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The idea of Smart Playrooms came to me in the middle of the night, when I was brainstorming other ways of using all of my educational and teaching experience outside of the traditional classroom. I am the innovator of the term “Educational Design” and really started the movement of designing playrooms from an educator’s viewpoint and including challenging physical play kid gyms inside, like monkey...
These NYC Tots Have Playrooms That Rival Some Apartments
“Karri Bowen-Poole, a professional playroom designer who founder her business, Smart Playrooms, in 2012, started off mostly as an organizer who sorted and labeled toys, but in the past few years, she’s been working with clients who ask her to create permanent, indoor playgrounds for their kids, with outrageous features such as monkey bars , trpez...
This Is How a Family of Five Lives Large in a 650-Square-Foot One-Bedroom New York City Rental Apartment
My Family of 5 Lives in a One-Bedroom Apartment
- I live in a one-bedroom NYC apartment with my three kids and my husband.
- I redesigned our apartment, and my kids now sleep in the bedroom and have a rock-climbing wall.
- My husband and I sleep in the foyer — me on a Murphy bed and him on an air mattress — and love it.
While Everyone Else Turned Their Garages Into Guest Rooms, This Mom Put Monkey Bars in Hers
How an Elle Decor Editor Created the Perfect Playroom
Style Director Parker Bowie Larson transformed her basement into a cheery, well-organized play space for her two daughters.