Let’s dream about the sea

We enjoyed a wonderful sunny weekend in Rotterdam and almost decided to drive to the sea, as it is only 30 minutes away by car. Instead we reached the city and got this year's first ice cream outside. The sunny weather get me into a holiday vibe, and that’s why I came into the idea for this post.

Let’s dream about the sea. 

It is such a timeless theme, which you can always use in a children’s room.  It brings a calm and relaxed atmosphere.  I like to see it with soft blue colours to cheer up our mood and hopefully bring good memories.  How we can decorate with the sea theme?  There is plenty of choice on the market, as  brands Ferm Living and Bloomingville are this season offering many accessories dedicated to the sea theme. A wallpaper with boats pattern, pillows, plaids and lovely sea soft animals, to add to child’s bed. You can find a lovely wall stickers, posters, clocks and little accessories, just look around. I will advice to stay close to different tones of blue and grey and contrast them with navy blue or red, mustard colours. Are you ready for summer to come ? I'm so much look forward to it! 

Thank you for inspiration.

 Picture used in this post - credits : 1 - 2 - 3 -4 & 5 - 6 7 8 9 - 10 &11 -12

Danish Design - Luckyboysunday

Remember my post about “ Marsala colour trend in children’s rooms “ ? 

Well, it’s looking like we will see more of it in 2017.  I just got in my post-box news from Danish brand Luckyboysunday and ohhh yes! Their new Cuddles and pillows are touched by a splash of Marsala. Do you like it? I think the combination with pink is my favourite, it looks so sophisticated and modern. I adore work of LuckyBoysSunday for ages.  Their products have this weird look, a bit of edgy but fun. You just can’t pass by, becouse it is good to be different , right ? 

Design on Monday

MOEBE - design brand based in Copenhagen

I can’t believe it is already a week since last post on the blog. 

Where is this time going and why does it pass so quickly ? I actually can’t believe we will have December in a moment and the year will end so soon. I’m not ready….

If you follow my blog for a longer time, you’ve probably noticed I like to find nice things on the internet and share it here.  Unfortunately since last months  or even year or two I don’t have much time to do it any more. I thought that today I will make a little change. I would like to show you few little design objects which recently caught my attention and made me smile. Well designed, well crafted with a twist, that’s what I like the most! 

Wall hooks - Luciekaas

Wooden animals T-lab Japan

Let’s walk into the forest…..

In some parts of Europe there is already a big layer of snow, but in the Netherlands we still enjoy Autumn atmosphere. We feel so lucky to have sunny days and to see the nature changing slowly…. Few weeks ago we brought into our Rafa-kids studio a ‘nature’ vibe and created a children’s room with NEW Rafa-kids B bench. The set was part of a project called Carte Blanche which we were asked to create by our long partner/stockist in France Les Enfants du Design. I was feeling like a little girl in a candy store, since I could select product from their collection to create this room. Yeeey!!! …it is one of our favourite children’s stores carrying plenty of the best modern products for children which are on the market at the moment. 

What is the story behind the room…

 I wanted to bring into child’s room a charm of natural colours and textures. We set two corners - one with our bench next to the bed and the second is a little “ tea corner” where kids can play. Our Rafa-kids bench is such a simple and elegant furniture which can be used in many different ways. We always want to make our furniture - Playful. I hope you like the tones of mint with the contrasting dark brown textures of wood and wool. My favourites are the different kinds of baskets to hide the kids toys. They give a room a bit of a boho vibe contrasting with the modern simple furniture. I also imagine that the room, can be gender neutral and give calm and nice atmosphere to play. I hope you like it. 

To create this room we selected few of our favourite products from the Les Enfants du Design store: 

Nobodinoz - Pouf and jumping rope, Muuto - Dots , Snowpuppe lamp , Ferm Living - House shelf, Dot Mint little basket, pillow , Donna Willson - Wooly Wood plaid, Bloomingville - baskets, Blabla kids - Cloud Pillow and Mint Doudou soft doll , Chair - Oeuf NYC and white table from Flexa Play. 

PAX & HART collaboration MIANN & CO

I’m always so exited to discover new collaborations between small brands. Most of the time it means - we will get a beautiful limited editions products that you will not find anywhere…. So much beauty and creativity!  

This time, talented graphics designer Emma from PAX & HART , who creates very unique posters often seen in children’s room collaborated with gorgeous crochet toys brand MIANN & CO. Maybe you’ve already known the Winnie and Sailor posters?  Two characters which lived on Emma posters get into 3D crochet toys…It is such a wonderful idea, don’t you think? Beautiful colours of the dolls, the flower on the head and all this little details, which make it such a unique little products - ready to be cherished and loved. They are a limited edition and available through MIANN & CO. 

I wish you a wonderful Sunday…

 PAX & HART 

Dream Big - modern nursery

It’s not often, if ever, that I show you a nursery room on the blog.

This one however I found so special that I just needed to present it to you. 

Little boy Marin is a 3rd child of talented illustrator and stylist Faustiane. Her blog Jesus-sauvage is filled with plenty of inspiration for your home not to mention, she has a fabulous house herself, which you can spot sometimes on her very popular Instagram account. Well, that’s a little introduction if you don’t know her already. No surprice, that this mom with a good sense of style has created this modern nursery for her little boy.

The room was created as a part of a larger room of parents. I really like this way of dividing a room. Glass panes visually connect the space and keep a lot of light. The base of the room is kept in white, together with basic furniture in the same finish. I absolutely adore the way the String shelve system was used in this room.  Remember my post about String here ? I haven’t seen it before in a room for a little baby. Everything is so well arranged and organised. The little hang wardrobe is just adorable! When Marin will grow up, he can easily use the shelves for other purposes in his toddler or teenager room. The colour shame is also so nice. The blue with mustard and stylish accessories.  

What do you like the most about the room ? 

Handmade knitted toys - Lauvely

I absolutely adore this beautiful Spanish brand Lauvely, created by talented Laura Cima… 

“ When Ariadna (  friend's daughter ) was born I gifted her a random toy that became her best friend. It was called Lula and she carried it everywhere. I have always regretted that that toy was not such special as she deserved. Now she has a mermaid named after her and this one is special…”  

Please discover the beautiful new collection of charming and soft knitted toys designed and handmade by Laura. She was inspired by two different universes : the world of the Circus and the stories of mermaids and pirates. The little Gelsomina, the Zampano and Monking, sweet Isadora and cheerful Jack. All the collection is carefully handmade, knitted with 100% lambswool and embroidered one by one.  I’m glad I found Lauvely and that there are such a small brands around us which put so much care and attention to making unique products for our little ones.