When I came home from this year's Blogher conference with a Tattly temporary tattoo on my arm and a few extras in my bag, my kids went bananas. Well now instead of walking around with a tattoo meant for a hipster adult crowd, they can we…
Ever on the lookout for clothing and decor for girls that portrays the strong, amazing kids that they are, I was so happy to find this series of posters. Artist Amanda Visell has created a wonderful quartet of strong girl posters with me…
I've been on a self-imposed no-new-furniture diet lately--we kind of either have to buy a new house or knock down a few walls at this point--so this brand-new line of gorgeous kids' furniture is absolute eye candy. Which may turn to in-m…
My kids love Sesame Street. Hey, I love Sesame Street. So we have a lot of Sesame Street decorations around our house--if by decorations we mean random books on the floor and half-dressed Muppet dolls. But we all really love the looks of…
Some books are like cut flowers: I get them, enjoy them, and forget about them. But some books are like lawns, like rich green grass that I want to cultivate and nurture and wiggle between my toes every Spring . Okay, maybe just the firs…
If you're yearning for a glance at a map today that doesn't feature that scary white swirl of doom indicated up and down the east coast, take a look at these fantastic cartographic posters spotted at Fab.com today. But hurry, because of …
The more books my kids own, the more bookends they need to keep them from falling (on me) every time I straighten up the shelves. But do you know how expensive kids bookends can be? It's actually kind of surprising. We're talking $100 an…
There was quite a bit of peacock hype this past week in NYC with the escaped one from Central Park Zoo, and I am fully expecting a summer trend of feather flaunting as a result. If so, the timing couldn't be more perfect for this new sto…
I am sitting at my computer right this very second, drooling over the beautiful illustrated posters of Ingela P Arrhenius, who I discovered earlier this year. Her work just went on sale at Fab.com , my latest flash sale obsession , and a…
Sarah Jane is wildly talented--something Cool Mom Picks discovered way back in 2007. Her prints are whimsical and magical in a way that would make Clement Hurd and The Runaway Bunny proud. I love the simplicity and the talent that beckon…
The hipsters have spoken! From Williamsburg to Silverlake, the official motif of the 2011 hipster movement is... the mustache. Specifically, the curly handlebar moustache. If I'm not seeing it on the faces of the kinds of guys who have t…
Bright and cheerful doesn't have to mean garish, and when it's British-based Lulabird it's even downright stylish. One of our favorite modern, hip nursery designer clockmakers are back (we're pretty much in love with their quirky owl, to…
We're just a few days into summer vacation and it's already mud season. Not the kind of mud that's made by Mother Nature. This stuff is kid-made, by way of a wading pool, a trusty hose, and a patch of mud-ready dirt. It's given me the pe…
If ever there was a "We knew her when," it has to be one of our favorite mom designers, Kiersten Hathcock of Mod Mom Furniture. We featured (and purchased) her gorgeous mid century toy box waaaaay back in 2007 and since then, not only ha…
I am a longtime fan of the look of vintage prints and posters in a baby or child's room . But for those of us who don't have myriad hours to go trolling eBay or our local flea markets, Swedish artist Ingela P Arrhenius is creating beauti…
I find myself missing clocks these days. You know, clocks? Actual things with two hands that don't glow in the dark from your DVR box or flash 12:00 after the electricity goes out? So when I saw this wooden clock, I felt this little pang…
Anyone who knows me well knows Rose, my best friend who has held the title since her family moved onto my block the summer before second grade. It's because of her that I have a strong respect for the role that all the BFF's out there pl…
I've always had a soft spot for fabric sewn onto paper. Strange thing to have a soft spot for, yes. But it's just so pretty! Take the beautiful custom Welcome New Baby custom prints from etsy shop, cozyblue, for example. A tiny fabric bu…
I still remember when my mom painted a mural in my room. I was five, and it was a 70's-style jungle scene. I got to help. Seven years later, I took up the muralist's brush myself and even helped pay my rent in college by whipping up Snoo…
Just when I thought an artist couldn't do anything new or inspired to the good old but very played out alphabet decor, artist Lorena Siminovich of Petit Collage wows me with her brand new poster prints. These new ABC poster prints are ma…
We were so honored to be this week's guest curators at Supermarket , one of our favorite online resources for anything and everything in great design. Click over for 10 items that we're drooling over all from indie designers--from pretty…
With a new couch on the way (yippee!) I'm preparing to say goodbye to the saggy, dog-scented, claw-worn monstrosity. It's easy. Trust me. One of the fun things: Shopping for new throw pillows. I'm thinking with a red TV and entertainment…
We painted one wall in my daughter's room pink and that pink has annoyed me for the past four years. It's not a good pink. It's a Pepto pink. I would repaint, but the ceiling is vaulted so... I know my limits. I have looked for artwork t…
It doesn't take long for new parents to realize who's in charge once a tiny, squawking baby makes an appearance in their house. And I love the idea of making it official with Penny People's newest print. Bright, bold colors and the optio…