Florence’s Playroom

Nearly two years ago in one of our very first room tours we shared Florence’s contemporary nursery with you. It was a big hit and recieved sighs of envy from the BG team. Florence’s Mama, Amanda one half of the team behind Nubie, has once again opened her doors to share her home with you. [...]

Hot Buy of the Day: Magis Dodo Rocking Bird

Well, our friends at Achica have surpassed themselves  today with a Magis sale. Our pick of the discounted goodies from the MeToo children’s range is the fabulous inside/outside Dodo Rocking Bird, which we featured in July last year, which is on sale for £90, saving £39 on the RRP. Available in red, blue, yellow and [...]

Nubie

A positive haven for design junkies, Nubie is home to some of the finest examples of nursery design as well as gorgeous clothing and lifestyle accessories. Launched in 2008, it’s fast become one of our very firm favourites and has quickly grown into a robust boutique covering off lots of product categories. Why we love [...]

Nest

   Nest specialises in modern European design for the contemporary home with an excellent children’s section by designers including Magis, Vitra, Normann Copenhagen, Brio, Offi, Rosendahl, and Droog. Sigh and swoon over their tables and seating collections as well as toys, highchairs, and decor accessories.

Dodo Rocking Bird by Magis

Ssss-wooon! I’m a huge fan of Italian designers Magis, from which we already own two of their puppies (the bambino gives them a hug each day) plus two of their Alma chairs and I have plans on eventually getting a couple of their El Baul trunks, and now…me likey their dodo rocking birds a lot! [...]

Three Hot Coat Racks for Children’s Rooms

   I do love a coat rack, so much so that I still can’t make up my mind on one as there is too much choice! First up are the very cool Squirrel Coat Racks from Utility Design which feature three squirrels clambering up a tree in either the glossy orange pictured or in matt [...]

Nursery Tour: Florence’s Contemporary Haven

Our latest nursery tour has us chomping at the bit with envy. We wish we had our own store to furnish our baby nursery’s with fabulous, modern design pieces like Amanda from Nubie! We moved house when our daughter Florence (now 2) was just 6 weeks. This isn’t something I’d recommend when you have raging [...]

Nursery Tour: Liberty’s Hubba Bubba & Peony Inspired Girls Room

One of our contributors, Twickenham based Becky who is based in Twickenham, west London,  has recently decided to change career path and has gone from legal eagle to embarking on an interior design course. She has shared pictures of her three year old daughter Liberty’s bedroom which is a mix of classic, often British detailing [...]

Magis Trioli Chair

Natalie writes… Ah…I do love when I find yet another delight from hot Italian designers, Magis. This time it’s their Trioli Chair which is a multitasker that can be used as two types of chair or a rocker. Suitable for both indoors and outdoors, they’re made from rotational moulded polyethylene. They have a slight Alice [...]

Magis Ladrillos Shelving System

Natalie writes…Oh but to be loaded and not have to think about things like the ‘credit crunch’… I am a huge Magis fan and I’ve raved about our Magis puppy which lives in the hall (or sometimes at the bottom of the stairs) and the bambino sometimes sits on it or roughs it up by [...]

Magis Julian Cat Chair

Kat writes… What seems like forever ago Natalie wrote about her Magis Puppy who was lighting up The Bambino’s life. Now she is a little older maybe she is ready for her own Magis pet. Julian is a moulded polyethylene cat which makes him lightweight and durable. Not only is he a cat but he [...]

Magis El Baúl Trunk Container

I am in love again! I’m a huge Magis fan and you know how much the boyf, the bambino, and I love our Magis Puppy, and I have just stumbled across what can only be described as a sexy looking trunk! Look at it! The Magis El Baúl Trunk Container has big dimples in it [...]

Alma Chair by Javier Mariscal

It’s made from from fibreglass-reinforced polypropylene and it’s part of the Magis Me Too Collection which is specifically aimed at kids. The ribbing on the backrest which is actually necessary for the structure of the chair has been fashioned into tree branches that have little birdies dotted along them.

Magis Puppy

We purchased our little green Magis puppy when we moved into our house last year where he takes pride of place in the hall. The bambino has become a bit obsessed with him now and she keeps crawling out to the hall to cuddle it and yesterday her dad had her riding around on it [...]