Let’s cuddle....

After very difficult weekend and all the happenings in Paris last Friday, I though I will bring a bit of light and softness into my today post…. 

Inspired by cheerful and sunny orange colour I combined it with sober tones of grey, patterns of birds wallpaper and a graphics touch. Grey is my favourite colour and I talked about decorating with grey here : children room’s with grey. 

Instead of painting the entire wall in grey I decided to make a small head board next to the bed to make it more cosy. Delicate pattern of birds on the wallpaper brings the dreamy atmosphere in this room. I got it from Chispum  and you need to believe me, that putting a wallpaper was never so easy. It’s like a big sticker with glue and you can just put it on and easily take it off, when you are ready for something new. 

And then I wanted to add a lot off soft accessories into this Autumn toddler’s room. Blankets, pillows and soft toys, we never can have enough of them. Blablakids soft toy Cat and Unicorn are designed by Florence Wetterwald. They have such a poetic, simple and vibrant look and are knitted by Peruvian artisans. Everything is made from natural fibres of exceptional quality and making the line irresistibly soft and cuddly. I feel like to cuddly them myself. I wish I can cherish every day, what I have and give my kids a lot of extra kisses and cuddles….. 

Rafa-kids product selection, where you can find it ?   

R toddler bed in natural finish 

Shelf M from Rafa-kids new collection

Stickers planes

Wallpaper birds 

Orange wool blanket 

Standing lamp - Loods5

White knited big pillow - Loods5 

Moustache Pillow - Blablakids at Rafa-kids

Soft dolls Cat and Unicorn - Blablakids from Rafa-kids 

White chair Casalino - Tafel-design 

Woodenball Snake -  Designfuersheim

Rafa-kids NEW wool blanket

I hope you are enjoying the November’s autumn days and this beautiful season rich in colours…

At the same time it’s getting darker and colder. We stay more inside and keep our space more cosy and comfortable. Every year Rafa-kids is adding to their very popular wool blankets collection something new. This season I decided to choose refreshing  Owl blanket in orange which can lift up your mood. It makes me smile and I really love the simple graphic design made by Terese Bast.  I’m sure that this beautiful orange blanket can bring sunny atmosphere into child’s room this winter, so it will be easier for us to enjoy the darker months. The Owl blanket is different on both sides and easy to put around you and your child.

Let’s smile and cuddle with our little ones this season! 

Rafa-kids & Chispum stickers

Rafa-kids is not afraid of colours!

I know that our kids love colour a lot, so that’s why we created this fresh and stylish room with a splash of red and yellow.….but first, I would like to tell you how it all started. 

One of the greatest part of attending a trade show for a company is the opportunity to meet other creative colleagues. When Rafa-kids took part in Maison&Object in September, one of the new brands to us was Chispum from Spain. They offer playful stickers for home. We like to collaborate and invite new products into Rafa-kids world! Here you can see our selection from Chispum:  Walk on the other site and an amazing sticker which is so easy to put on the floor for endles play - Infantil Carreteras en la Ciudad. 

Do you like our Rafa-kids R toddler bed in natural wood finish in this white base room with splash of colour? We think that this way wood furniture gets a fresh contemporary look. We also absolutely adore other classic furniture as the red chairs from Casalino from 70’s. Our new XL shelf is used in a creative corner for toddlers, and you can easily personalise it with your own treasuries. And last but not least, the best ever Blabla kids softies, now available at Rafa-kids - Panda, Unicorn and Dog. 

We hope this room cheers up your Monday! 

Let’s start a new week with a positive vibe. 

Monday inspiration - books in children's room

Let’s get back to our tradition of inspiring Mondays! 

I miss these series a lot and I’m so glad to start it again. 

Today I would like to talk about having a special place for books in the children’s rooms. Many of Rafa-kids’ customers, ask us, when we will design a book shelf ? Well, I’m not sure if we will ever do some….one of my favourite solution is to make built-in bookshelves in a room. Since we need only few planks to store books, why not to make them custom? I care more for creating a cosy, comfortable corner with books than designing a new piece of furniture. So lets try to find, the perfect little corner, where a child can hide and has few favourite books within arm's reach…..Here are interesting spots that other parents have created to encourage their little one's love of reading. 

Thank you for inspiration /  pictures are from : 1  -  2 -  3 - 4 / 5  - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 

perfect knitted sweater

We enjoy so much the beautiful Autumn in The Netherlands at the moment…and with this season we urgently need a warm sweaters for our boys. I can make a simple scarf myself, but a sweater might be a bit to ambitious. Happily there is many options to choose from and I have selected 3 of my favourite brands for you. They offer beautiful knitted sweaters made in a good fair trade way. It is Oeufnyc, Babaa and Mamyfactory.

All the products offered by Mamyfactory are hand knitted by French grand-mothers («mamy» meaning «granny» in French): chic and authentic clothing made from luxury and natural yarns, with meticulous finishing. Meaningful clothes which are authentically made with love and which will stay for a long time in families. Every item from Babaa is designed and made in Spain. Little family business created by Marta Bahillo is supporting the local textile industry. All made with love and care too…exactly what we would like to offer our little ones. 

Wool and the Gang

" ... We've all done it, purchased low quality, cheap fast fashion made in factories abroad 

and wondered "how do they make it so cheap?"  The reality is not good. 

There has to be a better way to produce, one that allows us to wear with pride and sleep soundly. 

So Wool and the Gang was born — pioneering fashion production that's made in a sustainable way, bringing back knitting as a viable means of production for generations to come...." 

Would you like to know how to make knitting super cool? Well, it is time to meet  

‘Wool and the Gang’! 

I think knitting revolution is on and it’s so good to see that we all can take part of it. Wool and the Gang,  would like to be involved in every step of the process - from design, production and passion for knitting skills. You can purchase a Kit and learn to knit or support people who make the product, by buying their handmade pieces.  I’m impressed so much by this concept…and for sure are going to try it! 

Would you like to see more inspiration from Wool and the Gang , 

don’t miss this Pinterest board: woolandthegang - c-o-l-o-u-r 

Autumn with kids

It’s my favourite season of the year. 

I like the fresh air, the sunny and a bit cold days. I like to walk with the boys, to look, to play and watch the nature changing…..