Nailheads on furniture is nothing new. Actually it is quite an old style technique from the 1500’s. So when your teen wants to attach decorative brass nails to their furniture because “nailheads are hot!”, just smile and watch history repeat itself. It was during the Renaissance period that brass nails were used to attach fabric [...]
This falls into the category of amazing and really cool stuff…..something too cool to not share. Scrolling through one of the blogs I read, I found a table like none other in design—a levitating table. Looks solid, but it’s not. Or maybe, it is solid but moveable. No, maybe it’s solid floating in mid-air while [...]
First, let me say…..the information in this post is by no means a comprehensive list of every feature of quality furniture. It is however a starting point for spotting quality construction in kids’ furniture when you go shopping. Before we get into specifics, here are a few must haves and things to watch for in [...]
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 [...]
Today’s kids’ room furniture essentials post is about the softer side of teen and family room furniture or in other words…..fabric covered foam. You’ve seen it. You’ve lounged on it. Your kids love it! You see the outside but do you know what’s inside? Fabric covered foam furniture (say that fast 5 times!) can be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Color can be used to make large rooms feel cozy or small rooms feel more open. Since kids’ rooms are generally smaller, a soft teal color scheme is a fabulous way to make small feel big. A monochromatic color scheme enlarges space by using just one color, but in varying intensities from light to dark. [...]
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 [...]
Since the visual character of a room is largely derived from furniture, proper selection is key. Do you know what to look for when choosing furniture for your kids? There are three essential parts to selecting kids’ room furniture—functionality, structure and materials, and design aesthetics. The next few months, our design basics will cover Kids’ [...]