Decorating & Planning Children's Rooms: Babies & Toddlers

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5 Golden Rules For Children's Rooms
Planning Your Child's Bedroom
Decorating Your Baby or Toddler's Bedroom
Go Wild For Storage
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While decorating a nursery does have that element of 'pink, blue or neutral?' about it, planning the scheme is actually very simple because it's all about you, you, you. As long as they have a cosy cot and an abundant supply of milk, little tots are pretty oblivious to whether you have gone to Cath Kidston or Asda for the soft furnishings. However, there are some rules to follow for a successful scheme...

By Kerry Young

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5 Golden Rules For Children's Rooms

Plan Ahead
Plan at least three years in advance - hard to imagine now, but in a couple of years their great long legs will be dangling over the end of that cute little toddler bed.

Don't Theme It

Don't go all out on a dominant theme - it may look fabulous, but you cannot throw away every present they are given that doesn't match.

Make Them Think It's What They Want
Listen to what they (toddlers, that is, not babies) want but interpret it loosely - kids, especially small ones, change their minds in a heartbeat.

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Storage, Storage, Storage

You cannot have too much storage - unless you have catastrophically birthed Ann Maurice, there will only ever be more stuff.

Be Realistic

Keep it flexible - they want to share, they don't want to share, it's your son's room, it's your daughter's room, it's the spare room - remember modern living is all about flux before you commit to that fitted daisy carpet.