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Show I C:!i9 A BiiiW'G Elomo lis Pnuolo BfiSsn Nothing appeals to a grow-z grow-z ing child like having his (or j. her) own room. It doesn't c have to be large, with :i Southern exposure and 1 spanking new furniture ; either. Often a child prefers the coziness of smaller . quarters. The main thing is i privacy. Why not turn your remodeling efforts toward that small world, and transform trans-form it into the kind of private kingdom your child would most like to have? Take the decorating theme from a favorite hobby. Suppose Sup-pose you have a son who's crazy about astronomy. With some paint and fabric - not to mention time and imagina-tion--you could turn a dingy attic into a super bedroom-observatory. bedroom-observatory. To make it the most fun for everyone, have him help paint ceiling and walls a dark cerulean blue. Add a few stars overhead with luminous paint, and a planet. or twoor the whole solar system. For wall decorations, look up some of the exciting photograph pho-tograph stories on outer space which have appeared in numerous magazines recently. You can find these on file at the library, then order back issues for yourself. your-self. If you don't want to frame the photos, simply dry mount them and attach to the walls with push pins, or black tape. Bedsheets printed with stars offer more decorating ideas. Use them for curtains, chair cushions, bedspread. Add a telescope on a stand, aimed through the attic window, win-dow, andjour astronomer will be so . ppy in his room you'll have To pry him out for meals. For late-night stargazing, better send up a nutritious snack such as an insulated jug of Carnation Instant Breakfast mixed with hot milk. Never too late for this delicious drink. The young scientist will love it. A little girl will feel like a princess when she goes to sleep in her own canopy bed. To build a canopy, construct a simple box shaped frame over her present bed. For added stability, attach the top of the frame to the ceiling. Use a staple gun to fasten a canopy of fabric across the top. Then put traverse rods inside the frame, and hang matching curtains all around. Do choose a fabric that reflects your daughter's interests. If she's an animal buff, don't surround her with organdy. Choose a cheery jungle print with bedlinens to match. Add an armload of stuffed animals, and her room becomes a private game preserve where the Dear and the teddybears play. |