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Guest Cradle Crusher: Project Nursery

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Melisa Fluhr and Pam Ginocchio, co-founders of Project Nursery, believe that decorating your child’s room can be a delightful project for new parents. Sharing a passion for interior design, these two fabulous moms created Project Nursery as a way to focus on real life inspirational rooms and tips dedicated to helping parents create smart and beautiful spaces for their wee ones.

So, what are they currently crushing on? Melisa and Pam chime in…

1. Everything and anything Etsy! Support small businesses, artists and designers with amazing and affordable art to decorate your little one’s room. Etsy shop owners, like ModernPop Designs, will provide you with not only personalized art but personalized attention!

2. Fun Furniture Finishes. Try incorporating a brightly painted piece of furniture in the room. Using stylish adult furniture (like this Trollsta side table from Ikea) to furnish a nursery is a smart idea because before you know it, your baby will be 15!

3. Decorative Hardware. Enhance the existing, or breathe new life into an old piece of furniture by switching out boring drawer knobs with fun, decorative hardware as seen on Layla Grace.

4. Mommy makeup. Conceal tired eyes with Touche Eclat and mend chipped nail polish with Nail Touch while on the go. An absolute makeup must-have by YSL Beauty!

5. Tent Time. Otherwise known as quiet time! Create a peaceful reading nook or playful hideaway in your child’s bedroom or playroom with darling Play Homes from The Land of Nod.

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PrintPatternPaper – Artwork for Your Nursery

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

I wish my daughter’s nursery had numerous walls. I need more space to hang all the gorgeous artwork that’s out there in this world.

Current crush: The designs created by Rebecca Peragine at print*pattern*paper. So lovely… so whimsical… so in love!

Rebecca takes scrap papers, magazines and foreign text and turns them into – you guessed it – pieces of art.

And, her work isn’t just limited to walls: Check out her adorable thank you cards and eco-friendly lunch sacs (a perfect preschool lunch bag for the older brother or sister!).

Right now she’s in Isla Mujeres, Mexico doing a fundraising art show where she’ll donate half of the proceeds to PEACE (www.peace-islamujeres.org). If for some reason you can’t make it to Mexico to stop by the gallery (!), you can still buy art from this collection at her website for two weeks following the event on January 16th.

Note: For the next two weeks, Cradle readers will receive a 20% discount with the coupon code: CRADLE.

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Guest Cradle Crusher: Serena Dugan from Serena & Lily

Monday, November 24th, 2008

The textile designs and furnishings created by Serena & Lily make us giddy here at The Cradle. Lovely, clean, and fresh – their style will give any nursery that extra special touch. Oh man, we’ve got a serious crush on S & L!

So what are they crushing on? Serena Dugan, one half of the dynamic duo, shares her current top faves with The Cradle.

1. My Rye Serena & Lily crib bedding set in my son Fisher’s nursery. I love every crib set I design, but this one I swoon for. Something about the color combination of the ocean blue and camel, and pattern and texture mix of the bandana print, ticking stripe, and natural canvas is, I think, quintessential little boy – A little bohemian and a little old-fashioned at the same time.

2. Any Taurus artwork or memorabilia (my baby’s zodiac sign). I’m loving that look into the future of his personality, and I’m totally into the little bit of kitsch that it adds to his nursery!

3. Fisher’s little itty-bitty Patagonia fleece vest, with the retro label on the chest. Cutest thing I’ve ever seen.

4. Original art by Sara Westover, who works for us. Her abstract ink-on-paper pieces are delicate and inspiring. I just bought one for Fisher’s nursery. (Note: For information on Sara’s art, email her at sarabethmatson@gmail.com).

5. The organic “monkey pants” by Sckoon. They are the cutest cut for a little baby, in great colors and super soft organic interlock fabric. I own four pairs. There’s no need for my baby to wear anything else!

6. The paint color of Fisher’s nursery…one of Serena & Lily’s paint colors called “Paddleboat.” It’s a strong greenish blue or deep aqua. Everyone who walks into the nursery dies over that paint color. I will never tire of it.