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Showing posts with label girl rooms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label girl rooms. Show all posts
Monday, December 3, 2012

TREND ALERT: SPOT ON DOT DECORATING FOR KIDS ROOMS!

White children's bedroom with two beds with patterned bedding, pink spotted accents on the curtains, a small table with two green chairs and a large round pink lantern on the ceiling

I like a little dot or spot here and there in a kids room. Dots work for little boys or little girls rooms quite well. I like a subtle dot...not quite a big bold polka dot...a dot that just adds nice visual texture to a child's room. Instead of polka dot...what should I call these dots. A chic dot? A modern dot? A dashing dot?  Maybe I'll call these chic subtle dots...coco dots...or is that too self serving?  Hmmmm....

Anyhooo (one reader says she doesn't like when I say anyhooo...but I do say it...so anyhoooo...sorry dear reader...I'll try to lessen the anyhoos...but I do find for me it does reflect what's ticking up in my little head...not quite an "anyway" or "any how"...an anyhoooo is my way of getting myself to focus...as I start to meander off topic as I so often do, somehow I all of a sudden think "Anyhoooo time to get on track"...P.S. I just scrolled through my posts and noticed I do say anyhooo quite a bit...ooops....yikes...point taken...)...

So anyhoooo :-), would love to know what you think of these sophisticated dots for kids!

Bed sheets with a light brown bottom and white top separated at the half way point by a row of red dots
Serena & Lily - Deep Coral Dot Sheet Set - $139 (Twin)(above)

Child's room with one cream colored wall with blue poka dots, a white table and chair with a teddy bear in one of them, a toy car, a white bed with blue pillows, a white chest of drawers and a window with small plants on the window sill

Painting made of lipstick dot swatches arranged in a 5x10 rectangle
Cocoa & Hearts - Lipstick & Dots Painting (above)

Kid's bedroom with white beds with white bedding with blue spots, white under bed storage cabinets and framed pictures from a variety of children's books

Kid's room with gray carpet, gray braided poof seat, floor length curtains with turquoise, green and gray spots in rows running down it, and a white Eames chair with a teddy bear in it

oversided brown bean bag chair with white spots
PB Kids - Chocolate Mini Dot Oversized Bean Bag - on sale $129 (above)

Kid's bedroom with white shelves with orange and brown doors, bunk beds and a crib in matching blue and white frame, orange accents on the ladder and crib and a large framed picture of a circle with colored dots arranged in a circle inside it

White circle with multicolored dots arranged in circles inside it
Damien Hirst - Zomepirac (2003. Household gloss on canvas. Spot painting.  72" diameter)(above)

Love the artist Damien Hirst and all of his spot paintings. They are so gorgeous.

What do you think of this spotty style? Like or dislike? Where might you use spots in your home?

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Went to a fun party with TE on Saturday at a gorgeous home in Santa Monica. Lovely event, charming host and hostess, nice guests, good conversation and all in an absolutely beautiful setting!

P.P.S. My Christmas tree is up. My gardener brought me a 6 foot tall Douglas Fir and I decorated it last night with silver and sparkles. I think I may be allergic to my tree though. I woke up with puffy eyes!

P.P.P.S. Floor guy came and gave me a quote to redo my wood floors in my tiny cottage in the Hollywood Hills that is around 700 square feet. He said the price would be $10,000 or so. That feels way too high! Needless to say, I'm getting another quote!


Photos: Stadshem; Petra Bindel; Emily Mughannam, EM Design Interiors; Vogue


Monday, May 21, 2012

KIDS' ROOMS - BED OPTIONS!

traditional wood sleigh bed with pink bedding in a girl's room with a pink canopy and white window
A traditional wood sleigh bed with pink bedding in a cute little girl's room. A good classic bed selection because can easily transition this bed into this little girl's teens with just a change of bedding. (above)

Kids need cute bedrooms too!  Love a well dressed room for a boy or girl and the centerpiece of that room is the bed!  So what to do when picking out a bed for a child's room?  Here are some bed ideas!

Boys bedroom with lime green upholstered headboard, striped carpet and white and wood chest of drawers
A lime green upholstered headboard is the perfect accent in this sporty boy's room. (above)

two sets of white bunk beds with one ladder in a blue room
Bunk beds in white...love the drawers. (above)

twin bed with drawers and a bookshelf attached, wood floor with rug covered in multicolored squares and a large window with aview of a city
An all in one option twin bed with drawers and a bookshelf attached! (above)

Girls bedroom with pink and green upholstered beds separated by a white drawer and shelf divider, each half of the room has the same wall paper in different color, the blinds are lime green striped
These girs have it lucky...full size pink and green upholstered beds in a shared bedroom. (above)
Which of these rooms do you like most for a child (a question for moms and future moms).  I like the idea of shared rooms...so the bunks or the pink and green bedroom work for me (until I was about 9, I shared a room with my sis DS and it was so much fun).  Do you like or do you think a kids room should be more basic (considering they may grow out of it)?  Do tell.

