Room to Grow: Designing for Children

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love a grown-up chandelier in a little girl's room or handsome navy drapes for a boy. My favorite children's rooms celebrate youthfulness but have a dash of sophistication. A colorful collection of toys against a backdrop of chic wallpaper. A beloved and worn stuffed bunny resting on a beautiful antique bed. Timeless furnishings such as vintage armoires and elegant mirrors are practical choices because they can transition from nurseries to teen spaces. You may notice one thing all the rooms pictured below have in common: there are no visible electronics. I think everyone sleeps more peacefully without the glow of televisions or computer screens. I also believe children deserve quality sheets and bedding - just like adults. [I add waterproof mattress pads for practicality.] While I think the furnishings in a child's room should relate to the rest of the house, boys and girls should have some say about the decor in their spaces. After all, a child's bedroom is the one place where he or she can close the door and dream . . . </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSZlkY5Eem_clMO2tTdySDElUl5LR7rWwdPS2yuWEo693PDhUfN-zYXrWqftquCIIOT5DyeEkqNwvOTlkxil5YBTHN_HBvFBINe2F23IcCUMyRFN5Pwt5YvPaHNGdIo90X_tghZODc_r_/s1600/hbx-kids-bed-twin-teddy-bears-18-1010-xl-82922560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSZlkY5Eem_clMO2tTdySDElUl5LR7rWwdPS2yuWEo693PDhUfN-zYXrWqftquCIIOT5DyeEkqNwvOTlkxil5YBTHN_HBvFBINe2F23IcCUMyRFN5Pwt5YvPaHNGdIo90X_tghZODc_r_/s640/hbx-kids-bed-twin-teddy-bears-18-1010-xl-82922560.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In designer Dana Abbott's comfortable and casual California home, a pale green antique French bed snuggles behind curtains in her youngest daughter's bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Amy Neunsinger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beautiful-designer-bedrooms#slide-73" target="_blank">Beautiful Designer Bedrooms</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyO3vNS8ILnm5_uVG7FRnyXotlojtB7rwSwQV9FstyJ6uCVmyGkuPBe4dGMzvxDJ7OfDrlS6mKoTGSqQIMAuVaEgk1TgXdWNfS3MHzM3tgeJjjnwov0SLtnNK9lIShn6synGJ6hBfozEf/s1600/BE_nbjGldmWl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyO3vNS8ILnm5_uVG7FRnyXotlojtB7rwSwQV9FstyJ6uCVmyGkuPBe4dGMzvxDJ7OfDrlS6mKoTGSqQIMAuVaEgk1TgXdWNfS3MHzM3tgeJjjnwov0SLtnNK9lIShn6synGJ6hBfozEf/s640/BE_nbjGldmWl.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The ABC Carpet and Home chandelier in Olivia's bedroom inspired the remainder of the room, which [Laura] Day wanted to feel calm but exciting, magical, and intriguing."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Townhouse of designer Laura Day and her family on Manhattan's Upper East Side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://lauradayliving.com/home.html" target="_blank">Laura Day</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/April+May+2010/kkIbfag9zwU/1#56" target="_blank">Trading Places</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lonny (April/May 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi4taEahIWctaOBe4315r0Kc2KyUpGvPXw8KgmjPZ6hKunJmrfbLNP5o4Bnlni6RYIWU76fhXcZVHs8Xzaqz3UPaWzqP2YSIt5N018tV5aO8H9X3RW77SpqzIRRmrWeD-1DWTLbfCPXJr/s1600/2038.243-166_SUP_HH_MY09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwi4taEahIWctaOBe4315r0Kc2KyUpGvPXw8KgmjPZ6hKunJmrfbLNP5o4Bnlni6RYIWU76fhXcZVHs8Xzaqz3UPaWzqP2YSIt5N018tV5aO8H9X3RW77SpqzIRRmrWeD-1DWTLbfCPXJr/s640/2038.243-166_SUP_HH_MY09.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A soft palette and elegant antiques give this space classic appeal. Invest in traditional pieces for a child's bedroom and you'll be rewarded with maximum flexibility and longevity. Although this room belongs to a four-year-old girl, it could just as easily work as a pretty guest room, thanks to a vintage bed, needlepoint rug and antiqued gold chandelier. Similarly, the lavender paneled walls can be toned down with cream paint when she gets older."