After searching long and hard for a classy non-cheesy baby book, I finally found one! It's by
Binth, and it's handcrafted with silk-screened pages. In a contemporary design, each page has whimsical yet simple pictures with space for photos and written information. It even comes with its own box for safekeeping. Certainly not your run-of-mill baby book that you would find at Babies R Us. When I saw the price tag of $95, I promptly went to
ebay.com to see if I could find one that was less expensive.
Based on my research, not only is this particular baby book ever sold on ebay, I found one that was up for auction at that particular time with a starting bid of only $19.99! I was elated. No one had bid on it yet but I knew there would be some bidders. Being the ebay-savvy person that I am, I enlisted the help of
Auction Sniper to help me snag this auction by bidding for me at the last second, preventing anyone from outbidding me. I won the auction for $47! What a feeling to not have to pay retail price for this book! It wasn't in pristine condition, as it had a couple of small minor dirt marks but they were hardly noticeable.
I think it's a baby book that Elijah will be happy to have.
I try to stay away from nursery decor that doesn't last long in terms of style/age of baby. I want to get a clock (so I can watch how long it takes for me to rock/nurse him to sleep??) and also a wall coat hook. I can't remember where I saw this, but eBay was having a promotion that called for different interior designers to fully furnish and decorate an apartment using only items found on eBay (cool, right?). One of the rooms happened to be a nursery and the designer had it done up in a contemporary style. That is where I first saw the George Nelson Ball clock and Eames Hang-It-All hooks. I immediately knew that I'd want to have these things in Elijah's room. I love that they can be enjoyed by children and adults alike since while they are child-like enough for the nursery, they also appeal to the design purist inside of us.
