| When it comes to home decorating, the most | | | | important thing to consider in buying bedroom |
| difficult rooms to furnish and accessorize can be the | | | | furniture for your children is finding solid, durable |
| children's rooms. Many parents make the mistake of | | | | pieces that will last through adolescence, and finding |
| doing it alone, and leaving their children out of the | | | | pieces that will serve double duty. If she sees, for |
| process. This can be a costly error, especially as the | | | | example, a nice storage chest that she likes, maybe |
| child grows up and his/her interests, styles, and | | | | it will also function as seating. If you're really short on |
| self-expressions change. When decorating your child's | | | | space, considering buying her a loft bed that has |
| room, always include her in the decision making. It is, | | | | room for a desk or bookshelf beneath it. Again, bring |
| after all, the place where she will rest and relax; just | | | | your daughter into the conversation. Try to be |
| like your bedroom, her bedroom is her own private | | | | practical with her, and find a middle ground between |
| space. | | | | what she wants now and what pieces will serve over |
| Sometimes as parents we make assumptions about | | | | time. |
| our children's interests. One of the most common | | | | The one area where your daughter will get to really |
| misconceptions is that all little girls like pink, and all little | | | | personalize her space is in small décor. If you |
| boys like blue. Very often parents choose color | | | | can manage to pick somewhat neutral wall colors and |
| schemes, bedroom furniture, and room accessories | | | | bedroom furniture that will last through high school, |
| based on this assumption. While this might work while | | | | then you can save your money for the part of |
| the room is still a nursery, give it a few years. The | | | | decorating that constantly changes: accessories. As |
| child will begin giving her opinions, and you might just | | | | she goes through her various phases and stages, she |
| be surprised to find that her aesthetic tastes are | | | | can always change posters, find new toys to display, |
| different than how you imagined them. | | | | and alter color schemes through bed linens. It's much |
| One way to curtail any issues is by selecting neutral | | | | more cost efficient to buy a new comforter every |
| wall colors, even as early as infancy. Cream colored | | | | couple of years and new posters than to buy new |
| or light yellow are nice light colors that work well with | | | | staples pieces of bedroom furniture and change the |
| a variety of bedroom accessories, as well as | | | | wall colors. Accessories are a wonderful way to allow |
| bedroom furniture. Yellow colored walls might not | | | | your daughter to show her personality and make her |
| work by the time your daughter is in high school, but | | | | room her own. |
| by then you'll need to repaint anyway. At least | | | | When it comes to decorating your daughter's room, |
| neutral colors will last through elementary school. | | | | the most important thing is to communicate with her. |
| When buying bedroom furniture for your daughter, | | | | You want her to feel comfortable in her space, and |
| buy her things that she will both want and need. Also | | | | you want her to be free to express herself in her |
| try to be practical. Not every girl wants a canopy | | | | space. If you bring her into the decorating process, |
| bed; certainly canopy beds aren't necessary, | | | | you'll empower her and you'll learn a lot about her |
| especially if you're limited on space. The most | | | | while enjoying the task together. |