Kids Room

Kids Room

How should I decorate my kids room a boy and girl 9 and 11?

they both share a room its the master bedroom ...what colors,patterens,divide it into a girl and boys room

Personally, I think that 9 to 11 is a huge jump, maturity wise, especially with girls. She's probably starting to think about boys and friends and clothes,etc, and the boy is still a "little kid". It's important that you divide the space A: she's on the verge of becoming a teen and needs her own space to have privacy and escape and RELAX (i'm sure they love each other a lot but also get on each other's nerves) & B: once girls and boys start to mature it's better if they have separate bedrooms. You could definately divide the room up in a cool way. You could go to pottery barn for example, or somewhere similar, and buy some sheers with the cable system: (maybe in white or something neutral)

http://www.pbteen.com/products/p2496/?pkey=cwindow-curtains-drapes-sheers

or you could buy some room dividers (like the folding screens)
a "central space" is also an option. (a lounging, hanging out neutral space) Here you could have a pink floor chair and a blue, you could buy a different, more gender neutral rug, buy some girlier lamps for her, some wall decals for him, just mixing and matching. http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmlng/thmlngffb/
Or you could make their study space on the dividing line. And make it reflect both your little girl and little boy.http://www.pbteen.com/gift/thm/thmstu/thmstusbs/ (of course these are just starting points, you can always change things up)
If you cleanly divided the room, in the center, where the dividing (invisible of course) line is, you could put a couch and a rug and a tv, or their desks and a rug, or a long dresser that has her drawers on one side, his on the other, etc. you get the idea.
Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen are both great magazines that have wonderful ways of decorating rooms. They are also a great way to look for inspiration or cool ways of doing rooms. Take a look at their websites, and call for a catalog to brouse through for ideas. www.potterybarnkids.com & www.pbteen.com. Talk to your kids about how they might want their space to look. They each have the'r own preferences, hobbies- maybe she like dancing and he likes the ocean, etc etc. They probably both have great ideas... If you do decide that you just DON'T want divided rooms, you want them to share, take a look at this:

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/stylehouse/decorate/sharingspaces/index.cfm

You could always choose basic furnature, and have each pick out their own bedspreads, rugs, (little things)
Whatever

Kids Room Decorating Ideas - Build A Hide-A-Way

When you are designing your child's room it is always fun for them to be involved and get to help pick out different things like the color of paint for the walls. Have you ever thought about the wasted space you have that could be turned into a little hide-a-way for your son or daughter? It does not have to be real big but to them it will be their own private space and they will spend a lot of time there playing and escaping into there on little world. Now you say where I am going to come up with this space without cutting down on the size of their bedroom. Your room decorating ideas may include ceilings that are taller than eight foot and if they do this project will work perfectly. Here is what you will need to do.

Project One

If your ceilings are at least ten foot tall when you build your closet have your builder leave and opening to the otherwise lost space above the closet.The inside will have to be finished out but just roughly not perfect. Now you can decide if you want the opening inside the closet or to enter from the outside. Frame out the opening with a little bit of trim molding to give it a finished look and a little ladder attached to the wall and guess what, your child now has his own perfect private hide-a-way.

Project two

This hide-a-way project is for those of you who have eight foot ceilings. This kids room decorating idea will take a little more planing but it will work. While your builder is building your house have him include a little space in the attic to finish out above your child's bedroom. Once again it does not have to be very big for a child to really enjoy. Have them finish out the opening with some trim molding for a finished look or if you wish you can trim it out yourself to save some money. Cutting  crown molding angles is the hardest part but you can do it with a little practice. Get some of the scrape pieces and practice cutting your angles.Now all you need to do is build them a little ladder to get into their hide-a-way and they will be all set for a fun time in their new bedroom.

Note

If you do not feel safe with a ladder built up the wall you may want to consider putting your opening at one end of the room and adding a small staircase up the side of the wall.

This is my special kids room decorating ideas to help you child enjoy their special space. Enjoy and remember Your story Begins At Home.

Gail J Richardson of Dime Decorating would like for you to visit and explore all of the cheap home decorating ideas and the cheap home decor at Dime Decorating. if you are planning on doing your project yourself I offer a really new how to Ebook on my site to teach you basic crown molding and once you get there please let me know where to send your FREE Ebook on Budget Decorating.

Gail J Richardson
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