Little people | Modern Kids rooms inspiration

Don't forget they won't be little forever. Something to remember in those moments when they drive you mad! Some lovely ideas below for modern, black and white kids bedrooms and playrooms too.

All images taken from my Pinterest boards

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

Modern kids furniture | RaFa-kids

Well it's been more than a month since I've written on the blog. Lots of people have made contact during this time asking where I've been and whether I'm still doing the blog - sorry for not being around and thank you for making contact! The truth is with 3 young boys, a (sensible and time consuming) job on the side, a looming house renovation, a 6 year old who has just changed schools and gone gluten/dairy/sugar free and the ups and downs of day to day of life - there just hasn't been enough hours in the day to devote to this blog. In some ways it's silly I haven't kept up with it as all my spare time has been spent researching our renovation and along the way I've discovered a whole bunch of new stores and products that I'm now totally obsessed with. I also have a backlog of renovation tips and tricks that I think people would find helpful. So I'm planning to put together some of these things in new posts over coming weeks.

But for now I'm back and ready to get things happening again. And today I'm really excited to be kicking things off with a company I discovered a few weeks ago via my Pinterest feed when I was searching for modern kids furniture. They are called RaFa-kids and they are AWESOME! I was looking around for modern kids furniture, including desks and bunk beds as we are looking at how to maximise the space in the boys' bedrooms once we have renovated. But I was also trying to find a bed that is flexible and can be used as a day bed in the playroom but also as a guest bed for when we have unexpected people over.

I was so thrilled to find these products by RaFa-kids. Based in The Netherlands they are team of (husband and wife) architects who have a serious eye for design and who started their business once they had kids as they wanted "to make good and affordable quality design objects for children". I'm in love! Luckily for everyone they ship worldwide and their prices are quite reasonable.

Tonight I have ordered "a teen bed" and I cannot wait for it to arrive. Here it is in the different colour options - dark chocolate, whitewash and natural (I went for whitewash):

Although I have been a pain back and forth about pricing and delivery costs, co-owner of the company, Agata, has been an absolute pleasure to deal with and nothing has been too much trouble. It will take pride of place in our new den/study/playroom and will look great with the black and white theme I'm planning for the room. Stay tuned for photos when I get it set up :)

Here are a few more pictures of the bed. It's sleek modern lines would look great in almost any home.

Now I'm waiting for our renovations to be finished as I'm totally obsessed with their furniture and have decided I also need the adorable toddler bed for when our 2 year old moves from his cot:

And also want this amazing bunk bed for my 6 year old - that can either take the toddler bed, teen bed or no bed at all underneath it. How incredibly flexible, playful and well designed is that! It is furniture designed with both kids and adults in mind.

But don't worry, if you're not in the market for new beds or large pieces of furniture, they now also make this amazing desk with a lift-up lid, perfect for kids to hide all their bits and pieces in (and out of our sight!)

And if you really want something smaller, they also stock a really great range of affordable bedding and other accessories (check out the adorable swing they make!). It would almost be impossible to not find something you absolutely want or need!

So visit RaFa-kids to get shopping...and have a wonderful day.... xx

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