Showing posts with label furniture/accessories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label furniture/accessories. Show all posts

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Kids' Built-in Beds

When I see beds like this it makes me feel like curling up with a good book. Built-in beds are perfect for kids rooms.  Kids bedrooms typically lack play area due to all the furnishings in the room and kids rooms are usually small. This bedroom set-up maximizes space - storage space becomes so efficient with built-ins.

 Built-in beds create special nooks that feel homey.

 
via here
 
Such an awesome western bunk room.

 
Create a bunk bedroom in an attic space. "Back-to-back beds fit just right in this long, narrow room, while the steeply pitched ceiling makes the space cozy for kids. Get the bunks shipshape with peek-a-boo portholes, and pump up the playfulness with whimsical patterns and tangy hues. Built-in storage maximizes limited square footage. The under-the-bed drawers are easy for kids to reach and eliminate the need for bulky dressers."


Pull-out bins below the built-in bed via realsimple.com

 
Photo by Erin McCracken
 
 
Photo by Erin McCracken
Image via here 

Don't have much space? Try this space planning with storage under the bed and desk.


Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Custom One-Of-A-Kind Theme Beds

Can you believe this adorable playhouse is also a bed?? Sweet Dream Bed creates unique, custom kids bedroom furniture. Custom furniture is made to your specifications - design details, size, hardware, and colors are available for your choice. These beds are stunning, very high quality and fabulous in design! I'm loving the surf shack...


Any little boy would enjoy this surf shack bed - complete with roof thatching and palm trees! Sweet Dream Bed has designed beds for a Princess from Dubai, NFL Denver football player and many other celebrities. Look for their company in an up coming reality show.

"We at Sweet Dream Bed have designed our children's beds to ensure that they are fun, safe and will provide many years of enjoyment. Great attention has been given to your childs safety. All of our beds exceed the highest possible safety standards.

We design your custom children's furniture just the way you like it. Want to add more storage to your unique theme bed? Maybe you have been trying to find that perfect color for a bedroom set to match the wall paint?  Whatever you need we can help you create that perfect room for your child."


Slides in the bedroom are the ultimate!!  Check out Sweet Dream Beds for more fabulous dream beds!!

Monday, March 1, 2010

Kids Storage Solutions

Bunk bed/loft beds offer more space and storage than a traditional bed. Look at all the extra storage that is included with this bed. An often overlooked storage possibility is under the bed storage.

Cute idea to cover industrial style shelves with a cabana style covering

Organize your kids closets with a handy hanging organizer
Honey-Can-Do 8-Shelf Hanging Organizer

 Mirror message center perfect for organizing with the storage bins and cork board bulletin board.
Powell Teen Trends Wall Mirror with Corkboard



 
I'm not a huge fan of tons of stuffed animals in a child's room - a few is great but not a herd of them.  The boon animal bag is a solution to all those stuffed animal critters. Fill the bag with all the stuffed animals and make a soft "bean bag" style chair out of them.



 
Look for unique furniture that has dual purpose i.e. bench and storage unit.
4D Concepts Girls Storage Bench, Pink



 KidKraft Nantucket Storage Bench





Books, books, books don't we love them - but storing them can be a problem. Here is a great bookcase that features the front of the book Canvas Book Display - Single

Friday, February 19, 2010

Girls Room: Decorating On A Budget

  
Take a tour of this room that was decorated for very, very little money! Rachel is a thrifty, creative gal who found items on craigs list, garage sales, clearance table or free. Adorable vinyl decal tree sold here. Check out the before and afters...


 
Rachel describes the process, "Under the shelf I glued scrapbook paper on clothes pins and then hung them under the shelf.  The desk was FREE on freecycle.org and I primed and painted this with paint I already had (that was ALSO free)...I then found flowers I liked in my digital scrapbooking stuff and printed them out bigger. I used mod podge to put them on the desk, and then cut green paper out in thin lines for the flower stems and used mod podge to attach that as well. The grass was left over from my big vinyl tree scene. " For more photos and amazing creative ideas visit Memories and Mayhem.

 
After

Before


 
Table cloth cut in half, hung and ribbons added - clever!!
 
Old dresser made new with paint and decoupage paper.


Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Chic DIY Headboard Projects

Incredible imagination with this headboard! LOVE it! DIY headboard for kids 

 


Headboard decorated with vintage hankies mounted on square artist canvases.

 
Choose your favorite photos and copy in black and white and frame to make a unique headboard

Monday, January 25, 2010

TV Entertainment Center Turned Play Kitchen!

How FABULOUS is this? I love the fact that it is a repurposed TV entertainment center. I've seen these entertainment centers sitting in front of homes on the curb with a sign that says, "FREE"!  Amy from Giggleberrry Creations received a fun surprise from her mom and dad - they made this adorable unit for Amy's daughters 2nd birthday.  How lovely!!
Here's the before....


during...

Amy describes some of the process: "A hole was cut in the shelf where the TV once sat and a tap was added. The fridge and freezer were fitted for their doors. Then another coat of paint. Dad removed the entire back of the unit and replaced it as their were holes in the original back for the TV and DVD player cords. The microwave was added to the top corner of the TV space. Then another coat of paint. The microwave and over doors have dark perspex in them to add to the real look. A 'window' was added by placing a photo behind a piece of clear perspex with a frame around it and attaching it to the wall. Mum made curtains and matching tea towels. The stove top is a piece of timber with four coasters glued on it to act as hotplates the four knobs were added down the side of the stove top that all turn so Milla can 'really' cook. Dad even added little baskets to the inside of the fridge door soit looked just like a real fridge. Then with a printed out keypad added for the buttons on the microwave and a few hanging cooking utensils the amazing transformation was complete!!"

WOW!! I love the ingenuity and creativity. Thanks Amy for sharing such a wonderful project. For more photos and details of the repurposed play kitchen.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Decoupaged Furniture


Do you have any furniture or accessories that needs a lift? Have you considered decoupage? Decoupage is such an easy diy project that helps turn drab into fab.  Cozy Little House featured this super cute decoupaged child's desk.



More decoupaged goodness.....


from here


Instructions from jcarolinehome.com


image from here



image from here.


Clever!! Decoupage walls with book pages.  Image from here.