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Fabulous French art for kids

May 7, 2015

I’m in love with this new French design studio – how great is their art? I love discovering new designers for a range of things but especially for kids art. Art like this that may be aimed at kids but really it’s ageless and will be loved by adults too. I’m loving the posters as well as those quirky animal trophies. Every child should have some art on their walls and I’m planning to have a lot in Anya’s new room – the only trouble is choosing from all the amazing kids art out there. But I think those animal trophies and that adorable juggler print are going to be hard to pass up! Visit Melanie, the designer’s shop to see the rest of her striking collection of kids art.

Kids room inspiration: indigo and petrol blue

March 19, 2015

With my current house renovation project I seem to be spending half my life on interiors sites, pinterest and browsing through interiors magazines. I’m definitely not complaining! Recently I’ve noticed a bit of a trend for using deep, dark blues in interiors like indigo and petrol blue. These deep blues are not colours you find everywhere so they are still quite unusual and really stand out. While they look great in dining rooms and living rooms, I think these blues would look equally fabulous in a nursery or kids room – for boy or girl. So I felt inspired to put together a mood board for a kids room using various shades of deep blue with touches of lighter blue.

One of my first ports of call for finding cute things for kids rooms in the UK is Petit Home one of my sponsors. It’s run by a French lady who has a real mix of styles in her shop so there is something for every taste. From quirky pieces like that rabbit light to more understated things like the bed linen she has. I picked a few of my favourite pieces and mixed them up with with some others to create this blue kids room moodboard. Here’s where you’ll find everything:

Sweet and stylish polka dot bedding

January 7, 2015

Character themed or over colourful kids and baby bedding just doesn’t do it for me. I personally prefer children’s bedding to be as simple and minimal as possible but that doesn’t mean it has to be just black and white. I totally appreciate that a few carefully chosen colours thrown in can work really well. That’s why I’m loving this new collection of baby and kids bedding from Australia. Tiny little polka dots in charcoal or neon pink adorn the sheets which are complimented with a beautiful two-tone blanket. There’s also a sheet with little yellow hearts that is quite adorable for baby boy or girl. And then for older kids you’ve got the dotty sheets with matching duvets which can also be paired with the two-tone blankets. Very simple, very classy.

Apart from these stylish bedding sets for kids, also on offer are some unusual and fun prints. What I love most about the prints is that they really are for any age – from little babies to adults. Many of the prints compliment the bedding sets really well or would be a great way to add pops of colour to an all white nursery or kids room. Of all I think I’m loving that quirky dog print and the charcoal polka dot linen is just lovely too. In fact I would be tempted to go with both together for a boys room.

My favourite kids illustrator…

June 17, 2013

Sometimes I think I’m more drawn to kids art than to art aimed at adults. It’s rare that I come across an affordable artist where I feel I’d love to own his work but with kids art it happens pretty often. I wonder if that says something about me?! Maybe I’m just a big kid at heart and maybe that’s why I am so drawn to Jon Klassen’s illustrations. You may remember a book called I want my hat back that I wrote about a while ago. Jon Klassen was the author and illustrator and while he’s written a couple of great kids books, it’s his illustrations that really capture my imagination. He does all kinds of projects but also illustrates for other kids authors and his pictures are so good that many are sold as prints or even originals. Jon illustrates a lot of animals and many landscapes or outdoor scenes. While I love the landscapes and would love one for my walls one day, it’s the animal illustrations that are truly mesmerizing. His style is so distinctive and original and each animal has so much character. I think Jon Klassen could be my favourite kids illustrator and if you like his work too you can find a selection at Gallery Nucleus.

