The poshest of the posh can still inspire those on the strictest of budgets. These nurseries are designed to sell as a unit (but available as separates), and although we prefer more mixing and matching, if you admire classic looks you may find elements of inspiration here:
Maxwell's handmade indoor swing for Ursula was such an inspiring way to bring the outdoors in during cold months. Since his DIY we've seen other examples, great for yards, playrooms, or even as a surprising centerpiece for your living room. Here are some favorites:
Revisiting the beautiful paper arts from Famille Summerbelle, we loved the family tree but love these prints (based on original hand cut paper maps) of Paris and London even more...
Over on the New York site, we featured wall art stickers by Butch & Harold back in '07; for '09 we're seeing how great these can be for kids, like the train frames shown above. Butch & Harold offers sticker frames in several styles, as well as pre-made sticker art for displaying on its own.
We love this 6-part 3D calendar made in Japan and designed by Katsumi Tamura! Each piece is 8.5″ X 12″ and double-sided, showcasing two months. Great for your desktop or a shared family space like the entry, hall, kitchen or even bathroom...
Benjamin, Genifer, Oden and Lucy live in an incredible "Lincoln Log-style" home in Nashville. After a series of renovation projects and a lot of attention paid to their kids' needs and styles (and using a lot of what they already had like a garage sale bed and a vintage dresser), Oden's and Lucy's bedrooms and shared playroom offer a lot of inspiration for modern kids:
We spotted this sweet setup over at ReadyMade magazine, and thought an umbrella pendant light would be an inexpensive, fun project to do with your kid (for your kid's room). Choose a pair of umbrellas that suit the room's decor already (stripes, elephants, flowers?) or just go plain and let the rainy day theme speak for itself:
Kids and adults of all ages can find various uses and deep affections for the pouf. We've seen them add many functional and design elements to all types of nurseries, bedrooms, playrooms and living rooms, but this disco-style pouf certainly makes a new, unique statement:
Ohdeedoh first featured SewnNatural's picnic blanket in June of this year. Not one to stick to summer-only stuff, we found a lot more great, organic items including nap mats (which roll up or fold up and tie up), upcycled dolls (gnomes!), quilts and burp cloths. Take a look:
If your kids are looking to start a collection hobby, stamps are a classic choice. Eventually, you can turn the collection into a collectible object:
On a recent Southwest Airlines flight, I read in Spirit magazine that 42% of entrepreneurs launched their first venture during childhood. This rang true for me, as a veteran of the lemonade stand, the art/craft sales in my childhood garage, the newspaper route...
One of Sam's favorite toys is the Skwish, a simple, timeless toy all about color, movement, shape and touch:
Here's more original artwork for Ohdeedoh's month of artistic exploration, great for your nurseries and kids' rooms. Abbi Jacobson of NYC creates these small, colorful cityscape drawings with pen and marker:
If you love vintage and Polaroid photos, but live life with a digital camera, Rollip offers a way for you to turn any image into the look you want. With the traditional Polaroid style or a minimal white border, you choose the type of focus, size, and text:
A site devoted to featuring art for kids, Anna, mother of two, creates original paintings, drawings, and reproductions. Aimed to suit your needs and tastes, anything is customizable...just ask. Here are a few favorites:
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