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Cote Maison has a feature on kids rooms that includes a few examples of shared vacation bedrooms, as well as this sweet shared girls room in a grand Paris house...

What's wrong with this innocent picture? Why there's a stuffed animal head mounted on the wall...

Decoclico.fr has an assortment of cardboard play furniture for kids who like to decorate their own environment...

This reproduction Louis-style children's desk from French company Jardin d'Ulysse comes with a matching chair and is aged to lend your child's room an antique look...

These fanciful playhouse tents from the Little People's Furniture Company are made from 100% cotton on a light aluminum frame...

London's The White Company has a stylish range of kids furniture including classic white bedframes like this "Provence" bed that comes in a child's single...

These chalkboard-covered MDF silhouettes of "Phil and Sophie" are meant to hang on the wall, both decorative as they are and a blank slate for your children's imagination...

In Europe, I'm always seeing vintage wire dress mannequins at the flea market and in people's homes as decorative items in a bedroom or living room. But on a quiet weekday on Portobello Road, I spotted a rash of miniature dress mannequins on the sidewalk...

Made in France by high-end baby gift company Ovale, these ridiculously cute cuddling bears are so in love that your child may feel left out...

This mini club chair from Ibride -- which also comes with a matching table -- is made from melamine-coated MDF and comes in a flat pack for easy assembly...

The wall of this colorful, happy baby's room is papered with a patchwork of wallpapers that's a lively backdrop for a sweet antique crib, a modern striped rug and green walls. It all adds up to an adorable baby's room without an ounce of preciousness...

Philippe Starck has miniaturized his 2002 Louis Ghost armchair so now the little ones can have their own version of this tongue-and-cheek homage to Louis XVI...

The Otto play mat by Mischa Vos for MVOS is a fun, noise-absorbing figure-8-shaped racetrack rug for toy cars that you can leave out between playtimes...

The Ndebele cardboard playhouse from Italian designer Vittorio Locatelli for Driade is inspired by the geometric patterns and vibrant colors found on the walls of painted African houses.