We emptied the living room of everything but the couch and gated off both entrances to the room. Then, we moved a few buckets of toys in there (for all three boys) and lived in there most of the time.
If the twins were in the kitchen, it was because I put them there and was prepared to do nothing but watch them -- or put them in high chairs to feed them.
In their room we also emptied the room of everything but their beds. I put their clothes in wicker baskets in the closets. If they emptied them, they could be tossed back in the baskets in just a few seconds.
I knew a mom who got rid of her dining room table and chairs and they ate Japanese style for a year until she could be sure the worst of the climbing stage was over
