I have a two year old and although my house is far from where I would like it to be, decor-wise (champagne taste on a beer budget, much?), I do have a general “look” I have kept in mind when buying things for her. For example, our room where my vision has been able to be executed the most, which is our den, is painted a sublime light blu…
I have a two year old and although my house is far from where I would like it to be, decor-wise (champagne taste on a beer budget, much?), I do have a general “look” I have kept in mind when buying things for her. For example, our room where my vision has been able to be executed the most, which is our den, is painted a sublime light blue floor from to ceiling, has a couch that was designed (by me) to fit with the blue, and has a Persian rug and built in shelves (also light blue). I’ve acquired various pieces of bamboo furniture over the years, it’s a strong feature of the look I’m going for in the room overall. So, to further coordinate with this aesthetic, I ended up purchasing the bamboo children’s chairs shaped like bows from poppie and a minimalistic looking (but also useful sized) Melissa and Dave table from Amazon. When it’s not covered in crafts/crayons/legos, it compliments my space. My daughter’s room is just off this room, so it is also decorated commensurate with my chosen aesthetic for the house, but more fun and whimsical (pale pink walls, a Zara Home hot air balloon light fixture, but also an antique Staffordshire lamp and a large ornate Chippendale style mirror over the dresser that will probably move elsewhere in the house eventually. My point being, I’m most definitely what you describe as a “design parent” but it helps that my personal style likes whimsy and color (and French antiques), and so it hasn’t been too much of a challenge to integrate my daughter’s stuff into this aesthetic, and I really don’t feel like I’m compromising all that much. I do feel like whenever we are forced to embrace Disney princesses/unicorns/taylor swift, etc. that I can figure out ways to make it work.
I have a two year old and although my house is far from where I would like it to be, decor-wise (champagne taste on a beer budget, much?), I do have a general “look” I have kept in mind when buying things for her. For example, our room where my vision has been able to be executed the most, which is our den, is painted a sublime light blue floor from to ceiling, has a couch that was designed (by me) to fit with the blue, and has a Persian rug and built in shelves (also light blue). I’ve acquired various pieces of bamboo furniture over the years, it’s a strong feature of the look I’m going for in the room overall. So, to further coordinate with this aesthetic, I ended up purchasing the bamboo children’s chairs shaped like bows from poppie and a minimalistic looking (but also useful sized) Melissa and Dave table from Amazon. When it’s not covered in crafts/crayons/legos, it compliments my space. My daughter’s room is just off this room, so it is also decorated commensurate with my chosen aesthetic for the house, but more fun and whimsical (pale pink walls, a Zara Home hot air balloon light fixture, but also an antique Staffordshire lamp and a large ornate Chippendale style mirror over the dresser that will probably move elsewhere in the house eventually. My point being, I’m most definitely what you describe as a “design parent” but it helps that my personal style likes whimsy and color (and French antiques), and so it hasn’t been too much of a challenge to integrate my daughter’s stuff into this aesthetic, and I really don’t feel like I’m compromising all that much. I do feel like whenever we are forced to embrace Disney princesses/unicorns/taylor swift, etc. that I can figure out ways to make it work.
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