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wall colors: Pale Amethyst (SW 1547) and First Blush (SW 1571), <a href="http://www.sherwin-williams.com/" target="_blank">Sherwin-Williams</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer: <a href="http://www.tarafingold.com/" target="_blank">Tara Fingold</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Graydon.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/kids-rooms-ten-designs?page=25" target="_blank">Kids Rooms: 28 Designs</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (May 2009). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshamRHJbwZ1S8zqHFyxNKtuiD2ypbmrD1bbOReDc7YHh93ho1MbZoPvVaUxU-CeCZGiJOQ2ba4K8S8F999cUvh7L3-UfczyHdutfQArffIXQbg1B2OjqqG3mEITs6g3JC6UZ5Ee4vLvIP/s1600/209045-Vickerman-0572.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshamRHJbwZ1S8zqHFyxNKtuiD2ypbmrD1bbOReDc7YHh93ho1MbZoPvVaUxU-CeCZGiJOQ2ba4K8S8F999cUvh7L3-UfczyHdutfQArffIXQbg1B2OjqqG3mEITs6g3JC6UZ5Ee4vLvIP/s640/209045-Vickerman-0572.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Grown-up architectural details add unexpected elegance to a child's bedroom. Soft bubblegum pink walls and artwork create a decidedly feminine look in this young girl's room. A steel gray marble fireplace provides a dramatic focal point and keeps the space from appearing overly sweet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ted Yarwood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-decorating-pink?page=25" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Decorating With Pink</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHikHCSVxqZPsYlBi4KCVODFomU4oFiAp13o3fTW2hrG7dJFHAzdUSMG-1rtvWjMOaPloI4DT7k56F0GNHkQKep_KW8oc7Exs0T4RSDzRuR10tOutHIENoIODrMpyRhCJHBAyb89BY8mJ9/s1600/VER-INDIA-HICKS-BAHAMAS-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHikHCSVxqZPsYlBi4KCVODFomU4oFiAp13o3fTW2hrG7dJFHAzdUSMG-1rtvWjMOaPloI4DT7k56F0GNHkQKep_KW8oc7Exs0T4RSDzRuR10tOutHIENoIODrMpyRhCJHBAyb89BY8mJ9/s640/VER-INDIA-HICKS-BAHAMAS-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Domino's antique bed nestles in a nook amid hand-colored English prints."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.hibiscushillharbourisland.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; background-color: white; color: #009eb8; display: inline; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Hibiscus Hill</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">, the Bahamas home of India Hicks, David Flint Wood and their children.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Renovation, interior design and landscape design by India Hicks and David Flint Wood.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by India Hicks.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/-india-hicks-Bahamas-home?click=main_sr#slide-17" target="_blank">Island Girl</a>" photographed and produced by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Veranda</a> (May - June 2011). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHDcx_bRK4ozphtH0yBvN6T7QK6yCa1EaOYBaO5jqoaASA-dD8gWWULQbq5d-id097372cU9knMLRtwZucPpXw5teJ4tB4Rzm_hud5uv8Z7O2EFeNoj4L9W3bEIuRuoQmSLs2MUzf3hzv/s1600/rNdSCoaenZXl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHDcx_bRK4ozphtH0yBvN6T7QK6yCa1EaOYBaO5jqoaASA-dD8gWWULQbq5d-id097372cU9knMLRtwZucPpXw5teJ4tB4Rzm_hud5uv8Z7O2EFeNoj4L9W3bEIuRuoQmSLs2MUzf3hzv/s640/rNdSCoaenZXl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A young girl's bedroom is youthful and sophisticated and is capable of adapting to the changing tastes of its maturing occupant."