We have received our first order of  a new kind of art that is already getting  rave reviews from our customers. The art has a glowing effect due to it’s construction. It is printed on acrylic and is invisibly mounted on the wall.

The piece below is 30″ long. They also come in different sizes.  Kind of Andy Warhol like, it is a great decorating addition  for a tween’s bedroom..

Also great modern artwork for a baby’s nursery or child’s bedroom..

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Christina

When I was a little girl, my favorite color was yellow.  Bright, sunshine yellow. A customer wanted to put a little zing in her daughter’s bedding to fit her personality. She wanted it to be simple with a splash.

We chose  Serena and Lily‘s  classic bedding in berry with yellow marni euro shams and a great bolster made by Bebe Chic.

A touch of yellow is just so lovely. Love these rooms…

Lily Z Designs

Palmer Weiss

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Christina

Our forever long winter will never end this year.  Will it snow for opening day?  Celebrate baseball!  So much love that kids will fill their walls with baseball art.  Makes a big statement by blowing up these images on 36″ stretched canvases…

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Christina

I have been working with a lovely  client who subtly shows her refined Texas roots and her flair as a jewelry designer.  We have been working on her daughter’s room. The design is a bit in the transitional phase. The toddler is quickly moving into the world of a big  girl. We planned for a future bed, nightstand and desk. For now it works for her age. She loves to sit and  read with  her mom on the double glider. She loves her crib. And she loves her dollhouse.

We wanted a timeless design that the little girl could grow with. The carpet is a delicate pink and green lattice by Schumacher.

There was much discussion about the window treatments.  The client wanted very soft formal treatments. We exactly translated her wish.  I so love the chandelier that was chosen. When she saw the electrican putting toThe client had to take out her jewelry making tools to put it together. It is perfect.

For the window treatments, we decided on a  Hinson & Co. fabric and splurged a bit on the Schumacher trim.

We did a fairly large bulletin board that will eventually hang  over a desk.

I love the pushpins the client found. Made from vintage earrings…

The bookshelf was custom Newport Cottages.  The metal fairies  that flank the venetian mirror are vintage. I am not sure where the fairies came from. Maybe they were a part of a weather vane.  I purchased them from an antique mall in Ohio.  It is the unexpected element in the room.

On the bookshelf are crystal lamps from the ’50s. We purchased the vanity tray on ebay. It reminded the client of her grandmother. The vintage  porcelain southern bell is actually a music box.

For now it is room for a little girl. I will take more pics of this room as it evolves into a room for a big girl.

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Christina

Ooh it is getting a bit chilly outside. We haven’t turned on the heat, but as I write, I am wrapped up in my plaid, cashmere throw. It’s cozy warm.  Classic plaids are used in many ways. We see it everywhere in the decorating world.

On tables..

On light fixtures…

In bedrooms for both girls and boys…

As wallpaper…

On sheep, oh my…

Plaid at Cici Crib has taken a calmer tone.  New in the shop this week is a little toast to  the   Burberry plaid baby…

Delightful little burps and bibs…

Coming soon are  hooded towels and crib bumpers trimmed in the signature fabric.

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Christina

Doing some research on built in beds for kids rooms and came across these gems…

Kristen Panitch

Drake + Design…

Massuco Warner Miller

Steve Miller Design Studio

Hutker Architects

Makes me want to take a Sunday afternoon snooze…

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Christina

Soon the flea market days will be coming to an end  in the northeast. I used to be able to stick it out until November. Guess I am getting old, but by November, it is just too cold for early mornings at the market. So I took advantage of the warm morning and headed to the field with my younger son, James.

He found the coin dealer he was looking for and I found some really cool amusement park cast offs? Yep. It was a strange market.  Not that I purchased any of them, but they were just too cool to not notice.

An aluminum horse  that escaped from some cruel carousel….

Silly animals…

And the piece de resistance was a rocket ship that really lights up!  How cool would this be  hanging from the ceiling in a loft playroom or kids bedroom. Perfect for the Novogratz family!  I was really tempted to purchase it. But I could hear my husband, loud and clear, complaining about storage issues. So I took the dealer’s card.  Maybe one day I can find a home for it.

Another fun morning at the market with my flea market buddy, James.

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Christina

How beautiful are Madeline Weinrib’s goods.  I see why she is a favorite of design blogs. I was picking up some her fabric samples of  the other day at ABC Carpet. Weinrib’s atelier is a bit gallery and a bit workshop.

The ikats are hand dyed and woven in Uzbekistan. The fabric was intended for a chair in a little girl’s bedroom. Because of it’s nature,  it must be lined before upholstering. Unfortunately, I think  it will be the deal breaker in an already tight budget.

But look how fantastic they could be…

Not sure what else to say about her rugs….

They fit into all different interiors. From traditional to modern to eclectic. This rug below  is such  a pleasant surprise..

The chair,  upholstered in a Werinrib fabric in Gweneth Paltrow’s home.

The photo of this big girl’s bedroom  is taken from one of my favorite blogs,  Cote de Texas.  Just fantastic..

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Christina

A customer came into the shop this week to work on her  daughter’s new room.

As we worked,  I was  reminded of Anna Shea‘s chocolates.  Anna Shea used to have a tiny shop in Tarrytown. Just for a moment you could imagine you were in Paris.  Her chocolates are delicate and dusted with flakes of gold like it was made by a fairy. So lovely, yet another recession casualty.

Back to decorating… The mom was inspired by Zoffany wallpaper that had speckles of gold and raspberry on a light pink background.

Elizabeth Allen bedding had the right vibe.

The bedding she chose  for her little girl was as delicate as the wallpaper.

Her bedding would work well with these new pillows from Sivaana that came into the shop this week.  It would just add a little twinkle. They are handmade with Swarovski crystals and gold fabric.  They have already created such buzz. See Hamptontoes did a nice post about them. My pictures do not do them justice. They are just beautiful.

Another Sivaana pillow..

A little sprinkling of gold for my customer’s little girl.

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Christina

Everyone is returning from their various summer journeys. It’s time the kids get back to school.  I am back from Pittsburgh for a bit.  So far, everything is going very well with my mom and sister. They are getting stronger every day. My mom has a new future. It is just amazing what the doctors can do.  I am so thankful! The huge weight that lies on my shoulders is beginning to lift.  Life is ok right now…

Tina and Beth  have been  great  caretakers of  the little shop.  I am thankful for them too!

We put together a new window display celebrating the return of school. I picked up these cheap vinyl floor tiles from Home Depot to cover the base of the display.

I recently purchased this giant abacus from an auction that was selling items from a schoolhouse from the turn of the century. It is enormous. It would be fabulous in a great playroom or bedroom that needs to fill space because of high ceilings. It would look great on top of a bookshelf. A piece of sculpture.

Bookends came into the shop in late August. The vintage globe also makes a nice addition to the window.

Another set of new bookends…

So we put it all together  along with some other items and made a welcoming display.

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Christina