Childhood #1: adults will love it too!
22.11.2018
Translation: machine translated
Children's bedrooms should be fun, but not kitsch! That's why I regularly select products from our shop that will appeal to young and old alike.
More than any other room, a child's bedroom should be warm and inviting. There's no need to go overboard, a few well-chosen objects are all you need. As children's objects have long been revisited by design professionals and creative artists, particularly from Scandinavia, they now come in a range of shapes and colours to suit. Designs like those shown here blend in easily with the rest of the home and are a pleasure for your eyes too.
Children's furniture
These chairs look like they were designed for adults and simply shrunk down. They don't detonate, even outside the nursery. The "butterfly chair" from Sebra, for example, recalls a great 20th-century design classic: the "Butterfly Chair" was first imagined by the "BKF" trio of architects made up of Antonio Bonet, Juan Kurchan and Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy. It has been constantly reinterpreted ever since, including for children.
Find all children's chairs here
Rugs
As children love to play on the floor, rugs are a must. They bring warmth to the room, muffle noise and can even be hung on the wall as a decorative piece such as the "Safari" rug by Ferm Living.
Decorative cushions
Create a world of fluffy softness by lining the nursery with lots of cuddly toys. Just because the cushions feature printed or embroidered animal motifs doesn't mean the colours have to be garish. Sweet designs like "Bonbon" by Oyoy come in muted shades with soft pom-poms.
Find all children's cushions here
Storage
Chaos doesn't creep into any other room as quickly as it does in the kids' bedroom. There's no question of running out of storage solutions, let alone if they're the kind that look good even in your dressing room. I had to look twice at Ferm Living's 'Rabbit' model: the leather ears are so discreet that you can hardly see them as rabbit ears. To me, they simply look like standard handles.
Hijacked objects
Even things that weren't specifically designed with kids in mind can be perfectly suited to their rooms. If, like me, you don't have a green thumb, planters can be great alternatives. Ferm Living's "Plant Boxes" are a good example of this: a flower box can be used to collect a host of small objects.
Painted papers
It's better to take care of decorating the walls yourself rather than leaving the task to the kids, who notoriously love to adorn them with their own artwork. Choose a wallpaper with a design you like. Designs like "Birds" decorated with animal motifs in neutral colours can stimulate the imagination even in the bedroom or living room.
Find all the wall stickers here
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Header image: Cozy rugs aren't just for four-legged toddlers. Photo: Ferm Living
Pia Seidel
Senior Editor
Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.chLike a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.
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