pottery Barn Kids? I am specifically interested in the Genevieve bedroom set. Thank you!

Here's a link that might be helpful: http://www.wisegeek.com/how-do-i-go-about-painting-mdf.htm SW ProClassic, BM Impervo or any waterborne paint would provide a hard finish. You wouldn't need a clear coat. Just make sure you give it a couple of weeks to cure to its final hardness before using it.

I had two American Standard toilets with vormax put in about two months ago in my kids bathrooms. Omg I have yet to see any mess in the bowl. They look brand new and my kids never seem to flush! I was scrubbing the toilets weekly before as they were always so disgusting, but not now. Granted my old toilets were 20 years old but I do think the water swishing around the bowl really does clean it.