droolicious : home decor

First Look: Offi Nester Boxes

Nicole Feliciano — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:30:00 GMT

A stackable space solution from Offi.

Finding space for all the stuff kids bring into your life is a constant battle.

Sure there are cheap and ugly solutions like milk crates and under the bed bins, but we like to think a tad more creatively. Out of the box if you will. That’s why we love the new Nester Boxes from Eric Pfeiffer for Offi.

Think about those Russian nesting dolls your girls love so much, and then think about storage. These four boxes stack on top of one another or nest inside each other for transport and shipping.

Available in walnut ($499) or maple ($449), these clever boxes can easily be repurposed when the kids fly the coop. For now they can display books, Barbies or Bakugan.

The Nesters are not available until late August, find them on Offi.com.

First Look: Greenplay Submarine

Nicole Feliciano — Wed, 27 May 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Sing it: We all play in a yellow submarine!

This way-cool plaything caught our eye at the 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair. This Greenplay play structure ($3,950) can be used as a desk, fort or whatever your kid dreams up.

Grenplay is a children’s environment company. They design items that walk the line between toy and furniture. The components are crafted from recycled, renewable and low-impact material. All the coatings have low or zero VOC emission.

There are quite a few seating options in the line, but the Submarine Activity Station by Joe Fiacchino for Skyline Design caught our eye. Measuring 81” long and 47 “ high, the sub is constructed of formaldehyde-free MDF with FSC certified birch veneer/ top is 100% post-consumer pot-industrial recycled plastic.

The colors were vivid and the play options numerous. We simply can’t get enough of deigns like this that make us want to be three again.

Check with Greenplay for availability.

First Look: K Studio Family Series Pillows

Nicole Feliciano — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:30:00 GMT

A different kind of family portrait. K Studio offers an appealing option to the stuffy family picture session—a gorgeous hand-sewn pillow.

The K Studio Family Series Pillows are a modern family portrait free from fake smiles and torturous sitting sessions. The K Studio designers use sustainable fabrics for the pillows then personalized them with embroidered characters to represent your family. There’s lots of room for experimentation. First pick your fabric and thread (our pick: Off-white hemp/organic cotton fabric paired with red thread) and decide on the size (the 18” version goes for $152).

Next it’s time to play with the family. We love the long, leggy characters and the whimsical pets. Make the pillow represent the family you want or already have…you select an arrangement of characters and pets. Pick up to six family members (there are a variety of sizes and shapes) and up to two furry friends. This is a great heirloom item with a modern twist.

Saw Logs on the Tree Stump Floor Pillow

Aaron Burgess — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Complete your indoor woodland theme with this awesome-looking, realistically accented Tree Stump Floor Pillow from Etsy seller bebemoon. At 14" tall by 12" wide, it offers plenty of room for kicking back during storytime, or if you've got an upright sleeper in the house, the pillow looks perfect for sawing logs.

$75 from bebemoon's Etsy shop -- if you order from outside the U.S., the pillow ships without stuffing to help lower shipping costs, but as bebemoon notes, you can easily load it up with pillow filler or repurpose old clothing and scrap fabrics for some DIY green stuffing.