AmyR Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Hi, I am putting my 2 children together in 1 room and are currently decorating it. I have a boy aged 5 and a girl ages 4. We will be painting bottom half 1 colour and top half another colour. I desperately need advice on what colours to paint the room as pink and blue don't go. I have just been to b&q and for the past hour did nothing but look at colours and row with my partner about what to buy. Please please we need help with what colours to paint it. We dont want it looking too girly/ boyish. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tee jay Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Hi, I am putting my 2 children together in 1 room and are currently decorating it. I have a boy aged 5 and a girl ages 4. We will be painting bottom half 1 colour and top half another colour. I desperately need advice on what colours to paint the room as pink and blue don't go. I have just been to b&q and for the past hour did nothing but look at colours and row with my partner about what to buy. Please please we need help with what colours to paint it. We dont want it looking too girly/ boyish. Thank you paint it yellow white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 What about orange? Or yellow and green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horribleblob Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 It seems you can do one of two things: 1 - put up a vertical partition to divide the room into two; or, 2 - discard the stereotypical choice of blue for a boy, pink for a girl. My daughter had a yellow room when she was your daughter's age, and now, as a teenager, has one that is purple and blue. In your situation, how about green/yellow or blue/lilac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarStuck Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Why do you have to paint it in two colours? Couldn't you choose a neutral colour, or even white, and just have colourful accessories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 What about a neutral colour such as magnolia/cream and then pick out accent colours in bed linen, curtains and possibley transfers on the wall. Horribleblobs first suggestion to somehow divide the room may be a good idea if the room is large enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozy Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Why do you have to paint it in two colours? Couldn't you choose a neutral colour, or even white, and just have colourful accessories? I agree - faffing around painting the top of the walls one colour and the bottom another is a bit pointless to me. I don't think 4 and 5 year olds are that fussy when it comes to colour schemes! And I certainly disagree with the old-fashioned pink/girl and blue/boy idea. Either choose a neutral colour or, if the room can take it, a nice, sunny yellow to make it bright and cheerful. Then you could let your children choose the stickers and borders that they like to finish off the decoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyb35 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Pick a 'theme' that they both agree on, jungle animals would be good in a green room! Or underwater with fish and paint it blue? Let them choose a theme together, then decide on the colour that goes best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gina2007 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 My son and niece share a bedroom at my mums house when they stay and its pale blue, nearly lilac colour and yellow with a jungle border up. And theres loads of their paintings plastered allover the wall, and pictures of lions etc looks really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyR Posted August 21, 2010 Author Share Posted August 21, 2010 Hi thanks for the ideas guys but the room isnt big enough to make it into 2 rooms unfortunately. As for the pink/ blue steroetype- I have asked my children what colour they want it and my son wants blue and daughter wants pink (they just dont go). The room already has a wooden border going through the middle of the walls so is already seperated into top/bottom walls. The room is already currently yellow and would like a change (also I would like the kitchen to go yellow so dont want the kids rooms going yellow again too- fancy a change) Thanks chimay- I think something like that would be nice for them both and would make sence to paint around the linen and curtains so everything matches. Thanks again guys- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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