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rooms are best left simple in design. By giving the room a theme—Western, beach, space, etc.—children can fill in the blanks and use their imagination to create the rest of the story, making the room more personal. “ENLARGES” A HOME A child’s room is the one room in the home where just through design you are able to add multiple beds, making a house feel much bigger. Being able to show a room that appears to accommodate more people is always a plus. Staging bunk beds, twin beds, or perhaps even two full- size beds conveys that more people can comfortably inhabit the room. FAMILY APPEAL Designing a room that appeals to children plays to your benefit in many ways. As mentioned, when all family members can see themselves living in the home, it makes the buying decision easier. With that said, bringing children to view a home can be distracting and difficult for some parents, and they will cut their visit short. But having a room decorated for children can actually help buy the family some
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KEEP IT SIMPLE Try to keep the theme of the room simple. Rooms with simple themes that appeal to a child’s imagination create excitement and are easy to remember and talk about. A room designed around a theme usually will cost you less to design.
Themed rooms require very few design items to appeal to a child—or anyone for that matter. By guiding the design through a theme, the theme takes over and makes a bold statement. From Western-themed to beach-themed or even to space‑themed rooms, children’s
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