The Smart Approach to?? Kids' Rooms, 3rd edition [Paperback]

Another updated bestseller in the Smart Approach series, The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms starts with the premise: Think like a professional. ?Parents will find all the inspiration and information they need to create any kid's dream room. Chapters include a basic primer on the general principles of good design and how to apply them to individual needs and lifestyles. Topics include: working with color, choosing furniture, organizing space,?storage, special ideas for walls, windows, and floors, plus safety tips. One chapter addresses designing for children with special needs.Begins with the premise: think like a designer. How to design, furnish, and organize space for children ?Includes practical tips for all-size budgets. Over 275 color photos and 40 illustrations.

Introduction?Chapter 1: A Place to StartEvaluating the SpaceShared SpaceDeveloping a BudgetDesign Workbook?Chapter 2: The Magic of ColorHow Color WorksPatternTexturePulling It All TogetherDesign Workbook?Chapter 3: Great FurnitureSleeping ArrangementsCase GoodsGood ConstructionUpholstered FurnitureLamps and Other Lighting FixturesDesign Workbook?Chapter 4: Walls, Windows, and FloorsWall TreatmentsWindow TreatmentsFlooringDesign Workbook?Chapter 5: Decorating the NurseryPlanningDesign DecisionsPulling Together A LookDesign Workbook?Chapter 6: Designs Toddlers Will LoveA Room PlanDecorating for ToddlersDesign Workbook?Chapter 7: Expanding Young HorizonsOrganizing IdeasA Room PlanDecoratingDesign Workbook?Chapter 8: Stylish Teen HavensDo It Their WayGetting StartedA Room PlanFinishing TouchesDesign Workbook?Chapter 9: Special NeedsLevels of AbilityAllergy and Asthma IssuesFine TuningDesign Workbook?Chapter 10: Bathrooms For KidsSensible and BasicDesign Workbook?Appendix

Resource Guide

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Index

Photo Credits

Author Megan Connelly writes regularly about home decorating and design topics for numerous natl³,