Re:children's rooms
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In a message dated 1/3/2004 6:20:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
I was reading some teen novel I picked up at my friend's house and the
character mentions that her walls are covered in her own artwork directly on the
walls...graffiti-like. Started when she was 2 and got ahold of a crayon when she
was supposed to be napping. Her parents kept it up on the wall, and allowed
her to move on from there.
It struck me...how cool is that?! I think there was a similar article not too
long ago in HEM about parents who let their child paint on his walls, and it
was about the same graffiti-ish look...it also caught my attention. Twice here
lately...
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If you go visit Orchard House, home of Louisa May Alcott, you get to see her
sister May's room. She was the model for Amy in the books, and was actually a
very successful artist.
When she was growing up, she asked her parents' permission to draw on the
walls. They said she could, as long as she did a good job. The drawings are still
there.
It's not exactly unschooling, as they had requirements...but given the times,
pretty cool.
Actually, Bronson Alcott, crazy as he was, had lots of cool ideas about
parenting and kids. He believed kids should play, that they learned from playing,
and that girls should be educated as much as boys.
Kathryn
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[email protected] writes:
I was reading some teen novel I picked up at my friend's house and the
character mentions that her walls are covered in her own artwork directly on the
walls...graffiti-like. Started when she was 2 and got ahold of a crayon when she
was supposed to be napping. Her parents kept it up on the wall, and allowed
her to move on from there.
It struck me...how cool is that?! I think there was a similar article not too
long ago in HEM about parents who let their child paint on his walls, and it
was about the same graffiti-ish look...it also caught my attention. Twice here
lately...
***************************
If you go visit Orchard House, home of Louisa May Alcott, you get to see her
sister May's room. She was the model for Amy in the books, and was actually a
very successful artist.
When she was growing up, she asked her parents' permission to draw on the
walls. They said she could, as long as she did a good job. The drawings are still
there.
It's not exactly unschooling, as they had requirements...but given the times,
pretty cool.
Actually, Bronson Alcott, crazy as he was, had lots of cool ideas about
parenting and kids. He believed kids should play, that they learned from playing,
and that girls should be educated as much as boys.
Kathryn
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I'm going to let my kids have a one whole wall made of cork ( or similar
substance) in their bedrooms in our new house. Then they can add whatever they
want to the wall. They could even put up a whole area of heavy paper and
paint it with any color they choose.
And painting in closets is a wonderful idea...especially if the colors
would contrast too much with the house <<G>>. I read somewhere if you are
passionate about a color, to paint that color inside a cabinet or a heavily used
closet..that way it can brighten your day without compromising your home's color
scheme <<G>>.
I had to compromise with my 7ds a bit, who wanted to paint all the wooden
walls in his bedroom , even the log wall! (gasp!), BLACK and paint stars in
flourescent glow-in-the-dark paint.
I do admire his creativity though :)
~Marcia
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substance) in their bedrooms in our new house. Then they can add whatever they
want to the wall. They could even put up a whole area of heavy paper and
paint it with any color they choose.
And painting in closets is a wonderful idea...especially if the colors
would contrast too much with the house <<G>>. I read somewhere if you are
passionate about a color, to paint that color inside a cabinet or a heavily used
closet..that way it can brighten your day without compromising your home's color
scheme <<G>>.
I had to compromise with my 7ds a bit, who wanted to paint all the wooden
walls in his bedroom , even the log wall! (gasp!), BLACK and paint stars in
flourescent glow-in-the-dark paint.
I do admire his creativity though :)
~Marcia
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The Bucknum's
Try hanging black curtains around all the walls Paint the ceiling dark blue and then add the stars.
My friend boy friend did three of his walls in black sheet plastic one and the ceiling in aluminium foil and had black lights installed around the room. Very cool looking but the plastic wouldn't be very safe and was a little stinky at first.
Teresa in Canada
My friend boy friend did three of his walls in black sheet plastic one and the ceiling in aluminium foil and had black lights installed around the room. Very cool looking but the plastic wouldn't be very safe and was a little stinky at first.
Teresa in Canada
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<<<snip>>>>I had to compromise with my 7ds a bit, who wanted to paint all the wooden
walls in his bedroom , even the log wall! (gasp!), BLACK and paint stars in
flourescent glow-in-the-dark paint.
