Making Room
for Baby
Written By Jeff Wagenheim
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Instead of buying nursery accessories that would end up at a yard sale, this couple sought things they'd keep using post-babydom.
If there's an overarching philosophy being expressed in 18-month-old Augie's room, beyond flexibility and practicality, it's an artistically personal aesthetic. "By including things that were designed for different purposes, we were able to create a space that's interesting," his mother, product designer Shoshannah Wineburg, explains. "I think children are informed by their surroundings, no matter how young they are," she says. "We want Augie to have things in his room that hold meaning for my husband and me, things from when we were growing up. And we don't want his room to have the typical children's colors: garishly bright or pastel. The colors we normally desire and live with aren't offered to children. And there's no reason they shouldn't be."Night Vision
Funky Candeloos — "a gift from a cousin," says Shoshannah — may just be the perfect night-light. Their soft glow keeps the nursery from getting too scary for its sleepy inhabitant yet offers enough light for checking in on him late at night. They're also cordless and rechargeable ($49 for two at vesselinc.com, shown top left).
History of Rock
When Augie is ready to rock, he can find comfort in the fact that his kid-sized rocking chair used to soothe his mom when she was a little girl. (No heirloom furniture in your family? Target.com has a simple child rocker for $55.) A kid rocker also is a good place for an older sibling to bide time while baby is nursing.
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