Who says you can’t afford commissioned art for your kids’ walls?

by Carrie | Art + Decor

I don’t have a lot of hand painted art on my walls, especially in the nursery. But I can easily change that with Brooklyn-based Rebekah Potter’s diminutive BloKs, essentially 3.5 x 5″ wooden blocks with a word and matching illustration, all hand...

Childrearing advice for when you’ve misplaced your gay uncle

by Rita | Books for Adults

Fellow blogger and Vanity Fair contributor Brett Berk has unleashed on the world his parenting perspective with The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting: Candid Counsel From the Depths of the Daycare Trenches. Berk obviously has no uterus and no children. That said,...

The joy of bins

by Cool Mom Team | Kids, Storage + Organization

With three kids running circles around me, I’ve made some concessions when it comes to cleaning up. And one of them is that I’m not going to be doing all of it. My philosophy has always been that if my kids can make a mess, then they can most certainly...

Stop. Hammer time.

by Cool Mom Team | Living

I don’t consider myself to be particularly girlie, but when I was forced to install the safety gate at the top of our staircase, I realized that my screwdriver and wrench skills were not on the level with say, my straightening iron skills. I hope it...

Sorry my kid sucks. Can we come over again tomorrow?

by Betsy | Cards + Stationery

Noah is playing with the toy truck. Sam wants the toy truck. Sam grabs it out of Noah’s hands and bops him with the front left tire when Noah tries to take it back. Sam’s mom wishes she could spontaneously disappear. The next day, Noah’s mom receives...

Let’s panic about babies! (You know you want to)

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

The funniest thing I’ve seen in a good long time is the satirical new website, Let’s Panic About Babies! which just launched today. Think of it as a cross between What to Expect When You’re Expecting and The Onion. It might even be funnier than the...

Mommy calling cards, now for more than calling

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

I guess now that social media has taken over the world, it’s time to redo all those mommy calling cards and start adding your Facebook vanity URL, your Twitter name, your Skype name, and whatever other way there is to reach you these days. Smoke signals?...

J’aime l’alphabet

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I am utterly taken with the limited edition French alphabet print from Barcelona-born artist Silvia Portella, just introduced at L’Affiche Moderne. And not just because it’s refreshing to see a bee under A instead of B, but because the 26 charming...

The more dust bunnies, the better. For a change.

by Julie | Art + Decor

I love the idea of a growth chart, but I’d never found any that appealed to my decor sensibilities, which are admittedly a bit quirky. Then I got a peek at the Dust Bunnies height chart from UK graphic wall art shop Spin Collective, which is actually a wall...

Design for Children. And of course, their drooling parents.

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

You know who you are, you design-crazy parents: You scour flea markets looking for vintage picture books to turn into nursery art, you spent more time picking paint colors than pediatricians, and your greatest dream is to discover some lost Eames crib prototype on a...

Nursery decor, Asian style

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

As someone with Asian heritage, I was immediately drawn to the lovely Asian nursery art by artist and mom Grace Hester. The prints feature original animal artwork, along with the English word and then simplified Chinese translation. What’s particularly nice is...

Hooked on robots

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I’ve got a little secret weapon that helps ensure my kids do not leave their clothes and coats lying around: Hooks. Of course, the key is to find ones that actually make some sort of design statement, so you can freely place them around your home without looking...