Decorating a Child's Room - 8 Simple Strategies to Make You Both Happy!
When it comes to decorating a child's room, your approach should be much different from decorating an adult bedroom.That's because a child's bedroom should reflect his or her personality and not yours. For kids, their bedroom is where they play games, read, listen to music, day-dream, or just go to be alone sometimes. So use these eight strategies to help create a space that will make you both happy:1. Talk to your child. Find out what activities and fantasies he or she enjoys; what their favorite color is; and what's unique about their personality that a theme could be built around.
2. Allow your child to help. Let them have a say about colors, fabrics, and how they want to display theircollectibles.3. Make the room multi-functional. Since children use their room for many activities besides sleeping, it should have several different zones, such as a play area, reading area, and entertainment area.4.
Make storage a priority. Try shelving, large decorative wicker baskets, plastic see-through containers, and closets that contain plenty of shelving and racks.5. Keep window treatments simple. Avoid long draperies. Shades, blinds, and shorter curtains are safer choices.
The fabric should be versatile, and patterns should be repeated in other items in the room, such as in pillows, quilts, lampshades, bed ruffles, etc.6. Choose the right lighting. A child's room should include both task lighting for homework and reading, and soothing light for quieter times. A nightlight is also important.7. Use wallpaper or paint to add color and texture.
You can apply whimsical borders along the top edges of the walls, and clouds or stars on the ceiling. Make sure walls are washable, so if you are using paint, choose a semi-gloss or gloss finish. Kids love bright colors, but you should limit any strong color to only one wall. 8. Allow your child to select the design theme.
Here are just a few: firehouse fun room, starry night, angels, rainbows, unicorns, baseball, a bedroom for a princess, underwater scenery, outer space, race cars, airplanes, trains, jungle motifs, wizards and dragons, and dinosaurs. Decorating with your child offers a great opportunity to display your playful side, while doing some memorable family bonding, so have fun with it!.
Announcing Enhanced Launch of www.chukar.com : The Year ?Round Cherry and Berry Company?
Just in time for holiday gift-giving occasions, Chukar Cherry Company announces the enhanced launch of www.chukar.com, an online gift and gourmet resource for those that love good food, great gifts, and quality service. Located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Chukar is an award-winning, family-owned and operated, specialty food manufacturer producing regional treats, sweets, and gifts; pure fruit jams, sweet and savory sauces, dried fruit and nut energy snacks, and naturally dried and chocolate-covered cherries, berries, and roasted nuts; The Best of Nature, The Best of Chocolate.? Chukar creates year ?round delicious foods and luscious gifts for all seasons, all reasons, all occasions. Gift Baskets, Corporate Gifts, and Sampler Assortments, are customer favorites. 100% naturally free of preservatives, hydrogenated oil, and anything artificial.
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For The Record - Versatile album tote bags, bowls, purses, bracelets, coasters, wall clocks and notebooks made from classic vinyl LP records
WASHINGTON, D.C. (ContentDesk) June 21, 2004 -- Eco-Artware.com is demonstrating how to put oldies but goodies to a new use.
For music aficianados, album collectors or retro-minded fashion divas: one of a kind fashion statements made from classic long playing records.These unique tote bags feature velcro-enclosed clear vinyl sides that hold two different authentic record jackets: a Beatles, Rolling Stones, or Bruce Springsteen album cover on one side, and a random rock favorite on the second side (http://www.eco-artware.com/catalog/bags.shtml). Created by designer Meg Musick-Makely, these bags are very cool because of their smooth lines and practicality. When a new look - or musical theme - is desired, the covers can be recycled with others in your collection.
Two amplifier knobs (that actually turn) decorate the sides and the two-inch wide shoulder strap is adjustable.See the Vintage Vinyl Record...
For The Record - Versatile album tote bags, bowls, purses, bracelets, coasters, wall clocks and notebooks made from classic vinyl LP records
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Arcadiagifts.com welcomes you to a new world of gift giving! Send your purchase across town or across North America at our standard shipping rate!
(ContentDesk) March 3 2004--Arcadia Gifts (arcadiagifts.com) is in our fifth year of Internet gift sales. Specializing in sending your gift purchase directly to your love one, if you choose to. We offer a selection of occasional cards, which may be sent along with your gift purchase ? FREE if your purchase is over $20.00 or .99c with any other purchase. With every purchase you make, we at Arcadia Gifts will send you a ?Rebate Check' for 10% of the purchase price. Purchase $50.00 and get a ?Rebate Check' for $5.00.
Purchase $100.00 and get a $10.00 check. This check is REAL and can be deposited directly into your checking and savings account. There is NO limit to how many rebate checks you can get, it's unlimited and just our way of saying ?Thank You' for shopping at Arcadia Gifts. Go to our web site and select ?10% Rebate' for complete information and full details.Arcadia Gifts offers a wide selection of gift items, gifts for any and every occasion. Gifts for HER include: dolls,...
Arcadiagifts.com welcomes you to a new world of gift giving! Send your purchase across town or across North America at our standard shipping rate!
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Industry Bracing for Record Sales of Flowers & Gift Baskets This Valentine’s Day
(ContentDesk) February 13, 2006 -- Consumer preferences vary significantly with the day of the week on which the holiday falls.
The last three Valentines Days (2003, 2004, and 2005) have fallen respectively on Friday, Saturday and because of the leap year, Monday.
When Valentines Day falls on a weekend, consumers are more likely to splurge on restaurants, hotels and weekend getaways than normal; Valentines Day turns into Valentines Weekend!
Increased competition from substitute goods takes a piece of the flower and gift basket market from retailers.
When Valentines Day falls on a Monday, consumers indulge over the weekend and claim double jeopardy on weekend activities counting them towards their Valentines Day spending budget.
When Valentines Day is on a Monday, retail prospects can be classified as merely fair, and do not approach record breaking capacity; retailers all suffer together, not just florists and gift basket companies.As...
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