My heart skips a beat when a new shelter magazine arrives in the mail, but ten minutes of flipping through the pages usually leaves me wanting more. The houses are too perfect, too expected and too completely out of touch with my life an…
On a trip to LA last week, I stumbled into the most adorable little Los Feliz children's boutique called La La Ling . It was one of those shops where you don't know what to buy first; even my colleagues without children were scanning the…
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 int…
What time is it when the little hand is pointing to the chocolate cupcake and the big hand is pointing to the cherry-topped vanilla? Who cares? It's a cupcake clock that you (or your kids) can color with crayons! In a world dominated by …
Well, I do believe I have just discovered the most original new baby gift on the planet . Bold proclamation, I know, but have a look at these new custom birth charts by Amy Karol --yes, she of " Bend-the-Rules Sewing and Bend-the-Rules w…
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 thing about typical art for kids' walls is that it can feel a little... transitory. You know? Like, it's only up for a year or so before the kid moves on to a new thing. That's why this amazing wall art is so perfect. You just can't …
I'm not a big fan of baby gates. Sure, I appreciate the protection they offer, don't get me wrong. But more often than not, they're ugly. Now, I'm no interior decorator, but I do like my home to look good. And bland wooden baby gates sim…
I have one word for this time of year and it's not nice. Stores are featuring spring clothes and outdoor toys, but outside my front door there are still the last vestiges of frozen snow, and I'm sure it's not the last of it for the seaso…
I love the idea of leaving sweet little notes for my son and husband on a daily basis. You know, like: You're perfect; I love you ; and Put your dirty socks in the hamper . Which is why this Chalkboard Heart from Wall Candy Arts is the p…
I love having a West Elm right in my hood. It's always a fun source of home inspiration for me, and I like quite a lot of their accessories--even if some of their wood furniture gets beat up in like two seconds if you have kids . What I …
Remember how nice it was when you were a kid and got kudos for oh, say, trying your string beans? Making your bed? Brushing your teeth? While we still hopefully commend our own kids for those things (that is, when they do them!), I am si…
In this era of the stainless steel fridge, there is one problem befuddling even the smartest of parents: where do we hang the kids' art? Well, fret no more fellow kid-art aficionados, because Petit Collage has a brilliant solution that w…
While there's no shortage of typographic decals that can spell out messages or phrases on your wall, I'm a little wary when it comes to that stuff. It can be really fabulous if you've got a great eye, or it can go horribly, horribly wron…
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…
It's up to me to keep my kids' schedules straight, but they still love to count down the days until the next big event, whether that day is a Saturday, their birthday, or the next candy holiday (Valentine's Day, for the record). Instead …
I love the new Uglypillows from Uglydoll. Perhaps it brings out the motherly instinct in me? A face that only a mother could love? Oh, no. I hope this isn't a throw back to my awkward years. Do you think the Uglypillows would be the last…
DIY is great--no doubt about it. But those of us with a passel of kids and a craft room full of unfinished projects sometimes settle for DFY for now. That's Done For You . Well these gorgeous DFY frames can help bring a pop of unique, vi…
Now that I've gone through a total kitchen renovation and upgraded to a fancy schmancy stainless steel refrigerator I've---gasp!---lost the ability to hang my beloved paper calendar with a magnet from the front. Fortunately a cool paper-…
We're kind of in love with Joanne Dugan around here. She's an amazingly prolific photographer, with her work in about a zillion ads, the awesome Taxi Driver Wisdom book, and most importantly to us, a magical series of children's books: A…
Okay, what do you get when you cross a container junkie and an ex-Art Director? Someone who is madly in love these Pantone tin storage boxes , that's what. In other words, me. These boxes are ample in size so they're great for storing ev…
I remember when I first heard out about Jonathan Adler Junior. I pretty much foamed at the mouth in anticipation of his pint-sized happy chic design. I knew almost every item would fall into the category of "lust" and not "must," but if …
Every year, I make my Mother-in-Law a calendar with photos of the kids and she ooos and ahhhs over it as any good grandmother would. But, after doing this for the past ten years, I am feeling a little ho-hum about the whole thing and won…
Sure, Z is Zebra . But A is Aardvark , and N is Narwhal . And that's how you win my heart-- with unusual animals and hand-drawn art. This charming and retro-esque alphabet of animal silhouettes by Etsy artist besty perfectly straddles th…