thread: Kids bedroom's - where do I start?

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  1. #1
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    Feb 2006
    NSW Central Coast
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    Do they share a room?

  2. #2
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    Mar 2006
    4,542

    No they have their own room. So I'll be doing both of them up.

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    melbourne
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    im both girls rooms ive bought some cheap canvases and some nice material to cover them, i just use a staple gun, cheap and easy, the best thing is you can easily change the material as they get older and change likes etc.. (there hung on the wall)
    im going to buy some wall decals too, but there more exxy

  4. #4
    Nothing like a cuddle from DD after a hard day's work!

    Oct 2007
    in my own world
    3,267

    For DD's room i got a nice timber white bed frame, some nice matching timbre drawers

    those removable stickers, some nice girly curtains, a rug, and $8 canvases from kmart. I used commando sticker things so that i dont have to drill holes in the wall.

    PM me your email addy if you want, I can take pics tonight and show you.

  5. #5
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    Dec 2008
    Paradise. QLD
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    a neautral base, so say a nice stoen colour.
    white = dirty quickly =annpoying
    we just did teh kids rooms with a stoen colour wall, then one colour featur wall. we chose green shades, so cody got dark green adn teh girls got this pale teal green.
    then they have a timber beds and i just made romans, i wouldn't go lace as it gets dusty = asthma. and it dates easily
    so if you want it looking mondern, maybe some good block out blinds with a nice material curtain over the top as decoration, non functional.

    then get nice linen, always makes a room look good, and some fun painting for teh walls, or storage boxes the kids can show off fav toys, this will grow with them so def last 5 years.
    if you go white boxes hanging on walls with boxes in them then added storage for lkittle toys colouring stuff
    also i like a line of rope suspended against a wall with pegs then they can peg up their artworks from school and its easy to change..
    anyquestions just ask
    we haev just finished teh house here ready fro sale lol

  6. #6
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    Feb 2006
    NSW Central Coast
    5,301

    What about light shade, or lamps too. We want to put up some floating shelves in our kids rooms too for those special little things I want to display for them, but don't really want them playing with! In DD's room I got a beautiful little mirror in the shape of a heart with a flower boarder. She absolutely adores it! I am also going to get her some crystals and chimes to hang in her window. In DS's room I have made a cushioned area with some big pillows and little cushions for him, he loves it and I often find him sitting there or falling into the pillows, lol! I have gotten a cheapo rug for each of their rooms too, and then just some nice bedding.

  7. #7
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    Jul 2008
    Country VIC
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    Just subscribing as I am looking at doing the same thing

  8. #8
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    Mar 2007
    Melbourne
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    The fresh coat of paint and curtains is a great start. You could just go neutral with the paint colors then decorate around it.
    I have just got the Bambini Pronto new catalogue and they have beautiful wall decals that are generic and would suit up to an older age.
    Good thing about wall decals, as they are easily changeable and will not ruin the walls.
    Do you have good craft markets near you? They quite often are great at room decorations for kids bedrooms, I saw a painting that was of a ballerina and another one of a a cup cake, perfect for a girls room.
    For a boy you could a color scheme like blue and red and dress up the room with pictures. The market also had great designs for a boys room.
    If you are in Melbourne, the Flemington Market is fantastic for that sort of stuff.
    Have fun..well done on getting rid of your debts