Ceramic hanging candles,
£10.95, Little Book of Furniture
Now that winter is on its way, the days will be getting darker so why not give your child’s bedroom a revamp with splashes of bright colour?
- Get creative and paint a wall with colourful stripes or circles. If you need inspiration, The Stencil Library has over 3500 designs that can be ordered by mail. Alternatively, take an old piece of furniture and give it a fresh look by painting it with Japlac paint from International. This tough high gloss enamel is child-safe and suitable for furniture and toys.
- Transform the room in an instant with a FunToSee make-over kit. These giant wall stickers are removable and can be repositioned quickly and easily. Choose from seven themes – Cars, Winnie the Pooh, Princess, Undersea Adventure, Outer Space, Funky Flowers and Jungle Safari.
- Good lighting can add instant cheer to a room. Use a combination of pendant shades, wall lights and table lamps to offer a layered look.
- Introduce a few key items in bold shades. A new rug, cushion, window blind or bedding set can really liven things up and it needn’t cost a fortune. Vertbaudet has circle rugs in green, pink or turquoise at £13.99 and a large green crocodile-shaped picture frame for £14.99.
- Paint a series of shoeboxes with enamel or eggshell shades and display on open shelving. They are especially useful for storing small toys or children’s artwork.
- Spend a rainy day painting pictures with your children and stick on their walls for an instant art gallery.
- Frame coloured paper or cut out interesting pictures from magazines, brochures and catalogues.
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Room painted in Siesta Sun, Orchard Green
and Pure Brilliant White,
all Crown Paints
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Purple desk, £125,
John Lewis
Stockist
Crown Paints 0870 240 1127www.crownpaints.co.uk
FunToSee 08702 621621 www.funtosee.com
International 01480 484284 www.international-paints.co.uk
John Lewis 08456 049049www.johnlewis.com
The Stencil Library 01661 844844 www.stencil-library.co.uk
Vertbaudet 0870 050 2120 www.vertbaudet.co.uk
