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Decorating can be difficult; we have been there. At times, we decorate with themes — whether it be planes, trains or automobiles — and then there are times that you are determined to pull a room together because you’ve found the perfect bedding.  Whether you are decorating nurseries or big-kid rooms, Design Diva is here to help!

Get your brackets ready; The NCAA Big Dance starts today and, as always, Design Diva is prepared! Design Diva’s task is simple: Create a basketball-themed big-kid room that isn’t too overwhelming… A space that highlights his love of sports without being overdone. With pieces from Whistle and Wink, Serena and Lily and Oopsy daisy artist Aaron Christensen, Design Diva comes through again!

Get The Look:

• Whistle and Wink Navy Embroidered Stars Quilt: Embroidered stars dance upon a navy blue ground to create a look that will never go out of style. The luxurious Whistle and Wink Embroidered Stars quilt is hand-quilted with red contrast binding.

• Serena and Lily Navy Rugby Sham: With navy stripes red seersucker binding, this euro sham is bold bold and sporty.

• Serena and Lily Red Star Sheet Set:  A classic star pattern in All-American red, the Red Star Star Sheet Set is timeless.

• Aaron Christensen for Oopsy daisy Vintage Basketball Wall Art & Nightlight: Drawing inspiration from sport field signage and memorabilia, these weathered-looking art pieces create a basketball-themed space in a classy way!

• Serena and Lily Red Color Frame Sham:  Serena and Lily Color Frame Shams are so simple they are brilliant. Want a personalized touch? Add his name!

• Aaron Christensen for Oopsy daisy Vintage Stripes Lamp on Red: The horizontal stripes add contrast while still maintaining an All-Star look.

Ready to BLAST OFF? Grab your rocket pack, buckle in and hold on tight!
Design Diva has searched the Polka Dot Peacock catalog and has created a room perfectly suited for all budding astronauts!

Design Diva Recommends:

• Kukunest Intergalactic Duvet Bedding Set: Transform a boy’s bedroom into the milky way. He’ll be exploring the galaxies once he lays his head on the shuttle pillow and nestles into his intergalactic blanket! Rocket pack not included; Left for the imagination! Duvet set is available for both twin and toddler-sized beds!
• Oopsy daisy Rocket Man Growth Chart: Artist Max Grover’s fantastic design featuring a rocket ship in flight — with or without personalization!
• Whistle and Wink Embroidered Stars Sheet Set: He’ll be slumbering under the stars! Embroidered nautical stars adorn the cuff of the standard pillowcase and flat sheet. Twin sheet set includes fitted and flat sheets and one standard pillowcase.
• Serena and Lily Square Chairs: Each of these super cute and functional cubes are slipcovered in Serena and Lily signature 100% cotton basketweave fabric, and knife-edge piping along top and bottom is a nice additional design touch. Inserts are soft and supportive, and slipcovers are machine washable.
• Oopsy daisy Outer Space Wall Art: Sisters Mendy and Megan Winborg art featuring an educational look at the planets in orbit around the sun. Fun facts included!

Touchdown! As you watch the Super Bowl, maybe you are thinking that you need a playbook for your little boy’s room. Football is the perfect theme for all little boys because it is fun, as well as sophisticated. Put your small athlete on the field with football-inspired bedding and decor. You never know — this decor may inspire Junior to become the next top NFL quarterback.

The Whistle and Wink Vintage Sports Collection features a navy comforter with classic white and red stripes that will transform your child’s bedroom into an all-American pastime. The Vintage Sports Sheets are illustrated with vintage sport images. This set can grow with your child from his toddler years to his tween years as he dreams about becoming a football star. The Play Book Pillow is a must have to make this bedroom a winning play.

To really bring the love of football to your child’s room, add Oopsy Daisy artist Aaron Christensen’s vintage football art. There are nine adorable pieces that can be arranged throughout the room. Try two pieces over the headboard for a centered look, hang all nine pieces in collage form or purchase the Super Bowl Bound Wall Art {available with both cream and black borders}, which features all nine prints in a large square. All nine pieces coordinate well with the Vintage Sports Collection bed set.

