Children in the Home

School is out and many of you have a houseful of children underfoot for the summer. Any budding designers in the bunch? Maybe a summer excercise of decorating a bedroom can be a fun way to fill some of those long hours of summer. Paint is always an easy starting point. When picking paint colors with the younger set, sometimes they are draw to a very saturated level of color that may not strike the right cord with you. A good compromise can be to start with the color of  child’s choice and then travel up the paint chart for a more muted color of the same family.  Another fun variable with paint can be the ceiling. Maybe a fun accent color on the ceiling will provide the excitement a child is looking? Sometimes redecorating a child’s room can be as simple as rearranging the furniture.  Moving the bed around can provide a fun change of view as well as help expose all the “treasures” that sometimes become hidden. Always a good start to a full cleanout from the previous school year. If you are looking for sources for children’s accessories catalog companies are a great starting point. Serena and Lilly, The Land Of Nod, West Elm and CB2 can be great resources.  Have fun and remember the best child’s room is one that can grow with them so steer clear of themes and novelty items and try for transitional pieces that can display their changing interests.