Decorating with letters. Some love it. Some hate it. Some think it passé or trite. Maybe it is for adult spaces but kids are all about letters and using letters for kids’ room bookends can add a unique touch to their rooms. I’m one who wonders why we need giant letters adorning walls but letter [...]
Reusing shutters in kids’ rooms is much like using reclaimed doors covered in the previous post of this series. The biggest difference is size. Doors are generally large but shutter sizes are as varied as window sizes…..small to wall size. Need a few ideas on how to reuse old shutters in kids’ rooms? Take a [...]
Looking for a designer’s tip on book storage? Here it is. You don’t always have to use the usual bookcase to store books. Unusual places to store kids’ books add a little more interest to a room. Pretty simple. The fun part is finding unusual places and containers! Keeping books handy will encourage kids’ [...]
KidSpace Interiors News Flash!! I love books and have a large family library…..but that’s not the news flash. It’s because of my book obsession (and kidspace design expertise) I was interviewed by Stephanie Vozza for her recent article “Building a Family Library” for the Costco Connection, a lifestyle magazine for Costco members. Here’s the beginning [...]
How unique is that? Not sure just what type machine these parts would have fit but as vintage bookends in a kid’s room, they are amazing! Quite different from our previous post on animal bookends for youngsters, these vintage items make great supports for heavier books found in teen rooms. Besides being unique as well [...]
Do your kids love to read? If so, you probably have books stacked on the dresser, piled on the floor, or overflowing in a basket. Kinda hard to keep a kid’s room library organized that way. To encourage both reading and organization at the same time, try using bookends……and the more unique, the more [...]
School supplies? Check. New shoes? Check. New backpack? Check. New lunchbox? Check. Shopping for clothes, essentials, and stuff is finished. Kids are back in school……sigh of relief. Now it’s time to relax. Wait. One more item on the list. Have you prepped the home study area for homework that is sure to hit right [...]
Trixie Belden was my favorite when I was a kid. I had the entire series and read each book, cover to cover, several times. When my kids were old enough to understand the storylines, I would sit in the hallway between their rooms and read to them….can’t say “read them to sleep” because they stayed [...]
The best kids’ reading areas have three main components—comfortable seating, sufficient book storage, and adequate light. Of the three components, adequate light is most essential. Kids can read anywhere with just one book but without good lighting, reading stalls. Overhead light fixtures are great for general room illumination but not for reading thus task [...]
Properly lighting a kid’s room takes three types of light—ambient, task, and accent. In part 1 we covered ambient light. In part 2, we’ll cover task and accent light…..and why it is an important part of room décor. Light Up a Task Activities of a concentrated nature require higher levels of illumination than can be [...]