Friday, 15 May 2015

Clever Ikea Hacks for your Kids Bed & Playrooms

With more people wanting to customise home accessories, I have seen a big emphasis on personalisation.
There are lots of great Ikea hacks I have come across. Have a look at these cool ones!

Swap a crib for the bottom bed on the Ikea Mydal bunk bed


Use a spice rack as a clothing rack for baby clothes



Turn a Rast nightstand into a modern dollhouse


Turn a simple IKEA Expedit bookcase into a super easy and fun dollhouse for your littles with some wallpaper, paint, and tiny furniture

Make a Kura bed into a cozy reading nook


Use the Grundtal knife rack to organize small metal toys


Spruce up the Lack table with a world map


Add a fun border to plain curtains




Or give the Ikea play kitchen Duktig a modern makeover


and this amazing mini-kitchen | Love those white tiles !

 

Give simple shelves a celestial upgrade


Add a chalkboard top to the Lack side table


Make the Lego table of your kids’ dreams 


Transform an ordinary LACK table into a lego table


 

Turn a coffee table into a toy workbench


Make your own light-up table


Turn the iconic Strandmon chair into a rocker
 

Use masking tape and white paint to make an old Ikea dresser seriously stylish


Find the man in the moon in Ikea’s Fado lamp


Organize art supplies in a utensil holder


Use the Flort remote control caddy to organize your car


Easy Full Height Bunk Bed Stairs with Trofast & Stuva

 

Turn an ODDVAR stool from IKEA into a kitchen stove for a kids playroom 



Coat the inside of a lampshade with glitter to create a cool reflective light effect 

 

  A Movable Girl's Study Desk

 

 

Games tables - Ikea lack 

 

Funky toy storage -Spruce up plain Prant boxes with some washi tape for a pretty toy storage solution


Stool faces - Spruce up your kid's stepping stool with some fun faces! They'll love it!

For more clever IKEA HACKS and to know where these inspiring ideas came from visit our pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/ellaandotto/how-we-love-ikea-hacks/
Wednesday, 6 May 2015

It's A Girl - Our Royal Princess

She is here - our long awaited royal princess. Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana who was born on May 2 at 8.34am. 

Congratulations!
To celebrate her birth we offer our customers a 15% discount on all products in our online shop!
Let's celebrate - shop online!
 

Use code ROYAL at the check out to receive a 15% discount. 
Thursday, 23 April 2015

Home interior trend Memphis in Kidsrooms

Maybe you have started to notice - maybe not, but the Memphis design is moving back into our home.
Love it or hate - the Memphis movement has always been impactful with its bright colours mixed with black & white in geometric shapes.
The Memphis movement began in 1980 after Postmodernist designer Ettore Sottsass gathered together a group of like-minded designers working in Milan. The group allegedly took its name from the 1966 Bob Dylan track "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again" that was played throughout their meeting. They drew inspiration from such movements as Art Deco and Pop Art,  including styles such as the 1950s Kitsch and futuristic themes. 
 I grew up in the 80's so I should feel still too close to like it but I have to admit I love it again!
It's bright - it's fun it's - it's modern and would look great in a kids bedroom or playroom! 
What do you think?

Paint the walls


.... or paint the floor
 


Lovely chairs from high end design but you could re-upholster or paint to upcylce something you have already at home...?




.... there is always the soft furnishing to catch a bit of Memphis in your home...
... bedding sets & cushions!

 









To see where we found these lovely pictures and products - visit our pinterest board https://www.pinterest.com/ellaandotto/how-we-like-memphis/

If you like to read about an artist who works in the style of the Memphis movement - read - her walls are amazingly inspirational!
http://www.koskela.com.au/stories/koskela-chats-with-camille-walala/?crlt.pid=camp.YqJbW2JjPurZ
Thursday, 16 April 2015

Fantastic Wallpaper Ideas for Kids Rooms

I love a good feature wallpaper in grown up spaces as much as in kids bedrooms and playrooms.
Looking for something tasteful to decorate a full wall is not always easy though I have found some good ones I like to share. Take a look!

Woodland


With some "animal heads" or a bird house the wood comes alive and looks fun.




Maps
Maps are a great way to fill a big wall - decorative but also educational!
(How often have we not looked at our sons wall to find a place we were looking for!)




Doodle walls

   

 




Cute surprise


 


Fake wallpaper - illusion of a brick wall

I think this is a great way if you like to introduce a brick wall in your teenagers room but you do not like to go all the way - a fake brick wall with brick veneer.


 

 


For more ideas and to see where I found these ones visit our Pinterest board:
https://uk.pinterest.com/ellaandotto/how-we-love-wallpaper-in-kids-rooms/ 

A company which dooes great wallpaper is Rebelwalls.com