The Homegrown family is going to grow by one around May, and we are so excited to welcome Baby Boy Lipman into this crazy and wonderful world! We have been working frantically to get our very dated and rather unsafe house (that is also full of love!) ready for his impending arrival. Our house was built in the 70’s, and most likely not updated since then, so while we have a long way to go before this place is blog ready, we’ve made great strides toward our final goal! I’ll be posting pictures soon of the nursery, which is slowly coming together, but until then, I wanted to share my April’s Exclusive eDecorating Designs which are all about nurseries. With a baby on the way, the amount of new things you need and want can start to feel overwhelming. People keep telling me that you don’t need half of the stuff you think you do, but I’m not sure I’ve figured out which half could be cut out. It all seems very necessary. But, after talking to lots of moms, I have figured out what makes a nursery the most functional, and I have taken those tips and turned them into nursery eDecorating design that are not only beautiful but also extremely functional! These are some of my favorite products in the baby world, and when you sign up for my newsletter, you can receive special Homegrown pricing on anything you see below.

With a new baby on the way, everything can start to seem a little overwhelming. From bottles to diapers to pacifiers, it seems like the decision making is endless, but there is one decision that might help relieve some pressure. You can design your nursery through online decorating! I can help you choose everything from changers to gliders and wall decor. If eco-friendly is important to you, I have some of the best resources for organic crib mattresses and bedding. One a tight budget, no problem! My eDecorating packages take around two weeks to complete and once the design is done, you will receive a complete shopping list that will tell you where to buy everything in the design and how to set it up just right. Check out my different eDecorating Packages here. These are a few of my favorite Nursery eDecorating boards:

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I am so excited to announce that we have added nursery rooms to our ever growing list of iDesigns! Check them out here, and let us know what you think! If you love the style, but the look doesn’t fit exactly what you had in mind for your own nursery, contact us for a customized e-decorating package. Also, keep checking back with us because we will be adding a lot of new categories soon!

A playroom is a tricky room to decorate because more than anything is to be functional, but you also want the room to be creative, imaginative, and don’t forget, cute. This room is also the perfect place for kids to express themselves, so you want the decor to reflect them and their interests. If they love cowboys and horses, you might not want to put spaceships everywhere. While the theme of the room can be left up to interpretation, there are some fundamental keys to making a playroom successful. One of the most important elements, if you ask me, is closed storage and tons of it! The more storage you have, the cleaner the room can appear. Storage doesn’t have to be bulky armoires or loads of closet space. Creative solutions to storage can sometimes be the focal point of a room.

Creating a seating area that can double as sleeping area is a great space saver, and it can add longevity to your room. This will take a child from toddlerhood through high school. Sticking with a neutral palette and adding in accent colors is also a great way to make sure your room stands the test of time. That dinosaur bed will only last a few years, but it can make sense, budget wise, if everything else around that piece is neutral. Then you will only be replacing one big piece of furniture over time instead of having to change everything. The walls are a great place to make bold choices. Paint and wall art are easy to change and make the room a lot more fun.

Chalkboard paint is a great way to make this room interactive and potentially educational. It’s fun to be able to draw on the walls and create your own adventure. Make sure they know that this is the ONLY room where drawing on the walls is acceptable. Could lead to big dangers in the rest of your house.

Also, a magnetic wall can be a great way to showcase your kids’ art, leave notes and reminders for the family, and just have more fun on the wall.

And most importantly, create a space where the whole family can relax and have fun!

My latest e-decorating client was a little baby girl named Emma Rose. Her parents wanted the nursery to fit in with the rest of their contemporary style house, but still be playful and young. We mixed some sophisticated patterns and a muted color palette with more playful details like the poms and a bird lamp. A lot of what we used will be able to stay in the room as Emma grows giving the design longevity.

Here are some final shots of my latest project- a nursery! They were a little tight on space, so we had to do some creative space planning, but the room doesn’t feel like it’s missing anything. The bedding they had already picked out was safari themed, so I wanted to bring that in throughout the space without it feeling too much like a “theme”. Hope you like it…

My happy client!

With some many of my friends expecting little ones,  the topic of decorating nurseries has come up often. Everyone has a vague idea of what they want, but shopping for it all is like learning a foreign language. I’ve come across some really great products and ideas that I wanted to share with all of you.  Some things are new and some are old, but they are all perfectly precious!

Artistic Living Spaces created the best themed kid’s room I’ve ever seen.

One of my favorite modern baby stores is Weego Baby here in Santa Monica. Their store always provides some eye candy for the window shoppers (my window shopping). Their home store Weego Home has been one of my favorites for a long time. It’s nearly impossible to walk out of there without drooling.

inally, Target is always a great stop for practically anything you need, but baby gear especially. Dwell Studio has created a line just for Target, and it’s just as cute as their main line. Again, their adult line is just as beautiful! Here’s there Target line