So I managed to dislocate, then relocate, my jaw and it’s super painful so I’m stuck moping about the house this weekend. I figured I’d just post this now instead of waiting until next Friday.
First of all, the name of this site, Babes with Babies, is the best. The Brits are so clever. Secondly, they have the most stylish diaper bags EVER. I would use these as a normal purse and put a nice little bottle of wine where the bottle would go. :)
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I sometimes am totally grossed out by the stacks and stacks of magazines that live under various tables and in baskets around my house. I have a full blown addiction, and can only sleep at night knowing that I recycle them. But while perusing my favorite baby site yesterday, Fawn & Forest, I came across this recycled magazine mobile and thought, “When that time comes, how PERFECT for my stylish little offspring!” Although perhaps it would be a terrible way to get the little peanut hooked from infancy, staring up at clippings from Vogue and Domino. Eh, I digress, it’s so cool and earth friendly!
I really do love designing nurseries. They are such a fun, creative space to really try new things and play around with great color combinations. And the furniture available today for those with a bundle of joy on the way is amazing! Pottery Barn kids is all good and fine, but I have found another baby site to add to my collection of new favorites, growmodern. I am truly obsessed with this lattice framed crib and dresser/changing station. It’s STUNNING, in my humble opinion. It’s got a touch of Chinese Chippendale/Low Country flavor mixed in with it’s clean, modern lines. This will be MY crib and dresser. Someday. Not anytime soon, don’t get all excited… I would put this dresser in ANY room, actually.
Also available through the site is this absolutely KILLER linen baby sling that looks like a Prada dip dyed scarf. It comes in a gazillion colors and I want one in this choco mint color. Could it also function as a purse? Or would people be skeeved out thinking I was carrying a baby, only to peek inside and find my Blackberry and bottles of diet green tea?
But before you get on there to order one, a warming- these babies (ha!) cost $400. No joke, $400. But they are truly stunning. And you’ll wear it every day. With every baby you have.
Do you see why people find it dangerous to shop with me? I can justify ANYTHING.
Seeing as I am entering the age group where pregnancy announcements are rolling in from my friends at an amazing rate of speed, I figured that a post about how to create a stylish, cozy but not juvenile, nursery was apropos. A nursery can be a space where you can have inordinate amounts of fun with color and pattern, leaving room for the little one to grow and mature without having to rip off Winnie the Pooh wallpaper border once they realize it’s not cool. There are a wealth of hip sites for style minded moms out there. Modern Seed and Modern Tots are two of the best. I am currently obsessed with Dwell Baby bedding (as well as Dwell bedding for grown ups too). The patterns are so fresh and the color schemes very modern (see pic above.) Another favorite, seen below, are the gorgeously crafted quilts by Denise Schmidt. These would look wonderful thrown over a rocker to cuddle up with your new bundle of joy, but cool enough to bring into the living room too. This baby bassinet below looks hip enough show off in any room and wou
ld blend in seamlessly with modern furniture .
Using modular carpet tiles in patterns and solids, such as those from Flor (above) can create a great whimsical pattern on the floor which would allow you to keep the walls a solid color that could stay fresh for years. And you can rearrange them in fun, funky ways like a puzzle whenever you feel like it.
Even bouncy chairs a mobiles can look like works of art! Check out this Calder-esque mobile :
Even bouncy chairs a mobiles can look like works of art! Check out this Calder-esque mobile :
And this bouncy chair that looks like it came from the design desk of Kate Spade (brought to my attention by my uber-chic, very pregnant designer friend Julie Richard):
High chairs can be found in wood finishes that compliment and match your current dining set; no need to add a plastic eyesore to a room just because you have a cute new dining partner:
And finding great prints and original works of art for the walls can be cheap and easy too. The Art Farmer has great graphic stretched canvases with bright prints of animals, alphabets and the like.
Finally, no sense in ruining your outfit with a hideously utilitarian diaper bag when they make ones like this!
I would carry that now, albeit filled with my yoga stuff instead of bottles and Wet Wipes…..someday Mom, someday.
