Baby's Got Style

Savvy tots are stamping their feet for fashionable, functional accouterments like a mod crib, a piggy bank that practically squeals, and a rockin' chair

Produced by Kelly McKaig

Photography: Tyllie Barbosa

  • Anne Black perforated porcelain candle cups, $31 each, at the Sweden Shop, 3304 W. Foster Ave.
  • Sturdy wooden alphabet blocks by Jack Rabbit, $46, at RR#1 Chicago, 814 N. Ashland Ave.
  • Handmade mohair teddy bear, $300, at www.simpleblessingsbears.com/
  • Hand-knitted alpaca and cotton wave baby blanket by BlaBla, $120, at Jayson Home & Garden, 1885 N. Clybourn Ave.
  • Sterling silver barbell rattle, $225, at Tiffany & Co., 730 N. Michigan Ave
  • Austin crib, $1,298 (with mattress, $248), and dresser/changing table, $1,498, at Design Within Reach Studio, 1574 N. Kingsbury St.
  • Glo-Ball table lamp, $465, at Luminaire, 301 W. Superior St.
  • Serena & Lily sheet from three-piece Blake bed set, $539, at Red Balloon, 2060 N. Damen Ave.
  • Tina Ratzer's merino wool throw pillow with goose down insert, $120, at I.D., 3337 N. Halsted St.
  • Case Study fiberglass armchair with a rocker base, $349, at Modernica, 555 N. Franklin St.
  • Braided pastel cotton/polyester chenille rug, $299, at Land of Nod, 900 W. North Ave.
  • Lill polyester curtain panels, $4.99 (two-pack), at Ikea, 1800 E. McConnor Pkwy., Schaumburg
  • Magis Design's molded polyethylene Me Too Puppy by Eero Aarnio, $81, at Orange Skin, 223 W. Erie St.
  • Harry Allen's ultra-realistic piggy bank cast in polyester resin, $120, at I.D.

More Baby Style
How to spend a little less on your little one's room

  • Dresser: $499, West Elm, 2155 W. 22nd St., Oak Brook, 630-368-3591
  • Toy: Classic Rody, $44, Psycho Baby, 1630 N. Damen Ave., 773-772-2815
  • Crib: Gulliver crib, Ikea, 1800 E. McConner Pkwy., Schaumburg, 847-969-9700
  • Mattress, $59, Ikea
  • Pillow cover, $9.99/set, Ikea
  • Blanket: Sweet Tulip cotton stripe, $34, Elizabeth Marie, 3612 N. Southport Ave., 773-525-4100
  • Bear: $98, Lille, 1923 W. North Ave., 773-342-0563
  • Blocks: $39, Land of Nod, 900 W. North Ave., 312-475-9903
  • Lamp: Moonstruck table lamp, $39.95, CB2, 800 W. North Ave., 312-787-8329
  • Rattle: $29, Elizabeth Marie.

 

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