Any ideas on decorating a playroom?

[Cherie]

We have a upstairs gameroom in our house that is a "playroom" for ds and any
future children we might have. Right now the walls are white and it is so
boring to look at. Does anyone have any fun ideas for decorating and
painting the room? Keep in mind the room is large (20 x 22), we want to keep
it unisex (in case we have ever have a little girl) and the furniture in the
room is neutral so it will go well with anything. Any suggestions????

Cherie
mom to Jakob (10.5 months)

[Molly Fisher]

In article <3f01b480...@news.cis.dfn.de>, Jayjay
<jjf...@notmail.com> wrote:

> What about putting a chair rail midway up the wall - below, put areas
> of chalk board, and cork board with rolls of paper. This allows for
> the little ones to play with chalk, etc. THis encourages play,
> creativity, etc.

When I was a kid my mom did something like this. We kids never
scribbled on the walls or the TV or the sofa because we had plenty of
chalk board and paper (she bought giant rolls of inexpensive newsprint)
to play with. My brother and I enjoyed the heck out of it and we have
fond memories of some of the silly illustrated stories we made up
together.

<snip>

--
Molly
http://www.fisher-studio.com/

[Jarkat2002]

>In addition to Jayjay's ideas, I'd suggest bright, primary colors if
>you decide to paint. (Red, yellow, blue) and other secondary colors
>on the color wheel... oh dear, middle school art class is still
>hanging on <g>
>
>Nan
>
>
There is also chalk board paint ... it's wonderful for doors!
Just paint it on and buy some chalk ... walls that can change every day!
~Kat

Planet Claire has pink air
All the trees are red
No one ever dies there
No one has a head

[Astromum]

As a follow-up on the 'course in primary colours' the images of Keith Haring
come to my mind. They are excellent decorations for a big room, since you can
easily copy and magnify them. They are basic and bright coloured, and I've
always found them to bring a positive atmosphere to a room. I'd pick one really
big one for one wall and paint another wall in the same colour. Then you can
pick a few smaller ones in different colour for the 3d wall and use the chalk
board paint on the 4th. You could do the same with the Miffy figures, which
are also basic and easily copied. And their inventor (Dick Bruna, Dutch guy!!)
has many more similar figures that you could use.

Can you tell I *love* interior decorating? ;) I wish I could draw it out...

/runs of to the drawing board before she starts rambling

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-- Ilse
mom to Olaf (07/15/2002)
TTC #2
"What's the use of brains if you are a girl?"
Aletta Jacobs, first Dutch woman to receive a PhD

[Shelly]

My friend was brave and let her kids do the decorating.. painting the walls
with what ever they wanted. It was fun and allowed them to feel pride that
they took part in the "decorating" process...

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Shelly
Mommy to Zachariah
January 24, 2003
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