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Designed for Kids
Designed for Kids is an online store ran by parents, they sell some amazing furniture and accessories for kids rooms, with the practical needs of children and parents in mind. We met with Sarah at Designed for Kids, she was kind enough to share her top favourite...
A little girl with Craniopharyngioma
MK Kids Interiors designed a bedroom for a girl Sharelle was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma in 2012 at the age of 9. Childhood Craniopharyngiomas are rare tumours usually found near the pituitary gland (a pea sized organ at the bottom of the brain that controls...
May Design Series
The May Design series started with a long walk.... Eventually I arrived at the exhibition space within The Excel Centre. This was the second trade show I have been to since 2012. May design series is filled with both contemporary and traditional furniture and...
Bedroom styles for the whole family
Bedroom styles for the whole family Whether you’re five, fifteen or fifty, your bedroom is the one place in a family home that you can really call your own and decorating your room is the perfect opportunity to let your creative juices flow and stamp your personality...
Bedroom Psychology: How a Room Affects your Child
Bedroom Psychology: How a Room Affects your Child A child’s bedroom is their comfort and safe zone throughout their childhood and when they reach their teenage years it is their sanctuary. Rooms affect our moods, which is why we choose colours that lighten an interior...
FREE INTERIOR DESIGN ADVICE
Do you want to redecorate your child's room but you don't know where to start? MK Kids Interiors often run phone consultations with parents, to help choose the right colours and accessories for your child's bedroom. We did it for little CJ's room. This month MK Kids...
Hiring an Interior Designer to Cut Costs
Please consult a designer first before you do anything, you want to get it right first time. Take the notion out of your head that ‘designers are expensive’. Designers will save you money from doing something wrong, and having to do it again. Designers are happy to...
Gifts for Girls
These precious little gems first caught my eye on Instagram. They are by far the sweetest eye candy I’ve seen this year. Cute little ballerina’s in a variety of soft colours; pink, lilac, yellow and blue dance their way into the room from an illustration. These one of...
5 things to teach your kids about fire
5 things to teach your kids about fire Don’t be fooled by Hollywood What you see in the movies is not what happens in reality. You cannot see through smoke, it’s dark, nor is it likely that you will be able to inhale the fumes and survive. Don’t think you can run...
Hand-drawn designed vinyl stickers for children’s rooms
Dunnock and Teal are a new company that designs vinyl wall stickers for children. All the stickers are between 30 and 50cm high, and made from hand-drawn designs. Perfect for any child’s room. I recommend stickers for children’s rooms because they can go on to many...