Rafa-kids new shelves collection - PART 4 - shelf S

The story of this S shelf started in our own son’s room. 

He has Rafa-kids F bunk bed and he loves to read, especially in bed! After finishing his books, he was most of the time, just trowing them away on the floor! Can you believe? There was also no place to put his lamp. So we thought, we really need to do something. 

The first prototype shelf was designed for him. We were inspired by the details of K desk which we wanted to use in the new design. Then, we realised, that this beautiful shelf has to be part of Rafa-kids collection, and that actually -  we should design more shelves…. 

all new ones  M , L , XL . 

Happy weekend! We have a birthday party for 9 years old in planning! 

Rafa-kids new shelves collection - PART 3 - shelf M

Welcome our new Rafa-kids M shelf. 

What are your children favourite treasuries? 

Would you like to give them a special place in a room ? 

Well, we have something for you to play with.  Unique and functional shelf with curved wooden details. 

This time we added a metal plate with 3 metal hangers to the shelf, so it is easy to hang a backpack, jacket or some little accessories  - just imagine all the possibilities to use it ! 

M shelf is a perfect addition to our K desk. 

It creates a practical working corner for your child or for yourself. 

We still have one more shelf to show you, which is our Rafa-kids favourite! See you tomorrow! 

Rafa-kids new shelves collection - PART 2 - shelf L

Today we would like to show you for the first time our

Rafa-kids L shelf. 

We designed this shelf with aim that it would grow with the needs of your child. At the beginning it could be used in a baby nursery above a commode. You can storage the necessary accessories on it and display special baby clothes. The shelf is deeper than our other shelves XL, M and S, so that you could even put little shoes on it for example. 

In a toddler’s room, L shelf would be a great help to display little toys and favourite wardrobe garments.  The L shelf is a functional and beautiful addition to our Rafa-kids collection. 

Like the other shelves, this one is also made from first class Finnish Birch plywood with metal elements. Powder coated steel rod is designed for hangers or clips. To make it even more playful we will introduce a choice of colours to these metal element to be combined with the L shelf in natural birch or full white finish.

We hope you like it as much we do! 

Jane Reiseger drawing for Royal Children’s Hospital

Visiting hospital with our child is one of the experience we wish to avoid. In my architect’s practice, few years ago I was having a chance to work on a transformation of an old children’s hospital into a friendly place for the little patients and their parents. We have had many meetings with the staff, listening their needs and requests. It was very moving experience for me. The final effect wasn’t so spectacular as the Royal Children’s Hospital I’m showing you, but it was simple and colourful too. 

I think it is very important to spread the good examples of how to create such a spaces. Jane Reiseger, an artist from Australia, was working on this project for an entire year! I really adore the world she has created in her drawings, with animals and floral patterns. Children like nature so much and sometimes during a long stay at the hospital, they miss the fresh air and playing outside the most. I wish investors/architects to put effort into creating such a beautiful and children friendly hospital interiors. 

Shelf with treasuries in children’s rooms

It’s Monday again, so let’s talk more about children’s room deco. 

Today I would like to show you little shelfs in children’s rooms where you can put all the treasures and favourite little objects. My boys love to collect things and they would like to keep them as close as possible. I think their entire room could be made out of open shelfs! Well, one or two is really enough, to expose their favourite toys and books, the rest of belongings should be hidden but easy to reach for play.  Treasuries shelf, can be made from few simple wooden planks or you can buy ready made. My favourite ones are classic string shelf system. I see it very often in children’s rooms since it have a very neutral, simple look. 

Thank you for inspiring pictures : 1 / 2 /3 / 4 / 5 / 6 /  7

modern wallpaper for kids' room

1 - zilverblauw   2 -  majvillan   3 - bartsch  4 - onszelf 5 - hibouhome 6 - fermliving : kids-room-wallpaper

Picking the perfect wallpaper for a child’s room can be a challenge, 

but there are some fantastic choices out there . 

If you ask me about my favourite wallpaper for my kids, it would be either simple geometric pattern or free outlined, irregular form, wall decoration. Geometric wallpaper gives sort of background and doesn’t dominate an interior.  Irregular  pattern wallpaper ( like the one with different sizes of letters on the picture) will do exactly the opposite. What I like most about it, is that it can be accully child/teener drawing or collage and it doesn’t look like ordinary wallpaper. I really like collection of wallpapers by  Onszelf , there is plenty of this sort of creative wallpapers to choose from. 

I’m so glad that the time when wallpaper was used through the entire room has passed, and now we mostly do just part of the wall to make it more personal and cosy.  

You can also often see, that people mix patterns of different wallpapers with each other. Please look at the wall behind the yellow wardrobe. I’m not sure if this is  ‘ready’ made wallpaper or someone made a collage, but the final effect is very impressive. All organic forms, like flowers, leaves or forrest elements are perfect to mix and much. Personally I would stay with more simple, one sort of wallpaper in one space. This way, I have a great basic to play and look for matching colours with furniture and accessories. 

 Rafa-kids collage 1/2   picture’s  links :   3/4/5/6/  7/8 /9/10

favourite designer / part 5 - Anne Stensgaard

This nice Keyholder design by Anne Stensgaard for Bolia really  “ CatchMe ”  

- funny enough this is a name of this beautiful product. I have a weakness for well made little design pieces with a bit of twist and funny look.  Anne had design for Bolia many more interesting products, which are for example this wall hangers. Bolia opened their first show room in 2000 and  it’s international furnishing company with humble Danish beginnings. If the name doesn’t ring any bell to you, just have a look at their website here : Bolia. I’m Danish design fan, so I just have to show it to you!

Have a wanderfull weekend! 

blue in children’s room

“ Blue is commonly used in the Western hemisphere to symbolise boys, in contrast to pink used for girls. In the early 1900s, blue was the colour for girls, since it had traditionally been the colour of the Virgin Mary in Western Art, while pink was for boys (as it was akin to the colour red, considered a masculine colour) ..." 

more about a history of the colour : BLUE

Are we going to see more blue colour in interior's deco in 2015 ? I hope so! 

I painted my kitchen wall in soft delicate blue color (the one on the first picture)  like 4 years ago. It’s looking very good with industrial steal elements and white kitchen….it’s one of the very unique coloured wall in our house, the rest is grey and white. (except our boys’ room!) 

My favourite addition for blue colour in children’s rooms are tones of grey. It gives blue more contemporary look. Accents of indigo, make a great finish touch. Could you spot the pictures from the Ferm Living new Spring/Summer 2015 collection ? That’s what I’m talking about. What do you think about putting together blue with brown? This colour combination ( on the picture with the moving bed and desk)  is very inspiring and it could be a great combo to use it in a teenager’s room. 

picture’s links: 2- 3 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 8  - and 3 last nursery photo's from instagram: sonyayu