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Spanish Colonial in Los Angeles's Brentwood neighborhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Estee Stanley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/August+2012/MjOUVzsleVV/1#64" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Hollywood Remake</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (August 2012). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNvvQIXvmUcqIKaQpQw8OuBZKkG0-2RCt-Q0Pk-5SpOSR_16yFl6QgO7AvlkoK66A7TKKKEL6nKLWtXAa_ponGHcUt8Qjbp8x-8AuGiqPzKdHpDf_hVYGMMoe6tEcQvpn6ApaPTztyTPX/s1600/ew8Oa4DO2SPl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNvvQIXvmUcqIKaQpQw8OuBZKkG0-2RCt-Q0Pk-5SpOSR_16yFl6QgO7AvlkoK66A7TKKKEL6nKLWtXAa_ponGHcUt8Qjbp8x-8AuGiqPzKdHpDf_hVYGMMoe6tEcQvpn6ApaPTztyTPX/s640/ew8Oa4DO2SPl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The nursery is suitable for a small child, yet in keeping with the rest of the home's decor. While a wool rug's softness makes it perfect for playtime, its well-seasoned style keeps it aesthetically appropriate for any room in the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1920s Spanish Colonial in Los Angeles's Brentwood neighborhood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Estee Stanley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/August+2012/MjOUVzsleVV/1#63" target="_blank">Hollywood Remake</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (August 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfkB3NsLWq1C-zwc0yb4XjOrpCd6DZgruAPGwYAprt4IWFz1_lH7ZRuInGJz6FkMbkejyEtah7AtoLgDiudHAYXOjgywvfegMTmEy-HfOKlpvmDzlyq6SB7sha37ohSA-edpXJTvDNkSR/s1600/HBX-Scaglione-9-0909-xl-85473253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWfkB3NsLWq1C-zwc0yb4XjOrpCd6DZgruAPGwYAprt4IWFz1_lH7ZRuInGJz6FkMbkejyEtah7AtoLgDiudHAYXOjgywvfegMTmEy-HfOKlpvmDzlyq6SB7sha37ohSA-edpXJTvDNkSR/s640/HBX-Scaglione-9-0909-xl-85473253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Designer Sara] Scaglione mixed twin beds and lamps from <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank">Pottery Barn</a> and pink toile bedding with a vintage mirror and chandelier to create 'a room that's not too grown up or too little-girl.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sara Scaglione.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Luca Trovato</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/relaxed-design?click=main_sr#slide-10" target="_blank">Relaxed Style in Austin</a>" by Fred Albert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (September 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lc84l74zH4SeeJktirK8oETg-uvDL5hYv5o-8QOQJdKRKxIfUNP5zUm5mzokKS1Zxau2t_6nvUqqaKsxB7WHC4UiLADPm0gNp6yklsSY2oAd5V9etTCQ_wNqpQFcrLJRMp0BgKvtHv5l/s1600/0zStFiF_DjNl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Lc84l74zH4SeeJktirK8oETg-uvDL5hYv5o-8QOQJdKRKxIfUNP5zUm5mzokKS1Zxau2t_6nvUqqaKsxB7WHC4UiLADPm0gNp6yklsSY2oAd5V9etTCQ_wNqpQFcrLJRMp0BgKvtHv5l/s640/0zStFiF_DjNl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A vintage Lilly Pulitzer bed in Eloise's room is paired with a side table from West Palm Beach's Shi and Erhard. The chandelier is original to the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Los Angeles home of Ruthie Sommers and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.ruthiesommers.com/" target="_blank">Ruthie Sommers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/July+August+2011/ff86ZLelSSi/1#76" target="_blank">Informally Elegant</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (July/August 2011). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxKYniYEJdKm9bq-teYXPJKNc7G2LTMZZaXW5yCmIPF2SU8Ij6j2TWtr_EUZzvwenniSl-GeISP1p0q_cbs2VK0Ji_li2Is8cp8YUhCx9Aay8TpZI7fEAvGbOh_-UyhYW5KoYzXHgd9AM/s1600/X_ZYk4DJa-4l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxKYniYEJdKm9bq-teYXPJKNc7G2LTMZZaXW5yCmIPF2SU8Ij6j2TWtr_EUZzvwenniSl-GeISP1p0q_cbs2VK0Ji_li2Is8cp8YUhCx9Aay8TpZI7fEAvGbOh_-UyhYW5KoYzXHgd9AM/s640/X_ZYk4DJa-4l.