Party planning can get overwhelming for a lot of Moms! There are so many little details, and I often get asked how to create a simple, stylized birthday party. My advice is to always “brand” your party – pick a color palette, a theme, even a logo, and carry it throughout your entire party. One …
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Parents today often want to create a space that’s less baby-like, more grown-up-like. Perhaps the widespread availability of awesome juvenile products is raising the bar (or perhaps it’s our growing niche of juvenile interior design?). Whatever the cause, Little Crown Interiors loves this trend! By including non-juvenile pieces into a nursery or kid’s room design, …
2011’s Project Gallery has me lacing up my roller skates and reaching for a James Brown vinyl. Funky patterns and dark contrasts are playing up nurseries in a fresh new way. Isla’s Nursery answers the age old question “How do I work around white walls?” By using controlled pops of color within the bedding, wall …
Travel-inspired parties have been making their way around the wedding circuit for a while now, and I thought it would be fun to bring it into the baby shower world. This hot-air balloon invitation from Minted inspires a gender-neutral shower with a sweet, classic twist…
When most of us hear the word “Minimalist”, we think boring, harsh and a general lack of intrigue. In the design world, Minimalism is generally understood as the philosophy of “less is more” and it’s not hard to imagine how that can be useful in a nursery environment. Instead of boring, think simplicity. Instead of …
Design Dilemma: We’re just moving into a new townhouse after living in a rented apartment. In the rental, we weren’t allowed to paint or hang window treatments, so I’m really looking forward to creating a baby space for my son Sam (9 months old) that I couldn’t create in the old place. With that said, …
I don’t know about you, but once the holidays are officially over I move on pretty quickly. Decorations come down, I focus on getting my house clean and organized, and I fill it with fresh flowers….it helps me count down the weeks until Spring! (seeing as though I live in Chicago…that could be a while!)…