In our house there are major plans under way to loft a bed and play space in our daughters' 6.6' x 12' bedroom. I knew we could do something fun, but never dreamt it could be quite as cool as this loft / reading nook / wardrobe.
Pan and Myriam, designers of the French vivid textile-based line Petit Pan have managed to make a tiny space for their three children feel otherworldly. Love that secret hiding place for a child! If you're short on square footage and long on ceiling height, perhaps this would make a great solution?
To view the rest of their home, test your high school French or give Google translate a go at Marie Claire Maison.
(Image: Marie Claire Maison)
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Fantastic, and the rest of the house is just as wonderful.
those cut outs by the mattress!!! yikes...it will be nice once my toddlers get to be kid age!
Psst . . . it's either "under way" or "afoot," not "underfoot."
Thanks @STH. ;-) Underfoot is indeed a word, but it literally means under one's feet. So if I were standing on a paper plan, it would indeed be "underfoot." Duly noted!