Baby talk

Even though we don't know the sex of the baby yet, it's never too early to think about color.  I've been looking all over the web for inspiration for the baby's room; there are so many cool ideas out there for a turtle/woodland themed nursery.  I can't even begin to list how many cool things I've found on  Etsy and Amazon.com.

1. Turtle lamp - Carter's Laguna collection,  amazon.com.
2. Tree bookcase - by Shawn Soh.  At $2500, this is way out of my price range. Need to figure out a way to fabricate this for less!
3. Bilingual eco wall cards #'s 1-10, by Art and Philanthropy on Etsy.
4. personalized applique name pillow, by Whimsy Co. on Etsy.

I've been trying to figure out a way to make the bookcase out mdf or a similar material. The original bookcase is made out of powder-coated metal but there has to be a way to make it more child friendly and out of wood.

Oh, to my one reader, I finally updated so you would have something, even though it's small, to read.   Thanks for kicking me in the butt to update. ;-)  You know who you are.

Baby Tech

I am constantly amazed at how many products for babies have been developed  since my time managing the Infant/Toddler department at a major big box retailer that is often referred to with a French accent.  I have been looking at things to add to my registry (nothing like starting 4 months before I need to) and am befuddled by the baby monitors, breast pumps, and even the options I have in high chairs.  Do I want the monitor that just does sound, or do I want the one that has night vision so I can see what the little turtle is up to in the middle of the night?  Should I get a manual breast pump,  or the one that hooks up like a cow milking machine?  Space saver high chair or convertible high chair to toddler stool?

I thought giving birth was the hard part, not picking out what we want/need for the baby!  We should find out what the sex of the baby is in the next month or so, which will help me figure out what color onesies I want besides white and gender neutral colors.  The hubby would have liked to have found out the sex yesterday if he could.  I will tell you that every time I see an ultrasound of my little turtle, the more I fall in love.

Inspiration is where you find it, which is easy on the 'net.

I have been obsessed with decor ever since I was a little girl. I played with my doll house and constantly rearranged the furniture to suit my dolls' ever-changing needs. As I got older, my decorating progressed from the doll house and into the Sims. It was the Sims and the custom content that was available that got me hooked on mid-century modern designs. The works of Eames, Eero Saarinen, Herman Miller, and countless others became part of my digital world and I swore when I had a house of my own, I would try to incorporate some of their design aesthetics into my own space. Unfortunately I haven't won the lotto yet, so my office isn't the Eames office suite of my dreams, but in time I think I can make it a shrine to my "furniture/design gods."

A screen shot from one my Sims 3 houses.

There was time time where I would pour over my Martha Stewart Living months after they came out dog-earring pages for that one day.  I still get MSL but add to that various blogs devoted to style, crafts, and food.  A few of my favorites are Apartment Therapy, Eddie Ross, Antique Home (while I love mid-century, our house is a Cape Cod, and the hubby would like to incorporate that into our decor), Our Humble A{Bowe}d, Not Martha, ljcfyi, Nicodemus Green (he's witty plus I own one of his "Bacon is Like a Little Hug from God" prints), and last but not least Welcome to Deluxeville.  I could easily spend hours reading and bookmarking pages for future reference.  Now if only those darn lottery tickets would pay off... mommy needs an Eames recliner and a Mirra chair for her office!

Geek Decor

My office, while a lovely shade of teal, is lacking in the wall decor area and decided that I needed to do something about it. I've become smitten with typographic posters and have always loved the neighborhood posters at Ork Posters but because they didn't have a Detroit one and I wanted something a little closer to home than Chicago, I just admired them from afar.

All that changed however, when I discovered that Jenny did a print of the Great Lakes.  I opted for the brown screen print and now my walls will be sporting Magical Mitten State pride.  I can't wait to hang it up!

 

While I was at it, I decided to pick one out for the hubby's office.  I figured with his boring white walls he could use a little color.  Now I just need to take both of them to the frame shop down the street from his office so we can both enjoy them!