French kids interiors, part 3

Visit today the kingdoms of Mademoiselle Louison, Mr Elliott and Paul-Emile, the youngest one of the tribe of Mme minute papillon.

Miss Louison has grown up and her mother just redecorated her bedroom which has nothing of a girly one.

She put on the bed hand-made pillows, a small lunch box on the bedside table and cute illustrations from cosas minimas on the wall.

In Eliott and Paul-Emile' bedrooms, the decoration is also essentially home-made or vintage furniture.. giving them a unique charm!

So enjoy the flea markets and garage sales to also find treasures for your decor!

LMNOP... and more !

The new issue of the Australian LMNOP magazine is available on their blog.
I just love the great pictures taken by Hallie Burton of the great loft in Tribeca, in downtown Manhattan, of Hanne Larsen and a family who moved from Australia to NYC.
A ideal family home and a paradise for the four kids India (eight), Atticus (six) Arlo (four) and Banjo (18 months).
They can enjoy a great mezzanine playhouse and fun bunk beds in the boys' bedroom.





The living room offers a peaceful atmosphere and the large windows bring plenty of light. The kitchen is full of fun pink and another area for drawing, coloring, doing the homework for the kids!




In the fun kids bathroom, a grass-motif floor welcomes their feet and a sink that used to be in the kitchen has been painted in green to match.


Also enjoy in the 6th issue of the magazine, the fashion pages and especially this cute picture of this Bohemian couple.
And what the girl is wearing ? Our famous French Bensimon shoes!

Bloggers'interiors, part 2

For the part 2 of our serie on French bloggers'deco, I have chosen the bedrooms of the two kids of the blogger Madame chacha .
I love her world, the charm of the old house, small details like the suitcases Lale in her girl's bedroom, the beautiful butterfly which flies over the chandelier and the vintage cupboard in her boy bedroom.
And above all, I just love the XL tree sticker with a garland light above which gives a festive atmosphere of French villages during the Summer!

Blogger's kid bedroom

What's more inspiring than children's rooms from French bloggers!
To begin our serie, here's Anouk's bedroom published on the blog of her poetic mother lilafanfreluche.
Almost everything is home made or from Africa.
The result? A charming concentrate of objects manufactured, sewn or knitted by Anouk grandmother, mum or aunt!
I particularly like the idea of small chalkboards, each with a letter of the child name.

Small summer issue

The new Small magazine issue of the summer has arrived and is available to download here.
As usual the new issue is a great pleasure to discover and read.
First, to travel in the fashion pages so lovely with great bohemian silhouettes that I love so much for children ! It makes me think of the atmosphere of the French designer Antik Batik!



Secondly, to appreciate the work of artists such as Katherine Edmond and Jess Browns, who make great hand-made dolls and their delicate costumes. "They create a beautiful balance between art and play."


Their passion? Natural processes and vintage materials such as French artists like Minilabo or Clemence G!
Their inspiration? Jess wanted the dolls to look like a french rag doll she had seen.
I think she did it!


I am also a big fan of the draws and the atmosphere of the Californian Mati Rose Mcdonough. With her draws the kids will travel in a narrative, poetic and sweet universe !


Finally to enjoy a small project : wonderful birds to create and hang up!
A good way for me to introduce a similar atmosphere than the work from Appoline in Paris im my interior in the USA!

Pictures credit: Small magazine.

Birds in paradise

Here are two artists that I admire and so do many French blogs and shops:
the English Abigail Brown and the American from NYC Tamar Mogendorff.

The dolls/objects are made by Tamar from linens, wool, Mohair wool, cotton, vintage fabrics, tweed, antique embroidery, pashmina and other fabrics.

Other materials used are antique and vintage buttons, beads, silver thread and old ribons. New items coming every season..

Abigail uses colour, pattern and texture and a visual language which is quirky and playful, reminiscent of a childhood that she holds very dear.

Her work with birds evolved perhaps "because not only are they one of the most beautiful of creatures, so precious, so fragile and yet so animated and so positively bursting with life, but also because they are the most accessible to me", she explains on her website.

"Whether birds, monkeys, cats or elephants, my work centres around animals because they give me comfort, they are truly heart warming, they make me smile...and that is the same reaction I hope merely to evoke in others."

The good news is that Abigail has drawn wall decals for the French brand Poisson bulle I work with... so they should arrive on Comptoir d'enfance this summer.

photos: Tamar Mogendorff, Abigail Borwn, Poisson bulle.