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From "Bare Walls"
episode BRW-111 |
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Nancy Golden was given the task of designing bedrooms for two preteen sisters with very different tastes. Tackling the color scheme for each room, Golden first had the girls look through magazines to find pictures of rooms they liked, and then she asked each to bring in a selection of toys and other possessions that reflect their individual interests. She discovered by this technique that the older sister, a 10-year-old, was more serious and well organized and favored cool, calming hues. Her 8-year-old sister, on the other hand, was more dramatic and preferred bright, warm colors.
Golden began with the older girl's room, adding crown molding at the ceiling and wider baseboards and painting the walls blue and the trim white (figure A). She also added a wall of shelves to provide storage and a built-in desk for homework (figure B).
In the second bedroom Golden also added white crown molding and chair rail. The walls were painted a cheery yellow -- and below the chair rail she added blocks of orange and green framed in white molding (figure C). For storage she added closets and drawers throughout the room, and in one window she placed a cozy window seat (figure D).
The Bare Facts: Check the shades of color that you have chosen in a room both by daylight and by artificial light at night before you paint the entire room.
RESOURCES :
Your Child's Bedroom
Model: 0867308354
Author: Stewart Walton
Lebhar-Friedman Books
$12.95
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