Comments on: Finslippy on Children and Design http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/08/finslippy-on-children-and-design/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:16:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: madness rivera http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/08/finslippy-on-children-and-design/comment-page-1/#comment-139 madness rivera Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:34:09 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=120#comment-139 My two daughters and two pugs have an amazing eye for design. My husband and I said, "How can we get the children’s' room to match our eclectic Wicker Art Deco meets Homeless Back Alley Chic?" And the kids said, "You guys have no vision. Let us show you a few things." So, we let the kids decorate their room and I have to say, the decoupage creation of water-colored art overlaying the graded 4th grade papers is edgy. I especially like the work-in-progress of dirty socks near the closet. I went to clean it up and my six year old was like, "You know nothing of Art." It's true, I don't. I felt pretty lame to have picked up her sculpture like that. They've even bled their style into the bathroom, the kitchen and the living room. (We've kept our bedroom a 150 sq.ft. sanctuary of clutter) But the madness of scotched-taped paintings and piles & piles of thin Suess and Calef Brown books does really add a wild mix of Classic contrasted with Contemporary. Enter my dogs, the Sisters Pug; they've added brilliant sprinkles and splashed of brightly-colored squeaky toys and half eaten Beanie Babies -- I mean, my apartment is a living, breathing Performance Piece. Don't overlook the genius that is your children’s' (and pet's) design vision, people. We, sadly, almost did. My two daughters and two pugs have an amazing eye for design. My husband and I said, “How can we get the children’s’ room to match our eclectic Wicker Art Deco meets Homeless Back Alley Chic?” And the kids said, “You guys have no vision. Let us show you a few things.”

So, we let the kids decorate their room and I have to say, the decoupage creation of water-colored art overlaying the graded 4th grade papers is edgy. I especially like the work-in-progress of dirty socks near the closet. I went to clean it up and my six year old was like, “You know nothing of Art.” It’s true, I don’t. I felt pretty lame to have picked up her sculpture like that.

They’ve even bled their style into the bathroom, the kitchen and the living room. (We’ve kept our bedroom a 150 sq.ft. sanctuary of clutter) But the madness of scotched-taped paintings and piles & piles of thin Suess and Calef Brown books does really add a wild mix of Classic contrasted with Contemporary.

Enter my dogs, the Sisters Pug; they’ve added brilliant sprinkles and splashed of brightly-colored squeaky toys and half eaten Beanie Babies — I mean, my apartment is a living, breathing Performance Piece.

Don’t overlook the genius that is your children’s’ (and pet’s) design vision, people. We, sadly, almost did.

]]> By: halloweenlover http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/08/finslippy-on-children-and-design/comment-page-1/#comment-111 halloweenlover Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:14:35 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=120#comment-111 Ha ha! I love Henry's decorating tastes. I keep saying he is a genius. I know we are never supposed to compare kids to dogs, buuuutttt, my dogs do have awful decorating tastes and they insist that their balls and stuffed squeaky toys be all over the middle of the living room. No discrete basket for them. I know it'll just get worse when we have kids. Ha ha! I love Henry’s decorating tastes. I keep saying he is a genius.

I know we are never supposed to compare kids to dogs, buuuutttt, my dogs do have awful decorating tastes and they insist that their balls and stuffed squeaky toys be all over the middle of the living room. No discrete basket for them. I know it’ll just get worse when we have kids.

]]> By: Linda http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/08/finslippy-on-children-and-design/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Linda Wed, 10 Aug 2005 17:03:31 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=120#comment-98 I have no problem with children's furniture because I simply don't buy it. Like Alice was saying, the problem is the toys. I don't mind sending well-meaning but horrifically unaesthetic gifts to the goodwill. But what then do the kids play with? Nobody is making decent children's toys. Oh, IKEA comes up with something halfway decent once in a while, but if you don't live in an IKEA city, good luck getting a hold of the stuff. There's Waldorf/natural, but's insanely expensive, not in the least durable, and too often has too much of a country look to it. Blah. Pretty much all that's left is the commercial crap. I just don't understand. You'd think somebody in marketing would figure out that it would be hugely profitable to offer products that appeal both to kids *and* to the people with the money, the PARENTS. I have no problem with children’s furniture because I simply don’t buy it. Like Alice was saying, the problem is the toys. I don’t mind sending well-meaning but horrifically unaesthetic gifts to the goodwill. But what then do the kids play with? Nobody is making decent children’s toys. Oh, IKEA comes up with something halfway decent once in a while, but if you don’t live in an IKEA city, good luck getting a hold of the stuff. There’s Waldorf/natural, but’s insanely expensive, not in the least durable, and too often has too much of a country look to it. Blah. Pretty much all that’s left is the commercial crap. I just don’t understand. You’d think somebody in marketing would figure out that it would be hugely profitable to offer products that appeal both to kids *and* to the people with the money, the PARENTS.

]]> By: alice http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/08/finslippy-on-children-and-design/comment-page-1/#comment-97 alice Wed, 10 Aug 2005 03:54:38 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=120#comment-97 I misunderstood, Edgar. I'm impressed with anyone who can design furniture, as I can't fold a napkin without hurting myself. I misunderstood, Edgar. I’m impressed with anyone who can design furniture, as I can’t fold a napkin without hurting myself.

]]> By: edgar blazona http://blog.designpublic.com/2005/08/08/finslippy-on-children-and-design/comment-page-1/#comment-94 edgar blazona Tue, 09 Aug 2005 18:16:20 +0000 http://blog.designpublic.com/?p=120#comment-94 WOW... Im sorry.. I didnt mean for my post to come across like that at all.. We are just so excited to finally have furniture that fits our modern aesthetic as well as meets the needs of our child.. I am sorry Alice.. I did not intend to "advertise" on this site.. I only have the most respect for this site.. BTW - Nice pictures.. Edgar Blazona WOW… Im sorry.. I didnt mean for my post to come across like that at all.. We are just so excited to finally have furniture that fits our modern aesthetic as well as meets the needs of our child.. I am sorry Alice.. I did not intend to “advertise” on this site.. I only have the most respect for this site..
BTW – Nice pictures..

Edgar Blazona

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