Rooms For Older Girls Tap Into Newfound Interests
April 1, 2010 by Sharon Watkinson
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Let’s face it: Decorating a room for your younger daughter can be almost a snap. But what about her older sister?
As you know they may not be into the dress up and still too young for the make-up so what do you create in their room as a design? Well it can seem quite difficult at first but in the end you’ll create a great room for them to enjoy no matter if they aren’t your baby girl anymore.
Choosing a few colors to design the room around may be the easiest way to go. Paint the walls one color, choose another for the window treatment, another for the bedding and you’re done! You can flip flop whenever necessary and still have an awesome design to grow into no matter your age.
Animal Mania: Many girls of late childhood and early adolescence develop deep bonds with animals. This is a period in which many of them decide they want to be veterinarians. Whether that ambition will hold through her dating years, there’s nothing wrong with indulging her with a bedroom decor that reflects her love of creatures great and small. Whether it’s cats, dogs, horses, bunnies, even pigs, if animals are her love then surround her with them in borders, artworks, and furniture. Colors can range across the spectrum from pastels through mediums and brights.
If you have a sports lover on your hands you may want to create a room around sports. Choose their favorite sports such as basketball, soccer, or even football and design a room. It’s quite simple to find sport themed ideas for rooms even if it is a girl! Many ideas now come in pink which is great. Make sure to keep plenty of shelves for her awards as she grows! She’ll love to walk in and see her accomplishments on display.
If your daughter is still into fairy tales such as the prince and princess theme it is quite simple to create an older addition to this. Using pastel and stenciled flowers on the walls along with ivy they’ll have their own secret garden to call their own.
Maybe your daughter is one of those whom feel as if she’s already a teenager when in fact she still has a couple of more years. Try using a French look with many black and white checkered fabrics in her room with some great French themed art on the wall. On the other hand maybe you want to create that shabby chic look for your child. Look for furniture which has a bit of wear and a great vintage slip cover for a chair in her room and she’ll be set for a few years when she becomes that teen she wants to be so bad!
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