Accents for children's rooms.

Hi Guys! I just wanted to share some accessories you might consider for your children's room... I just love these ladies blog! Kari and Kijsa are a pair of incredible sisters who have a fabulous and unique..fresh.. classy..style ...okay, I could go on for 'eva check them out! http://kariandkijsa.blogspot.com/
This is an old Chinese Checkers game board hanging in #1's room I found at a Antique mart...Why not try, Chutes and Ladders? Monopoly? Scrabble.. They are color full and the graphics are great. Unique, inexpensive art that a young one can appreciate with all the bold colors up to teenage years. Please forgive, but I couldn't see paying for 'bedding in a bag' of cartoon characters that my boys where going to grow tired of a year or two later. Personally, we can't afford to change room decor every time the 'wee ones' tastes change..LOL...

The first picture is a license plate collection I started for all three a while ago. There are some I found at antique marts, flea markets and our own vehicles! We even have one from 1925! Very original pieces of art in my opinion, each one has a story to tell. The above picture is a vintage one of a beagle... I think very reminiscent of the bedrooms of my grandfather's, of their favorite dog...
How cool is this, a cheap color full monogram!! Look for discarded marquee letters! This bright 'H' I picked up for only pennies... Spell out the little one's name or a favorite word. This one is hanging in #3's room... #2's room was just too messy to show the 'B' he picked for his favorite Movie character 'James Bond'
The painted trim in the boy's rooms when we moved in to our 107 yr.old farm house dictated actually what became their color scheme!. Bright red and blue with stark 'Glossy' walls... wooah! Three colors... you can build around. May I suggest picking one fave color and build around that, one bold piece , and add lighter accents..that way it isn't so overwhelming.

The Ralph Lauren quilt was just right for #3's bed. The little pillow I made is from scraps from Fab Hubby's work shirts... all three have one for their beds.

More license plates... the one on the far right and far left we found on our grainery that we had to take down, one from the 50's and one from the 30's...
My advice is think long term for nursery design... think fixtures that will grow with your baby and be timeless and wont hold the room at a certain age...
Tonight's post on Kari &Kijsa talks about the ceiling... just look up!
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