Kendra chooses Bellini!

January 19th, 2010

kendracoverE! Superstar Kendra chose Bellini for her little boy’s nursery.  It was such a pleasure working with the celeb parents.  Their nursery was featured in US Weekly and other national pubs.

Want to save, save, save on a brand new Bellini child’s room or nursery…????

January 19th, 2010

Check out the Bellini promotions page where all your favorite Bellini boutiques will be posting their own sales.  Don’t miss out on these great savings. 

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Get Inspired…

January 19th, 2010

inspiration_corner1Bellini has added a great new feature to their website…check out inspiration corner for great pics of other Bellini nurseries that will surely inspire your decorating juices.  If you have a fabulous Bellini nursery that you want to share with the world check out this section to find out how to submit yours.

Industry Insider-Nava Writz (Nava’s Designs-luxury linens)

August 23rd, 2009

Nava003One of Bellini’s favorite bedding companies, is designer to the stars Nava Writz of Nava’s Designs.  You can see Nava’s collection at www.navasdesigns.com…here’s what this industry insider had to say.

1. How did you get started in the baby business?

I started out as a sales associate at “Bellini“.  Within weeks of employment, I was promoted to store manager and then to in-house baby bedding and store display designer.  they said about me “Nava brought a flare to nursery bedding that no one had seen before, truly pioneering the concept of high-end custom “couture baby bedding.”  In 1986, with $20,000 in savings, Nava courageously set out on her own to start NAVA’S DESIGNS!  Upon Nava’s very first day in business, she landed her first account; a retailer called The Juvenile Shop in Sherman Oaks, CA. They remain her loyal “customer to this day!

2. What is your all time favorite bedding set you ever designed?

Love is in the Air  it’s a bedding set for my imaginary baby girl smiling.

3. What is your favorite celebrity room you ever worked on?

Slash.  I just love the irony.  A “rock star” with such a classic nursery. scrapbook_3

4. Who inspires you?

I would have to say that traveling the world is what inspires me the most.  I get a lot of ideas from my trips to the city.   Just walking through the local markets, arts & craft shows, antique markets, and fabric stores.  I am not a “one-type” inspiration type of a person.


5. What decorating advice do you have for expecting parents about their nursery?

It’s not just ”another room”.  Your baby’s room is one that represents the biggest change in your life.  I’d recommend going for it all, colors & theme included.  Create a place in which you can reflect later via pictures and video clips and be proud to say, “this was your baby room”

September is Baby Safety Month

August 21st, 2009

JPMA-09-CertAwareWk-logo-D4September is Baby Safety Month, sponsored annually by the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA). This year, JPMA is helping educate parents and caregivers on the importance of buying products that are JPMA Certified.

Buying JPMA Certified products means that product went through an extra set of rigorous testing. Once a product passes laboratory testing, it is then marked with the distinctive JPMA Certification Seal –ensuring consumers that the product was built with the highest safety standards in mind. The JPMA Certified Seal on a product’s packaging provides parents and caregivers with added assurance that the product exceeds the traditional standards of quality, safety, and functionality.

For more than 30 years, JPMA’s Certification Program has helped guide consumers toward smarter, safer juvenile product purchases. Currently, more than 2,000 products are JPMA Certified in 20 categories!

The JPMA Certification Program, established by JPMA, consists of voluntary standards developed by ASTM International. Manufacturers, retailers, other industry members, consumer groups and staff from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are involved in the development of the standards.

JPMA is proud to provide a certification program that demands only the best. That’s why JPMA urges all parents to look for the JPMA Certification Seal on products and packages when shopping for baby.

SJP Chooses Bellini…Again

August 21st, 2009

sarah-jessica-parker-reality-tv-seriesBellini was honored to welcome back Sarah Jessica Parker as a client for her new twin babies.  Bellini had furnished baby James Wilkie’s NY digs, and was thrilled to help Sarah & Matthew with babies 2 & 3!  Sara added more pieces to her classic Jessica white collection.

Unique Nurseries That Won’t Break the Bank

August 15th, 2009

Lily7We all dream of the perfect nursery for our little one, but in these difficult economic times we need to find ways to be fiscally smart as well. Finding ways to make your nursery unique, personal, stylish and easy to navigate without spending a fortune does not have to be a difficult task. Here are some helpful tips to consider during your planning.

Invest in what matters
Try to be smart about where you put your money. The furniture is the largest and most important purchase of the room, and if you shop smart, it will also have the most longevity. Buy pieces that will outlast the baby phase and can be used in a toddler’s room. Cribs that convert to beds, or changers that turn into functional pieces of furniture are some purchases that will help expand the life of your initial purchase. Buy quality items instead of the cheapest items so you are not buying twice because pieces have not held up. Also work with furniture manufacturers who are involved in certification programs (like the JPMA) so all safety requirements are ensured. You don’t want to skimp on safety in the nursery.

Do it yourself…when you can
Although being eight months pregnant is not always conducive to home improvement projects like painting or staining floors, you would be surprised how many family members would be thrilled at the opportunity to leave a personal fingerprint on the creation of the nursery. Enlist those that can help with the handy work so that extra costs of hiring a painter or contractor can be eliminated.

Get creative
If you have an artistic bone in your body, now is the time to use it. Take your creativity to the walls. Painting simple murals with shapes or even special quotations is a great way to personalize a room with your own special touch, and helps to save on artwork for the walls, or even wallpaper. If you have a relative who is good with the brush, enlist their help and commission them for a special painting, drawing or photograph. Find an inexpensive frame to give it a professional look. Creating a collage of special pictures of the family is a great way to add some color to the places in the room that need spicing up.

Make the old, new again
When thinking about the nursery, look outside the four walls of the room. Explore your house in every direction for pieces that could work in a nursery in a different capacity. For my daughter’s nursery, I took a wrought iron table I had used in a sunroom and put it next to her glider to bring in a different texture. Find pieces that can be recovered in fresh new fabrics (old chairs or benches) to inspire an eclectic feel in the nursery. My favorite old finds are ones from mommy and daddy’s childhood. Vintage doll houses or an old set of oars can be classic touches that money cannot buy. Go through the attic at grandma and grandpa’s and you will be surprised at the hidden treasures that await. Keep those old cribs buried, for safety reasons it is not recommended to use cribs that do not meet today’s safety standards.

Keep it organized
Some of the most impressive nurseries are that way because of good organization and efficient design. Everything has a place, which makes operating in the room a snap. Find ways to organize your nursery so it makes sense to you, without spending a fortune on fancy closet systems. Make sure you have storage space for items like wipes, lotions, thermometers, diapers, etc. So many necessary items reside in the nursery that it can get messy and chaotic, which always overshadows even the best-decorated spaces. Straw baskets or decorative tins are great ways to hide the not so attractive baby necessities, while keeping your space clean and organized.

Second time spice up
If you are having a second or third child and are not thrilled about reusing the same nursery items for your new baby try and find ways to get excited about old purchases. Move things around, reframe pictures, buy a slipcover for a chair or repaint the walls. Don’t waste items that still have life in them but try and find second uses that you didn’t think of before.

Sell to buy
Are you eyeing that perfect bedding set or crib but the budget won’t have it? Find the extra bucks for the splurge by hosting a garage sale or posting things you no longer need or want on eBay. Motivate to make room for baby’s stuff while raising the funds for the special items you would feel guilty about otherwise purchasing.

The New Bellini.com is here!

July 21st, 2009

We are proud to annouce the launch of our brand new website.  With great new features and loads of information about our products and international boutiques.