The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms: Planning, Designing, Decorating [Paperback]

Megan Connelly Ms. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Smart Approach

The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms-Planning, Designing, Decorating joins the Smart Approach series, which guides the reader through the process of interior design. This book focuses on the needs of children ranging from newborns to young adults. Topics include: how to work with space and color; develop a budget; select age-appropriate themes, furniture, window, wall, and floor treatments; buy a mattress; organize storage; create safe work, play and sleep areas; and plan a room to be shared by two. Easy tips for adding personality with paint or customizing furniture are accompanied by attractive four-color photography or illustrations. Many beautiful photographs of professionally designed children's rooms give the readers inspiration and ideas to share with their children.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Whether you're a first-time parent or a veteran, if you have kids, you need this book. A collection of original ideas for decorating, furnishings, and organizing space for children of all ages, from newborn to young adult, The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms offers practical advice on everything from choosing a color scheme to eliminating clutter. Plus, you'll find great tips for putting a personal touch into your plans with easy decorative paint techniques, as well as thoughtful information.

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Whether you're a first-time parent or a veteran, if you have kids, you need this book. A collection of original ideas for decorating, furnishing, and organizing space for children of all ages, from newborn to young adult, The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms offers practical advice on everything from choosing a color scheme to eliminating clutter. Plus, you'll find great tips for putting a personal touch into your plans with easy decorative paint techniques, as well as thoughtful information.
- Easy-to-follow steps guide you through all phases of the design process. Topics covered: assessing the space; planning a budget; working with color; buying furniture; and selecting wall, floor, and window treatments
- Specific guidelines for newborn, toddler, young school-age, and teen-to-adult bedrooms
- Lots of safety tips
- Illustrated solutions to the most common decorating problems
- Over 200 beautiful full-color photographs

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner; First edition (April 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580110274
• ISBN-13: 978-1580110273
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #11 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Remodeling & Renovation > Children's Rooms
  • #22 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > How-to & Home Improvements > Remodeling & Renovation > Basements & Attics

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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful but not much help, April 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms: Planning, Designing, Decorating (Paperback)

Every room in this book was gorgeous. However, unless you are a mural painter (or know one who will give you a break) or have a very large budget, then only about one third of the information contained in it will be helpful to you. Some of the rooms even required built-in nooks in the walls for the beds. It was a little more elaborate then I had anticipated--some of the designs painted on the walls were amazing, and there is no way someone who is not artistic (like myself) could even begin to attempt them.I just wanted some ideas for my daughter's room, not something that would make me sick because it was so beautiful and I couldn't do it! It is a great book, just be warned that you need a fairly large budget, or the artistic talent of Michelangelo.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Smart Approach" is Wonderful!, May 1, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms: Planning, Designing, Decorating (Paperback)

I just wanted some help to decorate my kid's room... what I got was a book that drew me in. This well-written book is colorful and educational, full of beauty and ideas. It is enjoyable, readable, and "do-able." I could not have chosen a better book to assit in this project.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational Writing, Beautiful Illustration, April 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Smart Approach to Kids' Rooms: Planning, Designing, Decorating (Paperback)

Finally, a guide for designing and decorating children's and teen's rooms that makes sense. From solidly presented advice and tips which are presented in every chapter, to a most innovative section dedicated to designing for the special needs child, this book will grab your attention and hold it until your project is completed.