Kids Room Rugs: March 2010 Archives

Alice in Wonderland bed room theme?


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I don't see why you couldn't take elements from the movie and incorporate it into your room. However, given that you are a boy I would use the darker colors, such as dark blue, grey/silver, black, and mossy green. The movie has a mechanical, mystical look to it that can definitely work in a boys room.

My suggestion is to paint a large mystical tree on the same wall that your bed sits. Be sure that the trunk is wide enough so that it is the width of your bed. Create a headboard for your bed that is rounded at top, like an archway entrance to a tree. Place this up against the painted tree, so that your bed looks like the entrance to the rabbit hole.

If most of your room is silver/grey, the tree itself will stand out very well. Add some splashes of red and green throughout the room. You might want to add a big area rug on your floor like this Burgandy Flokati area rug for a vibrant red.

Sounds like a great room. Have fun!

I'm redoing my room, and need some ideas!!! Any help!?



dyn-nolita-1310-090.jpgI'm a fan of Zebra print too, and I've given advice on many rooms that use zebra.

I always, always try for a neutral color, because then you can pick something like a Zebra theme and add a hot color, like aqua or hot pink to the mix and still have a great looking room.

Choose a focal point that has zebra pattern in it. Whether that be a painting, a comforter, or an area rug like this Zebra print area rug . As long as you have a strong zebra pattern, you can add little touches here and there to really build your theme.

For a teen room, you'll need a wall organizer with a bulletin board, magnet board, and a place to hold pictures and souvenirs. Choose one wall to do an entire organization center. 

Fancy lamps with feather plumes or crystals go well in a zebra room. You can also add some luxurious throw pillows to the bed in your contrast choice of color or zebra. A bean bag is a great addition to a teen room as well.

Decorating my baby's nursery?


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I've done many nursery's and my advice to the parents is to first pick a piece you really like as a focal point for your nursery. Then, once you have that, decorate around it.

I'm partial to pulling colors or themes from area rugs, so I choose that first. For a girl, you could use a rug like this Butterfly area rug and do an entire room with hot pink, light pink, white, and gingham checks. For a boy, you could use a rug like this Take a ride boys area rug and take the blues for wall color and accessories.

The pictures you put up depend on your theme. For a butterfly room, you can find shadow boxes at Ikea for about $10. You can put craft butterfly's in there. You can also find posters online that have butterfly's, flowers, and pretty pink shades.

There are some great web sites with wall art that has cute baby sayings like "Sleep tight" or "Rock a bye baby".

13 year old's bedroom?


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If you plan on a dark color, you have to lighten up in other ways. Are the book shelves built ins? If so, you need to work with the shelves and the dark floor. A good theme to work with if you like white, purple, and flowers would be to focus on lilacs.  

Lighten up your floor with a white area rug. This Modern Ivory Area Rug has flowers, and would look great against that dark floor

I always recommend a collection of stuff on one big wall that helps you organize your room. A large bulletin board, a grouping of picture frames, a place to put your souvenirs, etc. When you create a central area in your room for everything, you will always feel organized.

It looks like a fairly big room, so be sure to give yourself a little corner for reading. You might want to add a pretty white and purple bean bag chair.