Decorating Girls Rooms

Don’t panic decorating a girls room is the easy one.

In this topic we are going to start by looking at fun ways to decorate a girls room without having to use a theme. In other topics we examine which themes work well, giving tips and advice on how to create a wonderful masterpiece she'll love.

Decorating girls’ bedrooms can often be easier than decorating boys’ bedrooms. Girls usually know exactly how they want their room decorated usually powder pinks and pastel shades and often related to animals or fairy tails!

Where to begin

Start every decorating project by first talking to your child and asking her what she would like. Involving your child from the beginning can avoid any upsets when your idea of a great room, isn’t quite what they had in mind. Asking her what she likes/dislikes allows her to express her identity in her most personal space, and can also be a great bonding experience. Remember children don’t often have a good sense of interior design, if they ask for a black or dark purple bedroom, colours that either don’t match, or are a short-term fad, try to point out that rich colours can be added in fabrics or accent walls. It’s great to let her help hands-on, let her select fabrics and perhaps splash some paint on the walls!

The first thing you should think about when decorating is the overall colour scheme. It is a good idea at this point for you to look at The Colour Wheel.

For a long-term colour scheme try to paint the walls a neutral or soft pastel colour. Pick at most no more than two or three soft shades that are Monochromatic.

If you want to introduce a little colour on the walls use either a Complementary colour for a contrast or a Related colour to add harmony.

Fabrics

Now that the walls are painted (and dried) it’s time to add some soft furnishings and fabrics. Because this is a girls room try to use soft fabrics, many come with glitter embedded in them to offer a magical sparkle. Again remember to use co-ordinating colours using the Colour wheel as a guide. Thin see through fabrics are great to hang over the bed and give a princess feel, while thicker more tactile fabrics are great for duvet covers, curtains, cushions and to cover co-ordinating furniture such as beds and even futons.

Bedroom furniture

A great way to complement the entire scheme of the room is to use whitewashed beds and furniture. Using a modular design bed can add years of longevity to any bed by simply adding/removing to it as required. Fun kids Rooms are proud to offer the entire range of modular beds from multi award winning kids furniture manufacturers, Thuka. The range is called Kids-Space and we offer it at the cheapest prices anywhere. Thuka and Kids-Space beds come with co-ordinating furniture, the perfect way to tie the whole room scheme together. Click to learn more about Modular beds.

Using a modular design bed can add years of longevity to any bed by simply adding/removing to it as required. Fun kids Rooms are proud to offer the entire range of modular beds from multi award winning kids furniture manufacturers, Thuka. The range is called Kids-Space and we offer it at the cheapest prices anywhere. Thuka and Kids-Space beds come with co-ordinating furniture, the perfect way to tie the whole room scheme together.

If you’ve got a slightly older child then there’s a good chance they hide away in their room, fighting for their own space and identity. This means more and more kids rooms are becoming multifunctional and require more than just a place to sleep. Kids now use their bedrooms to watch TV, play games, do homework and entertain. Fun Kids Rooms provide a full range of high quality futons, ideal for mates to sit on while watching TV, and futons are even better as a second bed. Futon beds are a great inexpensive way to provide high quality seating, in many different styles and colours, with plenty of different fabric options, and they offer a great place for friends to sleepover. Futons have come a long way.

Lighting

lighting ia one of the most important tools to any interior designer and is essential to use right in in any room (not just a kids bedroom). Lighting effects our moods as well as changing the whole “feel” to a room, all at the flick of a switch.

Ceiling lights range from a simple shade to an amazing wooden/metal/glass design with moving parts such as aeroplanes, sports cars and even football lights.

Table top/desk lights are great supplementary light sources and can really make the mood of a room. Fun Kids Rooms are soon to include an extensive collection of lights including, many great ceiling lights, funky table (plug in) lamps and cool mood lights.