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Babiekins Magazine

A Trendsetting Magazine & Online Community For The Trendsetting Child + Parent

Indoor Oasis

By Gaylin Howbert, Contributor Leave a Comment

Whenever we publish a sponsored post, we’ll let you know with the hashtag #ad — like this. This simply means we were either compensated for our time in exchange for the post, or we were given complimentary or discounted products, but we were not required to write a positive review. As always, all opinions are the author’s own.

 

Home. Such a short word but it brings so much comfort when said. After a long day at school or playing with friends home is the place our littles can go to relax and recharge.

      Kids have wonderful imaginations so why not create a space for your little that is fun ! When brainstorming ideas for your child’s room make a list of a few of their favorite things such as : do they love being at the beach or up in the mountains, their favorite sport(s) , favorite color(s), etc. This helps to incorporate what they love to give them a room that they will enjoy + allows them to help out in this fun project by making a list to base the room off of .

Accent walls. An accent wall in a room can really help to change an entire room with a pop of color, pattern, or image filling an entire wall space. Though as children grow their favorite color that was blue may change to neon orange or instead of being all about Disney characters maybe now they are a #1 Superman fan… With this in mind before you go and commit to a painting of a fantastic sports themed mural or paint an accent wall their favorite current color(s) why not give some removable wallpaper a go ? Removable wallpaper has been trending for the past few years now and it is easy to see why since a number of companies who sell it make the prints fun, provide a variety of colors/patterns/images that go with any room theme.  The wallpaper comes off of the wall easily which makes it renter friendly + parent friendly in case your kiddo wants to switch up the room theme a year or two down the road.

Decorating. Though many stores we go to on a weekly basis are filled with amazing home decor you can sometimes find some hidden gems at your local thrift store. Thrifting can hold a number of surprises and can also provide pieces that not only save you money but are unique to spruce up your little’s space. You can make a day out of it and take your child with you since it is exciting for them to be able to help find wonderful items for their new room and grab some ice cream after making some lovely memories together. However, if you would like to add some new pieces or mix with some old treasures with some new there are a number of fantastic brands all around the world that were created to make your home magical. A few favorites that are featured in this room are : Kawaiian Lion – This beautiful brand based out of Australia brings an Aloha vibe with its stunning products. It is a mix of vintage beach decor that not only is great for decorating your littles space if they are all about the beach but to also decorate other rooms in your home to bring in all the soothing ocean feels. The color schemes of the items pair well with any color pallet. SuspendIt – Say goodbye to ordinary hooks + screw/nail heads for when you hang up artwork, hats, necklaces, you name it ! SuspendIt saves the day with the most stunning covers to hide that not so attractive nail or to give something out of the ordinary to hang your child’s book bag on. With a number of beautiful covers to choose from the covers are not only made to last but are easy to apply over any nail or screw with a magnetic backing that also clips to secure it into place. Rugs USA – It is amazing how much a good rug can change up a space! Rugs USA is one of the larger rug sellers and carry any type of rug pattern/color/texture you could desire. The Rugs are lightweight, easy to clean, and are perfect for driving hot wheel cars on or for hosting a stuffed animal tea party. The rug chosen for the images below is Rug USA’s Multi Faded Grace Tassel Botaniq Area Rug which goes well with any color scheme but also gives a bit of a vintage look that adds to how gorgeous it is.

