10 Best: ideas for a farm-themed room
July 29, 2011 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
I don’t know a toddler who isn’t enamoured of Old Macdonald, so a farm-themed room is a bit of a no brainer. Colourful and fun, it works brilliantly for boys or girls and you can ramp up the tractor count if you’ve got a petrolhead on your hands. I took this fantastic print from ByGraziela [...]
10 Best: ideas for a weather-themed room
June 24, 2011 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
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
June 3, 2011 by Lucy · Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Madeleine Stamer perspex bird mobiles
April 14, 2011 by Myf · Leave a Comment
I think I actually gasped out loud a little when I came across these cut-out birds. At first glance, they look at like the most intricate paper-cuts à la Rob Ryan, but they are in fact a much more robust and practical laser-cut perspex. Choose from a mobile of three complimentary colours, or go [...]
10 Best: Ideas for underwater-themed rooms
March 18, 2011 by Lucy · 2 Comments
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 [...]
Treasure Baskets from Contented Child
Treasure Baskets are a central part of Heuristic Play – the discovery and exploration of objects. The idea is to fill a basket with everyday and natural objects which offer a range of different textures and sensations to stimulate all five senses. The basket then comes out for short periods of time each day to [...]
Musical Stars
August 28, 2009 by Natalie · Leave a Comment
I know, I know, it’s unfeasibly early to be thinking about Christmas, but how fantastically appropriate would these music boxes be as a gift for a new arrival in the festive season? Or, in fact, as a cool addition to your little one’s cot or cradle? These stellar buys cost €34.95 from Irish website Kids [...]
