Last week we presented our five favorite boy nursery designs and the week before that was our five favorite girl nursery designs, so last, but certainly not least, is our top five favorite gender neutral rooms. As with the last two posts, we gathered these amazing rooms from Project Nursery.
Here are five gorgeous gender neutral nurseries, each with a personalized growth chart that we think would make the space that much more darling.
Sweet and soothing with calm blues and greens accented with circles and sea creatures, this nursery is a perfect spot for any future sea faring boy or girl. We’d be hard pressed to choose between the Cheeky Dot and Spell My Name personalized growth charts.Which would you choose? (Room here)
A colorful, book-filled nursery? Yes please! This room will instill boys or girls with a love for the written word and the All About Love photo personalized growth chart would fit right in. (Room here)
Owl décor may be trendy, but we never get tired of these wise birds, especially in a nursery as bright and cheery as this one. And no question, the Hoot Hoot personalized growth chart is the smart choice here. (Room here)
From the subtle, but cool wall treatment and mirrors to the globes and travel accents, this worldly nursery is all about the special little touches. That’s why we’d go with the complementary hues of the Colorful Words personalized growth chart, whose encouraging words will surely motivate growing boys and girls to take on new adventures. (Room here)
The hot air balloon themed Up Up Away personalized growth chart couldn’t be a better match for this nursery, which features hot air balloons on the bedding and changing table, as well as an amazing origami map wall decal. (Room here)
That wraps up our series of top five favorite nursery designs. Which rooms and personalized growth charts were your fave pairings?
Fabulous Spaces for Little Faces
Our fabulous Creative Director Hillary has two absolutely adorable little girls, and an equally gorgeous house. Of course we aren’t surprised! She’s got great taste and is responsible for designing many of our adorable personalized baby gifts. Baby June and big sister Lily have been our models for personalized onesies and big sister shirts, so we thought it’d only be fitting to give a quick peek into their rooms too, both of which have our personalized growth charts and alphabet posters.
Lily’s room is all about fun, mixing bright colors with lots of art, books, and personal décor pieces. And frankly, we’re a little jealous our rooms aren’t quite as awe inspiring!
June’s nursery is an eclectic blend of peppy brights and soothing pastels, giving it a feeling of pure joy and happiness!
We just adore both of these inspiring spaces and love seeing how perfectly the Doodle It Up and Gentle Giraffe personalized growth charts fit in with the uplifting designs.
And for more nursery and kids room inspiration, check out these beautiful spaces that our friend Kim create for her little ones.
Click here to see more of this stunning yellow and gray nursery.
Click here to see more of this yellow, coral and blue big girl room.
Click here to see how to easily change over a little girl nursery over to a space for a little boy.
Parents Magazine’s Name Trends of 2014 – Part 2
Parents Magazine’s Name Trends of 2014 – Part 2
Yesterday we shared four of Parents Magazine’s nine biggest baby name trends of 2014 using our big sister and big brother shirts and today we’re featuring the remaining five trends using a mix of our personalized baby gifts.>
Mythical Names
Examples:Atlas and Aries for boys; Freya, Phoenix, and Athena for girls (Shown: Tweet Tweet and Playful Owls big sister shirts)
Posh Names
Examples:Diamond, Cash, Royal, Chanel, Armani, Princess, Legend, Crystal, and Pearl. (Shown: Looks Like Me Princess and Charming Castle big sister shirts)
Moody Names
Examples:Serenity, Mercy, Justice, and Hope (Shown: Chic Style Big Sister Tshirt)
Presidential Names
Examples:Nixon, Lincoln, Kennedy, Reagan, and Jackson. (Shown: Future President and Stamped Delight personalized onesies)
Ever Names – Forever
Examples:Everly (or Everleigh) for girls; Everett for boys. (Shown: I LOVE You Pick tshirt)
What do you think of these trends, are they inspiring or do you prefer to stick with the classics?
Petite Lemon in Real Life: Sarah at Merely Mothers
We love seeing our personalized baby gifts being used “in real life,” which is exactly why we started our In Real Life series of blog posts.
Our latest is from Sarah of Merely Mothers, one of our fab Brand Enthusiasts you can read more about here. When Sarah moved from a rental into a new house, Sarah’s daughter got her own room. And Sarah got to decorate the nursery just the way she wanted! She chose to do the room in pink and gray with a touch of bright yellow, and we’re proud to say she also chose to include one of our personalized growth charts (the 1 To 10 to be exact).
