| Has your daughter outgrown cartoon character or | | | | 4. Let your imagination run wild with a fairy garden |
| Flower Power bedroom theme? If so, then it is time to | | | | theme. |
| select a new theme for your pre-teen. Have you | | | | You can select among many types of fairy theme |
| considered using a garden theme? Such a theme is | | | | products, including: |
| ideal for daughters who have grown out of -girly- | | | | - bedding items (i.e. comforters, quilts, sheets) |
| themes, but are not yet ready for themes that are | | | | - figurines |
| more mature. A garden theme is light enough for | | | | - lamp |
| pre-teens, yet not too -serious.- Here are some tips for | | | | - murals (install them as you would wallpaper) |
| creating a garden themed bedroom for your pre-teen | | | | - night light |
| daughter: | | | | - throw pillows |
| 1. Focus on flowers to create a country cottage | | | | - throw rug |
| theme | | | | - wallpaper cutouts |
| The key to a country cottage theme is flowers. Use | | | | Okay, so how do you transform fairy theme products |
| wallpaper borders with flowers or outdoor cutouts on | | | | to a fairy garden theme room? Simply add some dried |
| the walls. Other options include stencils to create | | | | flowers wherever you have fairy theme products. This |
| various outdoor scenes. Only include a tree if the room | | | | will create an effect similar to the one that leaves |
| is relatively large. Items to add include butterflies, birds, | | | | metal wall hangings create. |
| bunnies, cats, and a picket fence. | | | | 5. Accessorize, accessorize! |
| Use beddings, throw rugs, and curtains with flowers, | | | | The number of items that you can use to accessorize |
| flower flowers (and perhaps some butterflies as well). | | | | your garden theme bedroom is nearly unlimited. They |
| The key is to keep everything light and flowery. | | | | include: |
| 2. Chase the blues away, with blue walls, wallpaper | | | | - chairs |
| and wall art | | | | - curtain rods |
| Consider painting the walls sky blue, to represent-well, | | | | - curtain tiebacks |
| the sky. You can further embellish the walls with a | | | | - lamps |
| variety of wall art, such as leaves metal wall hangings. | | | | - pictures |
| This will help to create the aura of a garden. Such wall | | | | - posters |
| art is available in a variety of shapes and sizes. Make | | | | - tables |
| sure that the wall art complements other elements in | | | | - tissue holders |
| the room, such as the carpeting, furniture, drapes, and | | | | - trash cans |
| beddings. | | | | - throw pillows |
| 3. Catch butterfly items for a butterfly garden theme | | | | - wall hooks |
| Use wallpaper cutouts of butterflies and flowers, and | | | | Mix and match accessories to find the perfect |
| then attach them in various places on the bedroom's | | | | combination. |
| walls. Another idea is to paint grass or a pond at the | | | | Consider a garden theme bedroom for your pre-teen |
| base of the walls, to emphasize the garden theme. | | | | daughter. Include items such as floral wrought iron wall |
| You can also find a wide variety of butterfly items in | | | | hangings to bring the lovely, relaxing aura of the |
| department stores, such as comforters, drawer pulls, | | | | outdoors--indoors! |
| lamps, pillows, rugs, and sheets. | | | | |