Lily has a toy area in every room of our house. In our  bedroom it's a small basket, in the kitchen area HER kitchen is set up, our living room has about 1/3 of the big stuff, the office holds stuffed animals and her bedroom and playroom take the other 2/3s. If we put everything away at the end of the day? It looks just fine to me. I've had a few friends comment that they aren't sure if they could handle such a big toy presence- they keep most of their stuff contained in toy rooms- one friend actually hauls a bunch of stuff out every night, all the way down the stairs and then back up before bed to keep her house clutter free. I think that's too much work :).

Seems to me "messy" is a state of mind. I've often said, if you think pet hair is "messy" my house is a disaster. If I vacuumed once a day it wouldn't ever be gone.

I said I would NEVER co-sleep. Two years later the kid is finally in her own room, in her own bed. Except, you know, last night when she came and slept with us!