She shared the room reveal on Merely Mothers and we must say, this was our favorite part:
“And, because she now had lots more wall space, I had to choose some artwork. I like to put things on the wall that mean something. Things like artwork done by friends, photos, and items that are meaningful to the room they decorate.
So I ordered this growth chart from Petite Lemon. I’m so thrilled with it because it’s truly one of those pieces that will grow with my daughter.”
Click here to read the rest of Sarah’s nursery design post.
Oh and don’t forget to enter to our contest before June 15 to win a $40 store credit Little Blue Olive, as well as a $50 Petite Lemon gift card good for any of our personalized baby gifts, including big sister shirts, big brother shirts, and even personalized growth charts. Details here or on our Instagram at @petite_lemon.
Parents Magazine’s Name Trends of 2014 – Part 1
As creators of personalized baby gifts, we’re pretty fascinated with names. We’ve seen all kinds of different names and spellings, and not much really surprises us any more (ok, North West was a bit unexpected!). We can gauge some trends based on orders of our personalized baby gifts, but we still look forward to hearing from our always reliable parenting sources about what the newest trends are.
Parents Magazine recently offered a list of the nine biggest baby name trends for 2014 and we used our collection of personalized baby gifts to give you a little visual inspiration too, because sometimes seeing a name in writing can solidify a decision, especially one as important as your baby’s name.
Here are the first four trends using big brother shirts and big sister shirts.
Nature Names for Girls
Examples: Azalea, Dahlia, Magnolia, Saige, Juniper, Wren and River (shown: Sunny Flower, Blooms, and Flower Power big sister shirts)
Off The Beaten Path Place Names
Examples:Ireland, India, and Dallas for girls; Milan, Jericho, and Memphis for boys (Shown: Around the World Big Brother T shirt and Big Sister Tshirt)
Creative Spellings
Examples: Jurnee, Jayceon, Wynter, Jakobe, Jaxon, and Paislee. (Shown: Stitched Style Big Brother T shirt; Only Child Expiring Big Sister Tshirt; Patterned Delight Big Brother T shirt; Playful Doodles ; Colorful Big Brother T shirt; Stamped Style Big Sister Tshirt)
“C” Names for Boys
Stay tuned tomorrow for the rest of the trends.Examples:Cameron, Camden, Caleb, Cooper, and Carter. (Shown: Super Big Brother T shirt)
Little Blue Olive Giveaway
One of our favorite things about social media? Meeting other creative mamas, like Brandy from Little Blue Olive! We are totally in LOVE with her darling hats and crowns for babies, kids, and yes, even some for us adults (yay!). As designers of personalized baby gifts,we’re always so happy to connect with others who are just as into creating baby keepsakes as we are.
It’s hard to choose favorites, there are so many amazing options in her collection, but here some we’d definitely want our wee ones to wear with their personalized onesies and 1st birthday shirts:
(Shown: First Birthday Pink Party Cone Hat; Play Party Hat and So Cute 1st Birthday Shirts; First Birthday Crown Headband; First Birthday Crown Gold and Brown; Gentle Giraffe and Happy To Be 1st Birthday Shirts; Mermaid First Birthday Felt Crown Headband; Mini Glitter Top Hat Headband; Chic Color and Charming Hello personalized onesies; Half Birthday Boy Felt Crown Headband)
Love Little Blue Olive too? You’re in luck! We’ve partnered with Brandy on a contest to offer a $40 giveaway to her Etsy shop, as well as a $50 Petite Lemon gift card good for any of our personalized baby gifts, including big sister shirts, big brother shirts, and even personalized growth charts.
To enter, tell us which Little Blue Olive hat and our personalized baby gifts you’d pair together. Contest ends June 15th!
5 Favorite Boy Nursery Designs
Last week we presented our five favorite girl nursery designs and next week we’ll share our favorite gender neutral looks, but this week it’s all about the boys! Again we turned to Project Nursery for some new décor inspirations and we think you’ll be in love with these rooms as much as we are.
We’ve paired five of our most favorite nurseries designed for boys with our personalized growth charts.
This travel themed nursery will surely inspire little boys to explore the world and the colorful room, like the Up Up Away personalized growth chart, is super uplifting. (Room here)
How fun and quirky is this navy, green and orange nursery?! Several personalized growth charts, like Doodle Delight and Animal Crackers, could easily complement this eclectic and colorful design. (Room here)
The Roaring Red Perfect Pennant personalized growth chart adds a perfect extra pop of red to this sophisticated vintage airplane themed nursery. (Room here)
Hung on a closet door, the Woodland Fun personalized growth chart would add a dose of whimsy to this nursery with a chic, modern woodland design. (Room here)
Pops of orange and green make a big impact in this adorable fox themed nursery and with so much going on, the Chartreuse Perfect Pennant personalized growth chart adds a simply perfect touch. (Room here)
What do you think, which of these is your favorite nursery design for boys? Check back next week for our gender neutral rooms with personalized growth chart pairings.
