REAL LIFE, EAST SUSSEX: Florence’s Rooms
WE ARE JUST A LITTLE bit envious of Nubie owner Amanda’s 2-year-old daughter Florence. For this is her bedroom and playroom at her home in East Sussex, filled with goodies that Amanda has sourced for her modern kids’ goods boutique.
“We moved house when our daughter Florence was just 6 weeks,” explains Amanda. “This isn’t something I’d recommend when you have raging nesting hormones plus I was also in the process of setting up Nubie with Mischa my business partner. The up side though was that as we sourced products for Nubie I also took the opportunity to choose things for Flo’s nursery.” The décor evolves around the zebra cot made by ninetonine, which Amanda spotted at the Kids Modern show in Dulwich. “It was love at first sight! Not only is it creative and fun, but beautifully and thoughtfully made, with great detailing such as slanted bars and wheels. Florence just adores it and feeds and pats it.”
Conscious of not wanting to overload Florence “with our love of everything modern” Amanda added “a few girly elements such as soft curtains from Designers Guild and a stunning wall mural with flying pixies and fairies - great for make-believe chats at bed time.” And she broke up the potential starkness of the cream carpet “with a grey
felt bear rug and woven felt storage box from Parkhaus and dotted the room with some bright fun objects such as the fuchsia pink Magis puppy and Howee pup light from Offi which also acts as a night light.”
“Above all, I want Florence’s nursery to be her retreat and grow with her, well beyond her baby years,” says Amanda. “The Zebra Cot turns into a bed and sofa with an oak frame and it will be so fabulous if in years to come, she can look back and remember her bedroom and the furniture in it and the fun she had with her Zebra cot!”
As for Florence’s playroom, find everything from the Alexander Taylor rocking chair to the Offi furniture and Donna Wilson rug in the nubie shop.
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