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Quiz: What's Your Nursery Style?

LilSugar — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:33:15 PST

Time to start getting the nursery ready for your baby's arrival, but at a loss as to where to begin? Take our Nursery Style Quiz and learn what kind of look best suits your personal style. It's time to get designing, mama!

Source: Little Crown Interiors

1. When searching for design inspiration or looking for ideas to redecorate a room, you turn to:

Traditional Home

Design blogs

The antiques your mom has stashed in the attic

Celeb homes featured in Architectural Digest

2. Which of the following best describes your couch?

Black or white leather with metal legs

A family hand-me-down that you've customized with funky throws and pillows

Solid canvas twill with monogrammed pillows

Plush velvet with lots of glitzy pillows

3. What's your go-to resource for home decor shopping?

Design Within Reach

Pottery Barn

Etsy

ABC Carpet & Home

4. Your favorite outfit consists of:

A cocktail dress, diamond stud earrings, and a fur shrug

A favorite pair of jeans, a white button-down shirt, and a blazer

A comfy maxi skirt, tank, and layers of beads that you've collected on your travels

A black or metallic sheath dress with tights and ankle booties

5. Your approach to baby names is:

You're primarily considering family names

You're inspired by celebrity names and pop culture

You want a name that's completely and totally one-of-a-kind

You're working on a creative way to combine old-fashioned and more unexpected names

6. You stay organized by:

Your Google and Outlook calendars - synced to your phone and computer

Your day planner - never leave home without it!

You rely on your assistant for that

The scraps of paper and notepads all over the house and in your bag

7. Your favorite TV show is:

New Girl

Parenthood

The Real Housewives . . . of wherever!

The latest movie release via DVR

8. Which of the following best describes your home:

A sleek loft

A cozy bungalow

A brick colonial in the suburbs

A penthouse apartment in an amenity-rich building

Would You Ditch the Crib and Try a Floor Bed?

Rebecca M Gruber — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:34:46 PST

The crib is the centerpiece of a lil one's nursery, or is it? According to the Montessori educational philosophy, a mattress placed directly on the floor (of a child-safe room) is the ideal place for a lil one to sleep - the thought being that once the tot can crawl, he can play with the items in his room - meaning the crib has no place in the nursery.

One mama is sharing her adventures in trying to "floor sleep" train her 8-month-old tot. On Tall Tara, Tara shares images and insight into her son's adjustment to the unusual sleeping arrangement - five months into the "experiment" she says he wakes up on the bed approximately 95 percent of the time (though nap time is a whole other story!), while other times he can be found just resting his head on the mattress, or completely on the floor.

Would you consider ditching the crib and relying on a floor bed?

Photos courtesy of: Tall Tara

Rockin' Cradles: 8 Modern Bassinets

Kate Stahl — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:15:07 PST

If your newborn came home from the hospital and went directly into a crib happily, you're one of the lucky - or brave - ones. For most new parents, it's not that easy to get your wee one into a big crib out of mama's sight line. For many, the perfect compromise between co-sleeping and a full-size crib in the nursery is a bassinet you can fit in your own bedroom for those first few (or, if you're like me, almost six) months of your baby's life. Last month, Stokke introduced the new sleek looking Bounce 'n' Sleep, which transitions from a bouncer to a bed, but the options don't stop there. If you want to keep your bedroom's cool factor up during your baby's short stay, pick up one of the following modern bassinets, sweet enough for baby and stylish enough for you.

Geek Chic Decor: 7 Nerdy Finds For the Nursery

LilSugar — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:17:29 PST

Let's get geeky, baby! We are living in a digital age and our babies are being born with an almost intuitive sense of all things techy - so why not go geek chic with your nursery decor? Get inspired to geek it up with these seven nerdy finds for the nursery!

Lil Community: A Toddler Room Update

Lil Community — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:16:27 PST

This post was submitted by member Perkinswood in CasaSugar's community.