I do admire his creativity though :)
~Marcia>>>>>>
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In a message dated 1/3/2004 8:12:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, MarSi77@...
writes:
<<I'm going to let my kids have a one whole wall made of cork ( or similar
substance) in their bedrooms in our new house. Then they can add whatever
they
want to the wall. They could even put up a whole area of heavy paper and
paint it with any color they choose.>>
We're not allowed to paint the walls in our apartment, and we have
inspections and you get written up if the children have drawn on them. So my children
have become very creative in decorating. Emily has all the walls in her room
including the door and the closet doors covered with posters and pictures from
magazines. You can't see any wall at all. It took her about a year to get it
done (she's very picky about what pictures she uses.) She still frequently
buys new posters + magazines and carefully chooses some of the pictures to hand
down to her siblings.
Lia, JoAnn, and Paige have magazine pictures hung up on 2 walls in their
room, as well as one wall covered with old flowered sheets (all different) and
another wall done in a mosaic with construction paper. My kids think it's really
cool that they have *designer* bedrooms for very little money.
Antonio moved into the downstairs bedroom on New Year's Eve. He decided
that 11 is too old to sleep with his 3 little sisters. He hasn't done much
decorating yet, but I'm curious to see what it'll look like in a few months.
--Jacqueline
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writes:
<<I'm going to let my kids have a one whole wall made of cork ( or similar
substance) in their bedrooms in our new house. Then they can add whatever
they
want to the wall. They could even put up a whole area of heavy paper and
paint it with any color they choose.>>
We're not allowed to paint the walls in our apartment, and we have
inspections and you get written up if the children have drawn on them. So my children
have become very creative in decorating. Emily has all the walls in her room
including the door and the closet doors covered with posters and pictures from
magazines. You can't see any wall at all. It took her about a year to get it
done (she's very picky about what pictures she uses.) She still frequently
buys new posters + magazines and carefully chooses some of the pictures to hand
down to her siblings.
Lia, JoAnn, and Paige have magazine pictures hung up on 2 walls in their
room, as well as one wall covered with old flowered sheets (all different) and
another wall done in a mosaic with construction paper. My kids think it's really
cool that they have *designer* bedrooms for very little money.
Antonio moved into the downstairs bedroom on New Year's Eve. He decided
that 11 is too old to sleep with his 3 little sisters. He hasn't done much
decorating yet, but I'm curious to see what it'll look like in a few months.
--Jacqueline
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[email protected]
In a message dated 1/3/2004 8:59:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ctbucknum@... writes:
<<My friend boy friend did three of his walls in black sheet plastic one and
the ceiling in aluminium foil and had black lights installed around the room.
Very cool looking but the plastic wouldn't be very safe and was a little
stinky at first.>>
In college, I covered my dorm room walls and ceilings with black plastic and
then splattered them with neon glow-in-the-dark paint.
--Jacqueline
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ctbucknum@... writes:
<<My friend boy friend did three of his walls in black sheet plastic one and
the ceiling in aluminium foil and had black lights installed around the room.
Very cool looking but the plastic wouldn't be very safe and was a little
stinky at first.>>
In college, I covered my dorm room walls and ceilings with black plastic and
then splattered them with neon glow-in-the-dark paint.
--Jacqueline
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In a message dated 1/3/2004 8:59:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ctbucknum@... writes:
Ilike it because I know he will want a change after awhile. Fabric would
allow him to change it at will. He could even hang a heavy canvas fabric and
splatter paint on..another idea he had <<G>>.
~Marcia
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ctbucknum@... writes:
> Try hanging black curtains around all the walls Paint the ceiling dark blueThanks Teresa. I didn't even think about fabric. Great idea..
> and then add the stars.
Ilike it because I know he will want a change after awhile. Fabric would
allow him to change it at will. He could even hang a heavy canvas fabric and
splatter paint on..another idea he had <<G>>.
~Marcia
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In a message dated 1/3/2004 9:35:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ivorygrace7@... writes:
My dd at age 14 had wall to wall full of magazine pics and posters. Now at
16+ she has more collages of photos (of friends and family) in frames and
basketball paraphernalia and quotes. You can hardly see what color her walls are
still...there are so many.
My son, years ago, made a sports collage ( basketball I think) on a very
large piece of heavy cardboard. It covered almost one width of a wall in his
small room. Now he's 21 ,and knowing we are moving soon, he asked where his
sports collage is. He wants to save it. I was a bit surprised but it IS cool and
has players that have since retired from the game.
