boys' room - 7 & 3 years old

How to arrange a little room for two kids in different age ? 

What if they both like totally different colors and play with other toys ? Well it wasn't an easy job to do. Do you remember an old room of my boys ? and our bunk bed which we designed for them back in 2011 (!) ? The bed was a fantastic space saver but unfortunately was getting to small for my older son and we had to replace it with a bigger one . I didn't want any more childish look of the room and chose to get furniture which stay longer and keep it all simple. 

The boys got F&R set from Rafa-kids in dark color. ( how we could not, right ? )  We have placed it at the opposite wall than it was before and decided to put all the toys on the other site. Arek made simple open shelfs to put all the boxes, books and toys, and we kept it white. My almost 4 years old son loves the fact that everything is at his fingertips, and under his R toddler bed there is a big suitcase with his treasuries and cars. 

The wall next to the beds, we painted gray, and since my older one loves orange, we made upper part of the wall orange too and half of the ceiling. He said that he looks at selling when he lays and play in bed and he wants to have a color there too!. He got his orange puff and the  corner is his domain, since he loves to read.  F bunk bed is also his safe place when he hides from his little brother. I wanted to create a calm and modern look of their room, with not many elements since the space in not big. I think it's working well. Probably in 3/4 years they will like to have their own , bigger rooms. Crafting / working department for the boys is close to our working space in other part of the house, but that's a story for the next time…

collage : 

F&R beds from Rafa-kids - handmade wool rug - flaky fields -orange puff / black suitcase- Loods 5 

storage baskets / bedding set - Hema - orange fox - Donna Wilson - Luckyboysunday Pale Nulle metal cabinet - second hand

kids&coe

Have you heard of kids&coe already? It is a website with a collection of chic yet child-friendly residences around the World that can be rented by the night. Founder Zoie Kingsbery Coe spent many years traveling together with her husband DJ Sasha from Sasha and Digweed, it was down to her to find the perfect place to stay in every town they toured…and all that juggling with two children! After realizing one day that hotels no longer suited the needs of her family, she began to seek out kid friendly accommodation and ….that's a start of the story of kids&coe. 

I stopped staying at hotels after my kids were born too. We definitely prefer to rent an apartment/house, which makes you feel more local and give you plenty of freedom, which you need with kids. I find it very tempting to stay in someone's space, with personal touch and just be part of someone's life for a while….. 

on the pictures house in France to rent , found here : mothermag

armadillo rugs

I have to admit that I'm not a rug fan and I could easy live without them….but since small kids play a lot on the floor, I changeed my mind.  I am far from being an expert in this matter, but very recently my attention was grabbed by an Australian brand Armadillo.  

The colors and amazing photos just give me such a positive vibe and I feel like getting some color into my house. They are stylish and supper kids' friendly at the same time. Armadillo founders are Jodie Friend and Sally Pottharst.  The company started four years ago with passion and love for a traditional craft in India, embraces Fair Trage from natural fibres including pure wool, jute, cotton and hemp. 

What not to like it about it ? Would you dare to take such a colorful rug to your house? 

multifunctional baskets

Baskets are super useful for almost anything you like. 

Use them for laundry, toys, clothes, blankets or magazines. Some of them you can use even as a beach bag for the Summer to come .There is plenty of choice and they are made from different materials - paper, hand-knitted rope, rattan , metal etc.  Ferm Living wire basket can be use as a table. You just need a top to put on. 

I see them everywhere! ;)

1/ natural baskets - bloomingville  
2/ gray/black basket - couleurlocale

3 / wire basket + graphic basket - Ferm Living 

4/ paper baskets - varpunen 

5/ natural-baskets - by Rose in April at molly meg  

5/  felt baskets - muskhane 

6 /colorful baskets -rice

floor bed

I didn't try to create a sleeping corner for my kids with matters on the floor.  

My boys got their toddler beds, when they were around 3 years old. I know that some mums are struggling with sleeping issues with their kids in normal beds, and they try the montessori bed ( floor bed ) which in many cases is working very well. Low beds and in general sleeping low, directs my thoughts to Japan. I really like the modern beds, which have sort of minimal podium made out of beautiful wood. They look good but personally I will not go for it…. And you ? do you like this idea? 

photo's 1/2/3/4/5/6 

ELLE deco UK - children's rooms

In this month's edition of ELLE DECORATION UK 

you can find "mini adventure" small part dedicated to children's rooms. 

I always get really exited when a magazine like that get involved in creating inspirations for kids' deco. This styling was made by Alex Kristal and photographed  by Jake Curtis. And as far as I can see, we are staying in a monochrome trend, so not much colors for kids. Instead of that, we have a reach pallet of different tones of gray and natural textures of wood, linen, felt, paper decorations and touch of industrial metal. For me, there are timeless beautiful elements which you can use in different parts of the house, not only for kids' rooms. 

I will just say : great selection for a modern family!

Some brands and products I really like:  

the zilalila knitted bean bag, paper lamps from studiosnowpuppe  and bedding collection from numero 74 and bedandphilosophy . Furniture used in this pictures are also coming from brands not particularly dedicated to kids: little chairs from anothercountry or table from hay, and felt panels above the desk - from Norm Architects ( can be used in any modern working space). Lovely small toys for kids : scizor cusion from sian zeng and paper decoration from mr.printables make the space perfect. 

studio oink new studio

Do you know already studio oink ?  

It's studio created by a german interior design and stylists Lea Korzeczek and Matthias Hiller. They creativity is wide, starting from interior design projects, making styling and photo sessions for other brands and companies and they also run a store. Which is filled by unique vintage products, products designed by Studio Oink or other exceptional artists. 

" This balanced mix symbolizes and emphasizes the urban and contemporary lifestyle of our time. " 

I just discovered on they "news" session this nice images from they fresh studio….

which looks like an very inspiring place to work. 

japanese paper balloons

When I saw this new big fish paper ballon, it reminded me of minirodini bedding set ;-) I liked the Japanese paper balloons for ages and I would get them from time to time ( mostly around my birthday)  They make such a beautiful and colorful decoration element in a room. I can assure you that they are not reaching my boys' room, but stay close to my desk.

If you are interested in some history, you can read it here : sistersguild

and if you would like to get them, which is not so easy! hereby few links :

in NL : engelpunt England: notonthehighstreet  

and Japan: uguisustore but with shipping to Europe ( fast one!)  

Happy weekend to all of you! 

photo's via: 1/2/3/ 4/ 5

pierre frey confettis collection for kids

" When Pierre and Vincent Frey were toddlers, their father Patrick created a children's textile collection at Pierre Frey, the wallpaper and fabric company founded in 1935 by his father Pierre. That collection was eventually discontinued, but some 30 years later, as his grandchildren started to arrive on the scane, Patrick got his company designing for babes in arms again. This year he created Confettis, a collection of 12 new patterns featuring classic children's iconography : the alphabet, cars,trucks, stars, polka dots, animals." 

The wallpaper I'm showing you is design by Gael Davrinche and it's called " les_bidules ". 

Beautify display in Brune room,  a child of Constance,  

founder of famous blog the socialite family.  

Makeover of the room was made together with : lesenfantsdudesign