We had the chance to catch up with Snooki in Lorenzo’s nursery with Hollywood Life. The Debby crib looked stunning in the mahogany finish with a blue and brown bedding set.
Snooki added a lot of personal touches to the nursery, but we loved the sports theme that was seen through out. She coordinated the Debby crib with the Domani collection, including the armoire and bookcase. Get this look at your local Bellini boutique.
Meeting in the Woods by Oopsy Daisy
We’ve seen animal nursery themes throughout the generations with farm animals popular in the early 90’s, jungle and circus animals becoming very prevalent in the late 90’s, bunnies in the early 2000’s and jungle safari animal nurseries making a slight comeback in recent years. There’s just something sweet about featuring fuzzy little creatures in the nursery and many parents are drawn to such themes.
Lately, I’m spotting a different kind of animal taking the lead, and that is woodlands animals such as deer, fox, squirrels, raccoons and rabbits.
If you know me, you know that I’m not keen on designing a nursery that takes a theme to extremes. I don’t recommend giraffes on your bedding, curtains, rugs, light fixture and walls for example. Today’s nursery is frequently more sophisticated than those of past generations and is often designed to reflect the parents’ preferred design style. So do be cautious about overdoing it! Add just a few key elements such as canvas wall art and a toy or two to the room to give it an overall feel without getting too thematic.
With that in mind, check out these adorable woodland animal nursery items and think about how you might incorporate them into your own nursery to create a sweet retreat for you and your baby.
by Oopsy Daisy
Deer Floor Pillow by Amenity
Squirrel Pillow by Whistle and Wink
Woodland Tumble Blanket by Dwell Studio
Love Mae Woodland Scene Fabric Wall Decal
Interactive Woodlands Wall Hanging
Woodland Pals Growth Chart by Oopsy Daisy
Earl the Squirrel Gift Set
The Bump
Nursery by Susanna Salk
Iannone Design Eco-Friendly Dresser
Head over to Project Nursery and check out why two toned furniture is the hottest trend happening now.
According to the Daily Mail, Kate Middleton has broken the royal tradition of stroller buying. Unlike royal babies past, Kate’s child will not be riding in a Silver Cross Pram. Instead the duchess, who is due in two months, purchased the above baby blue and black Bugaboo Cameleon for her unborn baby at John Lewis in London.
Bellini’s brand new Stella crib in pale pink and white looks all glammed up in grey and silver metallic tones. New Arrival‘s Stella bedding set is appropriately named and coordinates so well. Add silver tones in your hardware pieces such as lighting and mirrors. Keep the lines of the furniture smooth and clean, I love to mix up the furniture. The patterns in the wall art and rug keep the flow and softness that the bedding brings in. All of these items can be found at Bellini.com
We are thrilled to be part of the Big City Mom’s Biggest Baby Shower event, once again in NYC. Check out Project Nursery for all of the details on this fabulous event. We will be showing off our new Stella Collection, hope to see you there!
We fell in love with City Grips and had to include them on our Fabulous Finds for May. If your a city mom or a mall mom, these are perfect to make it a more comfortable ride. Have you ever asked yourself ”These handle bar grips are so dirty. They’re falling apart. They’re so sticky. OMG what is growing on these? Which of those 10 identical strollers is mine?” Well, that’s what founder of City Grips, Camie Gontier, kept asking herself. What we love is that City Grips are machine washable to keep all of the germs away. What we love more is the fun patterns they come in.
Check in with our Facebook page later today for another awesome Monday Night Giveaway featuring City Grips! Make sure your a fan and bring a friend.
Finally…… colors are popping up all around us! Spring is here and what a wonderful feeling to look around and see so many bright colorful things in the world. Kids LOVE colors and I had fun searching around on Etsy for some bright items for kids. Enjoy the colors of spring!
1. orange shoes-designsfromthehearth 2. monster purses- woollymammothdesigns 3. rainbow wood toys- applenamos 4. lantern-naniludesign
My 2 year old comes into my studio everyday to peruse the merchandise. He is endlessly fascinated by MY long-handle paintbrushes, MY expansive collection of acrylic paints, MY heavy papers & oversized canvases. Turning the crank on the behemoth of an easel is also a favorite pastime. I’ve tried to redirect him to his smaller, tidier (and cheaper) kid-friendly art materials many times. But he scoffs at the age-appropriate, stain-free stuff made for little hands.
So I gave in and let him play with my “big kid” supplies….with supervision, of course.
Know what? The kid has it all figured out! He holds the brush well. He knows to rinse and blot it between colors. He has opinions on which colors he wants on the palette and makes it known! In short, crayola doesn’t do anything for him, but he’s a master with the right materials. Who knew?
Lesson learned. I need to give my kiddo more credit. He really does watch everything I do. Geez, no pressure there!
So now I’m enjoying the creative license he is taking when I give him a squirt or two of paint. I’m relieved to have found out that he’s ok mixing cheap craft paint with my good stuff. And we are even collaborating these days on some nifty watercolor backgrounds that I like to use in my illustrations. We paint together and then I scan and save our work digitally. He gets so excited when he sees it on the screen!
To watch him mimic me when I make a row of dots with my brush is just incredible. No words are needed. He just follows where I lead and vice versa. It’s awesome bonding time for us and pretty emotional to see something we created together and will have forever when we’re done. There’s nothing like it.
So go buy a big canvas and some long-handle brushes. Trust me. It’ll be great. Don’t worry of you feel clueless as to where to begin. Your toddler will know what to do.
Our latest love has arrived, the Stella Collection. We teamed up with Newport Cottages to design this modern collection , available in 5 yummy colors. Gray/white, Pink/white, white, navy/white, chocolate brown/white. The collection consists of 3 peices, crib bookcase, and dresser (with or with out changing tray). The collection is benchmade from select hardwoods (poplar and birch) utilizing mortise and tenon joinery. Like all other Bellini collections the Stella Collection meets or exceeds all CPSC and ASTM standards.
The crib converts to a toddler bed with optional toddler guardrail.
The book case has 2 shelves and 1 drawer, as well as anti-tip hardware. The drawers on the dresser and bookcase have full extension drawer glides. They are also constructed of solid hardwoods.
These peices are only finished in non-toxic and low-VOC finish. Want more? Visit your Bellini store to see the collection and other colorways.
