From Janet:
I love this redo of a children’s bath by blogger Mama Urchin, who scrapped towel bars in favor of hooks when she discovered her kids were using them for acrobatic assists. She painted a board with magnetic paint (available through Kling Magnetics) and bolted it to the wall for towel ID purposes—magnetic frames hold pictures of her children. For detailed instructions on recreating the look, go to Mama Urchin; to source hooks, consult 10 Easy Pieces: Clothes Hooks.
July 3rd, 2008
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From Sarah:
I am a devotee of chalkboards. We have a large one in our kitchen, and my children have duly learned to scribble notes to remind me of games, lunchbox necessities, and so on. I like the new German-made hanging Cap’n Hook Chalkboard (especially the clips); $55 at MoMA Store. (See Office: Instant Chalkboard for other ideas.)
June 24th, 2008
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From Janet and Julie:
Like orange, green is a brilliant default option when it comes to children’s rooms.
Below: We like Oscar’s new green room on Wee Wonderfuls; recreate the look with a coat of Benjamin Moore’s Jalapeno Pepper.
Below: If green walls are too much, look to Francesca’s children’s playroom for inspiration.
Below: Fatboy Island in Lime Green, $229 at Design Public.
Below: Lightweight, strong, and versatile, Cubit Shelving in light green. $209 for a kit containing 18 panels to create up to six attached cubes; at Design Within Reach.
Below: The traditional lines of a schoolhouse chair pair well with a Key Lime finish. Avalon Chair for $46 at Target.
Below: Spotted in Cookie Magazine: A streamlined small girl’s room with a handmade, embroidered Otomi cotton canvas coverlet; available in an array of colors (including lime green) for $265 at Jacaranda Home.
Below: We’d use Heather Frazier’s Green/White Mobile in a lucky child’s room; $150 at Frazier & Wing.
Below: The embroidered lion on the shade of the Dream Menagerie Lamp from Anthropologie reminds us of the creatures in Celia Birtwell’s Little Animals Line (see Children’s Rooms: Celia Birtwell Fabric). $98 at Anthropologie.
Below: Lampa’s Cobble Sconce, in powder-coated steel, is available in five colors (including lichen); $375 at Lampa.
Below, L: Staach Cain Collection Slatted Bench in green; $340 at Design Public. Below, R: A smaller, but equally appealing, option is the Staach Cain Collection Stool in green (shown in yellow); $210 at Design Public.
Below: A great kid’s carryall that also looks great as shelving storage is the Reisenthel Collapsible European Market Tote in green; $35 at Sur La Table.
Below: The Children’s Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Chair in this room adds a sprightly dash of color; go to Karkula NY for ordering information.
Below: What could be better in a children’s room than seating that doubles as storage? The Roll Top Bench by Offi; $399 at Lumens.
Below: Conveniently perched on wheels, the Calypso Toy Trolley (made from recycled fiberboard) is $24 at the Container Store.
Below: We keep coming back to Hable Construction’s Sweet Pea Bead Storage Bushel; $275 at Hable Construction.
Below: We like TrueModern’s Low Bookcase of birch veneer; $489 at Design Public:
Below: The whimsical green Crocodile Cushion by Zid Zid Kids is $38 at Design Public.
Below: We love Marimekko’s Green Nimikko & Ujo Towels; from $4.90 for a washcloth to $36.90 for a bath sheet at Marimekko.
June 17th, 2008
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From Janet:
We love this vintage beech and plywood Rappelkiste bunk bed and desk (note the small closet paneled with chalkboard)—something to have a skilled carpenter recreate. Designed in 1975 by Luigi Colani for German company Elbro. For more ideas, see the ingenious Bed Cupboard from Netherlands-based Kids Factory and our 10 Easy Pieces: Kids’ Modern Beds post. Via Reference Library.
May 9th, 2008
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From Julie and Janet:
In an ideal world, we would all sleep in cocoon-like environments. We have an enduring fascination with built-in bed solutions. Here’s a roundup of architect-designed nocturnal niches:
Below: Built-in bunks in a ski cabin; from AFGH Architects.
Below: Built-in bed in an unassuming cabin in Maine; from Massachusetts architect Sheila Narusawa.
Below: Built-in daybeds from Boston-based Anmahian Winton Architects.
Below: Martha’s Vineyard boathouse, by Hutker Architects.
Below: Suspended bunks from Eric Cobb Architects:
Below: Bunkroom from Chicago architect James Nagle, for his own Wisconsin Lake home:
Below: Laphoeff 028 Bed Box, via Moco Loco.
Below: Images from Living Etc:
May 9th, 2008
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From Julie:
The Inke Birdhouse Lamp is handmade in Leiden, the Netherlands, by Inke Helland, a Dutch carpenter, who uses 100 percent recycled wood. The front panel can be removed for lightbulb changing. $296 only at Enfant Terrible.
April 20th, 2008
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From Julie:
Design Public recently added playroom storage pieces by Mod Mom to their lineup. Carpenter and mother Kiersten Hathcock makes these toy boxes in her workshop using Baltic birch plywood and slow-closing hinges.
Below: The Gracie Toy Box, a two-compartment mid-century-inspired piece; $550 at Design Public.
Below: Sam Toy Box, available in white-painted wood and birch plywood top; $525 at Design Public.
April 14th, 2008
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From Sarah:
We confess we’re not always fond of wall decals, but we love the whimsical graphic stickers from French company Harmonie Interieur. Prices start at €22 for a 60 by 35 centimer decal (US shoppers can use PayPal or credit cards); peruse the line at Harmonie Interieure.
April 7th, 2008
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From Julie:
Legendary British designer Celia Birtwell is having a second moment (her first was as a clothing designer in the swinging sixties outfitting the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Twiggy) as a fabric and textile designer; she has operated an interior design showroom in Notting Hill since the eighties. Her Beasties and Little Animals fabric and wallpaper has us in raptures. Available at Suzan Fellman Showroom in Los Angeles and Lucy Rose in Chicago. The fabric is also available at UK website Fabrics and Papers for £50 a meter; the wallpaper is £55 per roll. View her entire line at Celia Birtwell, where you can also buy the fabric directly (don’t miss the Sale Bin, where Beasties 100 percent cotton fabric in pink can currently be found for £24 a meter).
April 7th, 2008
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