Furnishing My Home!

Are you like me who dislike clutter? Well, here are some useful tips which I found from Better Homes and Gardens on how to cut clutter in your home.

Keep things organized and attractive like using a lovely bowl or basket to keep all your keys.  Colourful document holders can be used to hold bills.

Bookshelves placed back to back are great as room divider as well as storage for books, collections and more.

Furniture with dual purpose such as coffee tables with drawers, chest that can be used as side tables or ottomans with lift-off tops are perfect for storing magazines, books, vga cable, cds, dvds and etc.

Keep the children’s room tidy with storage bins, baskets or drawers to keep toys, books, scarves, hats and more.

I love these delightful range of children’s bean bag covers from Cocoon Couture.  They are so colourful and bright.  You can find a wide range of designs such as birds, giraffes, tigers, whales and more in vintage inspired fabric applique.  The bean bag covers are machine washable and made from 100% pinwhale cord.  The Cocoon couture bean bags are just perfect for the children’s bedroom.

It is a daunting and frustrating task to try to keep a clean and well organized children room.  If you plan to give your children’s bedroom a makeover without breaking the bank, here are a few things you can do.

1)  Decorate the wall with some fun wall decals.

2)  Storage bins

A great way to keep all the toys, pencils and etc organized is to use some storage bins.   Oh, aren’t these baby storage bins adorable?  I would love to get some to store my things. They are so pretty. Maybe when I buy diet pills, I can store them in the bins and display them in the kitchen counter.  They are available at DesignPublic.com.

3)  Mirror With Storage

You can place this mirror on the wall.  It has space for a hairbrush, comb, jewelry, etc inside on the doors.  Minnen mirror from Ikea.

4)  A Rug

You can add some colours to your child’s bedroom with a colourful rug.   It can also provide protection to the floor.

When not kept or stored properly, toys can take up the whole room if not the whole house.  Besides storage containers, hammock is a popular way to store children’s toys.  Hammock works well for homes with lack of floor space.  It can be a neat and attractive way to encourage the child to clean up and straighten their room.   So, if you are looking for a different way to keep the toys neatly in the playroom or the bedroom, check out some toys hammock.

A child’s playroom is always the room which is cluttered. Organizing it can be a real struggle.   If you are spring cleaning and would like to organize your kid’s playroom but not sure how or where to start, here are a few items  from IKEA to help you keep everything in order.

Mesh Basket with lid

Mammut Shelf Unit can be used for keeping books or art & craft items

Hemnis Storage Bench is great for storing stuffed animals, dolls and more

Glis Box With Lid can be used to store building blocks or colour pencils.

I was blog-hopping again yesterday (when I should be looking for an acne treatment for a friend) and found some very nicely decorated kids’ bedrooms at Better Homes and Garden.  Are you planning to decorate your child’s bedroom? If you need some inspiration or ideas on how to do that, just check out below.  They are some of my favorites.

a room filled with classic cars and trucks

something pink for a princess

A fun spotty room for tweens

a calming room in blue for a boy to spread his wings

If you are looking for ideas on how to organize a birthday party for your kids, you may want to take a look at these ABC paper cups by Imagine and Make.  I love their concept and design.  They have definitely taken paper cups to the next level.   ABC paper cups come in 30 varieties.  These cute cups are great as containers for holding crayons, markers, candies, acne vitamins or simply clipping them together to form a banner on the wall.  Check out iamdesign.co.kr/abcpapercup for more information.

This is a very interesting post about bunk beds. I love bunk beds because they are great for children’s bedroom and do not take up a lot of space. Mom’s Bunk House have very nice and good quality bunk beds for children. twin bunk bed

I was helping a friend to look for an acne spot treatment yesterday when I saw these awesome reusable fabric wall decals from LoveMae.com.au.   They are just perfect for children’s bedroom.  I love the idea of reusable decals because you do not have to worry when you move home.  Just un-peel the stickers and take them with you.  The fabric Wall Decals are so colorful and will definitely add some fun and cheer in bedroom.

twitter for girl’s room

forest critters for boy’s room

dainty toodstools for baby’s room

I love the decor in this girl’s bedroom.  I was blog-hopping and saw this beautifully decorated bedroom at SpearMintBaby.com.  It is simple and sweet.   I am sure my soon to be five year old would love to have a room like this.  She has been asking for her own room and telling me that she wants something pink in her room.  We even bought the same pink flower lamp from Ikea as shown in the photos below.

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love the decals on the cupboard

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