nursery decor Archives | Cool Mom Picks

Take a look at the brand new It’s a Small World baby collection. (And sorry for the earworm.)

Even if the song can drive me a little nuts, I’ve always loved It’s a Small World. Disney artist Mary Blair created such iconic concept artwork for the attraction, it still makes my retro-modern heart go all a-flutter. And if I were having babies again...

Home decor inspiration: How to hang fabric on your walls instead of wallpaper

by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor, DIY

It’s that time a year that I start to get a little stir crazy at home and have this major urge to redecorate. The newest home decor trend that caught my eye: fabric walls instead of wallpaper. Okay, so it kind of hit the internets about six or seven years ago,...

Harry Potter Collection at Pottery Barn | Editors Top 10 of the Year

by Cool Mom Staff | Editors Best of the Year, Living

Welcome to our annual editors top 10 of the year! Through the rest of the year, we’ll be sharing 10 of our favorite things (no offense, Oprah) of this past year and we hope you love them too. Of course we love everything we’ve shared, but these things are...

The most magical pieces of the new Harry Potter collection from Pottery Barn

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor

If you regularly have to drag your kid (or yourself) out from behind a Harry Potter book, or you’ve ever been asked to personally sew a Gryffindor scarf for a Halloween costume, we’ve got great news. Because there’s an expanded new Harry Potter...

12 creative ways to display kids’ artwork, from DIYs to clutter-saving services

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor, Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks

One parenting conundrum that seems timeless: the search for creative ways to display kids’ artwork. From the preschool doodles and finger paint portraits to the kindergarten collages, to the papier maché sculptures that would look just perfect…where,...

11 cool modern growth charts for kids who can’t stop, won’t stop growing

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor

Now that my son’s vertical, I’ve been on the hunt for cool, modern growth charts to track his changing height. Because while pencil markings on the doorframe are cool and all, I’m trying use a growth chart and to put off drawing on the walls until...

Chinese Year of the Dog baby gifts: These adorable doggie-themed baby gifts are best in show.

by Caroline Siegrist | Baby

If you happen to be anticipating a new baby this year — whether your own or a friend’s — you’re in luck. Because February 16 marks the of Chinese New Year and the official start of the Year of the Dog, which means you can celebrate...

Free printable posters to empower our children with favorite quotes from strong women.

by Cool Mom Staff | Art + Decor, DIY

We’re all such fans of the wonderful work of maker, designer and crafter Ursula Rosien of KRAFT&MINT design. So when we connected to discuss creating a series of free printable inspirational posters just for our kids, a whole lot of lightbulbs went off. With...

5 genius nursery organization tips, for new parents drowning in baby stuff.

by Kate Etue | Baby, Kid Fashion, Storage + Organization

Having a new baby is completely life-changing in the best possible way…and, in some harder-to-embrace ways too. (Looking at you, complete lack of sleep.) If you’re anything like me, a house that’s in chaos will make you feel even more stressed than...

8 awesome inspirational prints for little boys who could use some empowerment too.

by Caroline Siegrist | Art + Decor

As a mom-to-be, I’ve been looking for some inspirational prints for boys that I can hang on the nursery walls. After all, I’ve already started my campaign to create a compassionate son, starting with the essential feminist onesie, which was the first item...