Need a little inspiration for a modern nursery? You don’t have to settle for the cutsie clowns or Disney’s latest movie character. Creating a modern room for baby is easier than you think.Here are a few ideas to help create a sophisticated and unique baby room.

Think: furniture, walls, textiles. Start with modern cribs, changing tables and dressers. Modern baby furniture instantly gives the room a contemporary foundation to build on.

Next, the walls, broaden your color palette beyond pink, blues and yellows. Start with a neutral palette and a color using stenciled patterns or decals.Don’t be afraid to use color in a bold way.

Then focus on the nursery bedding, curtains and rugs. If you choose to keep your walls a neutral color this is where you can really go crazy with color. Or choose accessories in bright colors to accent the room.

Thx to: Buy Modern Baby

If you’re looking for a environmentally friendly and humane products for your children you will certainly appreciate these playful rugs. They use only natural fibers and dyes in the production of their rugs. Strong advocates of social and environmental sustainability, Indi-B is committed to delivering a “healthy design for a healthy home.”

Indi-B  is partnered with GoodWeave, to ensure that no child labor is used in the manufacturing of any of their products because they not only care about your child’s well being, but the well being all children everwhere.

Sisters Charlotte and Victoria’s sweet little toadstool nightlight provides a comforting glow that will help drive away those bedtime night frights.You can find it at one of our favorite online stores ROMP.

Hand painted earthenware features woodland scenes and fairytale elves and friendly animals.

Organic plain white baby onesies with a vintage tie applique. Made by Pumpkin Girl,  the ties are ‘upcycled’ and get a new life with the younger set. We found this little fella on Inhabitot.

Ah, the times they are a changing. Rather than worrying that I’m the right shade of summer tan, this modern mom is now battling her former friend: UVA rays. I’ve discovered the cuteness that is baby shorts and wetsuit inspired tops that cover baby skin much more effectively than sunscreen. Mom 4 Life has some adorable options (nom photo above shows lots to choose from in mix and match styles), providing baby with 98% protection from the sun with their Baby Skinz swim shirts and Baby Bloomers swim shorts by UV Skinz.

Before I could snatch those up, Daddy surprised us with darling (and SPF 50!) smartness with a set from Cinco via Target. Cute for many reasons, including ease of pull-on and bright colors. Here’s Fred rocking it with her friend Adam at our Memorial Day BBQ, photo by Dan Kim:

Shannon, who will be signing on as contributing editor, has a rich history in media. And as a new mom to 9 month old Frederica, she has her finger on the pulse of modern baby gadgets, furniture and fashion. I am really excited about this  new partnership and i know you will be too! Shannon will give MUB the attention it deserves, freeing me up to work on the back end of  my blogs. Shannon has a brilliant eye for design and I think you will really enjoying reading all about her new discoveries.

Over the next couple weeks you’ll see some transitioning take place as we settle  Shannon into her new web space. So stick with us readers!! We promise we’ll have lots of exciting new content for you very soon. If you would like to email Shannon new products or ideas you’d like her to feature click here. Or if you’d just like to say hello, drop her a line.  I know she would love to meet her new readers!

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We know winter will soon be over but while there is still a nip in the air, we wanted to post this adorable Faux Mink Baby Fur Coat. We saw it on The Corner Stork site and thought it was just to cute not to pass along. Got a mid-winter Bat Mitzvah to attend? Private school interview? Babies have to dress it up too! We love the sweet little ears on the head and the brown satin ribbon really gives it some class.

Looking for some design inspiration for your children’s bedroom? We found these colorful rooms on the Contemporist blog site. These rooms are fun! For inspirational photos  visit the Contemporist.

We pulled this adorable office setup off of one of our favorite blogs UnClutterer. A small desk in the corner of your home office can provide your children with a place to play giving you the opportunity to answer a few emails while keeping an eye on the kids.

Looking for a few ideas? Here are just a few desks we like:

There’s plenty of room for art supplies in this two drawer play table we found on ChildrensDesks.com.

A large surface like this Fundy Play Table give preschoolers a lot of room to work. The tabletop is available as a chalkboard or dry erase board and the caster wheels make it mobile so you can move it from one room to another.

This airport themed desk is ready for take off!  It features a control tower with storage shelves and runway graphics on the desktop.

A computer desk is a great way to promote early education. This desk is big enough for two!