I love the idea of a growth chart, but I'd never found any that appealed to my decor sensibilities, which are admittedly a bit quirky. Then I got a peek at the Dust Bunnies height chart from UK graphic wall art shop Spin Collective , whi…
As someone with Asian heritage, I was immediately drawn to the lovely Asian nursery art by artist and mom Grace Hester. The prints feature original animal artwork, along with the English word and then simplified Chinese translation. What…
After having a son, I quickly realized that boys tend to get that end of the stick when it comes to decor options . Basically, you're stuck with some variation of planes, trains, or dinosaurs, and that's really about it. If you're lucky,…
When I stumbled upon the Second Line Frames etsy shop, I went wow - those are cool. And that's before I knew the backstory. Turns out this Tampa-based cooperative salvages wood siding from homes destroyed during Hurricane Katrina, and tu…
For as long as I can remember, my grandmother had silhouettes of her six kids hung along the fireplace. I loved the fact that just by looking at the profiles of these children I could identify the adults around me. I was happy to discove…
Frankly, I'm not certain I'm actually cool enough for this Alphabet Learning Poster , but let's just say I desperately want to be. What's not to like about an alphabet where L is for Love, X is for Malcolm, and Z is for Zeitgeist? Oh, an…
As the veteran of countless "fancy collages" made for me by my children out of magazine pages and Elmer's glue, I'll confess that I never knew something as delicate and lovely as Linda Solovic 's creations were possible under the "collag…
Call me a total dork, but I get all teary and melty every time my three year-old hugs one of her friends goodbye. There's is something beyond adorable about two little girls squeezing each other tight-- and anyone who disagrees has a hea…
Just when I think there can't possibly be any more ways to make animals into wall art that make me want another baby purely for the decorative accessories, someone goes and proves me wrong. This time it's Milk Moon Kids , purveyors of li…
Hearts, schmearts. Not every printed proclamation of love needs to involve pink or red or lacy frilly things. Me, I'm digging the screenprinted love poster from Jennifer Ramos of Made by Girl that simply says love. What more do you need?…
We love helping our readers discover cool and unusual kid stuff, but we love it even more when they return the favor. Especially when it's something as cool as the ABC Helvetica Film Poster. Many parents put up sweet ABC art in a nursery…
I love peeking across the ocean via the www to see what our European friends are doing as far as kids and design. Occasionally there's some wacky baby tee featuring a wolf riding a unicycle with a pig on his head or something, but genera…
So you want a canvas or two for baby's room, and you're trying to figure out something bright and colorful, with animals, that doesn't look like the circus threw up on your walls. Leave it to Tiny Decor to find just the right mix of mod …
An occupational hazard of writing for Cool Mom Picks is spending waaaay too much money buying all the cool stuff you're writing about. One glance at this original 1970s Olds print and my 8-year-old was declaring he had to have it. It's n…
We've been raving about graphic artist Lisa Masterson's various works at Avalisa for... well, a long time, and Liz recently marveled over her stunning stretched wall art. So you can probably only imagine my glee at learning that more tha…
If you're a sleek-lines-and-minimal-fluff sort of a mom, you'll want to check out Nashville artist Michalle Sessions' gorgeously simplistic prints for your progeny's room via her shop, LJ Ink . From the red-sock-wearing giraffe and monke…
Talk about getting a bang for your nursery decor buck: The whimsical set of mini hand-painted artwork is not just wall art, it's a whole set of ornaments. Personally, I'd hang them in the baby's room, but sneak them out to the tree every…
Art Kristen : My son's walls are decked out in Avalisa art (at top) and we both couldn't be happier. Her modern designs and custom color combos were a no-brainer. Liz : Ida Pearle's custom alphabet prints are so charming, they're fast be…
I love children's art that seems ripped out of the pages of a classic storybook. So when I discovered that very thing at the newly opened Tutti Studio ...instant swoonage. Tel Aviv artist Tutti Shafir's imaginative children's giclee prin…
Chicago artist Kelly Ventura is making beautiful original art with fabric, paper, buttons and adorable stitching that you'll want to leave on the wall well past the disassembling of the crib. Her Etsy shop, The Urban Thimble , has wearab…
In further developments regarding the quest to free my daughter's room from licensed characters, I've discovered custom name wall art from City Art Photography . Each letter is a unique original photograph taken of individual letters for…
If you've been anywhere near a children's shop in the last year or so, you'll know that an owl is the requisite children's motif for 2011. And we're not complaining a bit. Especially when it's as cute as the ones we've just found. This a…