Playroom Gift Guide

What do you get for a kid that has everything? A playroom update! You know we’re all about updating your home! Might as well spend your time and money on things (and decor!) you and your child can use for a long time!

Quality, style and FUNctionality helped up create this gift guide!

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Playroom Gift Guide

A well styled and designed playroom is the gift that keeps on giving!

1. This balancing bike (available in multiple colors) is almost too cute to ride. But don’t let the cuteness fool you. A balancing bike is just how my girls learned to ride a bike so quickly!

2. A kitchen for days and days of pretend play. And it looks so cute, it could be an inspiration for a real life kitchen design!

3. Speaking of pretend play, this tea set is perfect for an afternoon tea party!

4. Save your own pots and pans and give this adorable pot set to your kids to make their own yummy dishes!

5. Finally, baby equipment that doesn’t make your eyes hurt. All kidding aside, this sweet and simple activity gym is something I wouldn’t mind having in any room of my home.

6. and 7. Again, We love a beautiful toy that’s not only fun to play with and also aesthetically pleasing to look at. This tower and rainbow stack are sure to provide hours of entertainment with quality built to last or be passed down to the next generation.

8. We love this tent for it’s small overall footprint but a spacious interior—and of course the cute details! At 54” tall and 42” wide there’s plenty of room for a friend!

9. Everyone needs an adorable rattan doll bed! Choose from multiple colors to find one that matches your child’s room!

10. This stroller is so cute that it can function as a toy holder when not in use!

11. A dressed kitten with a crossbody purse—need we say more? She’s small in size but big in style!

12. You’ll spend hours in the floor, might as well make it look good. This rug design can grow with them!

13. An indoor slide will let them get the energy out even on the coldest of winter days!

14. See 13 :) We can always get behind a ball pit that doesn’t look like it belongs at Chuck E. Cheese.

15. Set the stage…or table for play with this adorable set!

Baby Girl Nursery

Inspiration comes from everywhere.  Truly.  Jessica and I will see something and be instantly inspired to design a room around it....a fabric, a piece of artwork, a pillow...maybe even a clutch.  More on that coming up.

On a recent client tile shopping trip, Jessica commented on a bracelet I was wearing. I told her it was from a great company called Noonday Collection.  The purpose of this post is not to talk about them, but I believe their mission, along with the missions of several other companies I love (and maybe need to do a post about soon), is too valuable not to share.  Here's a brief summary of their mission from their website:

"We partner with talented artisan entrepreneurs to make a difference in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. By developing artisan businesses through fair trade, we empower them to grow sustainably and to create dignified jobs for people who need them. Together we’re building a flourishing world where children are cherished, women are empowered, people have jobs and we are connected."

If that's not something Jessica and I can get behind, I don't know what is!

Now back to the clutch.  After said shopping trip, I sent Jessica a link to the Noonday Collection website knowing she would love the rest of their beautiful jewelry and accessories as well. And while there, I couldn't help but peruse it again myself.  Which is how I found this pretty little clutch, the Zardozi (currently on sale too!), the inspiration.

I saw it and immediately thought "Oh I would love to design a nursery around this!"  And so I did...

curtains // lamp // glider // pendant // accent table // acrylic frames // etagere
 // dresser // crib (sold out, similar here) // pillow 1 // pillow 2 // pillow 3 // bedding

With creamy walls, the gray velvet curtains bring so much warmth and softness to the space (And they're blackout, a baby must. Right?) The mix of patterns, textures and metals (yes, you can do that and should!) create a layered look where minimal accessories are needed to finish off the space.  I always say light fixtures can make or break a room, and I think this one definitely makes it!  Besides, all rooms need a little brass in them :)

These nursery designs are giving me baby fever!  And since Jessica and I are done having some of our own, we need to design some rooms for your babies!  Send them on!  Nurseries and children's rooms are our favorite rooms to design.

Until the next inspiration hits...