An interior designer shares ten tips to creating a stylish child-friendly space.

By Annie Deakin

Mary Boston, founder of Firefly Interiors, designed the interiors for Cupcake, the member’s club and spa for mothers, fathers and mothers-to-be. ‘Gloriously single’ (her words, not mine) and without children, Boston described the job as a ‘baptism of fire’. This is what she learnt about planning rooms with little ones in mind:

1. Don’t be a snob, make friends with Ikea – The Swedish designers are second to none, especially for children’s storage. Teach children to tidy up with Ikea’s Troffast range, plastic units with multi-coloured drawers in different sizes. The Ikea Mammut range of plastic children’s furniture with bulbous elephantine legs is cheap as chips and stylish.

Source: INDEPENDENT