Design Consultants

Anxious to take advantage of our awesome, ground-breaking, savings offer on the Art For Kids Collection (details at bottom) , but don’t know where to start? Let our Lead Designer, Patty Grogan, lend a hand! Her daring designs and helpful hints are sure to give you inspiration for any room.

Gender Neutral Nurseries: Pale pinks, blues, and greens are popular choices when it comes to color selections, but you can easily get locked into boy/girl specific colors. With so many great choices of fabric, wall coverings and paint, colors can take a room to the next level. Like pink? Make it coral with a pop of teal blue. Want a blue hue? Goodbye baby blue, hello navy. Add brighter greens and a pop of orange. Mix in patterns by trying a fun patterned wall covering on one wall and paint the other walls a complementary solid.

AFK Products: Vintage Circus Table and Chair Set -  Nautical Child’s Rocking Chair - Gold Trimmed Crib

Going Beyond Pink and Lavender: Your little girl has grown out of the pink, cutesy animal character print on her bed and now it’s time for an update. Start with a sophisticated, yet sweet, French-style bed in cream or white.  When selecting colors for her room, try using a fresh, feminine color palette in soothing teal blues and pale yellow. Select a geometric contemporary wall covering as a focal point for one wall adding interest and complementing, not overwhelming, the overall feel of the room.

For furniture, bedding and decor continue with cream/white, pale teal, soft yellow and add an unexpected pop of black – she’ll love it!

AFK Products: Bonne Nuit French Armoire with Caning - Marcheline Night Table - Veronica Seven-Drawer Versatile Dresser - Limited Edition Vintage Shelby Barbie Print - French Twin Bed

Daybed Design:

Daybeds can be a great alternative to a standard bed in a boy’s bedroom or girl’s bedroom. This bed style is also great in nurseries as a place for parents to rest and in playrooms for sleepovers, especially when the daybed as a trundle.

Daybeds can float in the room as a centerpiece and make a style statement or can be placed in front of a wall, which gives a casual living room feel and takes up less space in a room. Color flexibility is a great attribute of daybeds as well – there are many wood and metal finish options as well as fabric options for upholstered daybeds – which are so very popular now.

Try a contemporary style daybed, select a neutral base color and add lots of bright or patterned pillows to spice it up. You can change your style anytime by just replacing the bedding, pillows and other accessories.

AFK Products: Derbyshire Bed with Trundle - Nearly There Old English Rugby Art - Struggle For Possession Old English Rugby Art

Art For Kids creates beautiful, hand-painted furniture and accessories. The collection features soft hues and antiqued finishes and lends a gentle, artistic touch to your home. From contemporary stylings to the ever-popular Bonne Nuit collection featuring French details like molding and caning, this line offers something for every designer taste.

For a limited time, buy one furniture item and all other coordinating furniture items are 15% off!

See the entire collection here.

Many finishes and hand-painted motifs are available. Design consultants are ready to assist you with custom orders at anytime, call toll-free 866.767.4868 or email [email protected]

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