Delightful art for kids…

October 9, 2012

Before I started writing this blog I never knew about the wonderful world of kids art. I knew there was art for kids but I thought it was all about the over-cutesy kind of stuff that I totally shy away from. When I discovered the range of art on offer I realised how wrong I had been. I felt like I had stumbled upon a secret world, a world only open to parents in the know. In this world I found imagination that knew no bounds, illustrations that were a feast for the eyes and magical drawings that were sometimes happy, sometimes poignant and sometimes just plain funny. Recently I stumbled across Society 6 and found the largest collection of kids art in one place. I spent ages browsing and found art for every taste and budget. Society 6 have gathered together a huge range of artists from across the globe that produce work not just for kids but for adults too. They have so much choice and variety that it’s impossible to choose a favourite. So, I’ve picked out a few blue-green coloured prints that I was charmed by but there’s a whole load more for you to explore. I think from now on Society 6 will be my first port of call when I need some art for a child.

Beautiful bear hugs

June 8, 2012

What a heart-warming collection of prints these are. There is something so sweet, so warm, so charming about these bear families. Apart from the emotions that these prints evoke, I love the monochrome treatment and the style of the illustrations too. This artwork for kids is by a Kiwi mama called Helen Acraman who is currently based in Toronto. Helen offers a range of wonderful prints and posters in her store but for me it was these bear family ones that really captured my imagination. These prints, sold at Helen’s store Zukzuk, would add charm to any baby or kids space.

Soft, subtle and sweet art prints

March 26, 2012

There is so much wonderful art out there for kids rooms and today I bring you another artist that I love. These are the creations of Australian Amy Borrell who is an illustrator, designer and pattern maker. I’m really drawn to the soft watercolours that Amy uses and the subtle style of her work.

I think these prints would be fabulous eye candy in a nursery or a toddler room. I would be tempted to have a few of them, not just one. My favorite is the clowns on stilts but the boy holding the starry balloon sparks my imagination too. And as far as kids circus prints go, Amy’s version called ‘Ta-Da’ is one of the most appealing I’ve seen. I discovered this circus one at L’affiche Moderne where you can buy it or check out Cake with Giants which is Amy’s shop and has a bigger selection.

Here are some more lovely kids room posters and prints.

Cool chevron style for mama and baby

March 21, 2012

Chevrons seem to be all over at the moment and I’m loving it. Simple graphic patterns like stripes and chevrons work so well across nearly anything and best of all they look so stylish in an understated way… the best way according to me. I’ve picked out some sunny yellow and black chevron adorned goodies for both mama’s and babies:

1. Love this gorgeous black and white chevron print maxi dress by the ever stylish Anthropologie and you could even wear it when pregnant. 2. A sweet airplane baby mobile in yellow and teal by Cactus & Olive. 3. Simple and stylish bird prints for a nursery or an adult space by Tessyla.

4. A super modern and super sophisticated black and white baby blanket by Handmade by Paisley. 5. A yellow and white pinafore style dress that is perfect for spring by Sewn Natural. 6. A very cute chevron print elephant soft toy with big flappy ears by Lil Kingdom.

Adorable kids room art by Stefania Manzi

February 27, 2012

There is so much wonderful kids room art out there and my latest find is by the Italian illustrator Stefania Manzi. I love her style. Her drawings are childlike without being cutesy, the colours are soft and I even love the paper that the art is printed on. It all comes together to make for super sweet art which would work for a baby nursery or for a toddler room or even a play space for older kids. I think this stuff is just adorable. You can find out more about Stefania Manzi on her site where you’ll also find a link to her shop.

*Via Pikaland

Now I know my ABC’s…

February 8, 2012

I love my ABC’s especially since they lend themselves to some amazing designs. I don’t know many kids who don’t have some sort of alphabet adorned thing… be it wooden blocks, ABC cushions or even an alphabet duvet cover. One of my favourite ABC adorned things is alphabet posters or prints and today I’ve discovered a new one which I wanted to share. This is by a fabulously creative Swedish boutique called Fine Little Day started by a mama called Elisabeth Dunker. Her aim is to make art and design a part of your everyday life and her store is full of goodies to help you do just that including this simple but stylish ABC poster. I love the colours, I love the way some of the alphabets are turned in to cute objects and I even love the printing style. Nothing fussy, just clean, fun ABC style! Head to Fine Little Day to see this alphabet poster and to check out more of Elisabeth’s goodies.