Make Your Girl’s Bedroom Her Most Favorite Place On Earth

There are more design options now for a girl’s bedroom that range from the traditional pink and ruffles to the more trendy sports and outdoors.

Knowing what your girl likes the most certainly helps. Make her bedroom a place she will love to spend time in. It’s not just about a comfortable and relaxing space but one that reflects her personality too. Ask her what she likes to have around.

Don’t be afraid to steer her in the direction of a less-expensive decorating scheme if the budget is an issue in these tough economic times. Kids are a lot more perceptive than we give them credit for, but they don’t need to know all the details. Just explain that you’ll be working within a decorating budget, and that you’ll get to make choices together.

Beach Gal: If you live near the ocean, or she delights in retelling tales from your seaside vacation, consider a beach theme for her room. Think ocean blues for the walls, sandy colors on the floor, and a bright blue sky with puffy clouds. Look for a wallpaper border full of seashells or a beach-themed area rug and key the color scheme to it. Some real seashells or an art print will set the mood for beach-house-style furniture.

Stars-inspired decorations are beautiful for a girl’s room. Day in and out, she will be surrounded with stars. Stardust, star images, cut out pictures and sponge painted star borders in the room are recommended designs. A star-shaped area rug is also an instant eye-catcher. To make the room cozy, paint the ceiling a midnight blue and decorate it with glow in the dark stars. Complete the sky vision with images of the moon and some wispy clouds.

A popular theme among girls is the fairy tales or fantasy decor. Who hasn’t adored fairy tale princesses, magical creatures, fairies, prince charming and other lovely characters in a fairy tale? This is where the soft colors of pastels come in. Light shades are also very much welcome even in the hues of blue or green. You can accent the walls with a painting of the woodland, lake, waterfalls and meadows. An area rug in a romantic pink or other feminine color is an ideal fit.

Fairy Tale Cottage: When the decorating scheme includes some gently used furniture, consider turning her bedroom into a fairy-tale cottage. You could give her an all-white room, including painting the furniture, and then add interest and variety by changing out the room’s accessories in different colors periodically. Be sure to use a semi-gloss paint on the walls for easier clean-ups.

Fluttering By: There’s no doubt about it: Butterflies are big with little girls. What’s more, in the past few years butterflies have become big in home decor as well. That makes it easy to transform your daughter’s bedroom into a butterfly sanctuary. Turn her walls into a garden scene with dozens of butterflies and chose butterfly designs for window treatments and bedding and a butterfly area rug for the floor. Here’s a nice touch: Get some butterfly hair clips and attach them to her curtains, lampshades and other places.

Our best hint for Home Decorating, is to use area rugs – and the girls rugs will suit any modern furnishings.