Hot New Shop: Little Yellow Birds
July 19, 2011 by Kat · 2 Comments
The latest online boutique to open its doors is a treat for lovers of children’s interior design. Little Yellow Birds was founded by Jenny and Harriet, two Mamas with a passion for gorgeousness in children’s spaces. When I first browsed through the site it was with a skippy mouse finger eager to see the next [...]
Klippan Swedish book character blankets at Shelf
July 19, 2011 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
There are always delectable goodies on sale at online boutique Shelf and the latest selection is no exception. The stand-outs for me are these frankly fabulous blankets from Klippan, £39, featuring the illustrations of Inger and Lasse Sandberg whose characters Little Anna and Spook Laban are staples on the bookshelves of Swedish children. Cute doesn’t even [...]
10 Best: ideas for a transport-themed room
So, I was going to make this generally transport-themed, but there was way too much good stuff, so I’ve split it up. Here’s the first, cars, vans and trucks. Hot off the Petit Collage press is this little piece of fabulousness - By Land, a road-based print on maple veneer, from just $15 for the small size. [...]
Aden and Anais Muslin Summer Sleeping Bags
June 27, 2011 by Kat · Leave a Comment
In between the thunder storms and hail we have had some hot days and steamy nights. Keeping Betsy wrapped up yet cool at night could be tricky had she not been given an Aden and Anais Summer Sleeping Bag. The summer sleeping bags from Aden and Anais are just 0.5 tog which equates to [...]
10 Best: ideas for a weather-themed room
June 24, 2011 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
Ever since I first set eyes on Swedish designer Gunila Axén’s frankly amazing Clouds pattern I’ve been smitten with the idea of a weather-themed room. In all honesty, you could kit out a nursery solely in Axén’s icon design – find bedlinen, curtains, lampshades, cushions and storage in a variety of colours at Little Baby [...]
Hot shop: Katy’s Attic
June 21, 2011 by Lucy · 2 Comments
Ooh, I do love it when we’re able to bring you a little online treasure. Katy’s Attic is a small but perfectly formed collection of gorgeous goodies for little ones, featuring a few of our favourites, think Blafre bedlinen and Aden & Anais muslins. But it’s the less well-known labels that caught my attention. Kayanow’s embroidered [...]
Cecily Mae – Divine Quilts Alert
June 20, 2011 by Natalie · Leave a Comment
I’m weak for beautiful kids bedding and so my heart soared and sang when I was sent a whole load of stunning handmade quilts by Cecily Mae to check out – I nearly wept handing the package back to the postie! Anyway, I digress. Dorset based Joanna, the creative dynamo behind Cecily Mae, is super [...]
A Peek Inside: The Pippa and Ike Show
June 17, 2011 by Kat · 2 Comments
When we heard about a slice of kids’ cool opening up on the Gloucester Road in Bishopston, Bristol I knew we would be making a beeline for it on our next trip. The Pippa and Ike Show is a new boutique already creating a buzz amongst the cool Bristol parents. Located a minute away from [...]
10 Best: Ideas for a space-themed room
June 3, 2011 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
Space. The Final Frontier. And a fantastic theme for a child’s room. There’s so much material out there that I found this really tricky, but here are a few extra terrestrial ideas. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Blast off! On the walls, you can’t go far wrong with Kakemono from innovative French company Carton Chic. Is [...]
House of Young – One seriously hot shop full of affordable vintage buys for kids
You know we’re weak for vintage gear here at BG so when Kat spotted House of Young, an online haven full of affordable vintage toys, furniture, blankets, cushions, cards, and gifts, we were swooning and squealing with glee. Nostalgic delights with a story abound at House of Young and pretty much everything is divine [...]
Airdeje playmat
May 19, 2011 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
Finding a playmat that isn’t completely offensive to the eyes, but will also keep baby entertained is one of the many tricky challenges faced by new parents. We have the fabulous Danish Ubang Babblechat green and red quilted mat that Nat featured way back, but I can only find it available in pink now. I [...]
10 Best: ideas for a circus-themed nursery
Who doesn’t love the circus as a motif? It’s an absolutely brilliant theme for a child’s room as it combines vibrant colour, animals and (providing your offspring isn’t a coulrophobic) clowns. Here’s our pick of big-top buys. For the walls, I give you two equally fabulous paper options. 1) The muted vintage sketches of [...]
10 Best: Ideas for an insect-themed room
April 8, 2011 by Lucy · 4 Comments
Ooh, my search for insect goodies brought up so much fabulousness it almost warranted two posts. But I’ve been firm with myself to bring you my 10 favourite finds if your little one loves all things creepy and crawly. Let’s start with the walls. This dramatic wallpaper by the wonderful Timorous Beasties is probably a [...]
10 Best: Ideas for underwater-themed rooms
March 18, 2011 by Lucy · 2 Comments
If you’ve got a mini fan of the life aquatic at home then read on. I’ve hunted down ten cool deep-sea goodies for children’s rooms. Firstly, you’ll be wanting wall decoration. I love the work of London-based South African designer, Luzelle van der Westhuizen’s Mengsel Design – her bicolour silkscreen prints are simple and stylish. This [...]
Jane Foster custom quilts
March 15, 2011 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
Hot buy alert! BG favourite Jane Foster (she of the divine retro screenprints and Clothkits collaboration fame) is now offering a custom quilt service. Created using a super-colourful combo of Scandinavian, vintage and retro fabrics (who can spot the By Graziela print in there?), mixing stripes, spots, ginghams, florals and picture patterns, these are truly [...]
