Miniatures Furniture

Miniatures Furniture

Chicago contemporary furniture dealer recommends transitional pieces for children's rooms

Decorating a child's room sounds like a simple task: paint the walls their favorite color and add a theme from a favorite movie or sport. But what happens when your child declares the entire room "stupid" a year from now? Your dealer of Chicago contemporary furniture wants to help you create a transitional space for your transitional child.

Beds that grow with your child from crib to toddler to twin are a great start. For an older child a loft or bunk beds might create a versatile space that can accommodate study habits and sleepovers. If you have safety concerns about bunk beds, opt for twin beds or a twin with a trundle.

Other pieces, like benches that double as seating and storage, or lofts with built-in shelves and desks, can be practical. For pre-teen or teen children, if you have the space, visit your Chicago leather couch retailer and consider a comfortable chair or sofa for seating.

A neutral color on the wall may last a few years and survive changing tastes and moods. Accent with colors in ways that can be easily and affordably changed - bedding, curtains, wall art, rugs, etc. Miniature furniture can be adorable, but your children will fit into it for a very short time and the cost can be outrageous.

Perhaps opt for an heirloom quality child's rocker or other special piece you can keep and pass down. Or maybe you have your grandmother's rocking chair from her childhood. Special family pieces in a child's room can help them connect with their roots and be enjoyed by everyone.

You can find bargain children's décor and sometimes even furniture at yard sales. Just be sure furniture meets current safety standards. You also might find some cute vintage pieces that would make great wall art or old team jerseys that could be make into throw pillows.

Buyers of Chicago contemporary furniture know that Walter E. Smithe is the best place to go, not just for furniture, but for help turning ideas into a dream room. The experienced staff can help you achieve the look you want on a budget.

Another way to ensure success in decorating your child's room is to involve them. Don't give them carte blanche, but let them have choices. "Do you want light blue walls or off-white walls?" "Would you like to have some things representing your favorite baseball team? A pennant? A quilt?"

Chicago leather couch buyers know that the best quality can be found at Smithe and your child deserves the best quality you can afford. Quality means it will last until you are ready to change it, not that it's the most expensive name brand on the market. A good lesson for the kids as well.

About the Author

Opal R. Chatman is a freelance writer and decorator. Her articles feature information on Chicago contemporary furniture for Chicago leather couch buyers.

Does anyone know how to paint on silk, in the way that miniature furniture can have flowered decorations on it

How can the fabric be painted without the paint running through the threads. It has to be stabilized somehow....

You'll need to use some sort of resist method. You paint the resist onto the fabric in thin lines and then apply the paint within the lines. The resist stops the paint from bleeding beyond the lines.

Check out http://www.dharmatrading.com for supplies and lots of good instructional material. (No affiliation; but, I buy my dyeing and painting supplies from them and have always been pleased.)

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