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Roman shades, made from Sister Parish Design's Dolly print, enhance a bedroom's natural light."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home on Maine's West Penobscot Bay belonging to Ramey Caulkins and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Ramey Caulkins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/January+February+2013/n0gZ2qHN5cu/1#84" target="_blank">Maine Stay</a>" written by Caroline Biggs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (January - February 2013).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb-dwFETGYy__jeXm_Qys58CivdiXxYDpojN7d2Q8NhFPQzDXMwRRISLAsbJipb11DqvFE-Q6kqUTYF204f4rlM0YwrbihX2lKXW6PQBHlcx0nseDv7FmeJyGpVovuhVGRVkpcpm06gtg/s1600/13-hbx-eyelet-sheer-curtains-roberts-1113-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb-dwFETGYy__jeXm_Qys58CivdiXxYDpojN7d2Q8NhFPQzDXMwRRISLAsbJipb11DqvFE-Q6kqUTYF204f4rlM0YwrbihX2lKXW6PQBHlcx0nseDv7FmeJyGpVovuhVGRVkpcpm06gtg/s640/13-hbx-eyelet-sheer-curtains-roberts-1113-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A former sleeping porch became a daughter's bedroom. Roberts hid blackout shades behind eyelet sheers on the three walls of windows, then added linen curtains trimmed in Lee Jofa's Portofino Headboard and bed skirt in Sister Parish Design's Dolly, through John Rosselli and Associates."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://markhamroberts.com/" target="_blank">Markham Roberts</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/mixing-old-and-new-design-1113#slide-13" target="_blank">A Nashville Home That Plays with the Past</a>" by Carrie Nieman Culpepper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (November 2013). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOr0Seb-nV0pCahYa7I7nOrjvCshZG2sNjqwmqCTqjsssLT6GNypAaqMds202LV6Wbo30inP9xcRBvpEvDc-PazqxoqQGguL2G12Cy8vOXHIX13r-UZ4nBjwQKlFNgLrw-rr7jiGbrG1x/s1600/Dm2a0AacJwel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOr0Seb-nV0pCahYa7I7nOrjvCshZG2sNjqwmqCTqjsssLT6GNypAaqMds202LV6Wbo30inP9xcRBvpEvDc-PazqxoqQGguL2G12Cy8vOXHIX13r-UZ4nBjwQKlFNgLrw-rr7jiGbrG1x/s640/Dm2a0AacJwel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the nursery, vibrant window treatments recall hot-air balloons."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prewar apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Lilly Bunn Weekes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/September+2012/XM2CP-OlJkd/1#72" target="_blank">East Side Story</a>" written by Robert Leleux.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (September 2012). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyprysoS6Lgd9tkVKvO9c2g5ksYtSJOj91N3FWNPZH6-S9H9WjspwVOFCJ2P5g2inMNRk71mtkTawNRWYCgBV6hqETnH7UJ7u6Mtw-lKcbYQSkzadNkoL8Q-s6o6e4Miqn-aX2aaZL2gI-/s1600/Kate+Townsend+nursery+pink+upholstered+chair+sY9HMIi8dPql.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyprysoS6Lgd9tkVKvO9c2g5ksYtSJOj91N3FWNPZH6-S9H9WjspwVOFCJ2P5g2inMNRk71mtkTawNRWYCgBV6hqETnH7UJ7u6Mtw-lKcbYQSkzadNkoL8Q-s6o6e4Miqn-aX2aaZL2gI-/s640/Kate+Townsend+nursery+pink+upholstered+chair+sY9HMIi8dPql.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Kate] Simpson outfitted Ellie's room with <a href="http://www.matouk.com/lulu-dk-for-matouk.html" target="_blank">Lulu DK for Matouk</a>, which launched its line when Simpson was pregnant. 'I had to have it!' she says."