Monday inspiration - blush pink with blue for children’s room

Today we are talking about unique two colour combination instead of one . The most cliché colour hues for boys and girls - PINK and BLUE. Panton selected for 2016 Rose Quartz (baby pink) and Serenity (baby blue). I find it very interesting that they decided to put together this combination. I noticed very strong movement in gender equality in fashion and secretly hope the genderless trend will start to be more present in children deco too. I believe that style should be above all this traditional perceptions of what ‘should be’ for  boys and for girls, especially if we talk colours. 

Both colours, blush pink and blue, stand strongly on their own and while also complementing each other beautifully. My favourite colour combo will be the dark blue and black along with sweet pastels. It is a brave and modern colour mix. We are not very much into blush at our own house, even though my older boy always really liked the salmon colour, close to blush. I gave him some soft pink pillows next to dark blue bedding and it is looking very nice. Haven’t heard comments about it so far, so I will advice to try this colour combo around. Very refreshing. 

Thank you for the inspiration - photo credit :  1 - 2 - 3- 4 - 5-6+7- 8- 9 -10-11

HAM at Molly Meg

Do you know HAM already and follow the life of a Rabbit? Established in 2011 , HAM has a growing range of cult animal motifs, all of which have been created by London based illustrator Jo Ham and brought to life by talented makers within the UK. 

This May HAM launches its brand new wall sticker’s collection at the London kids store, Molly Meg. Of course we know this great store and are excited to spot Rafa-kids furniture in their new campaign. Can you see our  R toddler bed in white on the new pictures? Thank you Clare Nicolson for the great styling and photoghtaph by Yeshen Venema.  That’s not all. To celebrate, Rabbit has taken over the facade of the building with a HUGE Superhero sticker. This Sunday, there will be a free daylong screen printing event with Jo and Sam at the Molly-Meg store. Please don’t miss it if you are in London! 

In-store Exhibition 9th May-20th June! 

You can join screen printing session this Sunday 15th May.

The workshop is free. 

Location: 111 Essex Road London N1 2SL

Danish minimalism

It is not a secret that the Danish has a deep tradition in designing amazing furniture pieces. 

They cary some of the best classic design furniture for kids too. You can discover the Juno bed here , which is one of the best furniture for the little ones since a long time.  It never goes out of style. 

I’m showing you today two Danish companies carrying kids’ furniture  : Leander and Oliverfurniture. I think they are taking a new wave in development. I talked about Oliverfurniture in 2013 here, and this brand was looking to me very tradition then, so it is nice to see that they are bringing the company into the new modern stage. 

Leander refreshes its brand with  new furniture line called Linea. The new collection includes essentials for a baby: cradle, changing table and a dresser.  I personally really like the transformed version of the the cot for toddler into a sofa. All the pictures are very minimal and modern, which is very refreshing. What do you think about all this colour possibilities to use in children’s rooms? They are absolutely beautiful and I would like to try some of them in our Rafa-kids stylings. 

Pictures via: petitandsmall

Rafa-kids Special OFFER

It doesn’t happen very often that Rafa-kids offers a special price for their furniture, 

but today is the Happy Day!

We just received a batch of Rafa-kids furniture back from the photographer, 

who was making product pictures for us. 

The beds were just taken out of the boxes for a shoot and then repacked. 

We can’t of course sell them as new from the factory, so we thought let’s make a

special deal out of it! 

Please contact us at info@rafa-kids.com  if you are interested in one of the following : 

F bunk bed , A teen bed and R toddler bed in WHITE, NATURAL or DARK CHOCOLATE, 

we also have one A teen bed in WHITEWASH. 

We will be happy to help you further! 

Holiday villa in Portugal

How nice is to come across some original beds , while you are looking for accommodation for your holiday home! I didn’t expected that.  This year we are considering to visit Portugal and that’s how I found, this absolutely beautiful in its simplicity villa at airbnb. Since we have children, we never go to hotels any more, but always looking for a unique, regional accommodation , which gives us a chance to discover the spirit of the place. This Portuguese villa is very close to perfect example what I’m looking for. Unfortunately already booked for this summer…but coming back to the beds. Don’t you like them ? They robust, but at the same time stylish look is just so special. I think, they are probably made by owners, or maybe that’s a tradition Portuguese beds? Can you see the bunk bed with the rope to climb on ? Well, this is such a perfect match with all the atmosphere and spirit of the place for perfect holiday home. 

El Ramla Hamra for Kids rooms

I'm glad to discover examples of decorating children’s spaces ‘out of the box’. 

What do I mean? 

I imagine that we decorate space for children with products which we found not in dedicated children’s stores.  I love the idea of using moroccan carpets, poufs & cushions in children’s rooms. They give texture, colour and fun! If kids get bored of them you can just moved them to your living room or bedroom. The same with rugs….

It is the talented stylist/photographer Paulina Arcklin who created all these sets and I absolutely love them. In El Ramla Hamra store you will find the unique products from Marocco , which can be used to create a bit of boho and relaxed vibe. 

Aizen Kobo - indigo textiles

We came back from Japan 3 weeks ago already, but the memories and inspirations we took with us will hopefully stay much longer  … I would like to show you from time to time some more of it. Today we are traveling back to Kyoto where we discovered indigo textile studio called Aizen Kobo. I’m so in love in indigo colour! 

We found this charming place through Durston's Old Kyoto book, which is truly unique. The Aizen Kobo studio is located in weaving and textiles district where we cycled ( it’s a pretty long way to go from the central station!).  The workshop is a third-generation family business. It's run by Mr. Ken-ichi Utsuki and his wife Hisako. She does the beautiful designs- scarves, shirts, dresses, coats- all hand-dyed and hand sawn.  AIZENKOBO name literally and amusingly translates as “the workshop that loves dyeing,” . Miss  Hisako gived us a short guide into the very old and so beautiful house and explained the  unique process of making traditional indigo textile. You can read more HERE.  Miss Hisako , kept convincing us that all what was made in their studio , you would not find anywhere . As you can imagine, I wished to take with me half of the products she showed us… I’m so glad we went there and discovered this truly magic place , where there is so much authenticity and beauty.