How to Create a Healthier Bedroom for Kids
In partnership with our friends at Avocado Green Mattress
It’s fun to create a kid’s bedroom with the same stylish agenda as we do our own. Discerning aesthetics add depth and encourage blooming imaginations to full on blossom. The real challenge lies in finding age-appropriate décor that’s also responsible. We’re talking about high-quality furniture and accessories that are thoughtfully made and better for kids’ (and our planet’s) health. Thankfully, it’s getting easier.
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The Healthiest Mattress
It’s where they sleep and grow and dream and play. It’s also the surface that their little bodies are in contact with for a significant part of the day—which makes having a mattress that doesn’t contain petroleum-based polyurethane foam and flame retardants (both of which emit harmful off-gases), critical. The GOTS-certified Avocado Green Mattress is made with 100 percent natural materials, including Dunlop latex, natural wool, and organic cotton, making for healthy, supportive, dreamy rest.
Avocado Green Mattress
twin avocado
green mattress
Avocado Green Mattress, $959SHOP NOW -
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sound support
Made of VOC-free sealant and reclaimed Douglas fir wood, this wood bed frame is an instant heirloom piece that gets even better with every dent, scratch, and scrape it weathers.
Avocado Green Mattress
TWIN
NATURAL WOOD BED FRAME
Avocado Green Mattress, $2,325SHOP NOW -
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All Wrapped Up
Fair-trade produced and ethically sourced from artisans in Peru, this hand-loomed throw is the coziest companion for snuggles and bedtime stories. Plus, its colorful pattern is neutral enough to complement a kiddo’s evolving style.
Morrow
throw blanket
goop, $299SHOP NOW -
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Head Rest
They’re made of organic cotton and natural latex rubber shreds, which are cut
from the same material used in the mattress. No synthetic toxic fibers in—or out of—sight.
They’re made of organic cotton and natural latex rubber shreds, which are cut from the same material used in the mattress. No synthetic toxic fibers in—or out—of site.
Avocado Green Mattress
AVOCADO GREEN PILLOW
Avocado Green Mattress, starting at $79SHOP NOW -
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clutter keeper
You don’t need an elaborate organizational system to keep toys in check. This basket is durable, made of natural jute, and makes cleanup a joy.
J’JUTE
basket
goop, $300SHOP NOW -
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solar lessons
Telling is great, but little ones learn best from showing, which is why this portable solar lamp is so smart. It needs five hours of charging in the sun for several nights’ worth of light. A brilliant—and friggin’ adorable—lesson in sustainability.
Little Sun
Solar Lamp
Aldea Home, $27 SHOP NOW -
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Snuggle Time
Because what’s an organic mattress without cozy, luxe, sustainable, GOTS-certified flannel sheets to go on top?
Coyuchi
Twin Flannel Sheet Set
Coyuchi, $198SHOP NOW -
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Clean and Conscious
Designer Lorena Canals brilliantly fixed the fundamental problem with placing beautiful, fluffy rugs in children’s rooms: She made her rugs washable. And then she raised the bar again by creating them with natural raw materials and dyes. (We also love how the brand supports children’s schooling in the region where the rugs are made.)
Lorena Canals
washable rug
Maisonette, $269SHOP NOW
