tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post1761367931643872082..comments2024-01-15T03:37:42.209-05:00Comments on Woohooie: REAL kids' roomsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-46090485402596701652012-05-05T14:34:39.991-04:002012-05-05T14:34:39.991-04:00I agree. When I was a teenager, I painted my bedro...I agree. When I was a teenager, I painted my bedroom dark purple! I'm really glad that my Mom let me go for it, even though it didn't really "flow" with the rest of the house. If she had insisted on decorating my room how SHE wanted it to look, it wouldn't have felt so much like my own.<br /><br />That said, I think it's okay to gently guide children, as Deb commented. My little brother's favorite color was black, and I'm sure that given the option, he would have had black walls, black furniture, and black bedding!Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125779342541236588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-34539733872151392622012-05-04T12:20:53.120-04:002012-05-04T12:20:53.120-04:00I'll admit that I've been swooning over ch...I'll admit that I've been swooning over childrens rooms and nurseries on Pinterest for quite some time now...but always come back to that exact thought, "who actually lives in these rooms?!" And with that, just last week I posted a photo of my boys room on Facebook just to keep it real...their walls are plastered with taped up Lego posters and homemade art. It's way more cluttered than I would ever choose, but it's THEIR room, not mine! I can deal. For now. :)Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780558580790539719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-55181637388884947362012-05-01T18:33:22.119-04:002012-05-01T18:33:22.119-04:00I love the pictures you posted. While I love the &...I love the pictures you posted. While I love the "designer" rooms...I know I don't have the time or money to create or upkeep it.<br /><br />I wish the books could just be neat on the shelves.Jessica Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06801308494220195403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-58493145066299443902012-05-01T11:14:32.102-04:002012-05-01T11:14:32.102-04:00I so agree. Those 'decorated' rooms are f...I so agree. Those 'decorated' rooms are fun to look at but who really lives in them? My kids didn't. I painted their rooms the colour they wanted (with a teensy bit of guidance)and they picked out drapery fabric and bed coverings, etc. It was hard to look at sometimes but believe me they're grown and gone before you know it so what was the big deal anyway? Now I have two extra rooms to play with!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872411319194316039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-2767788576335318992012-05-01T09:10:33.147-04:002012-05-01T09:10:33.147-04:00I completely agree with you, Jacci. I like all of ...I completely agree with you, Jacci. I like all of those rooms (and the last one looks like my kids' rooms immediately after a playdate! totally real!)--in fact, I do like color and it's fun to have a space to play with it a little. Right now my daughter's room is pink (one of the lightest I could find), even though I wanted more of a melon color, and some of the stuff on the walls is NOT where I think it looks best, but she had very firm opinions about what looked good to her. She's moving out of her pink phase, and I'm looking forward to redecorating a little in the next couple years.<br />My son's room is painted blue and apple green (I used what paint I had on hand, and they're his two favorite colors), and he has a LOT of stuff on the wall (salon style). I'm itching to paint it a more neutral color and declutter, but he's attached to EVERYTHING. Again, maybe in a couple years, when he's 12 or so, he'll be ready for a more grownup room. In the meantime, he shows some ownership and care of his things--he organizes his books very diligently and displays his Legos on a rotating basis. It's good practice, I think.Melissahttp://myhomebaked.comnoreply@blogger.com