I know Mila and I are not the only mother and daughter to love anything Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker from Studio Violet do, so I'm sure you will enjoy this little book...
Mila chose the Friends of Violet poster for her bedroom and personnally I really love the colours and designs of the Apple Papple poster and Pirum Parum poster (so cute!). So when Elizabeth told me she had now published Mr Mustache book in English, I got very excited.
Mr Mustache worries for nothing and can't sleep...What is bothering him? When he finds out, things start to feel a lot better :-)
PS: I hope you will have as much pleasure as I did when I read this to Mila. Have a great day!

(C) images from The Yellow Umbrella

For a while, I have been wanted to share with you how I double the height of a basic Malm bedframe by IKEA and and covered it up with grey linens to create a stylish, French-looking headboard for less than £60. Unfortunately the photos I took at the time are pathetic and needs work so in the meantime, I thought I would share this headboard done by House Tweaking. I love wood at home especially recycled wood so I think this one is a great way to make a statement in your bedroom and to create a modern, rustic look.

Cela fait un moment que je souhaiterais vous expliquer comment j'ai double la hauteur d'une tete de lit Malm d'IKEA pour ensuite la recouvrir de lin gris et creer une tete-de-lit contemporaine pour moins de £60. Malheureusement les photos que j'ai prise sont nulles et ont besoin d'etre retravaillee. En attendant, je vous montre cette tete de lit cree par House Tweaking. A la maison, j'aime avoir du bois surtout du bois recycle et je trouve que celle-ci est une bonne facon de creer un impact visuel dans votre chambre tout en apportant une touche moderne et rustique.
L'autre solution est de trouver un vieux lit en fer dans une brocante, le repeindre et d'utiliser la tete de lit et celle du bas sur deux lits une personne comme je l'ai fait dans la chambre de Mila, dans notre maison en France (voir ci-dessus).

I love this photo...

Jolies poupees (dolls) de Happy To See You, stylism by Emma Cassi for the latest issue of Papier Mache and a gorgeous Paris map print in the background by Julie

I'm not the only 'maman' to love the Friends of Violet poster....Look at Nael's bedroom (7 years old)....These photos were taken by Barbara Berrada, designer and photographer

Barbara B. has published a book a Butterfly in your house which looks like a wonderful collection of all the homes she has visited...I recommend you visit her blog, it has some cool shots of kids bedrooms

Last year, I did a little housetour of Nina's gorgeous loft in London East end. Do you remember?
Well the good news is that we will more of her beautiful, creative home soon as Nina's home will be in the next book by Paumes (out this Summer). I can't wait to see the shots that Hisashi Tokuyoshi has taken. I'm sure it's going to be stunning and very inspiring!
In the meantime, here is a glance at the new ByGraziela goodies...
I love, love , love the ByGraziela 'you-can't-miss-me' bed linen for cots and single beds. They are loud (but we like that for kids), retro, colourful and to put it in a half-German way... uber cute. In fact, I'm pretty sure a lot of colours from the bed linen would work perfectly in Mila's bedroom and if is anything like the TRAIN bed linen set, the NEW 123 bed linen is going to be a hit....Nina and her mum, designer Graziela Preiser have also launched a cot bumper. I had one for Mila when she was a baby and they are a godsend...Not only it stops your baby to want to put her head through the bars like mine did but it also stops all her favourite toys and the infamous dummy to fall on the floor!

And finally the ByGraziela nighties and PJs are back in production..Yippee!
While I'm at it....the ABC poster will be back in stock around 11th....I think we have quite a big amount on back order but we will get enough to fulfill all the back orders and more so no panic.

I have to admit that the photoshoot with Paumes last Saturday gave me the ultimate boost needed to finish Mila's bedroom... After spending several weekends painting her walls and floorboards, my motivation to do more DIY was running low but hey....no matter how talented Hisashi Tokuyoshi is in seeing beauty in the most mundane things, I thought my masking tape around the ceiling wouldn't quite cut it!

Like Sophie, I used these adorable Bird Clothes Pegs to display Mila's "masterpieces". I had the idea since I saw how one of our US customers used the bird pegs to display her wedding seating plan!

The more I look at these pictures, the more I'm pleased with how the soft and deep hues of greys used on a single wall and the shelves work beautifully against the rest of the room painted in white.
The room displays Mila's favourite toys and gifts which all have a little story to them like the yellow Apple we got from our last trip in Hong-Kong when we both went to explore Stanley market while Steve was working or the DREAM sign she broke, hide at the bottom of her basket under all her Doudous, which eventually I found months later and glued back, her latest present from me: the Doudou Superstar cushion, the vintage globe purchased at Columbia market, little gifts from Elodie and Lily she cherishes and Liberty cushions I made for her + one I brought back from my last trip to Paris.
I got the old Mickey on E-bay for my retro toys collection but lately everything I buy seems to end up in her space...The day after I bought a big rubber duck for my studio from the Paul Smith shop in Borough market, Steve found her sitting in the bathroom counting all her coins to see if she had enough to buy it from me. Her dad gave her £10, I 'sold' it to her at a loss but I ended up with a very happy little girl :-)
In the end, without too much pink, her room looks like a proper little girl room with cool pieces of design like the Norm 06 pendant light mixed with retro collectables robots and is so far, my favourite room in the house but if you are after more ideas on how to decorate a little girl's bedroom in pink and grey you may want to read this.

