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Cool Spaces for Kids

With the kids officially on winter break—how will you fill the time? Here are 10 spaces to inspire a redesign guaranteed to keep your little ones occupied in high style.

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Living small is par for the course in New York City, but accommodating a family of four in under 700 square feet rarely looks as effortless as in this storage-smart renovation. Jonah can easily transform his sleeping berth from desk to bed by himself. Photo by Raimund Koch.
Living small is par for the course in New York City, but accommodating a family of four in under 700 square feet rarely looks as effortless as in this storage-smart renovation. Jonah can easily transform his sleeping berth from desk to bed by himself. Photo by Raimund Koch.
The four children divide themselves among three Blu Dot–furnished bedrooms and two bathrooms located off the second-floor hallway.
The four children divide themselves among three Blu Dot–furnished bedrooms and two bathrooms located off the second-floor hallway.
The kid-friendly stainless steel kitchen countertop exemplifies the design’s unfussy commitment to contemporary life. Yet, says Matthew Bardin, “you have all this history underneath you here.”
The kid-friendly stainless steel kitchen countertop exemplifies the design’s unfussy commitment to contemporary life. Yet, says Matthew Bardin, “you have all this history underneath you here.”
On a lakeside plot outside Toronto, four friends forge a new kind of vacation house. Here, a loft and a book provide plenty of entertainment. Photo by Lorne Bridgman.
On a lakeside plot outside Toronto, four friends forge a new kind of vacation house. Here, a loft and a book provide plenty of entertainment. Photo by Lorne Bridgman.
Soren and Annika share a lofted bedroom and a pair of bunks. In Barker and Inzunza's house, this space is used as an office and music room.
Soren and Annika share a lofted bedroom and a pair of bunks. In Barker and Inzunza's house, this space is used as an office and music room.
In this Brooklyn renovation, a traditional Indian twin bed in Mira’s room is outfitted in hand-stitched linens from Fabindia in Delhi. The toy blocks are from KID-O.
In this Brooklyn renovation, a traditional Indian twin bed in Mira’s room is outfitted in hand-stitched linens from Fabindia in Delhi. The toy blocks are from KID-O.
At the Fisher family’s 1960s Long Island beach bungalow, the kids share a warm, bright space with modern prints. Photo by Richard Foulser.
At the Fisher family’s 1960s Long Island beach bungalow, the kids share a warm, bright space with modern prints. Photo by Richard Foulser.
The house’s uncluttered and airy feel make it a playground par excellence, especially in the cheery upstairs sitting room.
The house’s uncluttered and airy feel make it a playground par excellence, especially in the cheery upstairs sitting room.
In a former fishermen’s cottage outside Copenhagen, a young family has carved out a cozy, light-filled home. In one corner, the family created a cozy space for their daughter. Photo by Jonas Bjerre-Polsen.
In a former fishermen’s cottage outside Copenhagen, a young family has carved out a cozy, light-filled home. In one corner, the family created a cozy space for their daughter. Photo by Jonas Bjerre-Polsen.