You’ve hankered after a particular cot, know exactly how you want to decorate the walls and have the colour scheme all picked out – hold on to your nappy bag because one lucky reader’s most fabulous nursery dreams are about to come true! Kido Store, Dwell Studio, Little Nest, Dog & Pony Photography and The … [Read more.]
Posted by Katrina Whelen on August 1, 2010
in Misc, Nursery
Also tagged baby toys, blankets, bookcases, books, bouncers, change tables, competitions, cots, drawers, Dwell Studio, Eames, Kiddimoto, Kido Store, linen, Little Nest, nursery rugs, Oeuf, photography, rugs, shelves, wall art, wall decals
Furnishing my daughters’ playroom and bedroom is an ongoing project. Some things I’ve bought (a pink changing table springs to mind) haven’t lasted more than a year, others have stayed the distance for the past five years. But an item of furniture like this? I would squeeze my kids onto it until they were teenagers!
Until I moved to Australia two years ago, I had no idea who Princess Mary was. Now I’m as interested as the next Aussie girl in the fairytale princess who met her prince in a Sydney bar and became the future Queen of Denmark. Consequently, I was interested to learn that she has embraced Scandinavian … [Read more.]
Whether you call it soccer or football, very soon fans the world over from Australia to Uruguay and Slovenia to Japan will be glued to the World Cup and Babyology has it covered. Now don’t expect a wrap up on teams, the draw or the games to watch (although the Socceroos’ first game versus Germany … [Read more.]
I first spotted a combined rocking chair and cradle years ago when I had a newborn and was in the thick of settling them to sleep every night. I immediately wanted one and was bitterly (yes, bitterly) disappointed to discover the design was only a concept. Not anymore.
An elevated chair for my newborn was absolutely invaluable, especially when my second arrived while my eldest was a busy two-year-old. It gave me a spare moment with free hands and kept baby happy in cushioned luxury.
A few weeks ago after stumbling over yet another little person’s chair in our house, I realised my daughter has a slightly-larger-than-average amount of seating available just for her. A count revealed seven miniature seats and stools scattered around the house in various locations! Chairs are obviously a weak point for me.
Yes, we know the theory goes that flatpacked furniture is meant to make life easier for everyone. Until you have to assemble it, of course. So how would you feel about flatpacked kids’ furniture that doesn’t even require an allen key? Pretty good, I bet.
I have a huge problem with chairs. I fall in love with them far too easily and, you guessed it, we have an abundance of them scattered all over our home.
You just know it’s a good buy when one piece of furniture gives you the use of three!
A family can never have too many children’s chairs in the house. They’re needed inside, outside, in the bedroom, in the playroom, at the coffee table, at the drawing table – the list goes on and on. Friends come to play at our house and I’ve noticed how they round up all the small seating … [Read more.]
One thing is becoming clear to me. The French know how to do things well, designing pieces that last the distance, fitting in with various fashions and it should come as no surprise, after all the term avant-garde is French, isn’t it?