Decorating a Pink and Purple Bedroom

Most girls go through a pink and purple phase in their childhood. They want to wear clothes that are pink and purple and they want a room that's done up in pink and purple. The key to decorating a pink and purple bedroom is to focus on the accents and not on the main body of the room. Don't paint the walls pink, for example, but do add decorative wall art like pink and purple butterfly cling-ons. Do think a little funky and a little fuzzy with some shag rugs, don't replace the carpeting entirely.

Decorating for Girls

The color pink is most often associated with girls while purple is a stronger, bolder choice. In this case, purple is not lavender and that's an important distinction. Lavender and pink are two soft colors that bleed into each other whereas the stronger purple can dominate a room with pink accents to soften it.  The wide variety of colors and decorating options means that parents aren't limited to the hosed down in Pepto Bismal look.

When preparing to decorate, try to keep the carpet and walls a neutral color and don't change anything so significant that it will require work to change. For example, ceiling fan fixtures might look flashy in a pink or multi-colored setting, but standard white or wood will go with anything. The same goes for the face plates on the walls and the light switches. When you decorate a bedroom, think in terms of what you can pack up and remove in short order. This is really important because kids are pretty fickle and you want to be able to change it out without driving yourself crazy or spending a lot of money.

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