Page 20 - 2018 Your Home Your Way

20 THE BRANDON SUN • YOUR HOME YOUR WAY • 2018

This boy's room is decorated with space-themed three-dimensional wall decor items.
REDESIGN BEFORE SCHOOL’S OUT

The last weeks of school can SIMPLE CHOICES a great way to add personality. where kids “might be putting
be the perfect time to reboot a In choosing a colour palette, “We used to do baby colours, their hands, and where they
child’s bedroom. keep it as simple as possible, says but I think the important thing might sit,” he says. Even if your
Ideally, the room should be Beldock. She suggests limiting is to do strong, handsome child is neat, “his friend might
easy to keep organized and great the number of colours to create colours they can live with and wipe Cheetos all over every-
for concentrating on homework. a stylish space that feels orderly. grow into,” Beldock says. thing and not think about it.”
It also needs to be decorated in Use white paint on walls, she Patterns, too, can help hide
way that’s cheerfully kid- says, and then bring in just one DURABLE FABRICS wear and tear. Davin recom-
friendly and but not too age- bold accent colour, like red, navy For those who worry about mends using a patterned carpet
specific, so you won’t have to or magenta, perhaps through a using a lot of white in a child’s that’s “forgiving with stains” to
redecorate too soon. patterned rug and colorful bed- room, where it could easily get add colour and style to a child’s
We’ve asked three interior de- ding. dirty, Howard notes that out- room. “By the time they grow
signers — Brett Beldock of New Another trendy but timeless door fabrics and rugs have be- out of it, it might be time to
York-based Brett Design Inc., option: Use charcoal paint on come just as pleasant to the change the carpet anyway,” she
Florida interior designer An- the walls with crisp white trim, touch as indoor items, and says.
drew Howard, and Catherine then add a white-and-charcoal they’re far more durable. So She adds that organic cottons
Davin of Pittsburgh-based patterned rug, and bring in light colours can be much more and other fabrics made without
Davin Interiors — for some or- bolder colours through books easily cleaned than they would harsh dyes can be durable, and
ganizing and decorating strate- and keepsakes displayed on have been a decade ago. are becoming more popular with
gies for children’s rooms. health-conscious parents.
shelves. Colorful lamps are also Use outdoor fabrics in places