10 Best: ideas for a weather-themed room

Ever since I first set eyes on Swedish designer Gunila Axén’s frankly amazing Clouds pattern I’ve been smitten with the idea of a weather-themed room. In all honesty, you could kit out a nursery solely in Axén’s icon design – find bedlinen, curtains, lampshades, cushions and storage in a variety of colours at Little Baby [...]

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

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 To me, this seems like a bit of an outdated idea – many little girls I know enjoy playing with trains and cars as much as my [...]

Too Hot To Miss: Ecocentric 2-day Toys & Decor Clearance

      I love a sale and I love bargains and eco friendly lifestyle store EcoCentric is having a two day clearance in their kids section which has pretty much 50% off almost all of the items, including Bold & Noble’s fantastic prints and height charts which are now £19.41 down from £38.82 and include [...]

Little Man Lamp

We do love some quirky lighting here at BG and this polycarbonate flat Little Man Lamp with his ball head is like a little friend keeping watch. £35 Verbaudet

Cable and Cotton Lighting

How gorgeous are these cotton ball lights?! Hove based company Cable and Cotton are behind this gorgeous lighting concept which combines hand made cotton balls from Thailand that can be strung onto the supplied cable to make these wonderful garlands that you can drape around your home. With a palette of thirty five colours for [...]

Cool Animal Inspired Lighting for Children’s Rooms

Light up your child’s room with our current pick of stylish animal themed lamps, wall lights, and night lights. One of my favourite online stores, Nubie, really hits the right note with unusual children’s lighting by hip US brand Offi. Take your pick from either the stylish My PetLamp Dachshund Light (left) or the Howee [...]

Zodiac Lampshades

Katy writes ….Lighting is something you can have a lot of fun with and these Zodiac lampshades from Hidden Art Shop are no exception. I’m having trouble deciding which one to choose and I’m even tempted to put them in my own room! Based on the Chinese zodiac animals, take your pick from the twelve [...]

Aviation Lampshade

Natalie writes…Even though this is an uber busy lampshade, I’m still feeling it! Sold exclusively at Letterbox, this Aviation Lampshade features planes and clouds made from felt, and thankfully the planes are a lovely shade of blue, as opposed to the overbright blues that can make themed gear look a little on the cheap side. [...]

Very Cool Animal Lighting at Leigh Harmer

Natalie writes… Great children’s room lighting that dodges the run of the mill, over commercial bullet, is not easy to come by but I have found these really great animal lights made from lightweight polypropylene. Scottish designed, they can sit on a side table or on the floor and make great companion ‘pets’. They’re safe [...]

Vintage Propeller Plane Pendant

This is a rather intricate light made of metal and glass from Ilva, the sort of more ‘upmarket’ Ikea type store. I’m quite surprised at the design of this Vintage Propeller Plane Pendant which seems to be a random standalone item in its childrens collectionIt’s just not the sort of thing I expect from Ilva who are lots of understated black, white, and wood furniture free of lots of detail.

Candeloo Lights

I’ve been meaning to write about Candeloo lights for ages! These quirky looking things are very popular night lights and they use a SafeCharge (TM) system which eliminates exposed electrical contacts. This makes them safe for your bambino to touch, say for instance when they carry them to the toilet on a night time trip. [...]