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rowayton, Connecticut, home of Kate Simpson and family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/October+November+2009/j4HIc8LHdqA/1#28" target="_blank">Beach House</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (October - November 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiQj2WkjIb3U1JNywEgc_qCU9_VNJWjz9G5S2_Z0DldkdIpdFq3wTZIY_5Zat9M-U90JCd7L6pIy2N5wmvRPgH54NKU1KMzgJ-dR7nZzm04WrvFjyn17PYh_UNU8jtaDMT2-GoNU_y0Xp/s1600/Kid-room-8820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiQj2WkjIb3U1JNywEgc_qCU9_VNJWjz9G5S2_Z0DldkdIpdFq3wTZIY_5Zat9M-U90JCd7L6pIy2N5wmvRPgH54NKU1KMzgJ-dR7nZzm04WrvFjyn17PYh_UNU8jtaDMT2-GoNU_y0Xp/s640/Kid-room-8820.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Designer Julie] Charbonneau created this large bedroom suite for her daughter Alexia by joining two small bedrooms together via a former closet. It features antiques, a chandelier, a neutral off-white palette and a simple, large mirror that will age well as she grows. Julie designed the crib-sized girls bed to look like a sofa, which it can be once Alexia graduates to a full-sized bed. The focal point of the room, the fireplace, is original to the house."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Julie Charbonneau, <a href="http://www.depoitiers.com/" target="_blank">de Poitiers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus McRitchie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-julie-charbonneaus-montreal-home?page=3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Photo Gallery: Classic French Style</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2009). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uva1QnT3RxTR-_P_rUka8_pgZbI5atQV7DKUMfHYU3sXyxXJSBUF_NvqCBhsKErIMyRyIvaBoFIgnsxZiXDRMAEU2dIldMlr0yKYNLZuKfetZTPZvehQysk2TOWflxT26XMUFckiECTU/s1600/Kid-room-8824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Uva1QnT3RxTR-_P_rUka8_pgZbI5atQV7DKUMfHYU3sXyxXJSBUF_NvqCBhsKErIMyRyIvaBoFIgnsxZiXDRMAEU2dIldMlr0yKYNLZuKfetZTPZvehQysk2TOWflxT26XMUFckiECTU/s640/Kid-room-8824.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique cabinet creates a grown-up look. For her young daughter's bedroom, designer Julie Charbonneau mixed kid-friendly decor, like a miniature tea set and lamb figurines, with gorgeous French-style antiques and a pretty lamp. It's a look that will last as her little girl grows. The designer created a unique art display by framing a large panel of silk toile and using it as a backdrop for a Peter Rabbit print." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Julie Charbonneau, <a href="http://www.depoitiers.com/" target="_blank">de Poitiers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus McRitchie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/kids-bedroom-storage-0" target="_blank">Storage in a Girl's Bedroom</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2009). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm4g544n_tIzkcIiGi7_l0JwVT3JyTNuAeTjSkDLp4WDhl92eGvZ-XaJaUoOtFmv4RDY72Q6v9H7pF4k-ucYeGU3k377pJRo5BlpkQ_jK6Wd0cCDJ-lYS5QYuUG5p7TlTeyKjIVqI8bDF/s1600/vKJ2wMurLDPl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBm4g544n_tIzkcIiGi7_l0JwVT3JyTNuAeTjSkDLp4WDhl92eGvZ-XaJaUoOtFmv4RDY72Q6v9H7pF4k-ucYeGU3k377pJRo5BlpkQ_jK6Wd0cCDJ-lYS5QYuUG5p7TlTeyKjIVqI8bDF/s640/vKJ2wMurLDPl.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A botanical wall covering lend[s] depth and sophistication to the girls' bedroom."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Swedish summer home of Jennifer and Mikael Jansch and their children.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jennifer Jansch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jenny Brandt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/March+2013/4SlmgZQ0t5k/1#82" target="_blank">Field of Dreams</a>" written by Caroline Biggs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (March 2013). