May 2012 Babytalk Magazine features nursery ideas in or related to the color navy blue, including a Young America Crib in True Blue. Timeless in style and contemporary in color, our Slat Crib is available in 25 paint colors and wood stain finishes. Shown here in True Blue.
Mission Makeover
Change it or Chuck it? Vern Yip, HGTV Design Star, discusses the pros and cons of fixing up an old armoire or purchasing a new one like the Young America All Seasons Door Chest, shown in Surf Blue.
Read more: http://ideas.time.com/2012/03/16/the-myth-of-the-mamas-boy/#ixzz1wHESjqKj
Young America is Stanley Furniture Company’s industry-leading brand of nursery and youth furniture, is excited to be featured in a story in the Marketplace section of today’s Wall Street Journal: Remade in the USA Crib for Baby: Made in China or Made in USA?
Young America cribs and children’s furniture is all made in USA in Robbinsville, North Carolina. More about Young America Made in USA
Wall Street Journal subscribers can read the full article online
image: Wall Street Journal
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“Oh, please don’t go—we’ll eat you up—we love you so!”
― Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are
image: Washington Post
Fresh Air Remembers Author Maurice Sendak on NPR. Maurice Sendak wrote and/or illustrated more than 100 books during his career. He received a National Book Award, a Caldecott Medal, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for children’s book illustration, and the National Medal of Arts. Enjoy listening to Terry Gross interview Maurice Sendak. He will be remembered and celebrated always for his authenticity, imagination and unique voice in children’s books. Books we never really grow out of. Thank you, Maurice. Let’s let the wild rumpus continue! Click to listen to Terry Gross interview Maurice Sendak.
Brush your hair, brush your teeth, and PLEASE make your bed. Daily reminders by you-know-who: Mom. You hear those words every single day. Up the stairs, down the hall and over a bowl of cereal. Geez. You roll your eyes and give a sigh. I’m 11 years old and I know how to do it. Truly I can - just not right now.
Well here’s your chance to prove it - a golden opportunity. It’s almost Mother’s Day. If you want to do something she’ll truly appreciate, then here’s a simple idea for you. Show your mother how her gentle prodding, repeated requests, ardent appeals, and predictable pleas have not been in vain. Show her she is being heard by you - even acknowledged. Try it on her special day.
Grab the hair and tooth brushes. Pull yourself together nice and neat. It’s not for you - it’s for your mother. The person who loves and cares enough to remind her daughter each (and every) day. It may sound sappy, but mom will be delighted and full of pride. You’ll make her very happy - and PLEASE make your bed.
PLEASE make your Bed: Young America Cameo Low Post Bed
PLEASE make your Bed: Young America Bunk Bed
PLEASE make Your Bed: Young America All Seasons Slat Bed
Toys, blocks and dirty socks. What can you, young child (tween or teenager alike), do for your mother on her special day? Flowers, crafts and sweet treats are, well, OK. But if you want an even grander idea: Put it All Away. Dad can help and siblings too. Stuff it here, tuck it in there. Socks to the hamper. Hang it high (if you can reach) or line it up low. Try a shelf (yep, that’s what they’re for) or close the books and puzzles in a bottom drawer. Find a place, an out-of-the-way space to Put it All Away.
There’s no “right” way as it turns out - it’s your effort that counts. What will your mother say when you tell her it was you who Put it All Away? What will she do when she sees your good work? She’ll gasp, sweep you off your feet and plant a big juicy kiss on your cheek. What could be better than making your mother happy (ecstatic!) on her very special day.
Here are a few suggestions for this seemingly daunting task…
Put it All Away in a Young America Harbor Town Armoire
Put it All Away in Young America Harbor Town Captain’s Storage Drawers (left) or Young America myHaven Captain’s Storage Drawers (right)
Put it All Away in a Young America Harbor Town Bookcase
Too much pink is like eating too much candy. Too sweet! But don’t hesitate to use pink in a nursery or a girl’s room. Embrace its quiet energy and warmth. It’s the quality of the pinks, not quantity that matters. And it’s a matter of your taste and style. Ask yourself what you want for your home.
Here are a few simple guidelines:
1) Find the pink or pinks you love
2) Decide if pinks will be focal points (furniture) or accents (lamps, artwork, walls, bedding) or a combination. In other words, consider the “amounts” of pink.
3) Mix and match pinks with complementary and contrasting colors (blues, greens, browns) until you find the composition, balance and feeling you like.
Using pinks or any color in a room is like being a painter - try a dab here and a dab there rather than throwing the whole bucket on at one time. Keep it simple. Less is often more in a child’s bedroom - and in your home. Create a soothing space with pinks and make sure you have fun!
The balance of pinks with crisp white furniture make this room cheerful, inviting and bright. A few blues and greens give it some contrast and pop.
shown: Young America myHaven Collection in white
Pink cribs are sweet, joy-filled confections in a baby girl’s bedroom.
shown: Young America Built To Grow Slat Crib in cotton candy
Vintage decorative details, fine textures, and soft greens combine beautifully with pink.
shown: Young America Built To Grow Crib in cotton candy
Small amounts of pink help soften large amounts of white with warmth.
shown: Young America Isabella Armoire in white
A mix of pinks in solids and patterns is just right - even sophisticated.
shown: Isabella Panel Bed in peach
