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Five Kid’s Room Ideas

The current baby boom has thrown a spotlight on children’s spaces. Once an afterthought, children’s rooms are now considered part of the overall scheme in the house.  I love to see what designers think up for little people and I favor rooms based on ideas rather than themes since I feel they are easier to [...]

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Make Your Kid’s Room Cuter

Three ideas to amp up fun for the under-12 set. Special challenges are involved in creating a child’s room. I expect that’s why we see plaintive calls for help on decorating message boards – to paraphrase – “my 10-year old son wants a camouflage theme with black walls, but I don’t, what do I do?” [...]

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Eclectic Gender-Neutral Nursery

We’ve created a space the baby will enjoy and one decorated to be in harmony with the rest of the house. We’re having a baby boom at Atticmag, and it all started a few weeks ago with the Sophisticated Safari Nursery our pal Brandy created for little Blake.  This nursery is near and dear to [...]

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Sophisticated Safari Nursery

A child’s room designed for growth and exploration. We’re having a baby boom at Atticmag, and our first new mom-to-be is Brandy O.  You may remember her guest post Rugs in Morocco.  I’ve known her long enough to believe there is nothing she cannot do.  Expecting her first child in July, Brandy began by painting [...]

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Blackboard Jungle Gym

A gallon or two of chalkboard paint ramps up the creative potential for a kids playroom walls. ‘Oh wow,’ I thought, the moment I spotted this sophisticated childrens’ playroom that designer Barbara Westbrook created for an Atlanta showhouse. What delicious fun for little ones who can literally draw on every wall – with chalk, of [...]

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