Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Rocking horses are a classic toy for children, and it’s something that your children can be proud to pass onto their children. If you’re thinking about getting a rocking horse for your child, consider a hand painted one that reflects the child’s interests.

The Rust Cowboy Rocking Horse is one of many wooden horses at Applegate Furniture. Thishorse measures 36” L x 12” W x 27” H, and it sits 19” from the floor to the seat. This horse features red accents on the rocker and seat as well as a desert elements such as cacti, suns, and mountains. It’s definitely a piece that would give a baby’s room some character.

Other themed rocking horses include blue balloons, red balloons, cream Victorian heart, blue Noah’s Ark and more. Or you can go with the traditional classic rocking horse too.

When children are younger, their imagination is constantly going, so it’s no surprise when they use your lipstick to color the mirror or start painting with your fingernail polish. These examples are not positive ways for them to get out their creativity, so it helps when they can actually get messy and paint something without getting into trouble.

The Kid’s Craft Kit/Carpet Painting features redheaded kittens that are just begging to be painted. Now your child can be the designer and decorator of their own rug. The rug is 20 x 33 cm, and it’s a great addition to your child’s room because it’s something that they took part in.

This is definitely a unique way that your child can decorate his/her room, and it’s a fun way for them to use their imagination and bring the scene of kittens to life.

If you’re looking for fun and practical children’s’ furniture, then you might dig the cheerful activity stations from Green Play Furniture.

The company offers modular, thematic furnishings that are designed to inspire creativity, offer storage and workspace, and be fun to boot. Many pieces can be fitted together, so you can have just what you need depending on the number of kids using the tables. Unique frames (such as trains, buses, airplanes, and submarines) give the desks the feel of children’s play forts. Tables, seating, and storage shelves are all options.

Made from sustainable materials, the workstations are eco-friendly as well.

Teenagers can be challenging to shop for, but if you’re looking for something unique and something that’s more on their level, the perfect gift is a click away.

These Chat Pillows feature common instant messaging and texting lingo such as OMG and LOL. Note: You might want to save the WTF for yourself. These three letter pillows come in green, blue and red. They are made from 100 percent fleece with a polyester fill. Each pillow is approximately 12” tall x 11” wide.

These throw pillows would make a cute accessory to your teen’s bedroom or even the basement or other area of the house where they hang out with their friends. The curve of the word balloon can also be used as a handle, so watch out for those late night pillow flights!

Babies require quite a bit of sleep in addition to nurturing, so you will find yourself in the nursery more often than not. Your nursery can be a magical place full of fantasy and fairy tale elements, which will make it a more peaceful and comforting place for you and the baby.

If you’re going to treat your baby girl like a princess, then you need a Majestic Carriage Crib that will lull her to sleep. The carriage crib is made with a cedar frame and details in birch wood. The carriage has faux leather seating, and the side box acts as a convenient changing table.

The round mattress is also included, but the finials and drapery are not included. However, you could easily find these adornments at your local craft store and recreate the display shown.

When you have children, you start realizing that you can’t leave certain items out and it’s a given that some of you furniture or breakables will be compromised. However, just because you’re starting to train your child to use the bathroom, it doesn’t mean that you have to use those unattractive plastic potty trainers.

The Growing Up Green Step Stool & Potty is a sophisticated set that can help your child through the potty training process without making your bathroom look juvenile. In addition to looking chic, the stool and toilet seat is eco-friendly too. It’s made from 100 percent bamboo so it can be recycled. Also, the bamboo is pesticide free, which makes it even safer for your baby.

Both of these items can be washed with mild soap, and the toilet seat can fit on most standard toilets.

As your son grows up, it can become more challenging to design a room that doesn’t embarrass him. However, by incorporating some of the hobbies he enjoys into the room’s style, you can make it all come together in an age appropriate way.

This Aviator bedding set from Belmont Home Decor has a sophisticated look for a boy who is transitioning into manhood. The antique airplane motif is hand-painted on the pillows, but you can mix and match this pattern with the plaid, cable knit fabric and small-scale herringbone pattern.

You can choose from a duvet cover, button-tufted comforter, hand-tacked comforter, bedset, coverlet, skirt, bed pillows, footstools/ottomans, throws and trimmings. So you can incorporate the airplane motif as little or as much as you want depending on the age of your child.

Kids are always playing on the floor with their building blocks or small dolls, but if you have wood or stone floors, this might not be an ideal place for them to play. An easy way to fix this is to incorporate a stylish yet comfortable rug in your child’s bedroom.

This Football Sheepskin Rug is perfect for a boy or girl who loves football. Since the rug is soft and luxurious, your children will enjoy playing on it, and they might even want to take a nap on it. The rug is approximately 2′5” in diameter.

If you child spills something on the rug, you can machine or hand wash it with the Eucalan wool wash, which is included in the purchase. Or you can always use a mild liquid detergent and warm water, so the upkeep is not that bad.

A big sheepskin rug like this will quickly warm up your child’s room and make the floor perfect for hours of play.

Believe it or not you can find a rug for your child’s room that will inspire him/her. If you want your child to stay active indoors too, hopscotch is a game that will give them something to do when the weather outside isn’t cooperating.

This Hopscotch Rug from CB2 is made from 100% fine Argentinean wool, and it has a 100% cotton backing. The concrete like background color and chalk colored hopscotch outline make the game come to life. The rug’s dimensions are 4′ x 6′.

This rug would be perfect for a child’s room, or you can put it in your mudroom. Either way you will have a unique rug that will bring out the child in everyone.

Since the rug is made from wool, it must be spot cleaned and not machine washed.

Is your child into Snoopy? Well, now you can enhance their room or even your backyard with a mini refrigerator that has Snoopy right on the front! If you’re always swimming in your backyard during the summer, a small fridge like this is a convenient device to have around. You can store drinks as well as snacks in it.

This Snoopy Mini Fridge is priced at $299.99 from Dream Kitty. The glass front features Snoopy at the grill with his cooking accessories. The inside of the fridge is divided into two sections, or you can take out the tray if you need a larger space.

Now when your children need a water or a snack, they can go to their own fridge and get it whenever they need something. Plus, it’s a cute fridge that they can call their own.