The Homemade Home for Children: 50 Thrifty and Chic Projects for Creative Parents

by Sania Pell

Following the success of The Homemade Home , Sania Pell now turns her attention to a younger audience, creating a stylish, innovative, contemporary and child-friendly collection of 50 projects for parents to make with and for their offspring .

There are ideas for decorating the nursery and children s bedrooms, with great storage tricks, display ideas, and decorations ranging from a space-travel themed banner to headboard embellished with silk flowers. When it s playtime, choose from making planes from balsa wood, sewing simple yet fun costumes, or creating a fabulous play boat from a metal bath tub and a canvas sail. There are suggestions for the garden too, including a waterproof picnic rug and a play tent which utilizes the washing line rather than cumbersome tent poles. There are even quick ways to customize children s store-bought clothing by adding collars, appliqué, and buttons. If you can thread a needle, hold a paintbrush, or wield a glue gun, you will find this book packed with inspirational ideas.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crafts

192 pages, Hardcover

Published April 12, 2012

Reviews

[Bree · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really my style, but you might like it.

[Rachel Bridgeman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a simply gorgeous book full of actual makeable items without needing 6 million items ordered off the internet and a shed to make them in away from the children you are supposed to be making for...they range form the decorative to the pracitcal and from a nursery upwards to approximately 7 year olds (based on my 7 year old girl). It is a lovely, well amde, well thought out book that I'd consider much better than anything the Queen of Smug, Kirstie Allsopp could come up with (but I digress, she just annoys the heck out of me!)

[Carmine · Rating 3 out of 5]

only 2-3 projects I would make. Strictly a library check out.

Did really like the 'button family' and am kicking myself for recently passing up a large bag of 'cover your own buttons' at the thrift store. When I went back they were gone.

[Relyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Sania's first book so much that I got all the books by her that my library had. I actually like this one even better. The photographs of children are wonderful. I actually plan to buy this book to have for reference for children's photography. I mean it - they are great images.

[Haylee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had a few ideas for the kiddos at home that I liked...

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Beautifully styled but not particularly inspired by the actual designs. Nothing there I would make.