5 Fave Girl Nursery Designs
We look at gorgeous nursery designs all the time and love to offer up as many ideas for inspiration for our readers as we can. We often use colors or design themes, but today we just wanted to share a few of our favorite newest designs we’ve seen recently. Actually these are five of our favorite girl nurseries, and over the next two weeks we’ll share five boys and five gender neutral rooms too. We looked to Project Nursery, one of our all-time favorite resources for design, to uncover these decorating dreams.
We love how different these five girl nurseries are from each other, yet they’re all equally beautiful in their own way. Of course we think our personalized growth charts would elevate each room’s design even more.
Bright pops of color and Native American accents give this nursery a very creative, unique look and the Color Me personalized growth chart complements the hues, as well as the overall artistic feel of the space. (Room here)
Ruffles and bows add an extra feminine touch to this black, white, and pink Old Hollywood glamour style nursery. Shooting Star in custom colors and Soft Pink Preppy Pennant are two options of personalized growth charts that would work well in this room. (Room here)
This ecletic nursery is both sweet and soothing, and the Balloon Party personalized growth chartwould perfectly tie together the shades of pink, yellow, and blue used throughout. (Room here)
Soft and dreamy, this coral and teal accented room would get a nice touch of whimsy with the addition of the Cheeky Dot personalized growth chart. (Room here)
This room is a burst of color with gold accents and a midcentury modern edge and we think the equally vibrant and uplifting Colorful Words personalized growth chart is an ideal fit for it. (Room here)
We hope you love these nurseries as much as we do. Would you choose the same personalized growth charts to pair with them or would you choose different ones?
Balloon Party Ideas
Creating a festive atmosphere for a birthday party is one of the top priorities when planning a kid’s big day. Decorating with a theme can get expensive or feel too “matchy matchy” or overdone, but balloons are a fun, easy, and affordable way to pull a party’s look together.
Parents Magazine recently offered some super balloon décor ideas and we paired them with our 1birthday shirts, which can be worn at the party or given as personalized baby gifts.
Balloon garlands make a big impact on décor and plastic clips make them easy to accomplish. Balloon themed personalized baby gifts, like the Balloon Party birthday tee, are ideal presents.
Adding confetti and/or decorating strings is simple to do, but ups the fun factor, as do the Happy Confetti and Party One 1birthday shirts.
Personalized numbered birthday shirts and balloons with cutout numbers on strings celebrate the age of the birthday boy or girl, as well as guests. And everyone can take home their own balloon afterwards. (Shown: Growing Gator and Chic Chevron 1 Birthday Shirts)
Want a few more balloon birthday party décor ideas? Check them out here on Parents.com.
Personalized Baby Gifts: Designer Picks
If you’re on the hunt for some personalized baby gifts, we’re always happy to help! And today we’re offering some ideas for personalized onesies which were created by our awesome Creative Director Hillary, with a dose of design inspiration and mommyhood reality thrown in.
In general, where do you find design inspiration?
I find design inspiration everywhere….cereal boxes, magazines, Children’s books, hiking in the mountains, television commercials, blogs, Pinterest, Target, clothing…. I love looking at the world around me. I have 2 little girls and they have taught me to look at things at a different angle…which is fun and gives me a new perspective as well.
You designed the Charming Hello, Modern Name, and Playful Hello personalized onesies. What was your inspiration for each design or what do you like most about it?
Charming Hello: This chalk trend is everywhere. I love putting my own twist on a fun trend.
Modern name: This design was a lot of fun to create. I love that it reads vertically and has a lot of impact.
Playful Hello: I LOVE the hand lettering here. This design is so simple, but has so much personality.
What’s a typical day like, how do you juggle designing, finding inspiration, and being a parent?
There is no typical day. Every day is an adventure….balancing/juggling work/life I am still trying to master this. I have a 3 year old girl, 9 month old girl, Chihuahua and a husband with an online shop. We have a nanny come in during the week so we can get our work done and our kids don’t just watch TV and eat cheerios all day long.
What ideas/designs/fonts are you working on developing now?
We are just finishing up our Christmas Card collection for Shutterfly. It’s always interesting to be working on Christmas cards not during the holiday season.
Thanks Hill! We know you’re a busy working mama, so we’ll let you get back to designing more adorable personalized baby gifts now.
