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home dÉcor trends
Sophisticated Kids
colors, cartoons, and pa erns.
is a trend that enLIGHTenment Magazine editors
believe will continue strongly throughout 2016, es-
pecially as birth rates are at a high level.
Kids as young as three or four are experts with
technology today, and for that reason, even chil-
dren’s furniture companies are nding the need to
incorporate high-tech touches into their product
lines. For example, the Smartstu M by Universal
Furniture line includes such amenities as patented
charging stations, removable drawer partitions for
easy organization, secret compartments, built-in
lighting that is strategically placed for studying or
as a nightlight, desks with pull-out keyboard trays,
and a clever tray for upper bunks that creates a
“nightstand in the sky” for an iPod, cell phone, or
alarm clock.
Retro, Eco-Friendly, and Organic looks are themes
that have been popular for several years now and
show no signs of waning. While home décor buyers
Sophisticated Kids The GuysM collection in the Paula Deen Kids for might be tired of seeing these motifs, the American
Smartstu M line was created for the young gentleman with an upscale public is not. Count on these trends to continue
sense of Southern sophistication. It has a rustic and rough-hewn look with
having staying power all through 2016.
a distressed deep Molasses nish and naturally mineral-streaked poplar
wood. Uneven planks that are reminiscent of hand-planed, hand-made wood
antiques contribute to its lived-in look.
Sophisticated Kids There’s plenty of convenient Sophisticated Kids The Genevieve girls’ collection from Smartstu M is
storage handy for children, regardless of whether fresh and subtly feminine in a French White gesso nish on poplar solids and
they claim the upper or lower bunk as their own. birch veneers with a sophisticated mix of coordinated pieces that appeals to
Shown here is the Smartstu Lo Bunk Bed.
girls of all ages.
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