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Australian kids room ideas: with Wondermade

Creating a range of colourful, removable and reusable inspirational quote wall stickers (what a mouthful!), Wondermade is all about decorating homes to be both beautiful and family friendly. “While we appreciate beautiful design, we appreciate ease of use and family-friendly products more,” explains co-founder Anette Goodare. “No drop cloths and couch covers in our homes. […]

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Australian nursery & kids room ideas: with Hello Little Birdie

As an interior stylist for little people, Mel Spurling of Hello Little Birdie always encourages her clients to get their kids involved. “When I first meet a client I encourage them to bring their children, as it is a great way to gauge their little personalities and incorporate a little of them into their newly designed […]

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Furniture Kids Rooms

Best kids’ beds: our top 10

Having already had the challenge of narrowing our favourite kids’ bed linen down to 10, we thought the next best thing to do was to find the 10 best kids’ beds! After all, there’s no point having gorgeous linen if you have nothing to put it on. So check out the amazing ones below and get ready for […]

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Australian kids room ideas: with Talo Interiors

Knee deep in nappies with their second babies, Katie Davies and Eliza Prideaux were inspired to start their e-boutique, Talo Interiors. New babies and a new business? These girls sure aren’t shy of a challenge! “We were having trouble finding beautiful interiors for our own kids’ bedrooms,” explains Eliza. “There are so many amazing designers […]

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Goosebumps: vibrant, bold kids’ linen that packs a punch

“What I like most about designing for kids is that there are no rules,” explains Inga Rodd, founder of new bedding brand, Goosebumps. “Kids love fun and colour and that is what Goosebumps is all about!” Looking at her debut range, It’s A Jungle Out There, it’s clear to see that fun and colour are […]

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Fun photographic kids linen from Dreamers Inc

Another day, another great new kids linen brand! We can barely keep up but we’re loving it! Established in 2013, Dreamers Inc. is a family affair created by sisters-in-law and designers Nina & Karin Altman. Their diverse expertise and backgrounds in textiles and fashion were the perfect start to a modern day kids’ label. Combining […]

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Up to 70% off kids’ furniture and linen at Lilly & Lolly sale

For one-week only, kid’s furniture and linen brand, Lilly & Lolly, are having a mega sale at their Sydney and Melbourne stores. Starting tomorrow (31 May 2014), bargains on offer will include 70% off clearance linen, 50% off selected sheet sets, 25% off doona covers, pillow cases and cushions and 10% off beds. Inspired by […]

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8 accessories for the ultimate tween bedroom

Designing a tween bedroom can be hard. Having a 12 year-old sister myself, I’m well aware of the need for things not to be babyish. Because let’s be honest, no one wants to be on the receiving end of that scrunched up nose, ‘What were you thinking?’ expression when you bring them home something new! Hopefull, these beautiful products will […]

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Kids Rooms

High quality kids’ linen without the high price tag

If you like high quality but affordable kids’ bed linen and pyjamas (who doesn’t?!) with a more classic feel, new online brand Hickory Hill Home is for you. Specialising in natural fabrics and timeless designs – think seersuckers, ginghams, linens and cashmere — these bedroom goodies can be mixed and matched to create beautiful bedroom sanctuaries. […]

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10 great finds for kids rooms you can buy online

I love the personalised name pillowcases from Little Louli. Hand screenprinted and $35 each. Fromage La Rue’s new, smaller letter lights, Petite Vegas, are not quite available yet but you can get your name on the waiting list for your little person’s letter (or indeed your own initial!). They’re about 30cm high and with safe, […]

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Cotton On Kids branch into homewares with first kids bed linen and room range

Cotton on Kids will launch one of its most exciting product categories yet on Monday — its first children’s bed linen and room range. The 100% cotton bed linen is available in a range of designs suitable for single, double and queen size beds, ensuring there is something for toddlers to teens, and even the […]

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Product picks for an eco-friendly kids room

By Emma McDonald With the rise of the more conscious, sustainable consumer — think fair trade, organic and environmentally friendly — some talented interior designers have been busy turning their creative minds to designing products with this ethos in mind. There are some truly beautiful homeware products available today, created by designers who place sustainability […]

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Big kids’ spaces

By Simone Lenneberg Two things I remember being the most excited about upon hearing the news I was expecting: the first (obviously) the baby, and the second, the new design world opening up for me when decorating said new arrival’s room. As keen lovers of design, particularly vintage and modern retro pieces, my husband and […]

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New Armadillo & Co junior collection of kids rugs

Armadillo & Co is launching its first ever rug range for kids rooms, the Junior Collection. I thoroughly approve of the move by founders Jodie Fried and Sally Pottharst to develop something more timeless and less ‘kiddy’ than most of what’s already on offer for children’s rooms. Most of these rugs would suit a child […]

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Macrame neon bedheads, for big kids and small

These are a bit cool. And they’re tapping into two current trends: neon (yes, still not going anywhere) and macrame (tell me you’ve seen those pot plant hangers?). The Neon Vintage macrame bedheads are handmade in Brisbane and stocked by Petite Vintage Interiors. Of course they’re not actually a bedhead, more a suggestion of a […]

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Megan Morton’s new book for magical kids’ rooms

I don’t have kids, but stylist Megan Morton does, and she can often be found creating magical experiences for other people’s little ones at The School too. On this basis (and the fact her last two books were fabulous) I was pretty sure I Heart My Room, a book about children’s bedrooms, would be great fun. And it […]

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Bedrooms

5 top tips for designing children’s bedrooms

Interior designer Kelle Howard-Dean of Habitat and Beyond Kids shares these great ideas. 1. I love to create interiors that last, so when designing a space for ‘tweens’ there’s a fine line between something that’s too grown up and a space that they will quickly outgrow. One way to achieve a space that will last the […]

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The Block 2021: Living and dining reveals

It was a close one last night with Tanya and Vito’s quirky sunken lounge and Ronnie and Georgia’s broad appeal grey, white and gold room tying first place. But only after Ronnie and Georgia played their gnome point to prevent their sworn enemies from winning! It often feels like these living/dining spaces should be quite […]