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Easy designer-look makeover for instant wow factor!

Easy designer-look makeover for instant wow factor!

There’s no denying lots of people love Ikea. I myself adore Ikea to the point of addiction, the children’s section is always great and there are so many bargains to be had. The only thing is with everyone loving Ikea, many of us end up with the same furniture. So this little table setting shows how … [Read more.]

Lock table and chair set from Habitat

Lock table and chair set from Habitat

Great design often awes with its clever simplicity and this sleek interlocking table and chair set for children has that in spades.
It not only looks great when in use (while also being extremely easy to clean) but the two pieces fit together to form an unobtrusive cube that’s perfect for families on the search for … [Read more.]

Dwell – showcasing furniture for stylish little people

Dwell – showcasing furniture for stylish little people

A very stylish friend once told me after creating a beautiful nursery for her daughter: “Just because it’s a room for a baby doesn’t mean it has to look like its been designed by a baby”. What a lightbulb moment – it’s easy to get carried away so that in the end your child’s room … [Read more.]

Get set with Hello Hanna placemats

Get set with Hello Hanna placemats

A monkey styled like Carmen Miranda is just what I need to get some focus at the dinner table.
Hello Hanna placemats combine dinnertime fun and a little learning. Kids will know exactly where their spoon, knife and fork should go but it is up to them to customise their robot, turn a monkey into a … [Read more.]

The sound of music by Jellio

The sound of music by Jellio

Taking the award for one of the coolest things I’ve seen for some time is this brilliant xylophone music table from Jellio.

The bench never looked so good

The bench never looked so good

Simply structured, it’s the design details that make the Volume Zero collection from Dutch designer Kidsonroof really standout.

The writing’s on the table with Collect

The writing’s on the table with Collect

There truly is great children’s furniture available these days. Lots of stylish tables and chairs for the mini-minimalists.

Maria Vang’s ‘Screw’ furniture for kids

Maria Vang’s ‘Screw’ furniture for kids

This eye-popping ensemble would make an endlessly fascinating addition to any home with young children.

Kokoi by Emocja – seriously playful

Kokoi by Emocja – seriously playful

The Kokoi side table by Polish company Emocja is a characterful piece that could have many lives. Starting out as a table beside your feeding chair to hold a soft lamp and your water, it can then go on to be a bedside table or desk for your little one. I can see it as … [Read more.]

Is it a toy? Is it furniture?

Is it a toy? Is it furniture?

It takes a savvy designer to come up with a piece of children’s furniture that is also an equally fantastic toy – most pieces that fall into the furniture/ toy category are a bit more furniture than toy or the other way around.

The Max in the box is the exception. It works well as a desk, … [Read more.]

Nursery confection perfection

Nursery confection perfection

Every so often you come across a designer’s collection that is so beautiful, so perfect in every sense, that it seems to have been designed just for you. This is how I felt as I delved through the images of the sublime new Sebra nursery collection.

It’s difficult to know where to begin when everything in … [Read more.]

Growing Table – it sees them through childhood!

Growing Table – it sees them through childhood!

Details in English are scant, but this
Growing Table
designed by Olaf Schroeder is fabulous in any language. With segmented four-piece table legs (which you can minimise or maximise according to your child’s height), it looks like a multifunctional piece with a nice wide expanse of work space.

There are additional extras in the form of storage caddies, … [Read more.]