Vintage Mail Bin or Storage Cart
By Kennett Fiber Company
Located in Sheffield, MA
Made by Kennett, this Industrial style mail cart has two-hole handles with iron braces and metal
Natural Fiber
Large Industrial Mail Bin or Storage Cart
By Kennett Fiber Company
Located in Sheffield, MA
Made by Kennett, this Industrial style mail cart has two-hole handles with iron braces and metal
Natural Fiber
Large Vintage Mail Bin or Storage Cart
Located in Sheffield, MA
Made by Kennett, this Industrial style mail cart on wheels has two-hole handles with iron braces
Natural Fiber
Small Vintage Mail Bin
By Kennett Fiber Company
Located in Sheffield, MA
Made by Kennett, this Industrial style mail cart has two-hole handles with iron braces and metal
Natural Fiber
Vintage Canadian Mail Cart
Located in Calgary, Alberta
We have 5 of these vintage Canadian mail carts. They are perfect as a daybed. We have added hand
Iron
Vintage Mail Bin
Located in Sheffield, MA
Made by Kennett, this Industrial style mail cart has two-hole handles with iron braces and metal
Natural Fiber
Reclaimed Wood Armoire Cabinet with Iron Hardware
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Reclaimed Wood Cabinet Armoire. Beautiful antique patina, these are solid and sturdy ready for daily use, use for a wardrobe, hideaway clutter, or store china or linens. Great in a ...
Reclaimed Wood
Storage Bench Decorated with Elephants
Located in Kastrup, DK
Artistic storage bench, naïve and charming in its design. Shape of elephants in amber lacquer between elephants, at the end decorated with vases and flowers in polychrome lacquer col...
Wood
$195 / item
H 29.75 in W 27.5 in D 19.5 in
1960s Friso Kramer Style Industrial Desk Teak Formica Top by Werzalit
By Friso Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Industrial work desk attributed to the Friso Kramer style manufactured by Werzalit in Austria during the 1960s. The design features a compact cantilever frame construction in dark gr...
Metal
Pine Trunk or Blanket Chest in Decorative Paint
Located in Baltimore, MD
We love these extra long blanket chests. Placed against the wall it has as many uses as the variety of things you can put in it, or it can make a particular statement in front of th...
Pine
$6,250 / set
H 11 in W 9 in D 20.5 in
Baroque Pair of Antique Carved Wood Arm and Fist Wall Sconce Candle Holders
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and remarkable pair of 18th century French wall sconce candle holders hand carved depicting hardworking peasant hands in service, protruding from carved, primed and gilt classic...
Hardwood
FRAMA Contemporary Handcrafted Rivet Case
By Frama
Located in Copenhagen, DK
The Rivet Case convinces with its solid and versatile design. It can be placed vertically as well as horizontally while functioning as a table, storage, or display room. The Rivet d...
Stainless Steel
Willy Guhl Modular Concrete Bookcase, 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Balen, BE
A set of 4 sculptural concrete bookcase elements by Swiss architect Willy Guhl, produced in Switzerland in the 1960s by Eternit. The cubes can be arranged in various ways and is a wo...
Concrete, Other
Vintage New Old Stock Hungarian Earthenware Bowls
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Vintage New Old Stock Hungarian Earthenware Bowls. Hand turned and hand decorated new old stock bowls from Hungary. Hand wash only. Not oven proof. Decorative use only. Listing is ...
Ceramic
$66 / item
H 15.75 in W 11.03 in D 22.84 in
1960’s Trafitol Vulcanised Card Storage Boxes – Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Trafitol Vulcanised Card Storage Boxes - Large Quantity Available. In 1853 the textile industrial revolution arrived in Loos, Nord France with the formation of the Esquermes f...
Other
$18 / item
H 3.15 in W 2.76 in D 8.27 in
1960's Small Sized Industrial Scientific Equipment Boxes - Single Box
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Small Industrial Scientific Equipment Boxes - Single Box - Good Quantity Available. We bought a good volume of these great industrial boxes and are selling them individually....
Wood
Industrial Rustic Distressed Metal Shelving Bookcase or Display Unit
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible Mid to Late 20th Century Industrial Rustic distressed metal shelving, bookcase, or display unit. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so w...
Metal
Industrial Wilder Rolling Metal Box
By Wilder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial galvanized tin rolling box made by Wilder. Sliding top reveals a large storage space. Perfect for use in a workshop, or in the home as a unique end table. Please confirm i...
Tin
Jacques Adnet Brass and Leather Side Table / Catchall, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning red leather side table / catchall by French designer Jacques Adnet. Iron frame wrapped in a beautiful red leather with glass catchall on top. A large ring with three brass ...
Brass, Iron
Antique Brown Painted Gate Doors, Grand Scale
Located in Round Top, TX
These extremely large and imposing gate doors still have their original brown paint. The sheer size alone (9' wide) creates a strong and dramatic presence, accented with the unique o...
Wood
Industrial Metal Black Three Door Locker
Located in Chesham, GB
Unusual industrial, vintage metal locker with three mesh doors. Restored, finished and sealed. Each compartment features an original shelf and can be customised with a hanging...
Metal
1950s Industrial Metal Storage Cabinet - Cupboard
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s Industrial Metal Storage Cabinet – Cupboard 1950s Crude Industrial Metal Storage Cabinet – Cupboard. Simple heavy duty Industrial cupboard sourced from a steel foundry in York...
Metal
When you’re shopping for antique, new and vintage children’s furniture, you’ll want your choices to fit nicely within the decor scheme of the rest of your home. But you’ll also want to create an alluring and inspirational space for your children to feel relaxed and encouraged creatively. Indeed, a child’s room can be simultaneously stylish and playful — the ideal environment for children.
Understandably, beds were the first piece of furniture designed for young children. In Ancient Egypt, children’s beds were scaled-down versions of adult beds. They were intended to be a logical size for a child and low enough to the ground so that they could climb in by themselves.
Historians discovered early high chairs in Ancient Greece. In the 6th century B.C., a child’s training potty might have also been used as a high chair, while archaeologists on a dig discovered a terracotta high chair in a marketplace in Athens. By the Renaissance period, children’s bookshelves were popular with upper-class families who had disposable income and the desire to beautify all areas of the home. The original purpose was to organize school books, but shelves eventually became integral to children’s rooms of the era.
In the early 20th century, Italian physician Maria Montessori changed the way designers thought about children’s furniture. She wrote that it was important for children to have a safe environment of their own that they could easily navigate. Montessori believed that children’s furniture should be sized for them but that it should also be made of light, durable materials so that it’s easy for them to carry if needed.
Today’s widely known mid-century modern furniture designers took interest in the idea that young children should have well-crafted furniture of their own. You can find vintage mid-century modern children’s furniture created by the likes of Harry Bertoia, Charles and Ray Eames and Alvar Aalto. Contemporary industrial designer and architect Philippe Starck is also known for having introduced versions of his furniture that were geared toward children, especially his seating and storage solutions.
It’s never too early for good design. Decorating a child’s room offers the opportunity to combine elevated furnishings and a youthful spirit and can result in spaces that are at once elegant and whimsical. On 1stDibs, find design ideas for children’s rooms as well as a variety of new, antique and vintage children’s furniture today.