Give little ballerinas a bedroom inspired by their interest.
When a young girl's favorite color is pink, it's tempting to go overboard purchasing all the cute, fluffy pink accessories manufacturers make. Buy too many and the pink overtakes the space, preventing favorite items that express a girl's interests from standing out. Avoid overindulging little princesses by limiting purchases to items that fit within a streamlined theme designed to express their newly developing personalities. Does this Spark an idea?
Parisian Shopping Spree
Even young girls dream of shopping sprees in Paris, so consider taking inspiration from the iconic black and white striped shopping bag. Start with a bright, saturated pink on the walls. Paint a simple, black-outline mural of the Eiffel Tower or a street scene of Parisian shops on the wall. Mimic the shopping bag in the bedding with a striped comforter or white sheets and a solid black comforter. Continue the Parisian theme with a wrought iron nightstand reminiscent of French bistro tables. Stack pink and black hat boxes below the end table and on shelves to incorporate additional storage while maintaining the shopping spree theme. Complete the d cor with a few framed, vintage illustrations from French Vogue.
Ballerinas and Roses
Treat tiny dancers like prima ballerinas with a room inspired by the bouquet of roses they receive at their premier performances. Avoid turning the room into a tutu by selecting a pale robin's egg or Tiffany blue wall color. Run a white crown molding and chair rail around the room to add a touch of formality. Select a dusty pink coverlet with tulle ruffles or trim. Hang dance recital outfits as wall art by framing the tutus in shadow boxes with dried roses and tickets from the performance. Create floral frames for photographs of the little ballerina by hot-gluing pink silk roses around white wood picture frames. Fill pink satin pointe shoes with cream silk rosebuds to display on shelves or hang in the window.
'50s Rock 'n' Roll Jukebox
Rock 'n' roll may be here to stay, but young singers don't need a bedroom covered in the risque photos of their favorite performers to express their interest in music. Mix modern memorabilia and decor from the decade that gave birth to rock music with an eclectic '50s diner design. Scour flea markets and record stores for inexpensive '50s album covers and records. Hang the albums in an alternating pattern on neon pink for the walls, or attach them floor to ceiling at the head of the bed to create a faux headboard. Balance out the blast of pink on the walls with a butter yellow sheet set and a neon blue comforter with a nifty '50s print. Accessorize dressers shelves with 3-D models of pink Cadillacs and other model cars with '50s fins. Search thrift stores for a vintage poodle skirt to hang as art in a shadowbox frame, or pull together a complete '50s outfit to display on a dressmaker's mannequin.
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