Onto the bedding. A tip if you have a lot of patterns or would like to highlight a patterned accent wall choosing bedding that is a solid color is good way to go. Though the bedding may be one color it can be spruced up with some colorful pillows that fit the theme of the room. To add a layered look that is inviting for bedtime pair the bedding with some sheets that are patterned, have dinosaurs on them ( or any fun theme your child loves ) ,or just a different color than the bedding which  helps to make the sheets stand out. A very important part of the room which can get overlooked until after the decor shopping is complete is the mattress. Regarding the project below for our son’s room we wanted to make sure he had a mattress that was comfortable but also made out of safe materials. So we said Hello to My Green Mattress ! My Green Mattress creates mattresses that are made out of organic materials ( natural wool, cotton, and latex ) and the latex in the mattress forms to the body which offers orthopedic support. We chose the Pure Echo Mattress which arrived in a cardboard box ( after unpacking it made for the perfect cardboard house to play in ) and was neatly wrapped. Our son and our two cats had a blast unwrapping the mattress and then watching it shape into it’s mattress form once unwrapped. Due to living in a hot/humid tropical climate in Hawaii our little dude would wake up each night when it was especially warm out with heat rashes, however, since sleeping on the Pure Echo mattress he has not had one single rash.  He also has started sleeping in past 8AM over this summer once we switched to this mattress which is something he hasn’t done since he was one years old ( making this lady a very happy mom since that has allowed me to sleep in as well ). Overall I can vouch that hands down our mattress from My Green Mattress has been the best mattress we have ever owned.

Plants. Not only are plants proven to be soothing in a home but they also help to filter the air. Thanks to apps like Pinterest there is a vast knowledge now days of which plants are best for the indoors. Having  a plant or two in your child’s room will not only help to brighten the space up but it can help teach them responsibility on caring for that plant. A fun arts and crafts project our son and myself did for his room was to pick out a few plants, some paint/paint brushes, we turned on some snazzy tunes, and we spent an afternoon painting some beautiful/creative pots for the plants in his room.

Toy Storage. Toys toys toys, as I remember in my childhood I thought one could never have too many toys. As a parent at times I feel like they hide in every corner of the house so when styling our son’s room I vowed to never step on a lego or hot wheel every again and provide plenty of storage for our son’s toys. There are many options when it comes to storage : plastic organizational bins, wire baskets, wooden crates, lockers, nets that hang in a corner of a room, the list goes on ! Regarding the room below I chose to go with several large woven palm baskets that can slide under our son’s white table along with a few wicker storage bins from Target. Not only are these storage choices pleasing to the eye but they have done a magnificent job of keeping the hot wheel collection all in one place and out from under my tender feet.

At the end of the project you not only will have created a magical space for your child to go to but have hopefully also created some wonderful memories together along the way. An indoor oasis for the whole family to enjoy tea parties in, little friends to make childhood memories in for playdates + sleepovers, and a place your child will think back on when they are grown and appreciate all the fun they had in their room that they helped create.

Features // Pillows : les palmiers pillow pair , give peace a chance cushion , make waves not war | Tapestry : war is dumb! flag | Rug : Rugs USA | Wall Nail Covers : SuspendIt | Hat : Ezrazayn | Mattress : My Green Mattress | Removable Wallpaper, Backpack, Framed Wall Art : Target

Filed Under: Features, Interiors Tagged With: #babiekinsmag, bedroom, Fashion, home, interior Posted By: Gaylin Howbert, Contributor

Folk & Flora Farmstead Farmhouse Mood Board

By Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief Leave a Comment

Babiekins | Homekins Inspo

Babiekins | Homekins InspoWe are getting excited about finally completing a space in the #folkandflora farmhouse. It has been a big project. Full of unexpected problems but we are getting close to finally finishing the boys bunk room + bathroom and the half bathroom downstairs. It’s funny how when you do without for a while how it changes your view on simple things —- like having a working bathroom. We can’t wait till this is all behind us but it’s really giving my family a ton of character. My boys are learning about handwork and my husband is really stepping up like never before. He has worked 12 hour days during the day and then comes home and works on the house and feeds the animals. On his weekends he spends his days working on the house. It’s a lot of work but we will have something in every corner of the home that we can proudly say – we did that!

Here is some inspiration for the 1/2 bathroom. The floor and dramatic wallpaper are my favorite part. I mean #fishscale tile? YAS! The wallpaper is also so beautiful. The big flower wallpaper trend is still going strong and I knew I wanted to place it somewhere in my home.

