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Tips for decorating a teen girl's bedroom from Bodie and Fou
My friend Karine from Bodie and Fou got in touch last week to share her recent before-and-after renovation project of her daughter, Mila's bedroom. Mila is the same age as my eldest (and she's also really into surfing!) so it's always interesting for me to see the girl version of twelve years old. (I often marvel ...
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My girls' shared bedroom
I wanted to share with you some pictures of my daughters' room, as it is sadly very likely going to have to change. The girls are starting to get too tall to fit into their space. You see, the girls have always shared a room, as do a lot of children in Paris. Our flats ...
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Jim Flora wonderful wallpaper
Jim Flora (1914-1998) was a mid-century artist known for his album covers and some fabulous children's books (The Day the Cow Sneezed, for example), and his illustrations are truly wonderful. Recently, a series of wallpaper was brought out in cooperation with Flora's estate, all using the original art and illustrations from his archival music images, paintings and abstract ...
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Sweet wall hooks from Luez Design and Play
Luez Design and Play is a small New York-based design agency which is all about fun and simple design. The designer, Laura Rodriguez, creates products that appeal to both children and adults, and that will continue to add character to your home as your family grows. I love this little House Wall Hook, an adorable ...
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Hartendief lamps
Even though we have been living in our current house for over three years, Ava still had a temporary lamp up in her room... until this weekend! We finally installed the adorable 'miracle lamp' from Dutch design company Hartendief. Hylkia, the sweet and super creative owner behind Hartendief, introduced the 'miracle lamps' a little while ...
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Beautiful illustrations by Liekeland
How beautiful are these works by Dutch illustrator Lieke van der Vorst? They have something so innocent about them, and at the same time they are so incredibly wise. They would be perfect for a nursery, a kids' room, any room in the house, really. The third picture above is an illustration Lieke designed for a ...
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A pallet bench for a baby's room
Today I would like to share the pallet bench I made for a nursery. I love pallet wood, like I told you last week with my son's coat rack. This time I painted the pallet in white and added four wheels. A matress for comfortably sitting. I made the cushions with grey and white fabric ...
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Tree mural
A while ago I got the idea of painting a tree on a blank wall in Ivy's room. I was sort of inspired by this image I saw on Pinterest -- at first I was just going to put up a painted cardboard tree (to make it less permanent) but then I figured we would ...
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FOR MUMS
Our little monster!
It's not often that personalised art takes the shape of a cool looking monster with a very big mouth and a bright red background! I couldn't resist this Little Monster print from KoKo Kids: very modern and fresh and cool (and very cute too, but not obviously so). The royally sized poster is giclee printed ...
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Animal Stickers by Natalie Lété
I am at the end spurt of redecorating my girls bedroom! Yey! It has been a lot of fun, as they actually have a lot of opinions about how it should look. Last time I decorated their bedroom it was totally my taste and my decisions, now I have two little headstrong assistants who veto ...
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Famille Summerbelle Wallpaper
I have been a bit interior-decor obsessed lately, as I have been redoing my flat. We have been living in a building site with dust everywhere! Coco managed to lean against a freshly painted white wall: the result was a white line all down her back from her hair to her jeans, just like a ...
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KIDS ROOMS
Swoop Bags
Leave it to a mum to design something so simple, so durable, so innovative as these brilliant Swoop Bags! Aren't they so clever? Each Swoop Bag is a playmat and toy bag in one, making tidying up toys quick and easy. As the name suggests, you can throw all the toys (legos, playmobile, blocks, cars, ...
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STEK -- cool pieces, bold lines
For the past few months we've had a little STEK rocking chair living in our living room and we're all really, really pleased with it. I'm loving the bold, modern lines and the great colour (I chose the olive green one). It's an unmistakable piece in the room, it has a very strong shape, which ...
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BABY
Wall stickers from 41 Orchard
I'm loving these clouds wall stickers from 41 Orchard. I painted Ava's room a pale blue (because she's a girl!), so these stickers are just perfect. I love wall stickers, they're such an easy way to spice up a room, or redecorate in the fastest and simplest way. The wall stickers from 41 Orchard are ...
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KIDS ROOMS
Tapikid Playmat by Deuz
Don't these Tapikid Playmats just look like instant fun? I got one for my kids and they immediately brought out their collection of trains and cars and drove them around the 'city' all afternoon. The playmats are big (49 x 49 inches) and are made from a heavyweight organic canvas. The colourful graphics are printed ...
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Decorating a Kid's Room -- More posters
I really don't want to become boring with my posts (you'd tell me wouldn't you?) but I just keep finding great ideas for posters for kids rooms. My latest finds are these fabulous vintage 'Trooping the Colour' posters from the (quite brilliant I must say) London Transport Museum. I have long known about the wonderful ...
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BABY
Ladybird Prints
As you may have figured by now, I'm a bit of a nut when it comes to children's books and I have a particular passion for old ones. That's why I love this idea from Ladybird Books ... Ladybird Books started during the First World War (actually near my home-town in Leicestershire). Their aim being ...
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BABY
Sweet for Baby: Alison Jay Nursery Art from Happy Spaces
One of my favourite children's book illustrators is the talented Ms. Alison Jay. If you haven't laid eyes on her books or illustrations before, you should check them out for sure! I love her signature style with the sweet colours and cracked varnish, and there are always a millions things to discover in her artwork... ...
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Cool cushions from The Nursery Company
I love the look of these handbag cushions from The Nursery Company! The one in the picture is actually the one on my daughter's bed (can you tell the sheets aren't ironed?), and I think it's so pretty! If she weren't sharing the room with her little brother I would probably get the matching curtains ...
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Decorating a kids room (part 1)
We are in the process of buying our first home after 13 years of renting. For the girl who was still playing 'house' when she was 13 (!) this is a big deal. Most evenings I drift into sleep dream-decorating and imagining how each room will look. The room that gets most of my 'dream' ...
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Inke's Wonderful Wallpaper Trees
As you know we recently moved to a new house. It has a little garden, but it's by no means bigger than the previous apartment, so our children are still (happily) sharing a room. My husband and I went through some effort to make it a lovely, cosy space (we have really sweet kids, you ...
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AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam wall stickers from Zuuz
Don't you love these wall decals? I mean, even if you don't live in Amsterdam, you surely must like them!?! These supercool stickers are made by Zuuz, and besides the fact that I really like the images of the typical Dutch canal houses, I love the fact that they are so big -- my daughter ...
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Lovely lamps from Hartendief
Look how lovely this pendant lampshade is... I just love having some typical 'Amsterdam' toys and decorations in my house now that we live in this special city! Have you ever been to Amsterdam?? It's very typical with its canals and canal houses; I don't think there's another city quite like it in the world! The scene ...
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