Tips on Furnishing the Kids' Rooms

To quote Fred Rogers, "Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood." Mr. Rogers knew a thing or two about entertaining and educating kids. You can support your child's recreation by providing the perfect room.

There are so many factors to consider when furnishing a space for a child, though. How can their room take them economically from toddler to teen? How can it accommodate slumber parties? Most importantly: how can the space reflect your child's emerging personality, while looking nice for mom and dad, too?
Start with a cool color scheme. Boys and girls do like to have their rooms distinctly defined, but that doesn't relegate you to pinks and blues. If the furniture has a classic white or light wood finish, you'll be able to change the linens to any pop color as they grow.

The princess bouquet theme bedroom, for example, is a shabby chic delight for any girl. Seek a combination of white wash and honey pine woods are detailed with vintage-look bouquets. A sleigh bed, matching mirror and dressers grow from a toddler's fairytale theme to a teen's Parisian atelier.
For boys or girls, choose a modern five piece youth bedroom featuring interchangeable drawer fronts in heather, moss, or white. The clean lines and fashionable colors make the set adaptable to any of the kids' capricious themes. Coordinating desks are available for most sets, because "serious learning" needs a space, too.

To handle sleepovers or room-sharing siblings, a maple contemporary youth loft bed is a hip take on bunks. Units feature ladders to the top bed, a bottom bed on casters, a computer desk, bookcase, and plenty of storage.
Home stores offer several collections to satisfy a parent's desire for elegance, as well as the kid's want for whimsy.