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...

Paperless Post – Online invitations too beautiful to be online invitations

by Mir | Cards + Stationery

I’m a huge fan of the electronic invitation, because I’m an online kinda gal. But I have to admit that sometimes there’s simply no substitute for nice stationery if you want to be proper about it. So it’s about time someone created a service...

Organizing your “to do” list just got easier, although getting it done is still just as annoying

by Betsy | Cards + Stationery

I am a list junkie, only the problem is that I tend to jot stuff down one place and lose it or write everything on one endless list so it looks like I need to buy bananas, milk and my pap smear results. Not good. That’s why I love the Shop Call Do Pads from...

Spring showers that won’t mess with your hair

by Betsy | Art + Decor

When it comes to mobiles, we always prefer the handmade, battery-free versions that can do double duty as beautiful wall decor. And I’m so happy to have discovered the selection from The Butter Flying–in fact my immediate response to the cloud mobiles was...

This one’s for you, Amelia Earhart wannabes.

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

With my husband being a pilot, my kids are pretty obsessed with planes. And that includes my oldest daughter, who also happens to love pink. Do you know how hard it is to find anything that has to do with both aviation and pink? Well not anymore, thanks to the Girl...

An awesome Father’s Day gift from the kids, no glitter glue required

by Julie | Books for Adults

Obviously the greatest Father’s Day gifts are the ones that actually come from the kids. But when you’ve got ones who aren’t even old enough to sign their names to a card yet, check out the personalized Daddy books from iseemyface.com as a fantastic...

Nightlight out, k?telight in

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I can’t believe how far the world of nursery and kids’ room decor has come even since I was first  waddling through the baby mega-store, wondering if there were really that many people interested in decorating their nurseries with Winnie the Pooh....

Camp stationery the kids might actually use (we say now)

by Mir | Cards + Stationery

I went to summer camp for five years, and I loved every minute of it. I also almost never wrote home, despite my mother’s exhortations, because it just seemed too much trouble to write a whole letter when there were things to do.But maybe if I’d had this...