So you’ve already lost one of your red mittens and someone sat on your Quatchi.

Invest in a lasting piece of Canadiana with the new Our Heritage collection by Martha Sturdy, exclusively for The Hudson’s Bay Company.

Just landed on the floor, the beautiful bi-colour resin trays would look stunning at your next cocktail party. Serving smoked salmon, naturally.

$190 to $440 at The Hudson’s Bay Company, 674 Granville St., Vancouver, 604-681-6211,  www.hbc.ca

This year we resolve to make our children’s rooms and wardrobes bastions of creativity, colour, and coolness, starting with new Canadian e-store, www.babybot.com.

Filter stock by colour to match the nursery (who knew black could look so modern?) or by child’s age (205 perfect gifts for a first birthday!) on this smart site. Just think of the beautiful Eames elephants and contemporary toy boxes you can buy now that you’ve rid the house of triplicate Dr. Seuss books, Santa bibs and Dora dolls.

Well, at least you tried.

www.babybot.com

Mobiles aren’t just for dangling above cribs to entertain tots. When they’re delicately laser-cut and hand-folded from old roadmaps, they’re very much grown-up.

The hanging mobiles by Vancouver design duo Contexture, award-winning no less, tell a story too. “As the Crow Flies” (pictured) depicts a family of crows coming back to their communal rookery, as they do every night, and “Redfish” shows a school of salmon returning to the river where they were born.

It’s nature and nurture.

$49 at Vancouver Special, 3612 Main St., Vancouver, 604-568-3673, www.vanspecial.com

If when decorating your commons, you like to be liberal with your earnings, but conservative with your spending, plan a tour of Parliament.

Governed by three former Liberty staffers (each aptly titled Minister of Environment, Minister of Interior and Minister of Finance), the new boutique in Gastown is a light and airy space filled with fashionable furniture, like a plush velvet loveseat, and accessories that look posher than their price tags.

We snuck in just before they opened and gushed over all the glam gifts like custom-scented candles, cozy blankets and mod ornaments.

Now it’s up to you to pass the bills.

Parliament, 115 Water St., Vancouver, 604-689-0800, www.parliamentinteriors.com

Blame the forthcoming release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland—we’re mad about mismatched tea sets.

Rather than rob our grandmother’s china cabinet, we’re building our collection at The Cross. The Yaletown décor store, now with a new online shop, has a cross-section of cute pots, platters, cups, creamers, saucers and sugar bowls. And all kinds that are simply white, so while our set is mixed, our shades match, making the Alice in us still whimsical, but very much grown-up.

Bottom’s up and down the rabbit hole.

The Cross, 1198 Homer St., Vancouver, 604-689-2900, www.thecrossdesign.com

Bed time is suddenly less traumatic for everyone with the new Fall collection from Brooklyn-based kids design firm Atsuyo et Akiko.

The Francophile offerings include gorgeous linen accent pillows with gold embroidery that say "Je T'aime"  and "Bonne Nuit" (it can't hurt to try!).

Shop by phone or email at www.atsuyoetakiko.com

If you wish you could live among the stylish and serene pages of Dwell, start by plonking your pre-schoolers in this heavy-duty swinging pod ($39.99) .

Tied to a tree it's an adventure playground; hung from the ceiling it's a quiet reading nook. 

And while it claims to help kids develop their sense of balance, it's the fact that "quiet time" is no longer a hard sell that has us spinning in circles.

At Ikea nationwide (air-filled pillow sold separately), www.ikea.com 

Create a modern menagerie in the nursery with these cheeky sock animals made by some clever young Canadian gals.

Crafted from brand new striped stockings and mismatched vintage buttons, the quirky owls, bunnies and monkeys will stimulate your little one's imagination while doubling as decor. And if they become so attached they won't leave home without it, no problem at all!

From $20 at www.socklove.ca

Collecting decorative china is decidedly non-grandma when the plates are pop arty with a dash of Salvador Dali surrealism.

Fascinated by 19th century operatic singer Lina Cavalieri, Italian designer Piero Fornasetti created more than 500 black-and-white variations of her face and put them on plates ($176-$245). Like a modern Mona Lisa with a sense of humour, there’s even stunning Louis XIV style armchairs ($1,640) upholstered in her likeness.

We bet Cavalieri could teach today’s pop tarts a thing or two about being a diva.

At Gigi B., 1663 Duranleau St., Granville Island, Vancouver, 604-687-1565.

Too-short sleeves and ankle grazing pants are an inevitable part of a child’s wardrobe. Who can keep up with growth spurts?

You may not buy them a new outfit every time they sprout an inch, but you can keep track of their vertical takeoff with a growth chart by famed illustrator Eric Carle. With animal drawings and bright colours, the Up, Up I Go Growth Chart ($18, pictured) will have your little one standing tall. Measuring up to 6 feet, the whole family can mark their height on the chart—and it sure beats ruining your eggshell walls with pesky pencil marks.

Just try not to cry when they outgrow you.

Available online at Style Kid, www.stylekid.ca