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 | Books for Adults
The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide was created around one very simple premise: Baby shopping makes ordinarily sane women absolutely out-of-their-heads crazy bonkers. I myself can recall spending at least two hours trying to decide on the right changing pad cover. To say...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
Now that we’re on baby #3, my husband and I don’t bat an eye at the 2 AM. wake-up calls, and spit up is funny, even when it hits the oriental rug. But we weren’t always so laid back. The first few months with our oldest was the greatest strain...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
I feel so lucky to have grown up a dad with a passion for old movies. He took me to Audrey Hepburn double features at the Film Forum, entertained me on rainy days with Danny Kaye, and taught me it was okay to know all the words to every song in South Pacific. So...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
I’m not a girlie-girl. In fact, I tend to be a minimalist when it comes to dress and decor. When my daughter showed up, we ended up custom-designing our announcements because we couldn’t find anything that wasn’t covered in bows, sheep,...
by Cool Mom Team | Cards + Stationery
In theory, party favors are a wonderful idea. Sending your guests home with a lovely memento of a special occasion – who could object to such thoughtfulness? Problem is, most favors are destined for the dustbin. Have you ever received a pewter...
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 | Cards + Stationery
Graphic designer Jenn (just Jenn) does some pretty irreverent things with stationery at her shop Just Jenn Designs – I wouldn’t necessarily get my kid a set of the punk-ass cursive cards, although I really do like them. Neither would she, evidently which...
by Cool Mom Team | Books for Adults
Becoming a mother gave me a new awareness of all sorts of things in life from the rate at which a baby’s nails grow to why feeding strained prunes while wearing linen is a bad idea. Soon my enlightenment extended to the political arena too, got me engaged in...
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 Julie | Entertainment + Media, Storage + Organization
I’m all for handing my girls a box of crayons and a ream of paper and letting them while away an afternoon creating works of art. The only problem? Their cumulative efforts result in a fire hazard worthy of condemnation. The ART:Archives has the...
