Green gets foxy

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

Green is everywhere this week, from the buds on the trees to St. Patty’s Day decorations to the long-awaited green milk served at my table. I’m kind of already regretting that one.But here’s a super sweet and foxy way to bring green into a nursery or...

Celebrate your baby’s birth with robots

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

The best post-baby gift I ever received was half of a chocolate cake–which I ate with a spork at midnight in my hospital bed. But if you’re looking for a gift that’s thoughtful, hip, memorable, and won’t leave crumbs in the baby’s hair,...

The Valentine’s gift that made me go Wow.

by Betsy | Valentine's Day

I love the Valentine’s cards my husband picks out for me each year. Truly, I save each and every one of them. But wouldn’t it be amazing if you got a personalized piece of hand-painted art to hang on your wall and enjoy it year after year? If you said yes,...

The easy secret to an artful life.

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

Do you know what the secret is to raising a child who loves art? Love it yourself, and have it around, and make it, and talk about it. That’s it. Easy. And we’ve found a really easy way to enter the wide world of art, learn about it, and maybe even invite...

I’m dreaming of a blue peacock

by Cool Mom Team | Art + Decor

There’s really no right way to decorate a baby nursery, but a great tip I swear by is starting with a fabulous piece of art or set of prints as an inspiration–as opposed to something like crib bedding, which babies outgrow super fast. (Or in...

Bright and beautiful kids’ art, hold the usual characters

by Mir | Art + Decor

As so many of you know by now, in Cool Mom Picks land, Etsy is always the place to look for the nursery decor that won’t make you say, “That looks just like that print I saw at the store….” And on Etsy, we’re loving Hsin Ping Pan’s...

Art appreciation for the preverbal set

by Betsy | Art + Decor

Every few months (okay, every year or so) I take my son into New York City and hit one of the many art museums. After all, who doesn’t want their child to have an appreciation of art? Evidently I’m not alone. New Editions believes you shouldn’t have...

Popsicles for the wall

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor

With the temperature finally reaching holy mama, it’s hot out there–and that’s the technical term–I love looking at artwork that makes it somehow feel cooler inside. The popsicle print from LA’s Mint Buttercup is giving me goosebumps,...

Going Down, Down, Down to help the Gulf

by Christina Refford | Doing Good

Though I haven’t seen the Gulf of Mexico since I was a teen, I’ll never forget the color and warmth of the turquoise-blue water that lured me in until I was wrinkled and waterlogged. It’s those waters and the creatures most affected by them that The...

Little Red Writing Hood

by Delilah S. Dawson | Art + Decor

There’s a fine line between too cute and too dark, a special gray area where only the hippest fear to tread. Artist Emily Martin of TheBlackApple is there, jitterbugging in her tiny red slippers.There’s something for everyone in this fabulous hodgepodge of...