Ducduc and their sister company, The New Traditionalist,  has revamped their finishes for their children’s line of furniture. Once a custom request, now a standard option,  colorful finishes are offered on their cribs, changers and children’s bedroom furniture. The range of choices makes decorating a baby’s nursery or a child’s bedroom a colorful experience!

I visited the showroom in NYC to check out their new offerings..

A sneak peak at the new catalog..

A great twist on a traditional changer/dresser…

Modern cribs get more color..

A simple kids desk..

Love this transitional crib…

More color for a baby’s changer…

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Christina

Drizzle, cloudy and damp. This is what we are expecting for our upcoming trip to the UK. Cozy boys bedrooms in Tudor houses is what I always imagine to be in Britain.

Birth place of punk. You can always expect the funky in decorating. Love these childrens fabrics by Jennie Maizels!

The union jack is always a popular motif in decorating boys bedrooms.

LOVE British Style…

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Christina

Strolling in NYC the other day, a very ordinary storefront lead us to a manly man jewel box of antiques.  Mantiques Modern is filled with the most intriguing oddities.  There were some really cool pieces that you could use to decorate your kids rooms..

I believe this head came from a playground merry-go-round. I had a very similar piece in my shop that sold to a couple in San Francisco for their baby’s nursery.

So many interesting things…

Cool T-Rex model  for the dinosaur inspired children’s rooms…

Race cars frozen in a lucite cube..

What a great Robot lamp!

I’ve always collected oddities. Yes I practice what I preach! My older son loved T-Rex. A huge head still is on his wall.

My younger guy loved this hammerhead I found at a flea market, so he has it above his display case. It sits between old prints of mushrooms. He always loved to go mushroom hunting.

I think kids get inspired by what’s around them. So put some interesting items on a shelf or on the wall, it may have a lasting impression. Some of the great vintage pieces in our shop-

Diver Helmet Container

Real leather tiny cowboy boot

Original Train Print

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Christina

I really like exaggerated ceiling fixtures in small rooms. What a design statement! Why must we always be so careful to make sure everything is perfectly scaled.

These two large  drum shade pendants came into the shop last week. Each shade is anchored in chocolate brown, they will be the finishing decorating touch in two very cool boys rooms.

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Christina

A very lovely customer was looking for bedding for her son. She was completely taken by the Trina Turk fabrics from Schumacher. How exciting to do kids bedding in something so unexpected.

There were so many fabrics to choose from Turk’s fabrics are bright and punchy.  So very unique….

We chose this Ikat inspired pattern for the pillows. They will be trimmed in a narrow navy flange.

She needed a coverlet to go with them. We chose a complementary fabric that wouldn’t compete with the pillow fabric. This fabric will also trimmed it in navy.

Her little guy loved his new bed. Notice how she mixes it with other traditional elements in the room. It really works..

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Christina

I met with a mom that wants to redo her son’s nursery into his big boy bedroom. The only item she wants to use in his new room  is a vintage steel desk that she already purchased. I would like to do the little boy’s room in gray with punches of apple green and a bit of navy. So I am just gathering inspiration…

Mark Lund

Cross Decor & Design

Great inspiration from Designers Guild.

Tons of inspiration from Pinterest.

Alex Hayden

Elle Decor

I saw this painting at Lilian August the other day.

I have a carpet I like and some fabric choices…

Hope the mom likes it!
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Christina

This week I got a chance to check out some of the antiques in Stamford. So much to see! It seems it was all about cool boy decorating. From vintage sports to factory industrial to sherlock holmes to midcentury modern to nautical, the inspiration was everywhere…

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Christina

A very nice family came to visit the shop in the latter part of June. The little boy was just a complete sparkle of a kid. Having only boys myself,  I so appreciate the idiosyncracies of boys. He loves airplanes, trains, big trucks, loud construction equipment, etc.. The family was moving to Westchester from NYC in about 2 weeks time. They needed to have a room ready for their little boy, on moving day. He was leaving his crib behind and needed a big boy bed. New neighborhood, new house, new bed. We needed to work quickly.  Ofcourse, we had a holiday weekend in between. Adds a little more stress to the equation.

This is the room when I first saw it. A classic bedroom from a house built in the 1920′s.

The couple really wanted wallpaper. We chose this Ralph Lauren paper..

The company did a quick ship on the artwork..

The window treatments just couldn’t be done in time. Obviously, panels would overwhelm the windows.  I really didn’t want to do standard shades or romans. The windows are quite low to the floor. Any kind of cord is an issue. We chose a roller roman shade. It is a new shade, that we are beginning to use. No outside cords. They will be ready by the end of July. The flush mount light fixture is also back ordered, but will be in shortly. Made of glass, it will give off ample light.

The room was ready for the little boy..

I was there to  see the excitement on the little boy’s face. Some really good perks  of my  job!

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Christina

Once again it is trade show time.  I completely look forward to checking out all the new stuff!  Yesterday I spent the day at the New York International Gift Fair.  It was a day of exploration.  A trip Jules Verne would be proud of.   Whether one is decorating a baby’s nursery or child’s bedroom or even a playroom, using world travel as inspiration is endless.

Could see these hot air balloon prints in a nursery…

So love these  riveted aluminum pieces made in the same way as an airplane’s body. The bookshelf and desk…

The round desk is really cool..

A trunk used as a side table..

Framed reproduction racing car steering wheels…

A very worn leather chair..

Pillows are just fun..

These pillows will be in the shop soon…

As will these animal heads that are made of paper mache in Haiti. I liked them because they seem so friendly. Not at all scary.  Slightly rounded in nature and handmade…

Like these elephant prints…

It was quite a trip to the show…
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Christina

It was the end of a very busy weekend due to our jewelry show. Overall, pretty disappointing.  Lots to learn on doing trunk shows…

I came home from work last night to find my son James and his friend  pleading to go to the Sunday market. Teenage boys willing to get up at the crack of dawn to go shopping ??  How could I say no.

This morning we started out in the freezing cold, on a day I didn’t expect to find much. Season has ended and dealers are just getting rid of stuff. Who could believe it would be such a fantastic day. Once at home, we got to rake over our treasures. The boys purchased binoculars, a very special coin and an army mask from desert storm.  Not exactly Cici Crib merchandise, but it made them happy.

I so love the vintage table I purchased. Thanks Miles for schlepping it to the car.  I will eventually have the base painted.  James’ friend asked me what color will the table be. Maybe hot pink, I said. He burst out laughing.  James added, my mom is a girly girl. Ok, maybe I am…

But how nice is this table in a little girls room with one of Cici Crib’s mid century inspired modern lamps on it.

Everyone loved this sled, definitely made in the 1960′s, when space exploration was all the rage. Space Rocket XS-17 Orbit Control.

Loved the graphics on the wooden base.  A great piece of wall art. So I did, what you are not supposed to do to a collectible. I took it apart.  All the extra parts will be saved. How fantastic would this look in a play room or boys bedroom wall…

A vanity tray and container for a very fancy little girl..

And this lamp, I just couldn’t let go. An architectural melange of styles. Never the less, it is a great castle. It is ceramic with a wooden base and top. Took forever to clean up, but now looks perfect.  I could see Jonathan Adler getting inspired over it. It could go either in a boy or girls room..

I want to line this peach crate with burlap and use it for display purposes.

Loved these kitschy girl pictures. Their hair is made out of yarn.  They made me smile. Something so charming about them..

A weekend that started out a touch disappointing, ended on a very light note.

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Christina