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ-_JLDcF-tRGlaovIv7pFpfe65p8685IWDns2d642JyAZAZ-gAXnkhES63AUj68YNIrjNiTmQlp9d9ngqKW7npcFR51FjD-dBwG0T2eZh5EFMNRhTRvEGKj4RiBcJZxhtoqBHCfJDru7/s1600/6-jeweltones-bedroom-0308-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJ-_JLDcF-tRGlaovIv7pFpfe65p8685IWDns2d642JyAZAZ-gAXnkhES63AUj68YNIrjNiTmQlp9d9ngqKW7npcFR51FjD-dBwG0T2eZh5EFMNRhTRvEGKj4RiBcJZxhtoqBHCfJDru7/s640/6-jeweltones-bedroom-0308-xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Designer Amanda Nesbit's] teenage daughter's room is 'hip and young, with splashes of modern art' by Polly Apfelbaum hanging on the bookcase, and Gregg Carbo over the bed, 'It's a room she can grow into, although I've left some little-girl elements' The extra-tall headboard and the window shade are Canovas's Montego Tourmaline within navy-blue cotton tape. Carpet is <a href="http://www.starkcarpet.com/" target="_blank">Stark</a>'s Beaton in brown. Note the stylized Greek key on the rug and headboard."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://amandanisbetdesign.com/" target="_blank">Amanda Nesbit</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/nesbit-jewel-tones-0308#slide-6" target="_blank">Amanda Nisbet's Jewel-Toned Manhattan Apartment</a>" by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (March 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VEFrFbyjDC1PSUjhFwGSZFWy6ncNb37XuyQgDbn0YBjaOODscqt5dp_-iGHnhZy78rVhkBr1Di6beaPOhQmQ5WGQV23zDBIbAiYsIUFDt2pE4aw3UrpMPsJjOhHffe20K-DTdrVbUYUr/s1600/hbx-antique-french-mirror-in-bedroom-GtTUhn-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VEFrFbyjDC1PSUjhFwGSZFWy6ncNb37XuyQgDbn0YBjaOODscqt5dp_-iGHnhZy78rVhkBr1Di6beaPOhQmQ5WGQV23zDBIbAiYsIUFDt2pE4aw3UrpMPsJjOhHffe20K-DTdrVbUYUr/s640/hbx-antique-french-mirror-in-bedroom-GtTUhn-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[Annie] Brahler's 14-year-old daughter, Isabel, a softball-playing Francophile, decorated her own room with a Louis XV-style bed and French mirror." </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17.27272605895996px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px;">Annie Brahler's Jacksonville, Illinois, home.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Annie Brahler, owner of <a href="http://euro-trash.us/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Euro Trash</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Bjorn Wallander.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Philippa Brathwaite.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Douglas Brenner.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/victorian-house-design-0512?click=main_sr#slide-11" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">Overdoing It With One Thing is Kind of Not Overdoing It</a>" produced by David M. Murphy.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 16.363636016845703px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2012).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xaiC1O9D4hyphenhyphenE96xsQhas3ttVK9t6HpkpCCGZ5eEDoQ4nFdetOv3sUTQzNBP7pZhLEc0_DziOW5S-UZvm2QT3l2VDYMR0lM67_ORd0fRUCcwlm12COvB-xxmo6gJ-PbGuCIKyMXf3KHB1/s1600/Caroline+Robert+upholstered+headboard+white+TXXzgIaWLNrl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3xaiC1O9D4hyphenhyphenE96xsQhas3ttVK9t6HpkpCCGZ5eEDoQ4nFdetOv3sUTQzNBP7pZhLEc0_DziOW5S-UZvm2QT3l2VDYMR0lM67_ORd0fRUCcwlm12COvB-xxmo6gJ-PbGuCIKyMXf3KHB1/s640/Caroline+Robert+upholstered+headboard+white+TXXzgIaWLNrl.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"For two-year-old son Eli's bedroom, [Caroline] Robert chose soft blues and neutral tones. 'I wanted it to be peaceful and sweet because it's his nursery, but not <i>over-the-top baby</i> so he can live in it for a few years,' she says. The architectural piece above the bed was originally part of a Catholic confessional."