10 Simple Bedroom Design Ideas for Your Little Girl

My little girl has been asking me when are we going to furnish her bedroom. She is now five and a half and will soon start with first grade next year so having a room for a herself is becoming more and more a necessity. If you are planning on decorating a room for your little girl, her are some simple decorating ideas to help you start with.

1. Focal point. Create a focal point in the room. It could be a solid color on one wall or a huge hand-painted piece that your little girl has made. From this focal point, work our the color scheme of the room. Popular color schemes for girls' bedrooms are brown-pink, green-pink, pastel. 

2. Stylish shelving. Provide ample space for your girl to showcase her books, artworks and knickknacks by putting up wall shelves. It is also a good way to update her collections and help keep clutter on desks a minimum.

3. Workstation / Craft Area. Allow your little girl's creativity to develop and provide a workspace for her. As much as possible, put it near the window so she has ample natural light and she can look outside for inspiration. Her desk will also be a place for her to make her homework when she goes to school so a grown-up desk will do the trick. This allows the room to grow up with her.

4. Plenty of open floor space. This is important especially if the room is meant for growing up kids as it provides them plenty of room to play, giving them enough space to develop their motoric skills. Make it more appealing by putting a kids rug on the floor. If you are looking for good rugs for your little girl's room, there's a good selection of kids rugs over at InHouse Rugs.

5. Reading nook. My little girl loves to be read before bedtime and I know that she will enjoy reading all by herself when she is old enough to read alone. A reading nook composed of a comfortable settee or a funky, hanging bubble chair will just be the perfect reading spot. Just be sure that it reflects her personality. 

6. Pretty jars or canisters. I mentioned a workstation for your child to work on and a grown-up desk. You can add pretty jars and canisters to hold her pens, pencils and brushes and other small crims crams. This will help keep clutter to the minimum. Be sure that she always has an empty desk so it will be more inviting to work or to study.

7. Design choice. Give your child options on the design and allow her to choose. This way, she will have a part in decorating her room and will be able to claim it as her own.  

8. Artworks. If your child loves to draw and do crafts, you could use these as decor pieces. You could always update the artworks by replacing the old ones with her new works. 

9. Wall Decals/Tattoos. Don't want the traditional wallpaper or the plain paint on the wall? Add a whimsical flair to the room by adding wall tattoos or decals. There's lots of wonderful designs available on the Internet today especially on Etsy.com. And what's more, it doesn't damage the paint and you can always replace it to suit your child's personality and interests.

10. Letter Frames. The classic letter frames that spell out her name will make any child's room more personalized. You can of course choose on the colors, the lettering, or it could also be a thing that interests your child and at the same time starts with the initials of her name.

So there, hope you are able to get some wonderful ideas. Happy decorating! 

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What? No Airconditioning?

It was spring of 2009 when we first arrived here in Germany. We were lucky because our bodies were able to adjust to the weather gradually as it turned from warm to hot to cool to very chilling cold. The great surprise came when summer came because room air conditioning is not very popular here especially in homes. The do have a centralized heating system to ward off the cold on those cold winter nights but the houses are not just designed to be air conditioner ready.

Mommy had to open all the windows just to let the air in and was even considering in getting us a Ceiling Fan. She thought about it long and hard, even made some research on Ceiling Fans, trying to find out where to find the best deals and which are considered the best in the market today.

It is not so much on the price actually. If you really want your ceiling fans to work for a very, very long time, you must of course take into consideration that it is durable, and will give you the best efficiency in terms of energy savings and of course, in terms of its capacity to effectively cool down and ventilate a room. The room where it will installed needs to also be considered in buying them. The design must also be considered and if you are planning on buying in bulk, there are Hansen Wholesale Ceiling Fans available that are energy star qualified.

If deciding on which ceiling fan is the best is difficult, one can always find out who makes the Best Ceiling Fans here! And as for us, we could really use one. I know it is still winter but there's nothing wrong in planning for the future right?

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Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite!

Young as I am, my Mom has taught me the importance of cleaning. She said that keeping your living space clean will also prevent the bad bacteria that causes a multitude of diseases away. She likes to keep our bedroom especially clean. She would regularly air our beds because she doesn't want bed bugs in our bed. She also vacuums our luggage cases when we get home from our trips. It helps prevent bed bugs transmission, she says. She vacuums the bed and changes our sheets once a week, too. Kind of tasking but true. I guess you could officially call my Mom maarte then.

If you are wondering what bed bugs are, they look like this:

They are very small insects and elusive at that. They bite and the affected area becomes red and very itchy. They feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals especially humans so you can almost call them vampires. These parasites are most active during the night and can feed on their hosts unnoticed. 

If you want to keep the bed bugs from suddenly biting you in the night, you might as well follow what my mom does. This will assure you of a bed bug free sleeping haven for those good night sweet dreams. So, don't let the bed bugs bite!

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Just Because

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of 1-800-Flowers. All opinions are 100% mine.

My parents are very special to me. They are the first people who I come to know intimately and who love me unconditionally. And for that reason, I want to give them something special. No, there is no special occasion. I just want to send something special for them on an ordinary day. I have been hearing my Daddy complaining that he is very exhausted and tired each time he comes home from work. My Mommy is also kept busy with lots of stuff that she needs to do here at home. And I thought that an unexpected flower delivery on a very unexpected day will surprise and make her day. I am also thinking of getting a bonsai plant for my Daddy that he bring with him in the office to add some life to his desk. They say that a plant helps to brighten things up. A bonsai is also considered a lucky plant and wards off negative vibes.

I just know the perfect store to get those fresh bunches and bonsai plants: at 1-800-Flowers. If you got someone special that you want to surprise, why not check them out? I am sure you too will find the perfect bunch of flowers or gift basket for that special someone.

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Mommy, Are You Gonna Paint The House White Again?

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Glidden. All opinions are 100% mine.

I love to scribble on anything I can get my hands on so that most of our white walls in the house have pen scribbles in them. I am driving my Mommy crazy because she finds it very difficult to scrub them off. It has only been a year since we moved here in our flat and my parents are bracing themselves for more of my scribbling. I love to scribble on our walls because they're all white... it makes me think they are giant paper!

If my parents don't want more scribblings, I think they should color the walls a different color. I have found just the perfect website where they can find a good color combination for our walls and ceilings. I think the Glidden website is amazing because it has a virtual room painter that allows users to choose different shades of colors for their walls and "paint" it on the rooms. There are also two coordinating colors available so that the possibilities are endless! I also love the Inspiration section of the website where you have color options for different themes and parts of the house.

But I know Mommy and Daddy wouldn't just buy the paints, they would like to at least try them out first to really see the actual output. With DIY being the "in" thing nowadays, one must always do things right the first time, painting projects included. With Glidden quality paint testers, my parents can try them out on the walls before they decide on buying. The paint testers are easily stored too compared to small cans of paints. What's more, the testers come with a handy brush included in the lid.

I can't wait to tell my Mommy and Daddy about this amazing project. I'll have to show them the website now. Hopefully, when they are done choosing the colors and trying them out, they will let me help paint my room in the colors they have chosen.

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