New DwellStudio books

I’m a massive fan of DwellStudio’s children’s books – the simple graphics are clean, chic and stylish and they seem to really appeal to little ones – Alfie still loves pointing out the fruit in Eat. Next week, they publish three new titles and I’ve had a sneak preview. Kitty in Squares features a sweet [...]

Aspace Up to 75% Off Sale

Furniture and accessories brand Aspace has a chunky up to 75% off in their sale. Amongst the bargains I spotted half price Dwell Studio cot bedding sets including sheet, bumper, and quilt for £55 as well their towels now £15 plus blankets, tote changing bags, and bib and burp sets. Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake [...]

Lula Sapphire Mini Toy Sale

Lula Sapphire has a minisale on with reductions on soft baby toys, several wooden buys, musical instruments, games and backpacks. Great for stocking up on the ‘ole presents bag! Alien Bobble & Stack was £17, now £12.95 Traffic Snail Toy was £7.95, now £3 Chocolate Dot Backpack and Pencil Case by DwellStudio was £35, now [...]

Nubie

A positive haven for design junkies, Nubie is home to some of the finest examples of nursery design as well as gorgeous clothing and lifestyle accessories. Launched in 2008, it’s fast become one of our very firm favourites and has quickly grown into a robust boutique covering off lots of product categories. Why we love [...]

Alfie’s first birthday presents: books

As a self-confessed word nerd and bookworm, I’m delighted that Alfie seems to love books (even if sometimes it is just to chew on them). We look at about four or five a day together and current favourites are Rod Campbell’s lift-the-flap lovely Dear Zoo, Peggy Rathman’s retro Good Night Gorilla and the pop-up delight that [...]

Bambino Goodies Christmas Gift Guide: Soft & wooden blocks for babies & toddlers

Blocks rock and whether you’ve got a baby or a toddler, there’s something to suit all age groups. They’re great for stimulation and encouraging co-ordination, understanding balance and shapes, as well as promoting learning about colours, numbers, the alphabet or even animals. From soft, to wooden, to traditional, to quirky, here are nine hot buys [...]

Swoon Session: Kidsen

Kensal Rise based Kidsen is rocking the cool meter with a handpicked range of children’s delights, with most of them being Scandinavian. From Lundby dollhouses like the Stockholm pictured, to soft pretend and imaginative play toys by Oskar and Ellen, to Micki’s Pippi Longstocking (oh the nostalgia!) gear, to decor and accessories by Ferm Living, [...]

Hot UK Preview: DwellStudio

When I first started Bambino Goodies, the DwellStudio collection (back then it was called DwellBaby) of co-ordinated textiles for babies and kids was one of the first brands that let me breathe a great whopping sigh of relief that a baby need never enter this world onto dodge bedding. Since then, the UK has really [...]

DwellStudio Fisher Price Collection

Collaborating is all the rage in baby gear over the past year, as we’ve seen monogrammed Marc Jacobs and cheeky Small Paul by Paul Frank with Bugaboo, and Henry Vibskov for Quinny. Now we have a surprise one, with DwellStudio of the contemporary bedding, nursery accessories, and toys, meets Fisher Price, they of retro fantastic [...]

Nursery Tour: Orla’s Splashes of Colour Nursery

Our latest nursery tour comes from Glasgow based BG reader Lindsay, who is mum to Orla, two years, and is due to have another little girl literally any day now – good luck! Lindsay has created a light, airy space with splashes of detail and colour. Lindsay says: As I think many parents do, I [...]

Nursery Tour: Florence’s Contemporary Haven

Our latest nursery tour has us chomping at the bit with envy. We wish we had our own store to furnish our baby nursery’s with fabulous, modern design pieces like Amanda from Nubie! We moved house when our daughter Florence (now 2) was just 6 weeks. This isn’t something I’d recommend when you have raging [...]

New! DwellStudio Storage Bins

Natalie writes… I am loving the new storage bins from DwellStudio which have me drumming my fingers in temptation that I must not act upon. The boyf thinks I’m a bit of a nutter because I admit to having a thing about storage baskets (I have a lot from Zara Home)! I saw one in [...]

Preview: New DwellStudio Fun Packs at Lula Sapphire

I’m a big fan of a US brand DwellStudio and after previewing their latest additions which are soon to be on sale at Lula Sapphire, my future purchases list has just expanded. Shush…don’t tell the boyf! I’m lo-o-ving these fabulous Fun Packs! Available in the styles we know and love in wipe clean, coated canvas, [...]

New DwellStudio Baby Toys

Aaaah…my love affair with Lula Sapphire continues with me loving their new selection of Dwell Baby toys. For anyone not familiar with the very trendy New York based brand, Dwell Baby are brilliant at putting together a hotch potch of fabrics and textures and making them super desirable. These toys scream “Buy me now so [...]

Hot Picks from…Pergradi

There’s a new baby store on the block! Katvig Velvet Boilersuit I’m loving the 80s vibe with this very bright boilersuit from one of my favourite Danish designers, Katvig. Team it with a funky hat or some metallic trainers to really get the look popping. Suitable for both indoors and outdoors. £23 Komo Loso Changing [...]