Daisy’s Eclectic Floral Room

East Dulwich based Laura Stephens of Pistachio Giraffe renovates dated pieces of furniture and gives them a new lease of life. Contrasting offbeat brights with quirky prints and totally colour fearless, this bedroom is home to four (going on 14) year old Daisy who insisted on her mama creating the patchwork chair especially for her. [...]

Last Minute Gift Inspiration for Us Big Kids

In the last of our Christmas guides, we’ve found a few cool things for some last minute gift inspiration. What with all this weather malarkey, we’ve made sure that a number of the items are easily available on the high street should you have to drag yourself out the house and not rely on the [...]

The Conran Shop

The Conran Shop is an on and offline hotspot and British institution full of undeniably impressive design led products and investment pieces. You will find Conran designed products sitting alongside those of other well known design gurus. Although the children’s section is small by comparison, the pieces are all carefully selected and no less beautiful. [...]

Today’s Hot Winter Sales Roundup

Following on from yesterday’s virtual jaunt around the sales, here is my round up of my latest sale finds… The Hedgepig A hu-u-u-ge sale section full of clothing, blankets, playmats and accessories with so much to choose from and so many hot buys, I feel slightly faint… My favourite buy would have been the Katvig [...]

Manuella Design Doodle Doll

Natalie writes… The whole ‘make your own’ thing and being crafty has a bit of twist with this ‘Doodle Doll’ from Manuella Design. This 45cm high doll is made from water resistant paper which your toddler ‘customises’ with the five felt-tip pens and then when they fancy a refresh, you just chuck it in the [...]

Ladybug Beach Bag by Vilac

Natalie writes… We’re huge Vilac obsessives here at BG when I spotted this super bright beach bag of theirs at The Conran Shop. The Ladybug Beach Bag is made from wipe-clean, waterproof nylon and whilst it is just as great with a bucket and spade etc, you could use it as a storage in your [...]

Kartell Lou Lou Ghost Kids Chair

Natalie writes… If you’re a fan of Philippe Starck’s Louis Ghost Armchair, you’ll be pleased to know that there’s a scaled down version, the Lou Lou Ghost which was launched at the 2008 Milan Furniture Fair. Made from polycarbonate, there are transparent and glossy options and these minis of the original classic chairs will look [...]

Manuella Design Backpacks

Natalie writes… Whenever the bambino is out and about, strolling with her Little Life Animal Daysack, people always comment on it and ask where we got it from and I know as she gets older, she’ll have other bags in her collection because she’ll be like her mum with a multitude of bags. I don’t [...]

Hippie Tipi Play Tent from The Conran Shop

Kat writes… Pretend play has never looked so good. I have been keeping my eyes open for a funky play tent and I think we have a winner. The Hippie Tipi is a 100% cotton tent over wooden poles Native American stylee. It has bold pink and red stripes and is washable at 40 degrees. [...]

Get the look: Use a feature shelf in your baby nursery or childs bedroom

Natalie writes… I’m a huge Living Etc fan and I’ve been wondering for ages whether they have baby and childrens room ideas, and lo and behold I find a gallery full! So I will have to endeavor to scour the net to find my suggestions to match the look. A feature shelf not only acts [...]

Giant World Globe plus 180 Motifs

I’ve always been surprised at how much globes in general cost, so I nearly keeled over when I saw the price of this one from The Conran Shop. £255 of your finest smackeroos! But it is pretty amazing. It’s basically a giant cloth globe with a plastic inflatable inner and 180 felt motifs to stick [...]

Lilliputiens Little Doctor Set

Ah, Lilliputien’s strikes again with Yet Another Fab Toy. This time they have an oversized Little Doctor Set made from polyester, cotton, and felt. It comes with a rather unwell teddy who needs to have his broken arm, broken legs, his various cuts and bruises, plus his dodgy rash tended to. I hope your little [...]