I have to post this because Sophie from SKINFLINT DESIGN (one of my favourite websites for industrial/vintage lights by the way) managed to do what I have been planning to do in Mila's new bedroom for ages....Using our Bird clothes pegs to hang her children's artworks!

A couple of years ago, a customer from the US sent us some gorgeous images of her wedding where she used the Bird clothes pegs to display her sitting plan which looked amazing but I really like how cute the pegs look holding onto kids' precious drawings....and you have to admit that it's a lot more interesting and creative than using standard drawing pins :-)

At the beginning of March, I wrote how I didn't like pink for little girls' bedrooms but pink for grown-ups was ok.....
WELL....as I'm a very reflective person....I mean 'eventually' I'm a reflective person - because really, my first call of action is to do/write things first and then eventually think about it afterwards, rather than my other half who thinks everything first and then acts/decides upon his hours of reflection (I think his way is a bit boring if you ask me :-)

So a few weeks ago, I explained that pink in girl's bedroom was my pet hate. Well it's not exactly true!
The whole Princess/Barbie themed is my pet hate. With all the cheap, flimsy plastic things that come with Barbie and her mates, this makes me feel physically sick but pink and grey, like Bonpoint plays it beautifully in their shops is a different story.

In fact, I think if you mix soft hues of pink like this beautiful Penguin wallpaper in plum (which in fact is not really plum, more like a pale pink with a drop of blueberry), or this adorable Miss Doudou poster in hues of soft pink & yellow and add touches of grey with this Ball chair, then PINK & GREY are the definitive colours to use to create a beautiful and modern pink look for your girl's bedroom be she 4 or 14 years-old!

So here my suggestions for a cool, modern pink look version BODIE and FOU
And so you know...."Pink, pink you stink!" is something our Daughter Mila keeps saying even if it is her favourite colour !

Miss Doudou poster: £25.50
Rosie Flo's colouring books: £5.99 each
Norm 06 pendant light: £45.99
Doudou 'Poppy' violette: £19.49 and Doudou Lila
Family Tree print: £45
Pink Birds on a wire roller blind: £65
Grey ball chair: £140

Other suggestions....
Bird A to Z poster: £38
Fluoro Dandelions & Cow Parsley wall sticker: £79.99
Moo wallpaper: £38 per roll
Pink rubber vase (to be used as pencil pot holder): £20
Pink rubber washing bowl (to store kids toys):

Look at these gorgeous images of a little girl's bedroom found here. So cute!
I'm loving the old sewing machine and the Fischer Price little characters. I'm going to start Mila's bedroom this weekend and it will be a bit more modern with a grey feature wall. Yes I know...grey for a child bedroom.... but I'm French and trust me, it will look fab!
However, if you love the retro vibe, you will love the 70s collection of posters and bed linens ByGraziela. They were initially designed by German designer Graziela Preiser and were HUGE in the 1970s but recently Graziela's daughter: the lovely Nina, re-launched these iconic designs which are flying off our shelves.
But back to Giddy Giddy...so I was looking at these lovely, feel-good images and I could not help admiring the header of this page.

So I explored her lovely blog a bit further, check her shop to see if she was selling prints...nothing and then I saw these beautiful sketchbooks!

I think they are gorgeous and I hope the designer behind Giddy Giddy explores this avenue further and comes up with some beautiful prints for everyone to enjoy!

I'm really excited today because we've just added the fabulous range of stickers from Funky Little Darlings to our collection and they all look fab!
Wall Stickers are a blessing when it comes to decorating a room. I mean all it takes is 2 min to open and peel the stickers and then you have a fabulous artwork on the wall in no time. I love the Funky Little Darlings collection because they really capture the world of children while being contemporary.
I'm pretty sure the Dinosaurus Rock wall stickers are going to be a hit with boys. We've received some fantastic feedback on the Dya-Think-E-Saurus wallpaper but if you are renting, wall stickers are easier to handle than wallpaper.

Click here to see the whole range of wall stickers.

Kayatine is a new label launched by the young (only 24) and obviously very talented French designer Julie Lepage-Chartier.
In France, 'un Doudou' is what we call the first soft toy, a baby will take a fancy to and this a toy that your child is likely to keep forever so choosing the perfect Doudou is no mean feat!
The first time we saw Julie's 'Doudous', we felt in love straight away...I mean look at this one called Poppy. Even if you haven't got a child, wouldn't you want something as cute and friendly in your home! I love it!

Doudou Poppy is one of eight brothers and sisters. Each one has little ears that are easy for tiny baby hands to grab (or suck as babies do!). Its bottom is embroidered with a cure little heart and the fabrics Julie has picked (for instance for Doudou Bobi) are just beautiful and cheerful.

Poppy is also available in violette here.

We will add more gorgeous designs from Kayatine in the forthcoming months as Julie has also designed uber cute babygros and bath set for babies and I can't wait for her to do her Doudou as cushions!
For more inspiration on how to create gorgeous children bedrooms, check out the amazing collection of Japanese books from Paumes.