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We looked at hundreds of websites, and they all seemed to carry the same art tables. I saw one in the store that was selling for [$]and found it online for around $199. It was a piece of junk. It was very colorful, and I'm sure our kids would have been excited about it, but in a year or two we would have had to replace it. Then we found the this table, and looked at a hundred websites to find the best price after shipping. Some places had a lower price but then charged $70 for shipping.Wayfair was straight forward, good price, no shipping = lowest overall price.Oh the table. We are very happy with it. We got it with 24" legs and it fits our kids just fine (6 & 8 on the small side). If they start to outgrow that height, I can go to any hardware store and get longer legs.We didn't go with the 30" wide paper roll. At first it seemed to expensive, but after looking for something cheaper we couldn't find any. We did find 15" rolls, that had like 250' of paper. That seemed like enough for now. With 2 15" rolls are kids can work on different pictures side by side. We also can swap out one of the rolls for a 14" roll of tracing paper we found at a local store."..."  Read more

For my Wayfair review I chose this Guidecraft Paper Center. To be honest I have been looking at these for quite some time, besides the fact that I have two budding artists and four kids in the house (Which equals a LOT of paper) I just liked the idea of the paper being handy. Since we opened the box (which came incredibly quickly!) the roller has been a fixture on the school counter and Ski and Dude have been practically glued to the table with stencils and pencils and whatnot drawing and coloring. I meant to pick up some paint or markers (since ours are mysteriously* gone) so I could take photos that would actually show up, but I did neither that nor take my camera out of it's bag in the last few days. The only negative, and it's not really a negative, is that the paper roll seemed a lot smaller than it looks in the photo. It is a 300 foot roll I am sure, but it's rolled very tightly and looks teeny-tiny on the roller, not like the photo above at all. (I can see now that it's just the way the paper is through the built in cutter in the photo: mine looks identical at this point, but when I first opened I thought 'WHAT???'). All in all I would say the paper center is a great addition to any family with young children. *Mysteriously because like glitter...all things terribly messy tend to "disappear" around here. (I was provided this item for an honest review from Wayfair, all opinions expressed are my own)"..."  Read more

This is a great set for the creative child in your life. I love the different horses and the fact that they are all so different. The Kit is of great quality and would make a wonderful birthday or Christmas gift. The set includes ten woodent stamps, 5 colored pencils that are sharpened and ready for use and a dual color stamp pad with black and brown ink. I like that this set is an art project fully ready the only other supply needed is paper to stamp on. The ink is washable which is always a must for a children's kit. The box says for ages 4+ I think this is a kit that could really span a large age range. I think it is best suited for 4-12 but I could see it being a treat of a horse enthusiast of any age. [...]. Disclaimer: I did receive this product from Wayfair for review purposes, the opinions are all mine and are not influenced by the company."..."  Read more

If you are like us, you have been looking for some wall mount lockers that don't look cheap and flimsy. Good luck finding them at any of the usual stores. We found this unit, and were hesitant to get it given the price and not seeing it in person. But eventually because we couldn't find anything else we took the plunge and got it. We couldn't be happier, but with a BIG CAVEAT which I'll get to. 1) Very high quality unit, well built, solid construction 2) Very heavy - our 10 cubbie unit weighed in at over 110 pounds 3) Looks great 4) CAVEAT - doesn't come with any mounting hardware or brackets to hang it - you'll need to drill it in through the back. And this thing is heavy. We decided to have a free lance contractor mount it for us to make sure it was done right. He chose appropriate screws (for mounting cabinets) and put in 2 per stud and our unit covered 4 studs. It is solid and looks good - but I'm not sure I could have had the same results trying to do it myself. So if you aren't handy, consider adding in another 50-100 to have it mounted for you. Overall - very pleased and glad we went with this one."..."  Read more