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Rockford Valley College to host interior decorating courseRockford Register StarBy Leigh Hunziker Rockford Valley College Community and Continuing Education will hold an eight-week interior decorating course from 6:15-8:15 pm March 21 to May 9 in Classroom Building II on RVC's main campus, 3301 N. Mulford Road. |
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Pizzazz or perfection?SmartCompany.com.auIrecently did a cupcake decorating class in preparation for my little girl's first birthday. We learnt how to decorate three cupcakes – a face, a car on a road and simple stripes. As the fabulous instructor Sally showed us how to craft the intricate ... |
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Launches & ReleasesCurbed SFAs Curbed first predicted a couple of weeks ago, Condé Nast is, in fact, brewing up another iteration of the dear-departed home and decorating magazine Domino. Among speculation about e-commerce sites and quarterly pubs emerges the truth: the ...and more » |
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It's makin' whoopie (pies) timeKansas City StarAnd, of course, Wilton encourages its customers to decorate to the hilt, which can be more difficult when the icing is inside. “Obviously we decorate on top, but the perimeter of a whoopie pie also is a good place to decorate,” Siler says.and more » |
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VSU Continuing Education Offers More Learning OpportunitiesValdosta State University27, VSU Continuing Education will offer a one-day course on Cake Decorating Basics. Students will learn how to level, smooth, and stack cakes, as well as piping techniques. Supplies are included in the $39 cost, and everyone will go home with their own ... |
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National Apprenticeship Week - Celebrating SuccesseGov monitorTheir apprenticeship programme in construction features courses in bricklaying, carpentry and joinery, painting and decorating, plumbing and electrical installation. Staff teaching construction worked with a number of local construction employers and ...and more » |
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Beaver Creek Fourth-Graders Share the Meaning of Valentine's DayPatch.comClassroom parties, a Valentine's Day box decorating contest and candy, of course! From red and pink decorations to sweet treats, everyone has something to say about Valentine's Day. This week, Johnston Patch ventured into Nick Gomez's fourth-grade ... |
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Interior Decorating Featured Article
The Ultimate Strategy for Decorating a Child's Room!
02/08/12
by: Michael Holland
When it comes to decorating a child's room, your approach should be different from decorating an adult bedroom. That's because a child's bedroom should reflect his or her personality and not yours.
For kids, their bedroom is where they play games, read, listen to music, wrestle, display or hide prized possessions, day-dream, or just go to be alone sometimes. So try these eight strategies to help create a space that will make you both happy:
1. Talk to your child. Find out what activities and fantasies he or she enjoys; what their favorite color is; and what's unique about their personality that a theme could be built around. Then work their interests into a design that will make them feel comfortable, happy, and safe.
2. Allow your child to help. Let them have a say about colors, fabrics, and how they want to display their collectibles. The design should be flexible enough to accommodate their changing tastes, needs, and interests.
3. Make the room multi-functional. Since children use their room for many activities besides sleeping, it should have several different zones.
These could include a play area; a reading area; a space to play with friends that's equipped with a radio, CD player, and a TV/VCR; a display area with a wall or corkboard for favorite photos and artwork; and finally, a place for shelving to display collectibles, trophies, and other personal items.
4. Make storage a priority. Containing clutter will be one of your greatest challenges. Try shelving, large decorative wicker baskets, plastic see-through containers, and closets that contain plenty of shelving and racks.
5. Keep window treatments simple. Avoid long draperies. Shades, blinds, and shorter curtains are safer choices. The fabric should be versatile, and patterns should be repeated in other items in the room, such as in pillows, quilts, lampshades, bed ruffles, etc.
6. Choose the right lighting. A childs room should include both task lighting for homework and reading, and soothing light for quieter times. A nightlight is also important if your child is not comfortable in the dark, and for safety reasons, so they can find their way to the bathroom at night.
7. Use wallpaper or paint to add color and texture. You can apply whimsical borders along the top edges of the walls, and clouds or stars on the ceiling.
It might be wise to make sure the walls of childrens rooms are washable, so if you are using paint, choose a semi-gloss or gloss finish. Kids love bright colors, but you should limit any strong color to only one wall. For example, paint one wall fire-engine red, and the others a soft peach or pink.
8. Allow your child to select the design theme. The choices are endless. Here are just a few: firehouse fun room, starry night, angels, rainbows, unicorns, baseball, a bedroom for a princess, underwater scenery, outer space, race cars, airplanes, trains, jungle motifs, wizards and dragons, and dinosaurs. You can visit our new Web site for a lot more ideas!
Decorating with your child offers a great opportunity to display your playful side, while doing some memorable family bonding. So have fun with it and remember that even if your child's choice in themes seems bizarre, there's probably a way to work out a compromise.
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