Luckily I don't throw much out. ( a good and bad thing).<<G>>
~Marcia
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ivorygrace7@... writes:
> We're not allowed to paint the walls in our apartment, and we haveI love your kids rooms...how creative! And it's totally theirs!
> inspections and you get written up if the children have drawn on them. So
> my children
> have become very creative in decorating.
My dd at age 14 had wall to wall full of magazine pics and posters. Now at
16+ she has more collages of photos (of friends and family) in frames and
basketball paraphernalia and quotes. You can hardly see what color her walls are
still...there are so many.
My son, years ago, made a sports collage ( basketball I think) on a very
large piece of heavy cardboard. It covered almost one width of a wall in his
small room. Now he's 21 ,and knowing we are moving soon, he asked where his
sports collage is. He wants to save it. I was a bit surprised but it IS cool and
has players that have since retired from the game.
Luckily I don't throw much out. ( a good and bad thing).<<G>>
~Marcia
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In a message dated 1/3/2004 9:35:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ivorygrace7@... writes:
with bright yellow walls and deep orange woodwork. I LOVED my tiny abode. It was
all mine and very personal.
My parents weren't too thrilled as I remember.
Hmmm...all the more reason to give my son more support in his room color
choices.
It's all coming back to me now.
~Marcia
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ivorygrace7@... writes:
> In college, I covered my dorm room walls and ceilings with black plasticDuring my high school and college years I had painted my tiny room at home
> and
> then splattered them with neon glow-in-the-dark paint.
with bright yellow walls and deep orange woodwork. I LOVED my tiny abode. It was
all mine and very personal.
My parents weren't too thrilled as I remember.
Hmmm...all the more reason to give my son more support in his room color
choices.
It's all coming back to me now.
~Marcia
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Danielle E. Conger
At 07:08 PM 1/3/2004 -0500, MarSi77@... wrote:
helped me with all the big stuff while I did most of the detail work. The
girls have a castle mural in their bedroom, and downstairs we have a huge
ancient map of the world on one wall, complete with sea monsters and the
north wind, and then in the dress-up corner we have two floor to ceiling
theater posters, one for Swan Lake and one for the Nutcracker, with theater
lights above it (bathroom vanity lights). They're a whole lot of fun!
We live in a split foyer, and our downstairs is one big family room. I
never thought I would love living in a split foyer, but it works really
great with kids. When they get a little older, I want to get a big fusball
table and a home theater system down there!
--danielle
>I'm going to let my kids have a one whole wall made of cork ( or similarWe have murals up on lots of our walls that the kids and I painted. They
>substance) in their bedrooms in our new house. Then they can add whatever
>they
>want to the wall. They could even put up a whole area of heavy paper and
>paint it with any color they choose.
helped me with all the big stuff while I did most of the detail work. The
girls have a castle mural in their bedroom, and downstairs we have a huge
ancient map of the world on one wall, complete with sea monsters and the
north wind, and then in the dress-up corner we have two floor to ceiling
theater posters, one for Swan Lake and one for the Nutcracker, with theater
lights above it (bathroom vanity lights). They're a whole lot of fun!
We live in a split foyer, and our downstairs is one big family room. I
never thought I would love living in a split foyer, but it works really
great with kids. When they get a little older, I want to get a big fusball
table and a home theater system down there!
--danielle
Elizabeth Roberts
The comment was made that "It was all mine and very personal. My parents weren't too thrilled as I remember. Hmmmm...all the more reason to give my son more support in his room color choices."
This is SO important I think, that our children's rooms be THEIRS, to reflect who they are. I at one point drove my mother nuts with posters of F14 Tomcats all over the walls. Surprisingly, while she wasn't thrilled about it, nor of my goal to be a fighter pilot, she got a print from a photographer friend of hers of F14s flying by the pyramids in Egypt that he'd taken from another jet. It was a really cool photo, one of the F14s looked like it was headed straight into the pyramid....ANYWAY, her giving me that, especially when overall she is highly critical of me, really meant alot.
When I was told by a recruiter that while women were finally being allowed to fly the F14s, my vision was a problem and laser surgery correction was not going to be accepted even if it did bring me to 20/20...my mom didn't say a word the day I threw out all my posters.
MamaBeth
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This is SO important I think, that our children's rooms be THEIRS, to reflect who they are. I at one point drove my mother nuts with posters of F14 Tomcats all over the walls. Surprisingly, while she wasn't thrilled about it, nor of my goal to be a fighter pilot, she got a print from a photographer friend of hers of F14s flying by the pyramids in Egypt that he'd taken from another jet. It was a really cool photo, one of the F14s looked like it was headed straight into the pyramid....ANYWAY, her giving me that, especially when overall she is highly critical of me, really meant alot.
