April 2016 www.womanthismonth.com 74 The experience of decorating a baby’s nursery or a child’s bedroom is always an exhilarating one, in which you can unleash your creativity to play around with ideas you normally wouldn’t use in the rest of your living area. THEMES AND COLOURS – Gone are the days when the norm dictated blue for boys and pink for girls. There are myriad colour combinations to choose from to make your little ones’ rooms bright and creatively inspiring. These days, kids’ rooms are a combination of colours like melon and meadow green or navy blue accents on khaki walls. Curtains and bed linen in bold hues can be paired with pastel walls for a cheerful effect that’s not too overpowering. It’s prudent to remember that the room should be able to ‘grow’ with the child. Use colours that you can combine in new ways to keep the room ageappropriate as your kids get older. It is quite likely your child will outgrow walls painted with Disney characters in a year or two. Another great idea is to theme the room. Depending on your child’s age and interests, choose wall stickers, wallpaper and room accessories that reflect the chosen theme. Think of schemes revolving around sports, storybooks, cartoon characters or even foreign LIFESTYLE | home ROOM TO BLOOM A child’s bedroom is their place for creative licence and forging an identity as they grow into mature individuals. Behnaz Sanjana gathers some practical pointers on how to go about making it something to remember their childhood by. countries that your child has visited or hopes to see. The ceiling can be used to add dramatic effect. For a magical, fairytale look, hang sheer fabric from the ceiling to flow over the edges of the bed like a canopy. If your child is a budding explorer, cover the ceiling with elements of the solar system, or the continents of the world. STOWING IT AWAY – Don’t let the Lego take over your home. For this, it is necessary to provide adequate storage solutions in a child’s room, whatever their age. Parents often battle with toys strewn about everywhere, not only in the kids’ rooms. Huge plastic trunks or bins on wheels for containing toys and related knick-knacks are easy on the
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