Happy Monday!

xo
Coco

P.S.  Was in Puerto Vallarta this weekend for the wedding of TG and AG.  AG is my good good friend and I wouldn't have missed her wedding for anything.  It was absolutely lovely.  It was so sweet to see my good friend walk down the aisle and marry the man she loves!  Very romantic.  She got married on a bluff right on the water right at sunset.  It was so amazingly wonderful.  Congrats to AG and her new hubby TG!

floral pom pom attached to a fabric wrapped arch
A floral pom pom attached to a fabric wrapped arch at AG'S (formerly AZ) amazing Puerto Vallarta wedding. (above)

P.P.S.  At the wedding weekend,  I also got to catch up with all my girl friends from around the country including HW, CJ, KD, AL, WH, AS and more.  The weather was gorgeous.  Spent a lot of time at the pool.  No computer with me by the way...it was a nice vacation!

P.P.P.S.  Oh forgot to mention...on the rehearsal dinner night, the bride and groom decided that everyone should do karaoke.  So I had the bright idea that we should perform...so I convinced good friend CJ and the groom's sister who I've known for years to do a rendition of Queen's Boheman Rhapsody...first of all wrong song choice completely...we sounded like three cats in a bag. Out of tune...singing the wrong lyrics...stopping during the middle of the performance and just standing there looking out over the crowd of about 100. During the musical interlude...we broke out into our own impromptu song about the bride and groom...then we would go back to our massacre of the song.    That song is extremely long by the way...so close to 6 minutes after first popping onto the stage...the 3 of us took a bow and ran off.  Our performance was described as "unique" and "interesting" and one woman's husband said nicely, "there was a lot of room for improvement"...another woman said, "Well at least you girls looked cute." Yup. Oh did I mention the groom taped the whole debacle on his iPhone!  Ay yi yi!  Must track down the groom when he gets back and delete that immediately!


Photos: The Glow; David Scott; Sherrill Canet; Agus Interiors; Erinn V Designs
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

THIS OR THAT: BENCHED - READING PLACES FOR KIDS!

Dining area doubles as a reading space with grey wallpaper depicting trees, floral bench seating and comfy accent pillows
In designer Cynthia Rowley's home, a dining table doubles as an enchanting kid's reading space complete with scenic upholstered bench and wallpaper featuring a glimmering forest. (above)

I love these three spaces. Nice comfy bench seating for play time or for a look at a good book- perfect way for a young boy or girl to relax and read. Kids need some stylish lounge time too!

Built in window bed with white under bed drawers doubles as a window seat and reading area in a white bedroom with a black and white stripped rug,
A built in twin bed doubles as a window daybed in boy's room. (above)

Window seat in a girl's playroom with stuffed animals, a bean bag chair, and two built in book cases stuffed with books
Oh what a perfect playroom and place to read (above)

Which of these little bench reading nooks do you prefer? I like the first one for some reason...it comes from designer Cynthia Rowley's home...a table with banquet style seating where the kids can read, draw and relax. Do you have one you like the best?

Happy Wednesday!

xo
Coco

P.S. Was up until 2:30a this morning. We did a photo shoot last night at sis DS's house. It was me, operations manager KS (who loves the color pink) and fab photog Hugh Hamilton! Last minute shoot before we head to market next week. Needless to say...I am a tad tired...just a wee bit...got run to work!

P.P.S. Need stylish things to wear in NY next week. A couple of parties have just popped onto the calender.

P.P.P.S. I think I hear trash people...must run outside in my comical morning outfit of sweats, UGGs and a hoodie and a scarf and go pull out trash cans. This is when a husband would truly come in handy! Anyone have an extra hubby they want to lend?

Photos: The Glow; Kristen Panitch Interiors
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

TWIN ROOM BED & HEADBOARD IDEAS!

Striped walls in shades of blue and yellow coordinate with simple blue upholstered headbaords with a yellow floral crown and drape that match  the pleated bedskirts in a twin bedroom
Striped walls in shades of blue and yellow coordinate with simple blue upholstered headboards with a yellow floral crown and drape that match  the pleated bedskirts in a cute twin room. (above)

So...way back in August, I had dinner with good friend JO who was visiting from San Francisco with her family (husband TO and two cute daughters). JO and family get a house in Venice Beach every summer for about a month and leave the foggy San Francisco August behind. So it is my thrill that it gets foggy in SF in August because every year I see JO here in Los Angeles! JO and I love talking about design.  She has a stunning place in San Francisco. So when we were out to dinner at Osteria Mozza she was telling me she just had some custom headboards made for the girls' rooms. She said she had gone on Nbaynadamas a few times to find ideas...and that prompted me to think...what a good post idea.