When I was told by a recruiter that while women were finally being allowed to fly the F14s, my vision was a problem and laser surgery correction was not going to be accepted even if it did bring me to 20/20...my mom didn't say a word the day I threw out all my posters.
MamaBeth
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In a message dated 1/4/04 8:28:36 AM, danielle.conger@... writes:
<< >I'm going to let my kids have a one whole wall made of cork ( or similar
whether that's still an available thing. It was soft wall-board stuff, the
size of a piece of drywall/sheetrock, but you could easily stick thumbtacks in
it. It didn't smell great at first, so if you do that maybe put it up when
you're going away for a few days, or air out the room somehow for a while. It
might have another name and it might be a defunct bit of construction material.
Oh!!! But nowadays they have same-sized sheets of insulating foam that's
white and probably doesn't stink. They put it under roofs sometimes, so where is
Lyle? He'll know its name.
Both those are about 3/4" or an inch thick thick and bigger than a twin bed
mattress.
Sandra
<< >I'm going to let my kids have a one whole wall made of cork ( or similar
>substance) in their bedrooms in our new house. >>When I was a teen I had a sheet of black celotex on the wall. I don't know
whether that's still an available thing. It was soft wall-board stuff, the
size of a piece of drywall/sheetrock, but you could easily stick thumbtacks in
it. It didn't smell great at first, so if you do that maybe put it up when
you're going away for a few days, or air out the room somehow for a while. It
might have another name and it might be a defunct bit of construction material.
Oh!!! But nowadays they have same-sized sheets of insulating foam that's
white and probably doesn't stink. They put it under roofs sometimes, so where is
Lyle? He'll know its name.
Both those are about 3/4" or an inch thick thick and bigger than a twin bed
mattress.
Sandra
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In a message dated 1/3/2004 8:59:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,
ctbucknum@... writes:
Try hanging black curtains around all the walls Paint the ceiling dark blue
and then add the stars.
My friend boy friend did three of his walls in black sheet plastic one and
the ceiling in aluminium foil and had black lights installed around the room.
Very cool looking but the plastic wouldn't be very safe and was a little stinky
at first.
Teresa in Canada
My youngest painted her room a dark bluish purplish color called night sky.
It's almost black when you look at it some times. She painted stars, the
constellations, on her walls, she used the glow in the dark paint from target and
then added some glitter paint from there as well. I remember there was some
trick as to putting the glow in the dark paint on first, or the glitter first
maybe? But it does look cool. The ceiling is painted the same dark color. On
the ceiling there are the white twinkling Christmas lights, the net kind that
come on a grid type wiring. She has billowy yellow sheer curtains over them,
sometimes she has nothing over them. She also has different glittery swirls
that you can only see when the lights are out. Some names are on the wall
too... a really cool bedroom.
Of course I haven't see the FLOOR of that bedroom in YEARS but I understand
under all those clothes and special STUFF there are blue and yellow star and
moon shaped rugs and even CARPET!!! One wouldn't know this without being told,
however.
glena
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ctbucknum@... writes:
Try hanging black curtains around all the walls Paint the ceiling dark blue
and then add the stars.
My friend boy friend did three of his walls in black sheet plastic one and
the ceiling in aluminium foil and had black lights installed around the room.
Very cool looking but the plastic wouldn't be very safe and was a little stinky
at first.
Teresa in Canada
My youngest painted her room a dark bluish purplish color called night sky.
It's almost black when you look at it some times. She painted stars, the
constellations, on her walls, she used the glow in the dark paint from target and
then added some glitter paint from there as well. I remember there was some
trick as to putting the glow in the dark paint on first, or the glitter first
maybe? But it does look cool. The ceiling is painted the same dark color. On
the ceiling there are the white twinkling Christmas lights, the net kind that
come on a grid type wiring. She has billowy yellow sheer curtains over them,
sometimes she has nothing over them. She also has different glittery swirls
that you can only see when the lights are out. Some names are on the wall
too... a really cool bedroom.
Of course I haven't see the FLOOR of that bedroom in YEARS but I understand
under all those clothes and special STUFF there are blue and yellow star and
moon shaped rugs and even CARPET!!! One wouldn't know this without being told,
however.
glena
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