February 11, 2010

Decorating Your Own Fairytale Land

There's no better way to reward your little princess than turning her plain ole bedroom into her own little fairytale land. You don't have to shell out a lot of cash to get this theme going; just think pink satin, lush velvet, opaque fabrics, glittery accessories and dark wood furnishings and you should have an idea of how the typical fairy princess' bedroom looks like.

The first step to making the fairytale land is to remove all the furnishings from the room. Pick either a soft pink color or even nice light lavender, paint the walls. These colors will match the dark wood that you want to furnish the room in. Plus either color will work great if you want to add a fancy looking fairytale mural to the wall.

When deciding on the decor to use, you can never go wrong with choosing purple, pink or teal in various shades. Those colors give the room energy, while at the same time keeping the overall look from getting to noisy and colorful. Velvet is a good choice for curtains because of the texture as well as its inherent properties. It's great for insulating the room and for keeping sunlight out.

Using an area rug that is themed for a princess will add the perfect touch to the room. Get one that is thicker and will feel wonderful when your daughter steps on it with her bare feet. Plus the rug will help to keep the noise down in the room.

With the bed you should try and look for a four poster bed that is dark wood. This will add an elegant feeling to the room. If you don't have one already you can refinish the bed you have and change the varnish to a nice dark color and make a pink canopy to go on the bed.

Buying some furniture that has the right look from second hand stores will help to make this room look great. Check out flea markets too for some great deals.

Painting the trim in gold or silver will add a fantastic royal feel to the room, and get some fake pearls to hold back the curtains. Adding in a mirror and painting some gold on the frame will also have your princess feeling beautiful. Give your daughter the fairytale princess room of her dreams.

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Filed under Bedrooms by Robin Wilson

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