Tile: Black Moroccan Fish Scales via Mercury Mosaics  | Magnolia Mural Wallpaper : Drop it Modern | Sink: Pedestal Sink | Mirror : Ikea | Faucet : Kohler | Metal Storage : Urban Outfitters  | Rug : Urban Outfitters | Art: Urban Outfitters  | Soap : Sea Salt Soap | Light : Bellacor

Filed Under: Fun, Interiors Tagged With: #babiekinsmag, Babiekins, Babiekins Magazine, designer, farm, farming, folk and flora, folk and flora farms, home, home decor, home design, home interior, home interiors, interiors, kid-friendly home decor, kids fashion, kids fashion magazine, stylist Posted By: Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief

The Artist's Way, Editor's Picks

By Kelly Leave a Comment

With the New Year quickly rolling in, we couldn’t help but get inspired by the vast open world of art that surrounds us. We turned to some of our favorite artists to share an eclectic collection of pieces that are bound to grab your attention. Watch out 2015- it’s a bold year of art just waiting to be discovered!

Babiekins Magazine | The Artist's Way

Credits // 01. Asian Elephant, Andrew Zuckerman | 02. Jess Brown “Coco” Doll | 03. Lucky Boy Sunday “Face it” Blanket, Maze | 04. Creature, Andrew Zuckerman | 05. Lucky Boy Sunday Balhazar, Norman & Jules | 06. “Cuba Car series plate _01” by Squire Fox | 07. Josiah Morgan Tintype Photograph made from digital image | 08. Carter Kustera, Silhouette Portrait | 09. Carter Kustera, Silhouette Portrait | 10. “View over Parisian Rooftops” Clare Caulfield Limited Edition Giclee Print from Original Watercolour and Pencil

Filed Under: Shop Tagged With: Art, art series, Decor, decorating, featurekins, home, luvkins, paintings, photography, Sleepykins Posted By: Kelly

Featurekins // Kid & Coe

By Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief Leave a Comment

If you are like me a family vacation can sometimes be more difficult and stressful than relaxing and fun. Everything from finding the perfect place to stay to what little “Susie” will need the three days you are away all adds up and can be very demanding.

Kid & Coe — a new company designed to take the stress out of planning a family trip — has now created an easy-to-navigate and stylish website that is dedicated to helping families find kid-friendly and practical rental homes.

The founder, Zoie Kingsbery Coe traveled the world while managing her husband’s music career, kids-in-hand, and was often disappointed in what hotels had to offer growing families. So, Zoie decided that life would be much easier if families could speed time away in kid-friendly properties that had the comforts of their own home!

I recently stayed in Kid & Coe’s Casperville Residence in Heber City, Utah. This home boasts 5 bedrooms and 3 baths including a nursery, which was a God-send after 13 hours in the car! Plenty of toys, books, fun family DVDs and a beautiful backyard made this home perfect for any family. I felt right at home and it really helped us to unwind after a long ride in the car! The boys loved how each room had a character of its own — the astronaut room, the cowboy-themed room and a more shabby chic room for those of you who have girls.

Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
The beautiful kitchen full of practical items that are needed for those with smaller kids. There were plastic sippy cups, utensils and tableware that we used along with the handy attachable counter highchair! We all enjoyed breakfast in the kitchen while hearing the birds chirp their happy song in the morning.
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
Baby Cruz enjoying some snacks as he waits for mama to get ready to go out!
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
I loved the little design elements of this home! I am now itching to chalk a corner up in our home somewhere! Maybe the entrance? Christian left a little note “Barros family was here” on the wall for the hosts!
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
My favorite spot in the house was this music room. Showcasing a beautiful vintage piano and the most awesome gallery wall (and that light!). It was a relaxing spot to sit down, read a book and look out the window and watch the horses across the street run and play in the field.
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
This room was one of my kids favorites! With an astronaut theme, this was quickly one of the boys “hang out rooms.” Glow in the dark stars on the ceiling, plenty of books to snuggle up with after a warm bath and toys galore made it “home away from home.”
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
A cowboy themed space was also available in the home. Featuring comfortable bunk beds, a vintage desk for all those little artists and tons of toys!
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
The beautiful master bedroom.
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
There was even a nursery which was so welcome after 13 hours in the car! Cruz loved it and I had peace of mind that he was comfortable and he wouldn’t fall out of a bed.
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
The backyard featured a garden,  playground with a slide, sandbox, trampoline and seesaw! It was great to let the boys run wild and get their wiggles out! We (the adults) might have also had fun on the trampoline! 😉
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
The horses were seen from the front room nook (with piano) and this red barn was a short walk from the house.
Featurekins // Kid & Coe and our stay at the Casperville Residence
We spent the first night just relaxing with a movie by the fire, and then the next day exploring the city. This home had a beautiful farm in front of it with horses and was nestled in a scenic location between the mountains. It was incredibly beautiful and amazing to see my boys enjoy nature since we don’t have so many beautiful green rolling hills here where we live in California!
I enjoyed the practical side of staying at a residence verses a hotel because we had so much more room to roam in and the house came with many everyday needs for baby Cruz, including sippy cups, plastic baby utensils and plates and an attachable countertop high chair. All these everyday items made life so much easier and it was great that I didn’t have to haul my whole kitchen to the house!
Kid & Coe is an affordable option and amazingly easy to find and book your next vacation.  The Casperville Residence costs from $224.25 per night*, including all fees, and sleeps up to 8 plus a baby. To book, visit www.kidandcoe.com.
*Note that the price here includes fees and cleaning fees so it is more expensive than the rate quoted on the site — I think it’s important to be clear what the whole fee will be in this instance.
Find your next vacation home here.
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Filed Under: Fashion Tagged With: Baby, Cruz, home, housing, kid & coe, kid and coe, kids traveling, rental, travel, traveling, traveling with kids, vacation Posted By: Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief

Funkins // Kids in the house

By Isabel Leave a Comment

With kids in the house, it sometimes tends to get messy. Hey, who am I kidding — it is messy most of the time!
Kids need their own space that they are allowed to mess up a bit here and there, but it doesn’t mean that I am always happy about it. My kids have a corner in our living room with their own play table, little chairs, books and toys. Our eldest has a playhouse in his room and most of the time he plays everywhere but there, but that’s okay too, I guess.

The Ikea Stuva benches are the best thing ever! You can stuff so much in them and have an uncluttered feeling when you close the drawer.

Sometimes I wish (who am I kidding, I wish this several times a day) that it was neat and tidy  all the time, but that would mean there would be no space for our kids in the house and that is something I cannot imagine anymore.

So I am destined to clean up the mess after their little behinds. I will probably complain about it, but deep down I am happy I can do this. (Do not tell them! Ever!)

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Vintage toys.

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Ikea table, mini Eames replica from Te Leuk Hout

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Animals by Schleich, doll by Lucky Boy Sunday.

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Ikea Stuva Benches.

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Ferm Living basket.

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Ikea Blanket, little chair thrifted.

Posted by Isabel.

Filed Under: Fun, Interiors Tagged With: #babiekinsmag, #sleepykins, Decor, funkins, home, home decor, home interiors, interiors, kid-friendly home decor, toys Posted By: Isabel

Featurekins // LuckyBoySunday

By Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief 1 Comment

Yah! We are loving the new collection by LuckyBoySunday! Love the longtime favorite- “favorite place” house in mint green!

 

 

 

Filed Under: Fashion Tagged With: accessories, Babiekins, babiekins mag, Babiekins Magazine, Decor, home, house, kid insp., kids fashion, kids fashion magazine, kids inspiration, lucky boy sunday, luckyboysunday, toys Posted By: Priscila Barros, Editor-in-Chief


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