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and everything nice.
Girls know what they like and what they don't like.
When decorating a girl's room, the collaboration between girls and their parents should balance the wants and the needs.
Girls are particularly fussy about their rooms.
Color is of the utmost importance.
Girls understand at an early age that color affects their feelings.
Girls are also more prone to hosting sleepovers so it is important that their room is a positive reflection to other girls.
Light hues in pink, purple and green are especially popular with girls.
The trend this year is to add white to the classic colors.
The themes for girl rooms tend to be more romanticized and more connected to nature.
A popular look draws inspiration from the ocean.
Walls are painted watery blues to mimic the ocean, neutral or sand-colored flooring with clouds on the ceiling.
Accessories such as seashells, bottles of sand, paintings, etc are abundant.
A terrific addition would be an alarm clock that wakes her up to the sounds of the waves crashing onto shore or the sound of seagulls.
The next two themes are based on the night sky.
The first theme is starlight.
There are so many fabrics, wallpapers and bed linens with star patterns.
A star quilt will compliment the décor.
The second theme is moonlight softly glowing in the night sky.
This can be duplicated in a girl's room by painting the ceiling midnight blue.
Add a painted moon and stars.
A moon and star quilt and window treatment along with a moon cutout headboard will complete the focus.
Flower power is always a popular theme for girls.
The love affair of flowers starts when they are very young.
Most girl drawings are of flowers.
Girls love the bright and bold colors of colors: orange, sun yellow, lime green and watermelon pinks.
They are many flower designs from the simple to the elaborate.
Some of the accessories for the flower theme would be the flowery fabrics for valances, window seat pillows and comforters or quilts.
Flowers can be painted on the walls or color photographs of flowers can be framed and hung.
A complimentary theme is butterflies and bees.
Another favorite theme for girls and for parents is the cottage theme.
For this décor theme, you can use a lot of second-hand furniture.
Also the cottage theme is very easy because white is the main color with accents of pink, sky blue and pale green.
Furniture such as dressers and tables are painted.
Fabric choices include florals, stripes and ginghams.
Area rugs are an important accessory in a girl's room.
An ocean-theme room could have a muted blue or light green area rug or one detailed with a seashell.
An area rug with stars, whether small stars, large stars, or a combination would work well in either the starlight or moonlight-themed room.
Flowers, butterflies or pretty pastel area rugs would complement a cottage theme or a flower theme.
Allow girls to be part of decorating their bedroom.
From the theme selection to purchasing the bed linens and accessories, girls should be involved in this process.
You never know, your daughter could grow up to be the next Martha Stewart!