Six of the best animal cushions

My love of (OK, unhealthy obsession with) cushions is well-documented on BG and, inspired by my recent revisit to Zid Zid Kids, I’ve been hunting out the most fabulous  soft furnishing fauna on the web and, my, was it a tough job narrowing it down to six. First up, My Dear Darling’s fab monkey pillow, $38 (plus [...]

Hot Aeroplane Buys for Babies & Toddlers

With a pilot grandfather, there’s no way my little one can avoid a love of aviation, so I’ve made it my mission to seek out the coolest aeroplane buys on the market. Prepare for take off… I’m still (rather heroically, I think) managing to avoid all things garish and plastic, so I’m seriously loving Global [...]

Rainbow Alphabet

Soon there won’t be room on the nursery walls for any more animal alphabets, but until that day I’ll just keep on snapping them up. My latest discovery is this giclee print of whimsical creatures by Katy Holmes (no, not that one, she’s probably too busy with Scientology to be an illustrator) which also has [...]

Lampshades from Lilly Berlin

We are always on the hunt for lampshades for children’s rooms and I think I have just struck gold. Lilly Berlin is a German based DaWanda shop specialising in lampshades. Using fabulous fabrics from the likes of Kokka, Cath Kidston and even original Graziela. You can buy shades for pendants and lamps in varying sizes. [...]

ABC Poster by Enna

Are we alone in our ABC obsession? I’m pretty sure that the alphabet has to be an almost Universal favourite in the nursery. I am absolutely in love with this one from German artist Enna. Being German means that some of the pictures aren’t quite where you’d expect them to be which I think makes [...]

Where to buy…handmade and original products

Handmade, unique, and not something you nabbed on the high street is hot, and there are several places to while a way far too much of your time browsing through the creations of talented designers and crafters. Here are my favourites… All Things Original – Very small but delightful collection of seriously talented British designers [...]