Do you like contests? What about top 5 lists? What about cool kids’ room beds? Well, I like all three and if I had to judge a contest (which I don’t) to choose the top 5 coolest kids’ room beds, I would choose these….. #5 How cool would it be to have a real truck [...]
For the kid who loves green and wants a room full of the color…..and for the parent who really doesn’t want to see green each time they walk through the door, there is a way to enjoy happy hues (in this case, what I call jolly green) without overwhelm. It’s called “cooling strategies.” Take that [...]
Springtime has rolled around again and baseball (#5 on our top 25 most popular posts) is on my mind. If spring fever means baseball season opening day to your son, we have awesome boy’s room ideas for your avid fan to help kick off the season. A little goes a long way in showcasing a [...]
Depending on the size of the kid and the size of their closet, kids’ room closets can often be tagged for other uses. Kids love hideaways, whether under the eaves, under the stairs, or even under the table. Hideaways bring the world down to kid-size for just a little while. Make their closet more than [...]
Navy is the darkest shade of blue and is popular in kids’ room color schemes, especially boys’ rooms. Do you know when navy blue was first used as a color name? 1840. It was first called “marine blue” (from naval officers’ uniform color), but later changed to navy blue. When combined with other colors, navy [...]
Do you have a teen that has all sorts of invaluable sports collections? Chances are if you have a teen, they have sports memorabilia stashed in every corner of their bedroom. From prized medals to autographed uniforms to well-worn equipment, teens want to display their sports collections. And since most teens are certified pack rats, [...]
Face it. As hard as you try to keep it from happening, sooner or later, your kids will draw on the wall. (I well remember “Z’s” on every wall after a few re-run TV episodes of Zorro!) If you want help in controlling this inevitable impulse, pick a wall in the house and creatively [...]
When decorating your kid’s room, focused conversation-inducing questions about their interests may help shape the room’s design direction. If they love boats, seashore, and everything nautical, a totally awesome boat bed may be the perfect place to start the design. There are so many different boat shaped beds on the market ranging from rustic to [...]
When imagining creatively painted walls, most people first think of murals, but there is another method trending on the market……stenciling. Thanks to fresher, more modern patterns, popularity of artistically stenciled walls has increased and is now more desirable than wallpaper for kids’ rooms. A stenciled room oozes with charm. Stenciling can highlight and embellish architectural [...]
What is it about an alcove bed that makes it so desirable for kids? Could it be the privacy an alcove provides? Is it the tiny world of a space within a space? Or is it the inherent coziness of being safely enclosed on all sides? Whatever the reason, alcove beds are a fabulous way [...]