I cannot tell you how many times my husband has busted through the door after a long day of work only to singlehandedly wake up the baby who I just got to sleep. Talk about grounds for divorce. Too bad I didn't have the Awake & Asleep fr…
We've been evangelists for room decor-by-decal (and decal and decal and decal and decal) from the beginning. Just search our site for "decal." There's lots. In part because we know that tastes change faster than you can say ooh, look at …
With my daughter all puzzle-crazy these days, I am adoring the heirloom-quality Cinderella puzzle illustrated by children's book artist Jen Bulthuis of Fidoodle and accompanied by the classic tale reimagined by writer Shannon Gerard. The…
We moms of toddlers and preschoolers know that the night light is an essential part of an effective bedtime experience. But dare to try to find one without a licensed princess or smiling race car and you're stuck with a boring one from y…
We don't come across too many wallpaper options for nurseries, or at least ones that we'd feel comfortable recommending. With all due respect Peter Rabbit, I love you, but I don't need a repeating pattern of 60,000 of you that my baby wi…
When it comes to growth charts, we're the pencil on the wall type of family. Believe me. It's not like we love to write on our walls, but we have yet to find a growth chart that is both functional and is something we'd actually hang some…
I really do love my kids' names. Considering how many fights my husband and I got into before we finally nailed down Quinlan and Drew I might have them plastered all over their walls except for the fact that I have yet to run across a wo…
What do you get when you mix modern sensibilities with the ancient art of letterpress printing, then sprinkle the top with a dash of whimsy? The sweet yet minimalist designs of Dee & Lala , it would seem. My kids are unfortunately too ol…
Personalized gifts are fantastic for new babies, but there are other ways for a mama to know you ordered something especially for her bambino besides having it monogrammed. A great new pick: The splendid custom wallpaper panel art from L…
I wish I had that kind of eye so that I could cluster fifteen framed pictures altogether on a nursery wall and make it look like it does in the pages of Metropolitan Home or Apartment Therapy. But alas, I don't. So I'm grateful for the a…
Oh Petit Flaneur , where have you been all my gift-giving life ? This brand new Toronto-based design shop is doing super fabulous things with a combo of natural or reclaimed materials from local sources and a sharp design sense. The hand…
When I discovered the mixed media art from Jessica Pisano , her butterflies reminded me of my grandmother Dorothy's house. She collected photos and paintings of butterflies, as well as the real thing, stuck through with pins and mounted …
A note to my neighbors: I truly am sorry. I have tried to explain to my children that dandelions are weeds. Weeds that you do not want in your yard. I'm sure you don't mind when they pick armfuls of bright yellow flowers as we stroll the…
I'd love to decorate my walls in big black and white framed photos of my kids. But until I start taking super fantastic pictures, I fear that's not the best idea. Instead I'm turning to Fat Kat Design . Granted they're not framed photos,…
We've had a thing for funky coat hooks around here lately, it seems. (See also: Elephant hook, j hook, and rock star monkey hook). And now there's another one that's just meant to love. In fact, it's all about love; it's the LOVE double …
When you spent every waking moment of your pregnancy searching for crib sheets in just the right shade of persimmon , and tormenting yourself over the weave of the nursery rug, you're not going to put up some poster on the wall, right? A…
Honestly, I didn't understand the appeal of the pull toy until after I had kids. I was like so, they just.... pull it ? Sure enough, yes. And sure enough, kids go nuts for them. Nuts being the perfect segue for what may be the most beaut…
If you like the idea of traditional themes for a nursery like firefighters, astronauts, or fairies, you might have found that a lot of what you're seeing out there isn't quite your cup o' tea. We'll let you in on one of our secrets: If y…
I don't do themed nurseries. In fact, I don't do nurseries at all. The typical baby decor out there is way too baby-ish for me and I really don't want to redo the kids' rooms each time they grow out of one obsession and into another. Cri…
I love watching my daughter saunter through the house with a guitar slung around her neck. Sure, her guitar has buttons instead of strings and comes from her dad's Guitar Hero game, but it still looks pretty badass. This explains why I a…
The modular carpet tiles from FLOR are taking the design world by storm with their new offerings by the renown mid-century textile designer, Alexander Girard . But eh, who cares about the design world when there are regular old parents o…
So you think decorating your baby's room is hard, right? Just wait until they get older and have opinions , none of which match anything you suggest. We're betting that any cool parent and any music obsessed tween will equally go ga-ga (…
I like the concept of animal decor for the baby nursery but circus animals? No. Noah's ark? Not so much. Parade of cutesy farm animals? Pass. The Delicate Hippo might just be the key to my heart. This hilarious vinyl wall sticker set fro…
I love fresh-cut flowers as much as the next person, but what I don't love is putting a tippy glass container in the middle of my kitchen table. Maybe I could just add a sign: "Hey, kids! I'm breakable! Please knock me over so that Mom c…