Totally adorable, in my mind anyway. Exactly what I picture myself having wanted when I was 6 years old, and not that different from my own room at that age. The problem? My daughter's favorite color is blue. Has been for more than a year. She really doesn't like pink any more.
Now what to do? Do I paint it? If we paint her walls blue or a pale turquoise, some things would probably have to change - rug, quilt, throw pillows, and maybe some accessories. We could keep a few of the pink things such as her nightstand (which could be painted again) and her bean bag chair. I could recover her pink ottoman. Fortunately the rest of her furniture is white - thank goodness!
But, I still love this pink haven. I love pink and it's the only place in the house where I can freely use it. So, it's a battle between what I love and what she loves... Keeping in mind that it's her room. So hard. At the same time, it would be a fun challenge to see how much I could keep and make it work... and also how much I could sell - anyone need a pink, green, and yellow 5x7 rug in great condition?
What would you do?
Stay safe east coasters!
The horror! Unfortunately, I think you have to go with what she likes...I never liked pink until I had a girl...now it is the only color that exists in my world!
ReplyDeleteHave you thought of leaving some of the walls pink? Perhaps painting 2 or 3 walls blue and leaving the others pink? The wall with the cherry branch could serve as an accent wall.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up I didn't like pink either :)
Oh, it's so sad when they start outgrowing things! I love the pink room. I think you have it decorated so beautifully so I understand how you feel. Maybe start going over some different ideas with her and see if you can work out a plan. Blue can be adorable in a girl's room too and the white furniture does make it easier! Good luck..and good luck with the storm. It's rainy and windy here in NJ and some friends close by have already lost power. I hope we are not next! Take care - Shelley
ReplyDeleteAlthough I love pink too, blue in a girl's room is actually really. I think it would go great with a lot what she already has. Look online for blue girls' rooms - I'm sure there's lots of nice stuff out there :)
ReplyDeleteI Love your daughter's room I'm running into the same situation with my (newly teenager) daughter. Her room is a light purple/lavender, with bright green trim...a really nice Pottery Barn rug, bookshelves painted to match, gorgeous sparkly curtain...so pretty, and feminine.. and now she wants a new look! So I can commiserate with you. I guess I'll repaint for her sake, but it's not going to be easy. My thought is to ask her to look at some websites for color & decorating ideas. Maybe have her own Pinterest board just for what she likes. After all, I designed her bedroom when she was 8...guess it's her turn to try her hand. Plus I do think it's empowering for children to have a (certain amount of say) in their most intimate, personal space. (As long as she doesn't choose a bright red shag rug like I did at her age!!!) ;-)
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled on your blog and wish I had found it sooner - that pink rug would have worked well in my daughters room. We recently bought her a rug from PBK and I love it. We decided not to paint her room but to leave it the light tan that the previous owners painted pretty much every room of our home and then we accessorized with Winnie the Pooh decals - which are a PAIN to get off the wall. Ours are taking the paint with it, so repainting is in our VERY near future.
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