Revved up like a deuce
An occupational hazard of writing for Cool Mom Picks is spending waaaay too much money buying all the cool stuff you’re writing about. One glance at this original 1970s Olds print and my 8-year-old was declaring he had to have it.It’s not surprising...If these walls could read
Ever been tempted to rip the pages out of your kids’ books and hang them on the wall? Is that only me? Oops. I’m tempted by every single framable children’s book illustration by illustrator Adam Record of Fall Down Tree, a man so cool and...One more incentive for taking on those blank walls this year
We’ve been raving about graphic artist Lisa Masterson’s various works at Avalisa for… well, a long time, and Liz recently marveled over her stunning stretched wall art. So you can probably only imagine my glee at learning that more than 500 different...Now I know my ABCs and I know them cooler than everyone else
ABC posters are pretty much the quintessential nursery decor, but that’s not to say it’s easy to find a cool one. I mean, enough with the A is for apple already, right? So I was happy to discover two cool new modern ABC posters: One from graphic designer...So that’s what all those blank walls in the nursery are for
If you’re a sleek-lines-and-minimal-fluff sort of a mom, you’ll want to check out Nashville artist Michalle Sessions’ gorgeously simplistic prints for your progeny’s room via her shop, LJ Ink. From the red-sock-wearing giraffe and monkey...Rock-a-bye birdies, made of bamboo
I can’t stop staring at this bamboo mobile by Petit Collage, available at Branch Home, and I’m just looking at a picture. In real life, those laser-cut bamboo birds each have a different pattern cut into their middles, so as they twirl around on the...Pictures of you
I love to choose sentimental, personal gifts that say something more than “I dropped $50 on you.” (Hello, gift cards.) Problem is, sentimental, personal gifts can border on cheesy if you aren’t choosy.The design-your-own photo frames from Designs by...Dolls as cute as your kid’s artwork. There’s a good reason for that.
I admit it, I’m a sucker for just about any convert-the-kid’s-art-into-a-keepsake service. And while art2believe will take your child’s drawing and turn it into a stuffed doll, they’ll also also turn it into a pillow, if you’d rather. Or...Painting without fear. Or formaldehyde.
When I was pregnant, I painted three pieces of furniture out in the cold because I was so freaked out about what the paint fumes could do to the bébé. But when you’re pregnant is precisely when you decide you must paint right now. Fear not, panicked mamas,...Design Online: Making your home more like the one you imagine and less like the one it actually is
When it comes to interior design, let’s just say that my spirit is willing but my flesh is weak. I admire fabulous design, but possess neither the knack nor the bottomless pocketbook to bring it to life without some serious help. If I were in LA, I could rely...Paper Mobiles – Design Meets Function for one very happy baby
One of the great things about having a baby now as compared to even four years ago when I had my first is the ton of choices parents have as far as nursery decor. Take the mobile, which is no longer something you just buy in a themed set along with your...
