Thank you Gena Jaffe for showcasing how to install a foam pit! We just love how you make it rain foam cubes at the end! Thank you as well for installing the foam pit the wrong way around at first. Perfect for us to showcase how not to do it. And don't worry, you're not the only one making this mistake.
By Karri Bowen-Poole, M.Ed. — Founder & Lead Designer, Smart Playrooms® Every playroom we design gets broken into zones before a single piece of furniture is chosen — Art Studio,...
Read MoreBy Karri Bowen-Poole, M.Ed. — Founder & Lead Designer, Smart Playrooms® Every playroom we design gets broken into zones before a single piece of furniture is chosen — Art Studio,...
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The holiday season has a way of arriving faster than anyone expects — and for families investing in a meaningful play space, timing matters more than most people realize. This...
Read MoreThe holiday season has a way of arriving faster than anyone expects — and for families investing in a meaningful play space, timing matters more than most people realize. This...
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Not all swings are equal — and not all children need the same thing from a swing. This is one of the most common misconceptions in playroom design. Parents often...
Read MoreNot all swings are equal — and not all children need the same thing from a swing. This is one of the most common misconceptions in playroom design. Parents often...
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There is a quiet tension in modern parenting between the instinct to protect and the knowledge that protection, taken too far, becomes its own kind of harm. Nowhere is this...
Read MoreThere is a quiet tension in modern parenting between the instinct to protect and the knowledge that protection, taken too far, becomes its own kind of harm. Nowhere is this...
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I get asked often why Smart Playrooms® feels different from other playroom companies. The honest answer doesn't start with design software or a portfolio of beautiful rooms. It starts in a...
Read MoreI get asked often why Smart Playrooms® feels different from other playroom companies. The honest answer doesn't start with design software or a portfolio of beautiful rooms. It starts in a...
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Most playrooms are assembled, not designed. A piece of equipment here, a storage solution there, a rug that seemed like a good idea at the time. The result is a...
Read MoreMost playrooms are assembled, not designed. A piece of equipment here, a storage solution there, a rug that seemed like a good idea at the time. The result is a...
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As summer winds down and the school year approaches, most parents focus on the obvious preparations — new supplies, updated wardrobes, adjusted bedtimes. What rarely makes the list is the...
Read MoreAs summer winds down and the school year approaches, most parents focus on the obvious preparations — new supplies, updated wardrobes, adjusted bedtimes. What rarely makes the list is the...
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Designing a playroom is one of those projects that sounds straightforward until you are in the middle of it. What equipment belongs in the space? How should it be arranged?...
Read MoreDesigning a playroom is one of those projects that sounds straightforward until you are in the middle of it. What equipment belongs in the space? How should it be arranged?...
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Most playrooms don't fail dramatically. They fade gradually. The space that felt intentional and fresh eighteen months ago has quietly accumulated things it didn't start with. Equipment that made sense...
Read MoreMost playrooms don't fail dramatically. They fade gradually. The space that felt intentional and fresh eighteen months ago has quietly accumulated things it didn't start with. Equipment that made sense...
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