With babe No.2 on the way I am on a mission to spring clean the house and store away all of Little A’s old clothes.  I have blogged about these bags before but they really are the best.  Huge and foldable when not in use, they are perfect to pack away old clothes, toys and all the baby paraphernalia you easily accumulate.  Loving the map design but check out the cheeky Fox one too.

Chocovenyl, my favourite one-stop shop for removable wall stickers, has just debuted a new range called ‘Dress Up Dolls’ by Adolie Day.  With her Kenzo and Catimini designing heritage, Day’s new collection of dolly stickers allow your little ladies to swap their legs and heads, mix them up and dress them up.

COMPETITION: One lucky Princess and the Pram reader will win a pack of 3 dolls. Simply email princess@princessandthepram.co.uk and let me know which is your favourite doll from the collection below. Winner will be notified on Friday.

left to right:

Ballerina, Mouse Girl, Princess, Cat Girl
Fairy, Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Super Girl

Painted by using a pheasant tail feather and inks, Clare Brownlow’s charming designs are perfect for children’s bedrooms.  She has a range of prints including ballet dancers, dinosaurs, soldiers and animals.  A mother of two boys living in the Scottish borders, Clare also accepts bespoke commissions and her designs are available for personalised stationery.

A couple of weeks ago I decided to take a trip to the big blue store.  The store of headaches, stress, compulsive shopping and bargains galore.  One word of advice try and leave the toddler at home.

Here is what made it home…

1. PYSSLINGAR, Bed storage box, light blue ,£7
I bought two of these and they fit perfectly under Little A’s cot bed.  Perfect for storing old clothes, spare nappies and general baby kit.

2. EXPEDIT, Shelving unit, white, £20
Super cheap, this has really tidied up the nursery.  I bought two seagrass Knipsa baskets to go in the bottom for toys leaving the top section for books.

3. KRITTER, Children’s table, white, £14
This goes perfectly with Little A’s personalised Georgie SK chair.

4. BARNSLIG Baby towel with hood, green, £7
Perfect toddler size

If your nearest Ikea is a mission to get to, a lot of items are now available online.
www.ikea.com

Not everyone wants a nursery decked out in Iggle Piggle print or Peppa Pig pattern and as I am considering papering the chimney breast in Little A’s bedroom I am thrilled to have discovered Katie Bourne wallpaper.

Katie uses a lovely heritage colour palette to create her charming children’s wallpaper. Influenced by traditional children’s storybooks, her illustrations are whimsical yet contemporary and most importantly fun for children to appreciate. Aimed at parents who prefer the nursery to be an extension of their home’s design concept, Katie has debuted two collections to consider.  ’Cluck a doodle farm’ brings all the farmyard favourites into the nursery whilst ‘Merry Go Circus’ is more a walk on the wild side.

Little A has a rather worrying habit of watching his evening showing of  In the Night Garden as if he is trying to jump in the screen to join Igglepiggle and co.  I am positive that standing so close to the screen will speed up his square eyes in a jiffy and so I have spied these super comfy beanbag chairs from JoJo Maman Bebe.  There are plenty of bean bag chairs to be found but these ones have a great fabric selection and even a beige stripe which will fit in with my living room without being too garish.  I am hoping that by getting Little A his own throne it might encourage him to kick back and relax…at a sensible distance from the telly!