Open and closed

Open shelving can be a nightmare to keep tidy! When decorating her two-year-old daughter Ivy’s playroom, interior decorator Tammy Holmes chose a unit from Lovely Bug Creations with pull-out drawers on sliders for every second cubby. This not only creates a striking checkerboard effect, but also turns cleaning up after playtime into a fun activity as kids can decide what to hide and what to display.

For the floor covering, Tammy chose stainproof Belgotex carpeting with underfloor heating for cold winter days.

About the posters on the wall, she says: “I love the idea of inspiring Ivy with powerful, meaningful words that she sees and subconsciously takes in every time she’s in her playroom. I’ll probably change the quotes in the frames as she gets a little older, so they don’t simply become ‘wallpaper’.”