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Kids Room Design Photos and Ideas
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π Ellie Deneroff painted the custom crane mural.
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π βHaving nice design is great, but how can you support the ways you want to live?β says Adair. She and Kopp did the same discovery process as their clients to help push them into purpose. βIt was so helpful in figuring out how to shape the moments we wanted.β
π Getting the hammock installed posed a bit of a challenge. Adair and Kopp found it tough to find a company to help with executing their idea. βItβs interesting to know that if you want to do something with a little bit of risk, it really takes some convincing,β says Adair. With the help of a U.S.-based company that dealt with large-scale net facilities, they got a group together and lashed the whole perimeter to create a safe, sturdy, supportive weaving.
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π Working with his father, Anton designed and built a custom loft for the boys in the upstairs addition.
π As long as colors are complimentary, donβt be afraid to add in funky patterns and bright colors!
π The living room once had low ceilings, but moving the insulation to the roof plane allowed for dramatic plays of volume and light.
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π Once the children's playroom, the sitting area can be made private with an articulating cork wall, original to the home.
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π A sensitivity to color and texture drove many design decisions. In the family room, a plywood climbing wall adds a playful touch.
π To access a secret play area in the 2 Bar House by Feldman Architecture, children clamber up climbing holds purchased from a local sporting goods store.
π Eivind wanted to find a contemporary, minimalist take on the <i>hytte</i> that would still evoke the requisite sense of <i>koselig</i> (warmth, contentment, coziness) he recalls from his childhood. Vaulted ceilings in a warm, pale pine paneling are juxtaposed with glossy black accents. Light pours through the panoramic windows that blur the line between indoor and outdoor.
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π Houldin, 10, curls up in the playroom nook which is directly under a side skylight that Pulltab added in order to make the interior rooms inhabitable, as per New York City building code. The custom millwork around the window seat is painted in Rainy Day by Fine Paints of Europe.
π In a spare bedroom/playroom located in another section of the house, Berg played with juxtapositions of shapes, installing an oak-wrapped, triangular reading nook inset with a circular window.
π Only a set of sliding doors separates the kidsβ room from the master bedroom in a Toronto, Ontario, home. When the time is right, there's a track inlaid in the ceiling for a four-panel bifold wall to divide the space into two private rooms for the children.
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π In the kidsβ room, a pendant from Cedar & Moss hangs above custom gabled beds with integrated lighting. The walls are painted Tranquility by Benjamin Moore.
π Local architect Sophie Dries combined two Haussmann apartments in Parisβs Marais district to create a larger, open space for a young family. Impactful paint colors and contemporary art counterbalance the delicate architecture and vintage furnishings throughout the home. In the childrenβs playroom, a piece by JonOne hangs alongside a vintage map on an acidic yellow wall.
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π In the second bedroom, an IKEA bed and West Elm rug bring a sense of playfulness, complemented by a pendant light from Muuto.
π The ground floor includes a four-bed bunk room, allowing the Milford's two sons to bring friends.
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π The long-leaf-pine roof decking was salvaged from the original home and used on the ceiling in the new playroom.
π The Marigold wallpaper from York Wallcoverings adorns one room, its turquoise and saffron shades shaping the color scheme.
π Built-in shelves and storage save space in another bedroom.
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π Vietnam-based firm Story Architecture designed this 1,259-square-foot home for a young family in Ho Chi Minh Cityβs District 7. In the light-filled atrium, a tree with a built-in climbing structure provides a unique indoor playground for the children.
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π The nursery is situated in the chamfered corner of the 1950s apartment house.
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π A peek inside one of the kidβs rooms.
π Baby Maxβs bedroom (in his parents' Los Angeles A. Quincy Jones house) is outfitted with a Gulliver crib and a red PS cabinet, both from Ikea, as well as a Birds in Harmony mobile by Christel Sadde and Katsumi Komagata for the Museum of Modern Art Store. The custom βI brake for unicornsβ neon sign is from Let There Be Neon, a shop in New York City.
π Custom bunk beds in the kidsβ room were designed by ALAO and fabricated by Amber Construction & Design. The quilts are from Cold Picnic and the stool is by Alvar Aalto for Artek.
π Raising the roof allowed for higher ceilings in the kidsβ rooms and created an additional loft that they can use as a play space.
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π The playroom, located in the original house, looks into the courtyard.
π The interior is painted Sherwin-Williams Extra White.
π Pressey started her career photographing people, but she still likes to include them in her interior shots. "Show the kids having fun in their rooms," she says.
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π The expanded west end followed the existing layout and incorporated similar wood windows found elsewhere in the home. The childrenβs bedrooms now have direct access to the light-filled playroom, which opens to the front yard.
π Zuri and Mateo share reading time on the bottom bunk in Zuriβs bedroom.
π The Nesting White and Natural Play Table and Chairs Set is from Crate&Kids.
π Cheng placed a sconceβthe Jay Street Flush Mount in White from Nino Sheaβinto the inset shelving. The artwork is by Andy Blank.
π "I love that I was able to give the two kids their own rooms that showcase their likes without stepping away from the design of the home," says Cheng.
π Custom cabinetry neatly fills the angled walls and frames the River Full Bed from Oeuf.
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π A Woodchuck-made loft bed anchors Sam's room. The dark green playmat is by Alex Playmats.