5 Questions to ask when choosing a cot for your child
The designer cots in the magazines look so stylish, but I would never purchase one of them for my child. After months of broken sleep, all a new parent wants is a cot that isn’t frustrating to use....
View ArticleProject: create a children’s craft corner
All kids are the same. When they are together, they always want the toy that the other person is playing with! I wanted to encourage my children to play together and cooperate, rather than compete and...
View ArticleSome thoughts on toy clutter
I’ve always been a homebody. And house-proud too. So I’ve had to accept that it’s really difficult to keep the house tidy with kids. But I do know that while my children love to have all their toys...
View ArticlePublic design inspiration for private spaces: the library
When we were travelling recently we came a cross an amazing library which was a perfect example of my Lego Furniture Theory, and I wanted to share it because there are some great ideas here that can...
View ArticleUnearthing rough diamonds: 6 tips for antiques shopping
Japanese Barbie was a difficult model to work with! ($15) My mother has an uncanny ability to walk into a junk shop and pick out the one beautiful item amongst a sea of ‘bric-à-brac‘. How does she do...
View ArticleProject: create a children’s play cafe
I don’t know how I managed to turn my kids into coffee snobs: perhaps they’ve had one too many baby-cinos! So we decided to make a play café in one of their bedrooms. I’d seen children’s play kitchens...
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