Spring decoration with Milk

I already talked to you about the beautiful cover of the French Milk magazine Spring issue.
Here is a brief travel into the pages of this latest issue of Milk. I especially love the universe proposed by the co-founder Elisa of the very trendy parisian shop Serendipity, famous for the vintage furniture for kids.

Elisa imagined a poetic universe for a little girl room with vintage furniture and painted in colors of gray, black and plum. To add some touches of colors, she added few creations which I particularly like such as the Kokeshi stickers and the birdhouses from Tamar Mogendorff.



I also love this vintage atmosphere for a boy's room with a draw of New York city on the wall and a fun lamp for a futuristic ambiance.


In Madeline's bedroom design and pop bookshelves from the Conran Shop host the treasures of the child.


Finally with Stephanie Cohen the bedroom becomes a magic tree house for the princesses of the house and granddaughters of the founders of the French brands Bonpoint and Merci.
Designs, garlands and souvenirs of all kinds make a very cute home-made decoration.

Photo credits: Milk magazine, March 2009

La cerise sur le gateau

I already loved her collection, la cerise sur le gateau, the cherry on the cake, and now I love her apartment.
The french TV show Interieurs made a visit of her Parisian apartment this week. A place full of decoration ideas.
Anne Hubert is specialized in the art of customizing french-made household linen.
Enjoy those very girly cushions above on her sofa with fun appliques and a great mix of colors.




Her style in her collections is essentially made of : Fluorescent pink, color contrasts romantic pictures as well as girly references. We find all these details in her interior : great colors, fun ideas, home-made decorations and furniture...

Above two hand-made furniture to store linens for her creations and old magazines...


Here her desk made with an old vintage one and a new piece of wood on the top for more space to work..


And to finish with a quiet bedroom under the roof with a vintage lamp and mirror and a piece of tree trunk painted in white used as a bedside table... plenty of ideas to reproduce at hone !

Best of from French bloggers

I made a list fron the articles loved by the french bloggers for their kids and themselves.
the cushions from Livingston ( see above)

the april vase by the great designers Tse tse,

the blocks from Uncle Goose...

the decorative kites from Petit Pan and the linens from April showers...

the Eames chair,


the plastic rugs from CSAO,




















the fun lamps from Egmont,

























the melanime collection from Shinzi Katoh and Rice,


the decorative garlands ( above from Sophie Cuvelier)...

and to make all this shoping, the shoes from Bensimon for kids and their mums !

Happy Easter

I have searched it for a long time and finally got it on one on my favorite website from Fifi Mandirac : a perfect happy Easter card for a perfect week-end.

Appoline in Paris

During my travels on French blogs, I just felt in love for the work of Appoline in Paris.
She has created a magic world of hand-made dolls, cute animals, adorable lanterns and accessories.



Apolline works with a little workshop in Madagascar whose purpose is the well-being of the women of the area.

Her collections full of poesy are sold in the trendy stores Bonton and Merci in Paris!
Enjoy her wonderful website.

Merci !

Bernard and Marie-France Cohen, the founders and ex-owners of the luxury French brand Bonpoint did not feel like retiring. So they opened a new concept store in Paris simply named Merci.
The purpose ? All the profits, after production costs are deducted, will go to a children's charity in Madagascar.

So you will make a great donation while you are making a great shopping for your kids with April Showers and even collections from Bonpoint with big discounts. You will also get presents for you with a flower shop filled with seasonal blooms and a perfume bar with the fragrances of Annick Goutal or decorate your interior with home supplies



Enjoy! I will certainly do next summer in Paris!
Merci, 111 Boulevard Beaumarchais in the Marais (11th arrondissement).
and for a video tour of the store it's here

Chic Summer

The new collection from La queue du Chat has arrived on Comptoir d'enfance.
Cute trunks in printed popeline made of 100% organic cotton, soft pyjamas with fun appliques... Comptoir d'enfance is proud to present the new Summer 2009 collection of beautiful, organic and fair-trade babywear of "The Cat's Tail".


The "Cat's Tail" looks for ways to promote fair-trade, means of production and manufacturing that ensure a fair-living and working conditions respectful for people's fundamental rights.
The french brand also supports local projects that benefit the community of Dahr, a village of India where the products are made.
Their clothes are from organic cotton which contains no chemicals or pesticides and doesn't pollute soil or air. And this soft texture won't trigger allergic reactions in your baby's sensitive skin.

Beautiful April Showers

Discover on Comptoir d'enfance the new collection of cushions, covers, baby shoes from the new trendy French brand for kids Polder.
April Showers is the collection for kids launched by the famous french brand Polder.
Polder has been created by two sisters in 2000, Madelon Lanteri-Laura and Natalie Vodegel.

From the very beginning, hand made components which bring a unique and artisan quality to the collection have been highly significant in Polder collection.
A recurring feature in each new collection is the dynamic mixture of materials such as soft cotton, leather, boiled wool, silk, velvets, vintage prints and hand made embroideries.

Spring issues

Spring issues of trendy American and French magazines for kids and their mums arrived.
Enjoy online the new issues from Small, Bubble and Milk.
Let's focus and wish a Happy birthday to Small. The team is beginning its third year.
A great success for a free magazine online with great values.
As they say in their editor's note they " continue to support all things hand-made that we know are safe for our children". So do we!


Enjoy in its spring issue a great report on the work of the artist Abigail Brown, a coloring page issued by the talented illustrator Julie Morstad and a free pattern for an adorable skirt offered by Oliver+S.
And still great reviews of new products for kids and beautiful fashion pages.