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Is a Nursery Really Necessary?

With baby number two’s due date rapidly approaching (he should arrive in about two months), I’m starting to work on some strategic planning in all aspects of life. On my short list are 1.) figuring out where Little Cotton Candy will be going to preschool this fall and getting him registered, 2.) deciding how much […]

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A’s Starry Black and Gold Nursery

A’s nursery literally came together just days before we left town to have him. I had been hoarding decor and sheets and furniture for months, waiting for Mac Daddy to finish up our master bedroom renovations so we could switch M to a big girl room and take over the nursery. Our timeline kept getting […]

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Painting a Mural when you aren’t an Artist

Mr. Ice Cream and I decided we wanted to paint a Calvin and Hobbes mural in M’s room. For Mr. Ice Cream, this was motivated by his (curiously) strong love for the comic strip, whereas I just thought it would look really cute. We chose an illustration from The Essential Calvin & Hobbes that felt […]

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Second Chance Nursery

When we were dating, Mr. Macaron and I used to love checking out furniture shops together like Restoration Hardware, Pottery Barn, and Z Gallerie. Yea, I know, sort of dorky. His parents were interior designers, so he grew up with a design oriented family. As for me, I used to work with creative folks everyday […]

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Our twinbling nursery

Without a doubt, one of the rooms that I spend a ton of time in these days is our baby girls’ nursery. I had a fun time decorating our girls’ room, but I also was on a limited budget after all of the financial outlays from IVF treatments and surrogacy. For ideas to smartly save […]

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Homemade Art Ideas for the Nursery

As we were packing up Will’s room, I took a moment to revel in how much love we poured into his tiny space. One of the biggest ways we helped to make Will a warm space was to surround him with “art” made by family and friends. What started as a participatory guest book for our […]

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A Room Without a Theme – My Little Boy’s Nursery

When I found out I was having a little boy, I was excited to do something completely new for our nursery. I wanted my lil’ Tea Pot to have his own specially prepared space that he would hopefully enjoy for years to come. After we moved Lil’ Tea Cup into her new big girl room […]

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