Sitting on the sideline can be almost as much fun as playing the game, especially indoors in a family game room full of goodies. What do I mean by goodies for family game rooms? For kids it means a place to eat, readily accessible food, and lots of it. It means awesome games and a [...]
The primary materials used for kids’ room furniture is wood, metal, and plastic, alone or in combination. There is however, one other less common group of materials used. I call them the naturals—eco-friendly rattan and bamboo. Rattan is often used interchangeably with wicker, as is bamboo with cane, but there are definite differences. Knowing the [...]
“Practical as it is pretty”. That’s what you need to keep in mind when choosing upholstery for kids’ rooms and upholstered furniture can be both. Keep it Practical From a simple thin pad attached to a hard surface to complex construction delivering ultra comfort, upholstery offers a wide range of choices. For kids’ room use, [...]
Some call it a special charm. Some call it cute. I call furniture classics reduced to kid size awesome and perfect way to teach kids good design while ensuring comfort. Kids manage to adapt to adult size seating but who likes to sit with feet dangling above the floor! Just watch your kids’ faces after [...]
See the table and chair set above? Looks like furniture Jack saw when he climbed up the beanstalk. It won’t fit in your kid’s room….but your kids will never forget seeing amusing, over-sized furniture like this! Robert Therrien, whose art explores transformation of familiar forms, created this larger-than-life table and chairs titled “Under the Table [...]
Something about big stuff being reduced to pint-size that many of us find intriguing. Remember “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”, “The Borrowers”, “Stuart Little”, and “Gulliver’s Travels”? We are enchanted with miniatures. I have always been fascinated by scaled miniatures—from train sets to hot wheels to doll houses to Barbie clothes. Now as an interior [...]
Did you know there are over 600 plastics? Yep. Because there are so many varieties (making generalizations impossible), there are a few essential points to know when selecting plastic teen room furniture. What is Plastic? Plastic is actually made from a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic solids and come in two basic types—thermoplastics and [...]
One requirement of my design school modern furniture class was learning the name, designer, and year designed of more than 50 chairs, that were then considered “modern classics.” I learned to love those chairs. Now when I see a baby nursery with classic furniture, it is awesome! Still classics but now called “mid-century modern”, have [...]
Clearly acrylic kids’ room furniture is back in fashion. Thank you Mr. Starck. Who? and what for? you ask. The who is Phillipe Starck, designer of the Louis Ghost Armchair. The what is for bringing acrylic furniture back into vogue and especially for shrinking Louis down to kid-size to give us…..Lou Lou. A Little History [...]
Choosing the right material is one of three essential parts of furniture selection. Wood is almost the only material used in historic furniture and is still the top choice for kids’ room furniture today. Before selecting any wood furniture (especially for kids’ use), a little education on wood is recommended—labels, types, characteristics, and pros/cons. Industry [...]