Home> Decorating Tips for your Daughter's Room

Text by: Tanya Munshi
It is never too late to give your daughter a surprise. Almost everyone deserves to have a den of their own. So why not add a personal touch to make it livelier for her room!

Favorite Color
Start with her favorite color. Paint a wall with a bright canary yellow, a sky blue or a parrot green. To balance out this bright shade, mellow down the same color on the other walls. Remember to paint the door as well. Fix bright colored door hooks on the door for the inside of her room. This is where she can hang her school bag, tennis racket etc.

Poster
Frame or laminate one of her favorite cartoon characters and fix it firmly on the entrance of her door. Frame some of her drawings and add them on an empty wall if it does not crowd the room too much. Better still, get a nameplate done by a professional and fix it on her door.

Photographs
Bring out all her childhood photographs, especially the black and white ones. Make a collage of all her best photos in two or three large black frames. The base where these photographs will be stuck should be a white paper, as that will enhance the bright wall color. After framing, prop them up on the brightly colored wall. Keep enough distance between the frames.

Reorganize
Reorganize her furniture to give it a new look. Move her cupboard and study table to one of the lightly colored walls. Push the bed toward the bright colored wall; let the headstand stick to the wall. In all this, make sure there is enough room for your daughter to move around or have her friends over.

Additions
Add wooden or glass shelves on another wall to display her trophies, family photographs etc. you can also use these shelves to keep some of her soft toys. If there is enough space, then make an open wooden shelf to keep her story books. Add a soft board just next to her study table, as that comes handy for school. Change the bed covers to match the bright wall color and throw in some extra cushions that are a complete contrast to the wall color. Don’t forget to place a bright color contrast rug near her bed.

Lighting
A child’s room should always be well lit up. So don’t forget to add a table lamp and lampshade on the ceiling that will add to the brightness of her room. Use contrast color light cotton curtains that will allow enough sunlight from entering her room.