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans home of Caroline Robert and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Caroline Robert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Patrick Cline.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Art direction by Michelle Adams.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.lonny.com/magazine/May+June+2011/3L1wLsWcJgC/1#64" target="_blank">Historic Style</a>" written by Shawn Gauthier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lonny.com/" target="_blank">Lonny</a> (May/June 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU7CZ2YWlhWEkl83I29LVhz6aiK0VutUst9Q0-byaCGfWIeUVqyDRS8rhJ_OAqbWh1cTv2BZzJ8kM5CfCZ7-HJ_e1yyCAL6GCNlha3J_bttXlG3AFWt0i7U5YuAC8hzqbul7EsRgElK42/s1600/116-blue-bedroom-0506_xlg-72285792-8839025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFU7CZ2YWlhWEkl83I29LVhz6aiK0VutUst9Q0-byaCGfWIeUVqyDRS8rhJ_OAqbWh1cTv2BZzJ8kM5CfCZ7-HJ_e1yyCAL6GCNlha3J_bttXlG3AFWt0i7U5YuAC8hzqbul7EsRgElK42/s640/116-blue-bedroom-0506_xlg-72285792-8839025.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A child's sophisticated blue and white bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/good-life-lake-0506?click=img_sr#slide-7" target="_blank">The Good Life on the Lake</a>" by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a> (May 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJQ0xZsD6H9dnrX2IhMPp2QgHcEoWl8CwAxTEkyXdBi8YtFT0I00cP9OV3CFLx37AjE9BYA4RrqzLqVQppo5d3OlSomM-j6EiSe2sdtqB4hp6H8NQUzQjGx2sszlDdIOGhYFjgLpTeOkU/s1600/Yetman-luxurycabin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJQ0xZsD6H9dnrX2IhMPp2QgHcEoWl8CwAxTEkyXdBi8YtFT0I00cP9OV3CFLx37AjE9BYA4RrqzLqVQppo5d3OlSomM-j6EiSe2sdtqB4hp6H8NQUzQjGx2sszlDdIOGhYFjgLpTeOkU/s640/Yetman-luxurycabin.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Twin beds in the attic. Tailored lighting and rugs grant this room a crisp, preppy air. Here, designer Scott Yetman created a space that was playful yet sophisticated. 'Kids grow up fast, so keep their rooms fun, but not too childish,' he suggests. Instead of bringing color through the bedding, he chose blue bed frames to contrast against the wall paneling."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://scottyetman.com/site/" target="_blank">Scott Yetman Designs</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Leona Mozes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/kids-rooms-ten-designs?page=2" target="_blank">Kids Rooms: 28 Designs</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a>.</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkNLWkmqSRvQTNTatbx2JJ0Snd4YkLXiOr5ZHQ9GoJ7xIGn5KbjoxTO3_BRS5sJSaZiA1y9fKtK1CGMbengJ7sO5GoyrqQoXAhqzJLRwNDFFeUfqMIehevOrztuHPT0LJDIDlpMmJxp1t/s1600/126-white-bedroom-0706_xlg-68329255copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkNLWkmqSRvQTNTatbx2JJ0Snd4YkLXiOr5ZHQ9GoJ7xIGn5KbjoxTO3_BRS5sJSaZiA1y9fKtK1CGMbengJ7sO5GoyrqQoXAhqzJLRwNDFFeUfqMIehevOrztuHPT0LJDIDlpMmJxp1t/s640/126-white-bedroom-0706_xlg-68329255copy.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In this little boy's room, designed by Ken Fulk Design, the bedding is Frette's Hotel Collection. The ceiling is painted Robin's Egg by <a href="http://www.philipsperfectcolors.com/" target="_blank">Philip's Perfect Colors</a>, and the wainscoting is <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/" target="_blank">Benjamin Moore</a>'s Decorator's White"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://kenfulk.com/" target="_blank">Ken Fulk</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beautiful-designer-bedrooms?click=img_sr#slide-33" target="_blank">Beautiful Designer Bedrooms</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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