Volume 1: June 2009
Furniture and Home Décor related News, Stories, Tips and Resources
Having a Kid Friendly and Stylish Home
When buying furniture or redecorating your home for your family many often think durability and practical; not stylish and chic. Well, guess what, you can have it all.
First and foremost with young children, you want to focus on safety. So, when buying furniture buy furniture with rounded edges and stay away from fragile materials, like glass.
Sturdy, durable but stylish and chic materials that are kid friendly include:
Stainless: extremely resilient and when combined with wood cabinets and furniture gives a beautiful gleaming look.
Wood: well made wood furniture of oak, mahogany and pine are great pieces to add to any home. Although, wood can become scratched and weathered looking over time, it can easily be treated or refurbished yourself to make it more durable. Also, quality wood pieces last lifetimes and blend well with just about any décor.
Upholstered: Twill, heavy-woven cotton, wool, felt, leather and microfiber are excellent choices for sofas and chairs. Easy to maintain and clean, since most are treated at the manufacturer with fabric protection.
So, when making furniture decisions there are many options for you to design your home to be kid friendly and still stylish.
Just remember to keep fragile items off low tables.
Also, get your kids perspectives, their ideas can be refreshing and fun.
More on creating a kid friendly environment: Check out Eugenia Santiesteban’s book “Living with kids: ideas for family friendly interiors.”
LDS Living Magazine offers kid friendly tips, too.
Tip of the Month:
Microfiber is inherently stain resistant. Microfibers are so small and tightly packed that liquids just run off it. And if you should need to clean a determined spill, use a mild soap and water.
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