Children are exposed to more indoor pollutants than most parents realize. Surprisingly, indoor air may be two-to-five times more polluted than outdoor air. Founded in 2001 to improve public health and quality of life by enhancing indoor air quality and reducing exposure to chemicals and other pollutants, the non-profit GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI) certifies products for low chemical emissions. What does this mean for parents? Thankfully, it means that identifying low-emitting baby and children’s products just got a lot simpler.

People spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, where air pollution levels are higher than those found outdoors. The largest source of this pollution is volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions from building materials and furnishings. The good news is that steps can now be taken to ensure healthier indoor air in the spaces your family frequents. To help you sleep a bit more soundly (and safely), thousands of GREENGUARD certified products are now available that have been screened for more than 10,000 chemicals and meet rigorous health-based criteria for VOCs, including phthalates and formaldehyde.

Since the majority of a child’s first few years are indeed spent sleeping, Young America, a leader in infant and youth furniture, has received the extensive screening required to earn GREENGUARD certification for all of their cribs and most beds. All certified products can be easily identified with the certification logo and are available at both furniture boutiques across the country and online exclusively at PoshTots.com and YoungAmerica.com.

The health and safety of a child starts indoors, so purchasing products with this third-party certification is a big step towards improving indoor air quality in your home. To learn more about GREENGUARD certification, including other certified products such as paint and mattresses, visit greenguard.org.

We had so much fun with our first Pinterest Design Board Challenge! As the various boards were submitted, we knew we would have our work cut out selecting the primary candidates for election. After much deliberation, we narrowed it down to five favorites who submitted the best White House-worthy designs.

Without further ado, your candidates for the 2012 PoshTots Presidents Pinterest Challenge:

Sophisticate Snow, by Tiffany Sparks
We love the crisp white and regal elegance this board portrays. It is simply stated, yet classically sophisticated.

Commander in Training, by Erin Timmins Nay
This board certainly identifies a young chief in training. We adore the use of patriotic colors and the nautical and aviation accents - a delightful nod to our terrific troops.

Divine Daylight, by Brooke Shambley
This gender-neutral nursery definitely caught our eye. Whether the First Lady were to bring home a young gentlemen or a little lady, they would surely sleep in style.

Always a First Lady, by Erin Hall Beam
For the sweetest of presidential daughters, this room encompasses all that a lady of the White House should be surrounded by.

Primary Party, by Chantelle Thompson
This stately nursery would fit any first family. From the heavy chandelier to the delicate rug, this room is perfectly posh and presidential.

Vote for (like) your favorite White House-worthy space in the posh primaries on Facebook. The creative candidate with the most fans by Noon (EST) on Friday, 2/24 will win the election and a $500 PoshTots Gift Certificate!

Cast your Vote now!

A striking headboard is a statement piece in any boudoir; in fact, you can design a room completely around this one item of furniture. From tufted to upholstered (or perhaps both), having a pleasant place to rest your head can inspire the imagination. With thousands of colors and fabric choices, the possibilities are nearly endless.

Tufted Headboard

Upholstered Headboard

Bed crown cornices are another wonderful way to anchor your bed. Whether upholstered, painted or intricately carved, a cornice’s lovely coordinating drape often sets the scene for style.

Monogrammed Bed Crown Cornice

Of course, there are also beds with intricate wooden headboards, lush canopies or even simple posts. A headboard can be made from something re-purposed, like an old barn door, or even painted on the wall to get the style without sacrificing the space.

Reclaimed Wood Headboard

Hand Painted Headboard
In the end, you’re the one who’ll be doing the dreaming beneath this fashionable furnishing, so it’s all about what suits you. (Image Sources: Pinterest)

Here are our some of our favorite finds from PoshTots:

Do you have a show-stopping piece that’s the shining star of your bedroom? We’d love for you to share it!

Show your patriotic pride by creating a room you deem White House-worthy. Create a Pinterest board showcasing the PoshTots products you would use in the house of the first family. It can be a boy’s or girl’s room, nursery through teen. See our inspirational board here!

• Be sure to Follow PoshTots on Pinterest

• Start a Pinterest board named “Posh Presidents on Pinterest” and start pinning PoshTots pieces that you would use to create a classical children’s design in the White House.

• Make sure to tag your pins: #PoshTotsPresidents

• E-mail us a link to your board at: socialmedia@poshtots.com

• The promotion opens today at and ends at 11:59 PM EST on President’s Day, February 20, 2012. Be sure to create your boards before then! On Tuesday, February 21st, our design team will choose our five favorites and post them to both Facebook and the posh blog.

• When all the entries are posted, we’ll open the voting on Facebook. Finalists will have through Friday at noon EST to get as many votes (likes) as they can. The winner will be announced on Friday, February 24th at 5 pm EST and win a $500 PoshTots Gift Certificate.

Good luck and happy presidential pinning!