Dressing up and pretending to be someone else is often a big part of a preschooler’s day. From frilly frocks to firemen fit out, getting gussied up is super fun for kids! Storing all those costumes for kids’ pretend play is the fun part for parents, especially when you have some really creative ways to [...]
Selecting appropriate furniture for kids’ rooms can be a daunting job or a joyful task. Using metal furniture in baby nurseries, kids and teen rooms can be one of the daunting tasks because it takes a little more care than usual in selection. Metal furniture ranges from elaborately traditional to sleekly modern and makes a [...]
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 [...]
Does your teen love the look of old and new creatively mixed, living side by side in one room? Since the second largest furniture item in a bedroom is usually the dresser, a vintage dresser is the perfect addition, instantly adding old world charm to any modern teen room. Using vintage furniture has its pros [...]
Vintage themed rooms, from baby nurseries to teen hideaways, are still very much the trend in design. Could it be the romantic air imparted? Or is it the satisfaction from creative reuse of a timeworn treasure? Whatever the reason, vintage teen rooms begin with one piece of furniture salvaged from days past, re-purposed and given [...]
Kids are rough on furniture. That’s a given in life. If you’re worried about nicks, dents, and scratches on new furniture, your answer might just be using vintage instead of new. (Labeling furniture as secondhand or hand-me-down doesn’t sound as appealing—so we call it vintage!) Proceed with caution before placing vintage furniture in kids’ rooms. [...]