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This morning ephraim and I have been looking at things for children's rooms. I have found the gender stereotypes to be shocking - why on earth do things need to be labelled as "for girls" or "for boys"? Why does it seem that there's almost always only a choice between something pale pink with princesses on or an identical thing in blue with tractors on?
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gender associations of colours and icons are purely notional ... they really won't have any effect on the little girl.
what's actually more important are tones; bright and strong is obviously more stimulating, pale and soft is obviously more calming.
realistically if you probably want to find your own balance between the two.
that said, you do need to make sure it's an atomsphere you can live with too 'cos you're probably going to spend a fair few stressy nights in there anyway ...
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As to your walls I would suggest painting them white as a base. Then painting things on them. This can range from hand prints to stencils to murals depending on your artistic confidence. A very hungry catapillar shouldn't be too hard to paint for example.
As to colours someone mentioned about primaries being stimulating and paler shades being calming. It's also worth pointing out that you don't need to use the same colour scheme throughout the room. They can be used to define areas within the room. e.g. bright primary colours for the play area with more subdued colours near the bed.
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Hell fire is unisex, I s'pose ;)
Nathan, the Toxic Pixie
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S'a plan!
Nathan, the Toxic Pixie
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