Category: Lighting
A Peek Inside: The Pippa and Ike Show
When we heard about a slice of kids’ cool opening up on the Gloucester Road in Bishopston, Bristol I knew we would be making a beeline for it on our next trip. The Pippa and Ike Show is a new boutique already creating a buzz amongst the cool Bristol parents. Located a minute away from [...]
10 Best: Ideas for a space-themed room
Space. The Final Frontier. And a fantastic theme for a child’s room. There’s so much material out there that I found this really tricky, but here are a few extra terrestrial ideas. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Blast off! On the walls, you can’t go far wrong with Kakemono from innovative French company Carton Chic. Is [...]
Inspiration: Transforming a Lantern Shade With Bunting
Absolutely loving how this run of the mill and rather infamous white Ikea lantern has had a serious makeover with some mini bunting made from fabric scraps and binding. Check out the tutorial over at You Had Me At Bonjour. via Pinterest via Pinterest
10 Best: Ideas for an insect-themed room
Ooh, my search for insect goodies brought up so much fabulousness it almost warranted two posts. But I’ve been firm with myself to bring you my 10 favourite finds if your little one loves all things creepy and crawly. Let’s start with the walls. This dramatic wallpaper by the wonderful Timorous Beasties is probably a [...]
10 Best: Ideas for a New York-themed room
After researching goodies based on London’s iconography, I got to thinking about New York as a possible theme for a children’s room. Then a prompt from a BG reader for ideas propelled me into action. Firstly, the walls. There is so much Manhattan art around, but I really like the educational slant (and blue and [...]
10 Best: Ideas for underwater-themed rooms
If you’ve got a mini fan of the life aquatic at home then read on. I’ve hunted down ten cool deep-sea goodies for children’s rooms. Firstly, you’ll be wanting wall decoration. I love the work of London-based South African designer, Luzelle van der Westhuizen’s Mengsel Design – her bicolour silkscreen prints are simple and stylish. This [...]
Little Scout – shop for boys
I must admit to being slightly baffled by the concept behind new online shop Little Scout, which only stocks ‘toys for boys’ – think robots, planes and pirates. To me, this seems like a bit of an outdated idea – many little girls I know enjoy playing with trains and cars as much as my [...]
Kidsen – New Interior Goodies
I’m quite the fan of Kensal Rise based style haven Kidsen who deliver ‘beautiful things for kids’ in spades. Their latest arrivals see their interiors section blossoming with retro style table and clip lamps by Danish design company Waterquest in a fantastic selection of colours that easily transcend children’s spaces, as well as divine, divine [...]
Ideas for a Woodland-Themed Room
Now that we’ve saved the UK’s forests (yay for people power) I thought it was appropriate that we did a round-up of the best ideas for woodland-themed rooms – it seems that children’s designers’ love of this subject knows no bounds. Let’s start with the walls. There’s a myriad of tree wallpapers out there, but [...]
10 ideas for London-themed Rooms
The iconography of London is a great theme for a child’s room. Inspired by Alice Tait’s funky London map, £15, I’ve rounded up a selection of decorative goodies based on the capital’s most famous icons. Firstly, the walls. A London room wouldn’t be complete without some hand screen-printed Lizzie Allen wallpaper. The iconic ‘Red Buses [...]
Miffy the Rabbit Night Lights
While I don’t go in for character products as a rule, Miffy is a definite exception. Dick Bruna’s little white rabbit is one of my favourites and I can’t get enough of her. My tummy did flip-flops when I saw these fabulous Miffy night lights at Olive Loves Alfie. Simple, pure, glowing brilliance. The larger [...]
Mathmos Jelly Light
The classic jelly mould shape of this colour changing light is instantly appealing. Far from being wibbly wobbly it is light weight plastic and lit by LED lights. We were sent one to check out and it has been an instant hit. Once plugged in the light gently changes colour from blues and purples through [...]
Solar Night Lights by Clifford Richards
Longtime readers will know I’m mega partial to pop art designer Clifford Richards whose work is on display at the V&A and he’s also got a great range of toys and accessories. He’s also the person behind these solar powered night lights made from mostly recycled and also recyclable powder coated steel. There’s an elephant, [...]
Hunkydory Home – Swoop in for 50% Off Sale
As soon I saw Hunkydory Home tweet that they were having a sale on some of their cushions and lampshades, I got all over excited before I even knew what was in the sale. Swoop in for deliciously retro buys like their retro pears cushion and funky zoo blue cushion both £9 each with the [...]
OXO Candela Double Tooli Night Light
For about seven or eight years, I’ve been a fan of NYC based OXO’s Good Grips range of kitchen products as they’re well designed, functional and very attractive. You’ll instantly recognise their kitchenware as they tend to feature very comfortable black rubber cushion handles and they’ve now got what were originally called Candeloo lights under [...]