Picture above shown is Super Bowl Bound Wall Art {Black Border}.
Each piece is also available separately. From top to bottom, left to right:
Football Tryouts Wall Art, Touchdown Wall Art, Football Star Wall Art
Yard Lines Wall Art, Thirty Two Wall Art, Playbook Wall Art
Alumni Game Wall Art, Home Field Wall Art, Game Supply Wall Art

Whether your team wins or not, keep your little boy’s room from becoming a dead ball. For the classic football theme, coordinate your color palette with hues of blues, reds, and white. Add a few football accents and you have a winning game!

It is one of those moments that will define the rest of your life: The moment that it is determined –whether planned or unplanned — that you are about to raise a baby in this world. It is a moment that comes and goes so quickly — the precise moment that your pregnancy test is positive, the precise moment the adoption agency says the paperwork is complete — and yet the impact of that one moment will last the rest of your life.

And so it goes, from that moment on, that you start decorating. In preparation for baby’s arrival, you spend hours — if not days — sifting through magazines and browsing through stores to determine which exact nursery set is exactly right for your impending baby bundle.

An idea developed in ages past that babies could only rest in cribs decorated with pastel pinks and baby blues. Modern baby bedding, however, is a far cry from this belief and crib bedding is now offered in dozens of colors — in hues from turquoise to purple to brown. These days, modern baby bedding is bold, bright and unique. Modern baby bedding is full of character and personality, typically with clean lines for design-conscious parents.

Polka Dot Peacock is proud to salute our modern designers – full of style, grace and just plain fun – as we kick-off our “Redefining the Nursery” series.

We will feature some of our favorite (and best-selling!) crib sets from our amazing designers, who have all helped us redefine the nursery:  Area Baby, Aunt Bucky, Baby Star, Caden Lane, CottonMonkey, Egg by Susan Lazar,  Inspired Crib Bedding, Litto Kids, The Modern Baby Company, Modern Basics, Olli & Lime, Pixel Organics, Rikshaw Design, Serena & Lily and Whistle & Wink.

Coming up next:  The Color Orange Takes on Modern Baby Bedding

As the Texas July temperatures were only expected to reach 93 degrees on Saturday, we decided to take our kids to the Fort Worth Zoo. After an immediate stop for a sturdy rental buggy (we own a kazillion strollers and didn’t remember to bring a single one) and six overpriced AA batteries (my camera conveniently ran out of juice as we walked past the entrance), we entered the monkey house.  To take three children (all three years old and under) to a zoo is an amazing thing. Their eyes are wide open and they are (in true form) in a constant hurry to see what is next.  At the end of the day, the girls loved the flamingoes the most (because they were pink), Henry and Matt leaned towards the white tigers and I had an unexpected affinity for the mountain goat.  All in all, a lovely day.

My current zoo favorites:

1.  Whistle & Wink’s Itsazoo Nursery Collection: Whistle & Wink’s signature contemporary nursery goes on safari.  Soft, neutral colors make this perfect for baby boys or girls. Elephants, giraffes, lions and turtles adorn an ivory ground with khaki piping and mini-check accents.  The crowining jewel, though, is the fantastically embroidered canopy, with tiny appliqued animals.  Oh, Itsazoo out there alright.

2.  Byrdie Graphics’ Animal Circle Wall Decals:  Whimsical images in grand color; May you now decorate without fear.  These self-adhestive vinyl decals can be easily removed and leave no residue behind.  Four animal cut-out circles (one elephant, one rhino, one lion and one monkey) and four circles bearing their name are included.  We highlight here the orange (perfect for Serena & Lily’s Ben Collection and Pixel Organics Lions, Tigers and Kitties nursery and big-kid bedding) but offer twenty hues!

3.  Kee-ka Organic Monkey Onesie Bodysuit:  In signature style, Kee-ka’s organic bodysuit is the perfect gift for baby boys everywhere.  Simple in design but big in message, this supersoft onesie make the morning clothing choice easy, even before you’ve had the first cup of coffee.