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Making room for baby, toddler and teen.

Article by Aimee Harris

Issue Date:  August 2006


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Time to Fly
With the popularity of movies such as A Bug's Life and Antz, this glass-bodied ladybug light, with aluminum wings and legs, is a welcome pest. With two 18-inch, hand-bendable wire leads, the ladybug and fellow insects, such as bees and fireflies, can be hung from ceiling light rails. Tech Lighting from
Dial Lighting, $184.

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Full of Hot Air
This hand-crafted hot air balloon fixture floats from two six-foot lengths of cable. A low-voltage halogen bulb provides soft, ambient light.
Dial Lighting, $249.

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Soft Breeze
A Foam Desk Fan, with finger-safe foam blades, makes cooling off a breeze.
Ross Stores, $4.99.

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Baby Sport Buff
Five-month-old Alex rocks in a Baby League-themed bedroom. All of Baby Emporium's furniture is solid wood. Beyond the Kakaako showroom, the shop has a 7,000-square-foot warehouse, which currently houses nearly 500 cribs and a wide variety of themed accessories.
Baby Emporium, Nicole crib by C&T Sorelle, $399. AP Industries 5-drawer dresser, $799.

Living Systems
Organized Living Hawaii's authorized ORG dealer, provides custom storage systems for the home, including closets, pantries, garages and home offices. But, the places where ORG is needed the most are where the kids are: bedrooms, playrooms and central staging areas. Kamuela Potter, of Organized Living, says it's all about compartmentalizing belongings and building an organization system that creates a process for kids. "Children have a lot of things, and many of them are odd shapes and sizes. A good closet system will maximize space."

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Whether you need organization for daily needs and activities, such as laundry, keeping track of school outfits, soccer uniforms or school notices, Organized Living can design and install a system that is customized to your needs and your kids' mayhem. Organized Living, prices vary by system and cabinetry choice.

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Play Time
Sticks' accessories and furniture are hand-painted, one-of-a-kind, functional works of art. Sticks has eight basics themes, ranging from Caribbean to Retro, and each theme has its own distinctive color palette. Sticks creates either leather or birch wood furniture finished in oak, walnut, black or spot stain. Custom themes and colors are available.
Nohea Gallery at Ward Centre, "Take Me to Your Leader" chess board, $1,295. "Follow Your Heart" toy chest, $1,850.

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Get Jiggy with Figgy
This Figgy novelty table lamp has a painted polka-dot wood body, with a four-legged base and ball-accented springy coil tail. The adjustable gooseneck, with poly/cotton shade and soft 60 watt bulb is great for bed-side reading. Available in lime, pink or yellow.
Lighting Concepts, $79.

Contemporary Kids
The Danish-designed JuBee furniture, from INspiration Interiors, is a great choice for youth and young teens. The half-height, loft twin set is designed with durability and function in mind, with pressed hardwood cores and melamine surfaces that can withstand heavy cleaning and playing. As precautions, the corners are rounded and the metal drawer glides feature safety stops.

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INspiration Interiors, light maple JuBee twin loft bed set, $399, four-drawer dresser, $249 base with hutch, $139 and TV trolley, $149.

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Adesso brings a contemporary, funky, hip attitude to its line of table and floor lamps. Its playful and colorful line of kids' lamps has names, such as Figgy, Confetti, Bijoux and Chalk. This Chalk bottle-shaped lamp, with wood base, is available in lavender, lime, white, blue and yellow.
Lighting Concepts, $79.

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Rug Pals
Soft, cuddly, child-size bean bags are just right for watching TV or snuggling in for a nap. The durable, polyester pals are double stitched and double zippered to prevent any runaway beans. Safety-lock zipper pulls help safeguard children, but are easy for adults to use. Machine washable.
City Mill, Ellyphant and TV Watch Dog, $19.99. Beans, one bag per animal, $11.99.

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A Kid's World
This Base Camp loft twin-over-twin set by Canwood is thoughtfully designed and carefully crafted in solid Lodgepole Pine. The pine is a hardy, slow-growth species, and is acquired from timberlands that have sound forest management techniques. Lodgepole Pine, with its straight grain and small, tight knots, equals strong, long-lasting furniture. Plus, metal-to-metal fasteners conform to all bunk-bed safety recommendations. The fully ready-to-assemble format also permits compact packaging for easy portability.
Homeworld, bunk bed, $599, five-drawer chest, $429, student bookcase, $239.

Horses
Kids that Rock
Miniature Rocking Horse (2 feet tall),
Bali Boo, $89. Bali Boo stocks several different sizes and styles of rocking horses, including 4-foot-tall, fiberglass models with real horse hair manes and tails, plus leather saddles and metal stirrups, $1,599. Others are carved from wood and detailed with paint, prices vary, $199 to $299. Carousel Horse (statuette), Bali Boo, $29.

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Elk Lighting Inc. brings to market Europe's finest lighting fixtures and accessories. Unique designs and meticulous craftsmanship appear even in the company's "For the Kids" series.
Pacific Ceiling Fans & Lighting, from left to right, Man in the Moon finished in chrome, $149, Steamship finished in satin nickel, $239, Bicycle finished in satin nickel/chrome, $149.


Pigs
Hawaiian Piggy Banks in pink, purple and blue hibiscus. Hilo Hattie, $4.99 each.


KIDS FURNITURE SUPPLIERS

City Mill
8 Locations on Oahu
660 N. Nimitz Hwy. (Honolulu)
533-3811
www.citymill.com

Dial lighting gallery
2240 C Kaluaopalena St.
845-7811

Homeworld
702 S. Beretania St.
543-5300
www.homeworld.com

INspiration Interiors
98-1005 Moanalua Road
484-0245
inspirationinteriors.com

King & Zelko Hawaiian Woodworks/Bali Boo
201 Kapaa Quarry Road
261-7239
www.kingandzelko.com

Lighting Concepts
1931 South Beretania St.
955-9955

Organized Living
94-547 Ukee St., Unit 307
678-0096
www.orgliving.com

Pacific Ceiling Fans & Lighting
2 Locations on Oahu
250 Ward Ave. (Honolulu)
597-8169
www.pacificceilingfans.com

 

 

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