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Jul 21, 2023

Design Recipes: Your guide to children's room design

Fun and whimsical, or thematic and festive? Children’s rooms can be a wonderful opportunity to stretch and layer design, as well as create a cohesive color story. Where to start First, decide how you

Fun and whimsical, or thematic and festive? Children’s rooms can be a wonderful opportunity to stretch and layer design, as well as create a cohesive color story.

Where to start

First, decide how you want the space to function and feel. Then, decide your “big idea.” A big idea can be a color direction, theme, selection of a key inspirational piece for the room or other foundational concept. This idea will help you create a clear roadmap to guide your design process.

Design Recipes Do’s

Sticker time!

Do consider adding colorful removable wall stickers.

Imagine it! Paint it!

Do paint a fabulous wall mural on a primary wall.

Shelve it!

Do add wall shelves. Fun idea: Use skateboards instead of traditional shelving.

Creating a design plan

Before making any purchases, it is important to create a design plan first. This should involve taking pen to paper, in a perfect world while reviewing a floor plan to understand and plan key aspects such as furniture layout and selection.

Key elements:

• Beds

• Bedding

• Area rugs

• Case goods

• Wall art/mirrors

• Accessories

Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design home staging expert and short-term rental/vacation home designer with offices in New York City and The Hudson Valley. Contact her at [email protected] or visit her website at cathy hobbs.com.

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