Those gorgeous Peanut chairs up there by Sirocco are just what design-conscious parents love. Sleek design, quality construction and a plethora of colours available to suit a variety of decors. What I love even more is that they come in both adult and child sizes, so that your furniture looks seamless from one sized person to the next. The child size is $70, or $63 a piece for four or more, and the adult’s size is $80 a piece, from Little People’s Linen.

Sirocco also design and make beautiful storage and sleeping solutions for your home. The designs are timeless and will look fabulous whether your child is only three or already 19 and off to university. The idea of buying once is appealing both from an economical and ecological perspective, and works when you’ve found designs like this that won’t date within ten years.

I love the look of the toyboxes all stacked up below, proving their usefulness extends way beyond Thomas the Tank Engine and Barbie. The rock-solid bunk beds and lovely neutral bookends are beautiful as well and are all available, plus many more Sirocco items, from Little People’s Linen.