Depending on the size of the kid and the size of their closet, kids’ room closets can often be tagged for other uses. Kids love hideaways, whether under the eaves, under the stairs, or even under the table. Hideaways bring the world down to kid-size for just a little while. Make their closet more than [...]
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 [...]
Face it. As hard as you try to keep it from happening, sooner or later, your kids will draw on the wall. (I well remember “Z’s” on every wall after a few re-run TV episodes of Zorro!) If you want help in controlling this inevitable impulse, pick a wall in the house and creatively [...]
If school hasn’t already started for your kids, it’s getting close. Time to make sure their study area is readied for nightly homework and it’s the perfect time to liven up the desktop…..with creative ways to store pencils, pens, and other study essentials. Remove the mug. Ditch the jar. Toss the basket. [...]
Direct and focused…..may not describe your teens study habits but should at least describe their desk lamp. A good task light for studying will have a flexible head and neck allowing teens to direct light onto their work. Bright colors or neutral, slim line or chunky, round or flat. You name it. Lamps come in [...]
I have a few fun items on my desk that bring a smile when tasks become tedious. My cell phone sits in its own soft foam lounge chair. The paper clip dispenser is a miniature house and a college logo mug holds pens, pencils, and rulers. Except for the heart shaped (human heart, not valentine) [...]
Yes, it is true. Hard chairs can be comfortable….but that all depends on the chair. In a well-designed chair, you can sit comfortably for long periods of time. Don’t believe me? Take a tush-test. Don’t trust your eyes to be the best judge of comfort. Ever been surprised when you thought you were sinking into [...]
My first introduction to Scandinavian design was as a teen in college. One of the textbooks for my contemporary furnishings class was all Scandinavian furniture. First time I flipped through the book, I fell in love with the simple sophistication. I had grown up in the USA’s deep South surrounded by traditional furniture. The warmth [...]
From homework to entertainment, the computer has become an essential item for kids and their computer station should be as user friendly as the hardware and software kids use. Follow these guidelines for designing the optimal station. Optimal Equipment Placement Study space should not compete with equipment space so adapt the workstation to the worker, [...]
Getting kids to do their homework can be a chore but providing a fun (ergonomic) study chair may help. Ergonomics deals with the interaction between humans and their environment…and that means kids as well as adults. Sitting at a computer for extended periods of time has become the norm for most school aged children and [...]