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As a parent, I know the importance of good curtains in the children’s room. They can be very important when you want to control the amount of light in the room, either in the mornings, evening time or when you want to put your children in bed for a midday nap.

Of course, when it comes to decorating the children’s room, curtains and window treatments are as essential as they are with decorating any other room. A touch of fabric can add so much to any room, and that added softness is even more important when it comes to the children’s environment.

When it comes to a boys room, blue is a classic, even if a tad cliche, of a choice.  A favorite character is always nice to have, and Thomas the Engine is always popular with young boys.

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When it comes to nursery decor, function is just as important as style. In fact, it’s probably more important. The baby’s crib - the central piece of furniture and a potential focal point for the entire room, should be both beautiful, with a warm secure feeling, and live up to your expectations as a long term investment.

This beautiful crib in cherry wood can be a perfect solution. It has a classic look that is both contemporary and one to last through generations. It’s not only strong and safe, it’s also extremely practical, as it can be converted into a toddler’s bed and later into a proper child’s bed.

There is even a drawer at the bottom of this crib, for added storage room - something you can never have enough of in a nursery. This is definitely the kind of furniture you want in the nursery - it conveys comfort and stability and has the potential to go through the family from generation to generation.

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The Harry Potter books are all out, leaving a thriving community of fans of all ages. Here’s a charming piece of fabric wall scroll that will get any Harry Potter fan excited. A great gift for fans, especially the younger ones.

This piece of fabric, featuring the various houses of the Hogwarts school of magic, adds a touch of fantasy to any young witch or wizard’s bedroom. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff all featured here in magnificent golden and silver prints over 22 by 32 inches of rich colored fabric. A great gift idea and decorative element.

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Here’s a cool way to make a little boy happy: let him sleep in a race car!

And it’s not just any race car either - it’s modeled after the Disney Pixar character from the movie “Cars” Lightning McQueen. It’s a great movie, for the entire family, and a great character, deserving the honor of putting your kids to sleep.

In terms of design, it’s a classic addition to the children’s room, in bright red, soothed any color of linen you choose to cover the mattress with. Blue makes a great choice, soothing and providing a nice contrast to the bright red. The design is bound to appeal to the children, with its rich and detailed depiction of wheels and hubcaps.

Keep in mind that this is a very dominant piece of furniture in any room. It requires enough visual space around it, and like any red sports car, it is an attention grabber! Make sure you team it up with more subtle items and room decor for a good balanced result.

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Bean bags are always a hit with kids. The younger or more active kids can really abuse a bean bag by continuous jumping on top of it. Teenagers are more likely to enjoy schmoozing in comfort, laying down inside a soft bean bag. This makes a bean bag a great item for kids room, as it can actually grow with them and survive future makeovers.

Here’s a great option for a boy’s bedroom, or even for a sports loving girl - they will literally get a kick out of this soccer bean bag:

This is actually a beanless bag, large and durable enough to be used outdoors. The black and white bag adds a touch of humor, with its funky shape, so inappropriate for a soccer ball, and some black and white drama to the color scheme. It can be an awesome gift too, imagine this one getting in the mail! Quite the birthday surprise!

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When decorating a child’s room, one thing to keep in mind is how the decor style and color scheme will look a few years later, as the child grows. Decor items, fabrics, wall and window treatments can be changed with relative ease and on a budget. Furniture on the other hand, are often more substantial and more expensive, so these are the times where you apply a long-term mindset.

This is not to say that furniture need to have a “grown-up” feel to them. Take this bed for example, part of the “Vanilla Cream” bedroom set that includes six pieces of furniture, including a 6-drawer dresser, 5-drawer tall chest, nightstand, twin-size bookcase headboard, this 3-drawer twin mates bed, and mirror.

The neutral vanilla cream color and the easy-on-the-eye classic country design make this bed easily compatible with many styles. With the right bedroom decor, it can fit into a fantasy princess room or into a more mature, yet feminine, teenager’s bedroom.

Linen, throw pillows, surrounding walls, curtains, will all come into play, as this bedroom set evolves through the years and with some thought, it can even work as a guest bedroom as your girl moves out of the home.

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It’s a shame we don’t have a larger picture to share here, but this will have to do -

It’s a perfect example of a fantasy room. The kind you can only make for a little girl. As we grow older, we lose the ability to sink into this world of fancy, but some of us are lucky enough to re-live this through our kids.

This is an entire room, where the main item is the carriage-shaped bed. White and gold finished bed frame, along with round “wheels” and a removable carriage top (canopy linen not included), make this into a dreamy enchanted bed like no other. Add to this the mirror and nightstand, and you get a total makeover for any room. One thing to remember though - your little girl will outgrow this room at some point, so consider the cost of fulfilling the fantasy and creating such a unique bedroom for her.

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This folding chair is simply perfect. It combines an interesting design, with nice round shapes repeated in the seat, steel legs that are both attractive and durable, and a bold color statement that can fit in marvelously in any designed room.

This about this chair in your study, for example, inviting you or your guest to make yourselves comfortable with a good book under a reading lamp. Or maybe in the children’s room, round and playful and themed into a lively color scheme of base colors. Or, how about the patio? a set of these chairs, folded neatly in your shed for easy storage, then pulled out to offer seating in comfort and style. The possibilities are endless, limited only by your imagination and creativity.

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