11 Kids' Items You'll Want In Your Grown-Up Home

By  Sara Nachlis
Textured Wall Hanging Crate and Barrel

A grown-up home doesn't have to feel so grown up. Just because you have a job, a mortgage, kids of your own, and a healthy fear of mortality doesn't mean you can't fill your home with a touch of whimsy that harkens back to your youth. By shopping in kids' stores and departments, not only can you get big style, but you can also get big savings compared to their grown-up counterparts.

Check out some of our favorite kids' pieces we think would look great in your home — no matter your age.

1. Pillowfort Circle Shelf, $29.99

Circle ShelfTarget

Anything from toys to kitchen spices would look great on this mesh wall shelf from Pillowfort, Target's beyond adorable kids' collection.

2. Anthropologie Diamond Rattan Storage Basket, $128

Diamond Rattan Storage BasketAnthropologie

According to Anthropologie, this lidded storage basket is meant for kids' rooms, but we think it would look great filled with throw blankets.

3. Crate and Kids Hydrangea Removable Wallpaper, $98

Hydrangea Removable WallpaperCrate and Barrel

Imagine this hydrangea print on the walls of a powder room. And because it's from Crate and Barrel's Crate and Kids line, it's removable, which means you can easily switch it out.

4. Pottery Barn Kids White Oval Palm Mirror, $159

White Oval Palm MirrorPottery Barn Kids

There's nothing childish about a 1960s Palm Springs look, courtesy of Pottery Barn Kids.

5. RH Baby and Child Hand-Carved Display Shelf, $199

RH Baby and Child bookshelfRH Baby and Child

Restoration Hardware Baby and Child must be messing with us — there's no way a shelf this beautiful could be meant to house picture books.

6. Crate and Kids Textured Wall Hanging, $39.20

crate and kids wall hangingCrate and Barrel

This beautiful wall hanging from Crate and Kids would look great behind a grown-up couch in a grown-up living room.

7. Pillowfort Kids Printed Upholstered Curved Platform Bed, $899

Kids Printed Upholstered Curved Platform BedTarget

The scalloped print on this Pillowfort children's bed would look great in a wee one's room, sure. But it fits a twin bed, so it could also look stellar in a guest room. Just sayin'.

8. Serena & Lily Hippo Bookend, $68

hippo bookendSerena & Lily

You'll find this faux leather hippo bookend in the kids' section of Serena & Lily, but we think this adorable little guy could easily work in your library or office.

9. Pottery Barn Kids Catalina Magazine Rack, $129

Catalina Magazine RackPottery Barn Kids

Displaying picture books or more adult fare, this magazine rack has major character.

10. RH Baby and Child Antique Steamer Trunk Storage Desk, $1,649

rh baby and child deskRH Baby and Child

Dropping over a grand on a desk isn't something we do every day, but on the day you do, consider this: Restoration Hardware's Mayfair Steamer Trunk Desk is almost identical to the kids' version ( except in price: The Mayfair Steamer is over $1,600 more expensive ). It's the same height, only the kids' model is slightly less long and a bit more narrow.

11. Birch Lane Blooming Bouquet Three-Light Candle-Style Chandelier, $109.99

Blooming Bouquet 3-Light Candle-Style ChandelierBirch Lane

Birch Lane's kids' department is filled with items — like this totally chic tulip chandelier — that would read sweet in a nursery, but just plain beautiful anywhere else.

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