I'm excited to have the opportunity to re-do my 18 mon. old daughter Georgia's bedroom over in our new house. Thumbing through some favorite saves, I thought I might post some fresh approaches to the traditional child's room or nursery. I love soft palettes mixed with sophisticated, "grown-up" fabrics. The built-in bed in a rich blue offers simple lines, but still inspirational for a young boy or girl. And I love the chicken wire on one of the cabinets! And notice the sophisticated nature of the zebra fabric on the twin headboards, but the mix of a playful fabric on the drapes brings it back down to a child's level of fun. It's the master of the mix!
David Netto, a children's furniture designer (and ex-husband to Ionie Sky) stated recently that people often feel they need to "dumb down" the furnishing in their kid's bedrooms, which simply isn't true. It's often a much more successful outcome in my opinion if you mix in traditional pieces with whimsical accessories. Skip the plastic, in everything for that matter!
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How old is your child? It is fun creating your child's room environment when they are actually old enough to have an opinion. I waited until my daughter was 7, then we picked out all of the colors for her room, as well as a new bed. She loves her room because she had so much input! (She picked periwinkle as the primary color...it is such a lovely color).
The inspired room had a good post on children's rooms a few months ago:
http://theinspiredroom.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/whimsical-tasteful-childrens-rooms/
What a lovely blog you have! Can't wait to come read more. I love these children's rooms. So fresh!
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