My home | Archie's black and white room

Over the weekend I put the final touches to Archie's black and white big boy room and thought I would share some photos.

I've wanted to put a reading corner in the boys' bedrooms for years and I've finally found the perfect space for it. Already I can see how much better it is for promoting reading as Archie can see the front covers of the books easily and choose something that he likes - rather than just the book spines which mean very little to a 2 year old!

The picture ledges are Ribba from Ikea. Bean bag is from La De Dah kids.  The chalkboard spot is from Cotton On Kids. 

I've had a few goes at styling the room, mainly because we painted it in between - the walls are now not yellow which is nice :) 

The gorgeous bed is from Rafa Kids - you might recall it from the post I wrote about it here. The lovely cloud light is from Little Letter Lights Co. and Archie loves having that on at night. It's great for kids who are a bit scared of the dark and they have heaps of other styles (I also have the lightening bolt for Caleb's room, which I'll be posting about soon). Tree cushion by Fine Little Day. Round cushion by Lucky Boy Sunday and I got this one from My Messy Room - a shop full of divine things for little people. Bed linen is the "pegboard" style from Rachel Castle. Blanket in the first shot is from IKEA. 

The apple print is by Miniwilla, which I also got from My Messy Room. Moose head is from Typo and star garland from Cotton On Kids. Rug is from Designer Rugs. I made the batman print myself as I was running out of money by this point but love the batman theme around at the moment!

 

 

The flying bat cutouts were an accidental find on etsy when I was looking for something else (get them from angieheartsjared). I just stuck these up with washi tape and I'm really happy with how they look.

 

 

The cute little batman car is from a new range put out by Duplo Lego - a present for Archie's 2nd birthday. The industrial arrow is from Typo. Componibili side table from Matt Blatt.
 

 

 

Caleb drew Archie a special drawing to hang up in his new reading space. Very sweet! 

 

 

The cheery yellow print was a hand painted 1st birthday present from a good friend - made for Caleb 5 years ago now. It, along with the books, bring some colour to the otherwise black and white room.

 

 

Overall I'm really pleased with how it's all come together and more importantly Archie loves it! Would love to hear what you think :)

 

In the next few weeks I'll also be showing the changes I've made to Caleb's room along with some other styling updates around the house that I've been doing in preparation for a magazine photoshoot I have coming up - exciting!!

 

Have a great day!

Clare x

Take this outfit | Make this room - grey bedrooms

I've been noticing more and more grey bedrooms on Pinterest lately so thought I would collect up some of the images to show you. It's quite a masculine look, but I actually really like it, and for those who are a bit sick of the white on white look in bedrooms, this helps to mix things up. It's a great look for industrial style spaces, as seen in the first picture.

Have a look at the photos then scroll down for a Take this outfit | Make this room moodboard below, based on the masculine styling of a gray and orange bedroom.

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Take this outfit | Make this room

01 McQ Alexander McQueen Razor wrap bracelet

02 Marc by Marc Jacobs Gate Link stretch bracelet

03 Jimmy Choo pumps from Net a Porter

04 Frame denim black jeans

05 Chanel wallet 

06 Marc by Marc Jacobs Olive bracelet set from Net a Porter

07 Etoile Isabel Marant t-shirt

08 Tolomeo desk lamp in orange

09 Petra bedcover from Country Road

10 Modernica stacking chair

Trend to try | Miffy lamp

If you're anything like me you grew up reading Miffy books and now read them to your kids. The adorable rabbit, created by Dutch artist Dick Bruna in 1955, has lasted the test of time, and we are currently seeing a revival of modern Miffy products on the market. You might recall the adorable Miffy Lamp by Mr Maria, which I featured on a post last week.

I had lots of comments from people asking to see more of that lamp - so today I'm doing a whole feature on it, as well as other cute products that are on the market at the moment.

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I also can't get over how cute these Miffy biscuits are - not to mention the styling of these photos. So couldn't go past giving these a mention. 

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Finally here are my favourite products (and shopping list below) from the photos in this post. 

01 Mr Maria Miffy lamp 

02 "Gran" Cushion from Jamie Kay 

03 Junior Eames rocker 

04 Bergenstein Kids Gumboots  

05 Ikea print

06 "Circus" storage sack 

07  Oeuf toddler bed

Little People | String Shelving

The String shelf system is a design classic. We're mostly used to seeing it in Scandinavian inspired rooms, but in an attempt to find a solution to my kids' rooms that reclaims some floor space, gives them a little desk area for craft and homework and also a bit of display place for lego, toys and bits and pieces, I suddenly thought the string shelving system would be perfect! So off I went in search for inspiration and as it turns out I'm not the only one who has had this idea. The pictures I've put together today show just how well this system can work for kids spaces. It can be adjusted for height so that desks can grow with your child, it has lots of different sizes and depths, so it works well above bunks as storage, behind doors, and as decoration to fill an empty wall. I think it's perfect and can't wait to get started putting together a system for my boys.

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So what do you think? Would you like a String storage unit in your child's room?

The string shelves are quite expensive of course, so if you love the look but not the price tag, check out my other post on IKEA gallo shelves here.

Have a great day! x

Take this outfit | Make this room | Modern girls bedroom

With the arrival of my first niece imminent, today it's all about cheerful, girly cuteness for me. And I think this gorgeous spotty dress made by Spanish label, Motoreta, is just too cute for words. As soon as I spotted it I knew just the room that would work well in this post. I just love the yellow vintage inspired beds, and the contrasting fluro pink pillow cases (a perfect match are these finds from Rachel Castle). And because I can't help myself I have also added in a few additional styling accessories that I think would work so well in this space.  x

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Products:

01 Bed by Incy Interiors
02 Table lamp
03 Oeuf "Merlin" drawers
04 Vintage style school milk bottle from Jamie Kay
05 Pink pillowcases by Rachel Castle
06 Bonnie Bunny from lah de dah kids

Modern white bedroom inspiration

A quick look at my pinterest boards and it's clear I'm quite a fan of white. I've also recently been doing some research for a client who has asked for a (predominantly) white, peaceful bedroom that isn't too feminine (she has to share it with her husbansd!). So today I thought I might share some of that research with you as well as some of the products I've been thinking about recommending to her for this new, serene space we are creating.

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Create your own serene white bedroom with these styling picks. I've just discovered the La Labo candles, but they are now definitely on my wish list! 

01 Gingko alarm clock 

02 Arne Jacobsen table lamp (replica here)

03 Cross based bedside table - Mark Tuckey

04 Lenoir cushion - Country Road

05 Andy Warhol exhibition - vintage print (similar sometimes available on Ebay)

06 Bamford candle

07 Le Labo candle

08 Tinto marble platter - Country Road

09 Concrete pendants - Beacon lighting

10 Mark Tuckey - 4 poster bed