Look! Mixing New and Old

A put together living space is a thing of beauty. To really appeal to the senses, designers often talk about creating a bit of tension in the room to keep things interesting. One way to create tension is to mix new and old items, and this kid's room we saw at Design Sponge does it beautifully.

The first thing that jumped out at us was the red wall of vintage lockers - what a find. We imagine it's filled with clothing, with the out of season items in the upper lockers, all tucked away nicely behind closed metal doors. We also adore the cubby unit "garage" as well as the side table with fire station and engine. Both provide a place for display and easy access to toys. These older items along with some vintage toys (is that a sit and spin in the corner?) look great with the newer elements in the room - the FLOR carpet tiles, clean basic lines of the IKEA Latt table and chairs and wallpaper giraffe decal. You can see more of the rest of the house at Design Sponge.

Comments (9)

How adorable

posted by boxerchick on April 28th 2009 at 2:04pm
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I keep coming back to look at this room because I loved it so much!

posted by Loki Parker on April 28th 2009 at 2:09pm
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I really like this room because it looks genuinely loved and lived in, unlike some of the other nursery tours where they have been designed to suit adult tastes (and lifestyles). I think most children would adore this room!

Fiona

posted by scottishmummy on April 28th 2009 at 3:02pm
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This is certainly a room a child could grow into. I see lots of design inspiration for my daughter's room, and she's 9! Fabulous!

posted by TammyMoore on April 28th 2009 at 4:15pm
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So inviting. I wish I could see those prints a bit more clearly - are they a set or mix/match?

posted by teetee on April 28th 2009 at 7:02pm
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teetee: The prints look like they are eeboo cards.

posted by janie on April 29th 2009 at 8:40am
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we were given the same rocking horse for our daughter, a hand-me-down from a friend, whose 3 children had used it, and who had used it himself, along with his siblings. Now, we have passed it down to our nephews. Love pieces like that, and love this room!

posted by mschatelaine on April 29th 2009 at 9:36am
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they are eeboo cards. you can find them here:
http://www.eeboo.com/product.php?cat=30&prod=34

posted by kcook on April 30th 2009 at 2:30am
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Oh great!!! Thanks!

posted by teetee on May 2nd 2009 at 11:00am
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