As the crow flies

by Julie | Art + Decor

I’m already on record as not being a fan of fluffy pastel nursery decor.  How are children supposed to develop good design sensibilities if you don’t show them the way?This striking mobile from Contexture, aptly named “As the Crow Flies,”...

Quilted, collaged, and just plain cool

by Mir | Art + Decor

Chicago artist Kelly Ventura is making beautiful original art with fabric, paper, buttons and adorable stitching that you’ll want to leave on the wall well past the disassembling of the crib. Her Etsy shop, The Urban Thimble, has wearables, as well, but once...

Your Kid’s Name Up in Lights (Sort of).

by Rita | Art + Decor

In further developments regarding the quest to free my daughter’s room from licensed characters, I’ve discovered custom name wall art from City Art Photography. Each letter is a unique original photograph taken of individual letters for a...

Beam me up, mommy

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

My four-year-old loves all things outer space, and these cool retro rocket prints by CMP fave, John W. Golden will provide the perfect inspiration should he daydream of traveling to an outer galaxy. With names like The Solar Streak and Red Cruiser, the prints were...

The Regional Assembly of Text – a store as cool as its name

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

As a bona fide word nerd, I was instantly taken with the name The Regional Assembly of Text, although I had no idea what it meant. (Sort of ironic if you think about it, huh.) As it turns out, this Vancouver-based online shop curated by design grads Brandy Fedoruk and...

Schoolwork and work work get a lift with International Arrivals

by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery

If you find manilla, vanilla, add International Arrivals to your bookmarks and check out their modern assortment of file folders, journals, photo albums, and organizational accessories that make a walk through the aisles of Staples seem like a trip back in time. I...

The elephant in the room that everyone actually will talk about

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

I always admire parents who aren’t afraid to go a little dark with their nursery decor. And by dark I don’t mean Gashlycrumb Tinies prints up on the wall, but something besides the pastel pinks and blues and yellows that the entire industry seems...

Posies takes cleaning the house partly out of the “things that suck” column

by Cool Mom Team | Living

I’ve never equated cleaning my house with achieving zen, but while using Posies Cleaning Products, I can at least take some deep calming breaths while I mutter and scrub. Posies were created by self-proclaimed clean freak and lover of aromatherapy, Timara...

Sillydot art – more dreamy than silly

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

The artwork from San Francisco (by way of Brazil) artist Vera Costa of Sillydot is pretty much made for Nursery Decorating 101 – ten sets of three sweet, happy designs, each of which look great mixed, matched, or anything in between. They’re also made for...

Personalized, adorable, affordable. What more do you want in a baby gift?

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

Personalized items make spectacular baby gifts because it shows you’ve gone an extra mile beyond the burp cloth sets, beyond the registry essentials. The one catch is, the gift can’t be returned. The pressure is on!I can’t imagine a single mama who...

White Trash Mom – Trailer Not Required

by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults

If you’re having trouble keeping up with the Joneses then you’ll want to snatch up a copy of White Trash Mom, a veritable guilt-free school mom’s tome from authors Michelle Lamar and Molly Wendland. Don’t let the title scare off you urban mamas...

Flaunting my lack of greeting card-making talent

by Mir | Cards + Stationery

The most thoughtful cards are ones you make yourself, I suppose, if you have any sort of artistic ability. If you want a card with a smudged scribble and some glitter on it, I could probably manage that. But when I want to send the very best, I tend to look around for...