Monday inspiration - Rafa-kids furniture in children's rooms

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There is nothing so touching and inspiring for me than seeing Rafa-kids furniture in real homes of our customers. I thought I will show you few recent pictures for our Monday inspiration series. 

Our idea was to design a smart packaging for our furniture so we can easily ship them around the world. It is working so well now. Most of the time it takes only one week to deliver worldwide. It is so amazing that there are children sleeping in our beds in so many countries, even as far as US, Singapore or Australia.

Like you see, our furniture is easy to adopt to any modern deco. The simple design is standing out in a room without being too much. Our customers tell us, that our furniture is looking better in real than on the pictures. I think it is the matter of experiencing the quality in real. Only when you see the product you can truly appreciate how well it is made. Quality, that is what we care so much about. It is important how the furniture looks, of course, but how it is finished, packed and how it will hold for many years to come is as important too. 

Seeing pictures of kids using our beds always makes my heart bit faster….

We fill so lucky to be part of their every day life. 

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NEW A teen bed - wide and comfy

It took us a while, but we did it!  We had plenty of customers asking for designing a wide and comfortable bed for their kids. We tried, we sketched , talked about it and talked even more.  Then we looked at our classic A teen bed which is a part of F&A set combination, and thought, well, why not to try and make a wider version of it. It is such a simple, elegant bed - do we really need something more? Let’s try it. 

Few weeks ago we got first prototype in Rafa-kids studio and we liked it a lot from the first moment we’ve put it together. 

If you have a lot of space in your child’s room and would like to get a bed which will go for years, 

I think we have an answer for you -  A teen bed. 

It is a very slim bed design with a great material efficiency. 

The best of both worlds: very sustainable in production and beautifully minimal in design.

Beautiful products from the collage: 

Rafa-kids NEW A teen bed  120x200 cm

Pantomime - Round pillow

White Stone Washed Linen Set 

White Stone Washed Pillows 

S shelf natural + white metal

White basket 

Colourful blocks - Millergoodman 

This is my Happy Place

I’m always so exited to see our Rafa-kids furniture in ‘real’ children’s rooms. This time it is even more special, since we can see how our furniture is growing with them when time passes. Two years ago I showed you this playful toddler room in Sweden: Antoines-Leonors-Room.  Peggy, mom of 4, created this room for her little boy Antoine and his little sister Leonor. Rafa-kids bed become part of this creative playground for children. Now, the little boy is not so small anymore. He is 6 and shares a new room with his sister Leonors who is 3 1/2 now. 

As their mom explained, she tried to put first a bigger bed next to the toddler bed, but the arrangement didn’t really work well.  We could not imagine a better option, than adding the F bunk bed above the toddler bed!  What I like the most about this set of beds, is the chance to create a little world under the bunk bed  for a younger sibling. Peggy did it so well.  Leonors sleeping area is looking so cosy and inviting. I’m sure it is for her a safe territory where she feels good and hopefully sleeps well!  

You can read personal story of Peggy and how she created this room here: 

Antoine-Leonors-bedroom.  Thank you for the lovely pictures! 

Out and About

Weekend! Last week we decided that our Friday’s are going to be “ Out and About ” . Each Friday we will go and discover some new places and recharge our  batteries and get inspired. Do you like the idea ?  Today I would like to show you our first outing.  We went to The Hague, since there is a 3 day event called “ Festival Design Kwartier” 27-29 May. Tomorrow you still have chance to see it if you are around. Open doors to designer’s studios, houses , galleries and shops all filled with design. 

On our ‘must see’ list was Tas-ka store. Unique design concept store hosting also products for MINI - people. 

Tas-ka is run by Jantien Baas and Hester Worst.  In the store you will find, their own design prints all over the place. From designed and manufactured in The Netherlands textiles, their bedding, bags, cushions, tea towers. Their print comes on lamps and plenty of beautiful paper goods too. Jantien and Hester also carry a well curated collection of goods from other brands. Exclusively for “ Festival Design Kwartier” we could see this cute mustard yellow exposition wall with accessories for little ones. There is also a bookstore !  As you could see the store has a minimal look with a graphic touch. Atmosphere is built with care for every little element and product. Well done, Tas-ka! 

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Emile et Ida I fashion for boys I part 2

Few weeks ago we started new series,  

fashion for boys here: scotch-soda-fashion-for-boys-part-1. 

Today I would like to show you Emile et Ida. Soft and silky materials, jersey fabric and playful prints, we all love it here! This French brand will take your kids into charming casual and simple atmosphere. What I like about it is, that their graphic t-shirts and sweatshirts can be easily worn by both my 5 and 9 years old boys. They are looking modern but you still know it is for kids at different age. The collections goes up to 10. They are definitely a great essentials in kids' fashion. 

You can find a large collection of Emile et Ida wear and cool backpacks for this Summer at one of my favourites stores with kids fashion: Orangemayonnaise. / Shipping worldwide . 

Monday inspiration - Toddler Friendly Closet Ideas

Do your toddlers like to choose their clothes? 

or at least like the idea that they are able to take things from their closet and maybe put it back ? 

Well, I think it’s nice to stimulate independence in our children. It is not only handy for parents ( as we can have more time to dress ourself  ) but it also makes our little ones very happy and absolutely proud, that they are able to dress themselves. 

I found plenty of good ideas how to create a children friendly closet. Very important thing to start with - the hight! It will be good if all the garments are at their fingertips. In my opinion, half open and half closed closet is a perfect option. We can hide things which are not as much interesting to look at ( pyjamas, underwear , socks etc ) and expose or hang the favourite pieces. Good segregation of garments which could be named and labeled is an another step to success.  We can put stickers on the drawers or on little boxes to help our toddler to find important parts of his/her wardrobe. Currently very popular option is to create open hangers on different sort of rails ( wooden twig ) . I can only imagine ( as a mom of boys) that girls would love to expose their favourite little dresses and accessories. Wall hooks are also a very nice decorative elements to use. 

Do you have any more nice suggestions ? 

Thank you for the inspiration :  1 - 2 - 3+4 - 5 - 6 - 7- 8 

NEW Rafa-kids A teen BED

Finally we are ready to show you Rafa-kids NEW A teen bed!  

Following so many requests from our customers to make our classic A teen bed in bigger sizes, we are so happy to introduce A90 and A120 beds. The new sizes are respectively: 200x90cm and 200x120cm wide.  

We created this playful boys space, to show you how nice it is to have a bed in the middle of the room. It’s simple and elegant design makes the biggest piece of furniture in a bedroom almost disappear. The bed is very low, so visually doesn’t take much space and you will have so much pleasure to decorated it. Pillows and plaids, favourite cuddles and personal belongings will definitly take a first place in the room. Since the bed doesn’t have any headboard, it also makes it very flexible to position in a room. 

I can only say- Let’s play with it! 

Visse Vasse - visual stories

Are you looking for inspiration to create a gallery wall at your home ? 

Well, I just discovered VisseVasse - visual stories website and I really like it. 

As you know me, I like products which will look great in kids’ rooms the same way they can be exposed in our living room. VisseVasse -  ring the bell! This Danish company was founded by Dorthe Mathiesen and Karsten Noel. They both have worked for the past 20 years in the field of fashion, production design and graphic design. In 2013 they launched Langebro the first city poster. With its references to 1930s poster artists and the mint/turquoise colours of the era, it set the tone for the upcoming collection of posters featuring landmarks from Danish and European cities…..can you find yours?  Please read all the story of the company here. My favourites are exclusive collaboration with photographers Vee Speers (Australia) and Dan Isaac Wallin . Only not sure if my boys would like them in their room, through…..