Why Do Kids Get All The Cool Stuff, And Is It Ok To Take It Back?

January 13th, 2011

I’m not a kid person. As I’ve said before, I’m a cat person. So it’s a huge bummer to me when wandering in places like children’s Ikea to see that it’s quite clear that kids get all of the awesome stuff that’s out there. For example, hello, Stuva:

Rounded corners, check. Crazy color? Check.

That thing is adorable. It also comes in wood (lame) white, blue and pink! Amalthea fun fact, I’m not afraid to love pink. That thing is just nifty and it makes me want to put my things into it. But, I know, some of you are all “Amalthea, that is SO ungoth, ew.” Well, ew to YOU! You don’t have to be gothic 24/7, seriously, lighten up. And, just in case you doubt Ikea’s powers of cute, there’s this clearly Tim Burton like piece of furniture here:

If only it were a little taller, it would hold my coats. Perhaps it will keep my sweaters?

That’s right out of Alice in Wonderland, and it too comes in pink.

These cute items are not the reason we’re here today though. We’re here because, guys, I LOVE this wallpaper!

Kitties and bunnies and turtles and doggies!

How CUTE is that? I want it! It’s available on the Wallpaper Collective, a site that is constantly tempting me with wallpapers I can’t afford. It comes in three colors, but it’s $185 a roll! So not only is there the “holy S, that’s expensive!” issue, there’s also the “hmmm, that’s really for a kid’s room” issue, and, as I said earlier, I’m not a kid person. But I wonder, can one get away with something like this in a library? What say you? Leave your verdict in the comments below!

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