“Alluring: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.” Alluring is a fitting descriptive term for aqua. Kids of all ages are powerfully attracted to and fascinated by water. (You know what I mean…squirt guns, puddles, water hoses!) Aqua color schemes and beach themes are also among the most popular and most [...]
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 [...]
The rainbow or color spectrum is created as light refracts through a prism, with each color blending into the next. Color science as a field of study is fascinating…..but in kids’ rooms, a basic understanding of color schemes and how they work is all you need when your daughter says she wants a sunny yellow [...]
Historically, the main purpose of a headboard was to keep drafts from flowing over the sleeper’s head, sending cold air to the floor instead. Not the main purpose today. Thanks to better insulated rooms, headboards are aesthetic additions to a room…..but who says they have to be boring! Artistically painted tween headboards are a superb [...]
Have your girls been enchanted by photos of elegant feminine rooms, wanting the same for their own? Elegance is defined as “pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance” but how easy is it to create elegant girls’ rooms that won’t go out of style before they’re halfway grown? Natalie Babbitt said, “Like all magnificent things, it’s [...]
According to Wikipedia, a doodle is “an unfocused drawing made while a person’s attention is otherwise occupied”. Do you have a tween or teen schooled in the art of absentminded scribbling? I bet they were also the same toddlers who liked to draw on the walls. Now it’s OK for them to do both at [...]
Want a creative way to quickly transform a kid’s room? Paint a wall mural. Don’t panic here. It doesn’t have to cover the whole wall to be effective….a little fantasy goes a long way. And, you don’t have to be a great artist….young kids are easy to please. Murals add atmosphere, depth, and a one-of-a-kind [...]
What is it about an alcove bed that makes it so desirable for kids? Could it be the privacy an alcove provides? Is it the tiny world of a space within a space? Or is it the inherent coziness of being safely enclosed on all sides? Whatever the reason, alcove beds are a fabulous way [...]
To your kids, a bed is not just a place to sleep…..it’s a platform for imagination. On the floor, it’s can be a fort but put a kid’s bed on stilts and it becomes a fortress in the sky! Want a bed for your boys (girls too…think princess in a tower) that provides a place [...]
“Hey Mom, notice the fabrics to the left? Guess which one your tween wants in her room? Clue….it’s not the one with roses. Yep. It’s the hot pink one, but the top one will be ok too. She said her room is too babyish with the soft pink and it needs a makeover.” How many [...]