by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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 old and cynical to endure the...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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 Lisa Golightly of Kiki and...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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 artwork from Cici...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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 handmade wooden blocks may be the...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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 in the old school way. I...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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 neighborhood, but...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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, but...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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 beautiful pull toy maybe...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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? All the better if the...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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 you want...
by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor
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.Crib Rock...
