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Mix and match items. Matchy matchy is not really necessary, and can sometimes be boring. By mixing it up a little when decorating a girl bedroom, it makes the room more interesting and gives the opportunity to try new things one at a time.
Decorating a girl bedroom is so much fun! Get her involved too! It's her room after all. You'll find all kinds of cute girl's furniture at places like Sears Rooms for Kids, Hearthsong and my all time favorite is.
A little do it yourself decorating. . .
You know all those inexpensive white accent pieces you can buy? Like a shelf with pegs, or the one with three little drawers in it? It seems everybody sells them. But maybe you don't want such a bright white, or you want a totally different look. If you want to re-do one, lightly sand it first, wipe off the dust, then use Kilz2 primer, let it dry a couple days, then paint with your semi-gloss color of choice. Then let that set a few days before you hang it up or use it. This makes sure your primer and paint have cured.
I decided to take the short lazy route, and didn't sand mine before I used primer (Bin1,2,3). I let it cure like the instructions said, and after I was done painting my design on it, my paint literally peeled right off! Yuckola! Next time I sanded and used the Kilz2. The Kilz2 worked better for me and it's on my list of favorites. I've used it on several projects, including the interior and exterior of my house!
Remember, get her involved in this decorating a girl bedroom project. She's the one who has to live in there. Something easy for her would be to let her decorate her furniture or walls with Wallies. In fact Wallies would be excellent to use on the white accent pieces mentioned above.
Company Kids has several types of wall decor, and some really cute storage pieces among other things that work perfectly for decorating a girl bedroom.
If you're looking for girl's bedding Company Kids and Sears Rooms for Kids are my favorites for the younger ones. If your daughter is a little older, you can head on over to Domestications for some very nice bedding sets.
Some Special Touches for the Girls Bedroom. . . . .
If she has a collection of dolls or other items, use them for decorating her room. Items can be placed on a shelf that goes all the way around the room, or in a display cabinet. If you use a bookcase style headboard, you could make a display cabinet the same depth and width with glass doors and interior lights to hang on the wall above. If the lighting is subtle and she likes a light on at night, this would work great for that.
Does she have a special hobby or craft? Make her an area dedicated to this and provide storage for all the materials that she will be using. Also make her an area to display her finished projects.
Is she a fashion Diva? You'll want to provide her with a full length mirror and storage for hanging her dress-up or regular clothing, and her accessories. If you opt to have the shelf go all the way around the room, or even on one wall, provide one that has the pegs below it. This is a great place to hang clothing, feather boas, purses, and hats. Remember when decorating a girl bedroom, that you just as well use what she has as much as you can, rather than buying a bunch of decorative accessories that will just add more clutter.
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While you're decorating her bedroom, why not let her decorate her own house? And when you're both finished, her doll house will make a great accent for her room!
The Doll House Miniature Club explains what you need to look for when choosing a doll house for a child.