Over the weekend I updated our almost 2-year-old son Seth's room so that it would be more functional for him. It was definitely in bad shape. No space to play, curtains that were way too short and boring. It basically felt like a box with a ton of wood furniture in it.

There really wasn't a budget to do anything extravagant, but changes needed to be made. So I got rid of a dresser, made curtains from a flat sheet, stole storage from our own closet for better and more accessible toy storage, added some free art, and painted a wall with chalkboard paint we made at home.

Keep reading to see how the transformation was made!

Simple or Swank: Modern Gray Cribs

LilSugar — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:16:01 PST

For the love of all things gray! We can't get enough of the gray trend in nurseries, and we know you can't either. Mamas have increasingly been turning to all shades of gray when it comes to painting the nursery walls, but if you feel like you just don't want to commit to something so bold, why not add a little gray to your baby room decor with a modern gray crib?

Simple: The Modena 3-in-1 Fixed Side Crib by Baby Mod in Cool Grey ($200) is made of sustainable pine wood, featuring clean lines and simple forms. A perfect - and affordable - fit for a modern nursery!
Swank: The ever-popular Oeuf Sparrow Crib in Gray ($730) is expertly crafted in Europe from solid birch. It's got the design that mamas love with a gray finish. It's a minimalist's dream come true!

Which do you prefer?

Celebaby Cribs: 10 Drool-Worthy Cribs For Celebrity Babies

LilSugar — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:16:49 PDT

Celebrities spare no expense when it comes to their tots - or their nurseries. From traditional to modern to custom made, we've rounded up 10 of our favorite drool-worthy cribs chosen by celebs for their little ones. Check them out!

3 Playroom Style Tips to Take From the Novogratzes Classroom Makeover

Rebecca M Gruber — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:31:18 PDT

It was a style infusion on the latest episode of Home by Novogratz. Bob and Cortney headed down to Orlando, FL to add some life to a needy elementary school - a project they said was their most challenging of the season. While the design duo gave the school a $50,000 makeover, many of their tips can be easily incorporated into private homes to create inspiring playrooms for your own tots. Check them out!

Source: HGTV

The Novogratzes Transform a Tiny Bedroom Into a Triplet Oasis

Rebecca M Gruber — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:01:27 PDT

If there's one thing a family can never have enough of, it's space. While living in a small space can force families to cut down on the clutter and carefully edit their toys, kids will inevitably feel constrained by limited areas. Bob and Cortney Novogratz know all about small homes. The designing duo, and stars of HGTV's Home by Novogratz have lived in and around New York City with their seven kids.

In an upcoming episode of their show, the couple helps a friend-of-a-friend convert a small Hell's Kitchen, NYC, bedroom into a clean, functional room for 4-year-old triplets. Quite a bit more modern than the San Francisco 2010 Decorator Showcase, take a sneak peek at the room, and see what the designers used to make it functional and fun for the tykes.

Photos by: Matthew Williams

Decorate Dear Baby's Room With Bambi

LilSugar — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:31:43 PDT

It's a return to the forest this season! To celebrate the anniversary release of Walt Disney's Bambi (June 14, 1942) we're creating a cute deer-themed nursery. "Willow" by Kids Line, "Enchanted Forest" by Lambs and Ivy, and "Nursery Woods" by Amenity are a few collections that feature everything from deer-decorated bedding, rugs, paintings, and diaper stackers. Kids Line and Amenity have the added bonus of using 100 percent organic cotton in their products. Welcome your new baby home in a pastoral and soothing deer-themed nursery.

Snaking down from top left: Willow 4 Piece Crib Set by Kids Line ($124), Clover Large Standing Deer ($210), Enchanted Forest Hamper by Lambs and Ivy ($39), Deer Wool Rug by Petit Trésor ($310), Delores the Deer Painting by Sam Simon ($250), Woods Percale Pillow by Amenity ($45), Enchanted Forest Musical Mobile by Lambs and Ivy ($41), Willow Lamp by Kids Line ($49), Oh Deer Wall Applique ($90).