Little Girl's Study Nook

When I was seven, I remember being totally smitten with stationery of all descriptions and the idea of sitting down at a desk to do "work".  I had a vast collection of glitter pens, stickers, rainbow pencils, fluorescent paper clips, erasers shaped as fruit, post-it-notes in all shades of pink and purple and reams and reams of paper.  So when I saw the above image, my seven-year-old self nearly fainted with longing.  I can just imagine sitting up there, earnestly filing and shuffling and sorting my stationery - such a gorgeous, simple space for a little girl to pretend to be big x

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Tissue Pompom Revival

I know the old tissue pompom has been kind of done to death BUT....

have you ever thought of using one on a bed?

LOVE

it

a LOT

x

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Children's Vintage Art Idea

I was so smitten with the beautiful vintage-inspired artworks created by Sarah Barnett of Twice Designs that I decided to have a go myself (if you missed my Creative Little Soul interview with her, check it out here) .  I found some quirky vintage playing cards on ebay and then turned them into an artwork for my little boy's room.  The cards cost about $6 (AUS) and the white Ikea frame cost $39.95 (AUS).  It's not quite as good as Sarah's but I love the idea.

I'm not sure about the white backing board... I'm considering making it navy blue.  Any thoughts?

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Quirky Art Ideas for Children's Rooms

I'm always on the lookout for fun, creative and affordable art ideas for children's bedrooms. Here are some of my recent favourites... 

This door is so simple and so clever... the possibilities are endless... you could get the children to create their own artwork, you could use a vintage poster or some funky wallpaper... or paint the inserts with blackboard paint so they can scribble on their door with chalk!

This idea is ingenious for little kids... imagine how much fun they would have changing the images around! 

The frame above has been backed with wire mesh to make it easy to attach different items - kids can peg, hang and tie up all the little bits and pieces they collect.

Framed vintage hankies... a great idea!  You could even hunt down ones with monogrammed initials to represent the alphabet... "A", "B", "C", "D"... or find ones with an animal theme.

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Some Floss for The Fairies

I'm restoring the status quo from yesterday!

If I ever have a little girl, her bedroom will look like this... and if I don't, then there's a good chance poor Leo's bedroom will also look like this!  I can just imagine him padding about the place dressed in a pink tutu and waving a fairy wand... 

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Decorating for the Small Fry

In all my years as a stylist, the thing I love to do the most is style children's bedrooms. They offer so much scope to be creative, giving you the opportunity to let your imagination totally run away with you! Like all styling, it's the little details that count (no child could live this way mind you, but it sure looks cute in the photos!). Here are some images of little girls rooms I have worked on in the past...

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Selma's Cubby

The other day I was discussing children's cubby-houses with my friend Emma... we were fantasising about tiny little white painted houses that could be filled with cute kitchen stuff for her girls to play with. I happened to stumble upon these gorgeous images of the sweetest cubby that apparently belongs to a little Swedish girl called Selma. Imagine having something this divine sitting in your back yard? I'd want to live in it!

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Please Can I Be 8 Again?

It should surprise you none that I had a ridiculously girly bedroom growing up, complete with pink walls, a brass bed and a careful arrangement of stuffed toys wearing hand-knitted outfits. At the age of about eight, I put forward a decorating proposal to my mother, selected two different pink paint colours (one for above the picture rail, and one for below) and set about transforming my room into a version of perfection that was a little bit Beatrix Potter and a whole lot Barbie. I clearly remember the first night I spent in my freshly painted room (slightly perturbed that the lamp light was making the walls appear apricot) and the feeling of wonder as I lay there looking around at the realisation of my dream... and so a love of decorating was born.

Here are some little girls rooms that make me wish I was right back in 1985, admiring the way my dusty pink walls complimented Barbie's all-in-one satin jumpsuit. Happy days x

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Pitter Patter

I have just found out today that an old friend of mine is expecting a baby... my heart is filled with so much happiness for her and I know that she's going to make an amazing mamma - I think these images might appeal to her x

Interiors: ffffound

Children: Bo Design & Foto