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What to get for the new parent who has everything? This stunning baby cocoon designed by Dripta Roy for Puur design, based in Eindhoven, Netherlands (they are opening a second studio in Montreal this summer)...

Like its adult counterpart, Zara Home Kids is a great source for cute and inexpensive bed linens, toys, bath accessories, kids furniture and everything else you need to furnish your children's rooms with charm and without breaking the bank (or leaving the house)...

This tee pee from Serendipity is just one of the featured tee pees from Milk Magazine that made me wonder why they don't make tee pees for the overgrown children among us who need a little at-home getaway of their own...

Our post about Gray Kids Rooms inspired Ohdeedoh reader Leah to write in and share some pictures of the gray kids room she designed for her first child...

Another high-end, high-design high chair from German company Sirch, the Alfons has tripod-thin legs and is adjustable to accompany the growth of your child...

We missed this mezzanine bed from Italian company Dear Kids when we posted about it last week...

The French never get tired of reinventing their classics. Parisian company Louis XXI brings the classic Louis armchair into the 21st century, with irreverent, personalized neoclassical armchairs built by hand in the French traditional manner but with cheeky upholstery that flaunts its knowing "bad" taste. The company has started making a line of children's furniture covered in everything from old jeans to camouflage to the American flag...

The designers at Spanish company ninetonine say they believe "that the smallest members of the family should grow up surrounded by contemporary, original and high-quality design." Their appealing and well-thought pieces are built to last for years -- like the "Zebra" crib with slightly tilted bars that morphs into a daybed...

Not everyone in Europe is fond of a gray kids room. Just take a look at these hip, colorful, clean-lined Italian kids rooms from Italian manufacturer Dear Kids, who have been making furniture for kids since 1951.

Here's a charming way to get your kids to hang up their coats -- give them their own mini version of a tree-shaped coat stand that looks like it came straight from a stage set for the enchanted forest.

These featherweight, colorful Seggiolina Pop chairs designed by Enzo Mari for the Me Too Collection from Italy's Magis have been around since 2004. But they are still one of our favorite chairs for kids.

We love the ornate mirror that's a centerpiece in Jeanne's room that we spotted while touring Manuela and Dario's Parisian apartment.

Okay, so it's crazy expensive and you'd need serious ceilings to pull this one off, but we have a big crush on this treehouse-style bed.

If you're traveling this summer, take a look at these travel cots from Childwood, a Belgian kids company.