Now some two months later...I am finally actually executing said "good post idea". Hmmm...so much for planning and executing...right? Note to self: get a posting schedule together instead of just posting on the fly as you have for the past 3 years (some bloggers are so organized and plan out posts weeks in advance...I plan out posts when I post...makes for a harrowing situation almost every day...knots in my stomach, racking my brain for post ideas and inspiration, the same scene happens every day...uh oh...my OSS has kicked in...(over sharing syndrome)...you don't want to know how the posts get here kind of like you don't want to know how sausage is made...you just want to enjoy and be entertained as you should be...I know...okay...okay...I'll stop blabbing...but maybe if I talk about it...I'll stop doing it...maybe if I expose my inability to plan posts, I will start planning posts...maybe? Oy va voy. I'll stop...LOL!)

Anyhoooooo...here are some wonderful twin rooms and twin room bed ideas. I like twin rooms because they are good kids rooms (boys or girls) or can make for lovely guest rooms. Here we go...

Clean and modern twin bedroom with white walls and floor, the turquoise upholstered beds have a wing back headboard, the orange accent pillows and a green and white down comforter folded across the bottom of the beds add a pop of color.
Clean and crisp...these upholstered beds with wing back headboards make for a smart modern design in a room from Bear Hill Interiors. (above)!

old fashioned iron twin beds with plaid bedding in a preppy beachy guest room with wood floor, a striped rug and a white wicker chair and a large pentagon shaped window overlooking an ocean or lake
Good old fashioned twin iron beds with plaid bedding in a preppy beachy looking guest room. (above)

 Green toile walls and floor match a the green toile upholstered french twin beds in a statement classic bedroom
Toile everywhere!  Green toile walls match a the green toile upholstered french twin beds in a statement classic bedroom. (above)

Twin bedroom with mint green walls, a wood floor, white upholstered Queen Anne style headboards, a large wardobe with a yellow flower painted on it and a vintage high back wooden chair in front of a reclaimed wood desk with a glass top
Keeping it simple with white upholstered Queen Anne style headboards. (above)

Nautical twin bedroom with white notched wood twin beds, white paneled walls, a wood night stand with a large model ship in the corner
White notched wood twin beds make for a crisp clean nautical bedroom. (above)

Twin bedroom with pink toile wallpaper, super tall, green and white poka doted upholstered headboards, large window with patterned pull up curtains
Super tall upholstered headboards help balance the scale of the twin beds in this bedroom. (above)

Twin bedroom with simple brown headboards with off white time, a brown and white graphic print rug, a dark wood chest of drawers, black wall mounted lights and roman shades on the window
Simple brown headboards with bold off white trim compliment the graphic patterns on the rug in this twin room - also love the crisp white bedding!  (above)
Which of these twin rooms do you like best?  Any other ideas that you've seen or used in a twin room that you want to share?  Please comment below!

Happy Tuesday!

xo
Coco



Photos: Ali Schwarz; Bear Hill Interiors; Simon Brown; Tucker & Marks; Keith Scott Morton; Peter Murdock; Jay Jeffers; Bonsteel & Trout
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

WINNING TWINS - MAKING TWO BEDS BETTER THAN ONE!

Children's bedroom with two twin beds with lime green spindle headboards, light purple walls, carpeted floor and a white nightstand with lime green drawers
Photo: Moises Esquenazi

Love these twin bedrooms. Perfect for children (boy, girl or even toddler soon to be tot) and/or guests. Oh how I wish I even had an extra room to decorate...for kids and guests alike.

Think these rooms are fab because they all have a bit of whimsy to them and some bold use of color. All show much design can matter in a kid's or guest room.

From fun spindle headboards, to colorful drapes and canopies, to grass cloth covered walls, to a bright Marimekko wallpaper (see last photo), to colorful bedding...these rooms pack twice the design punch of any old single bed bedroom!

Bedroom with two twin beds red upholstered headboard, white bedding with red trim, instead of a nightstand, between the beds is a wood desk with a wood chair with woven seat and back, and striped curtains
Photo: Meg Braff

Bedroom with two twin beds with striped canopies and blue upholstered headboards, a red rug and a colorful lantern
Photo: Katie Leede

Bedroom with green walls, two twin beds with white and green headboards, white bedding with blue trim, a blue throw and green ottomans at the foot of the bed

Bedroom with two twin wrought iron beds with arched headboards, red gingham bedding, beadboard ceiling and a wood nightstand between the beds
Photo: Michael Grimm

Bedroom with Marimekko wallpaper, two twin beds with black iron frames and white bedding with brightly colored pillows, and a light wood flor
Photo: Style at Home

My favorite is the first room with the great yellow headboards...forget the guests or children, I might just make that one my own!

Happy Wednesday! (I have the day off from work...yipppeeee)

xo
Coco

P.S. In a total fashion non-sequitur, you must visit SheSez for some amazing coverage of Paris Fashion Week as told and photographed by friend and fellow blogger Linda Grasso. Amazing photos of all of the shows including CHANEL! Linda was invited by her friend, an ambassador, and she is receiving VIP treatment the whole time. It looks like so much fun. Check out her blog to see more on fashion in Paris!