Would you let them paint their room like this?

[K&Rs Mom]

I would let them paint it whatever they want. But maybe add that if they hate it, they have to buy the next batch of paint?

 

:iagree: Maybe suggest a lighter colored line that won't be so hard to cover if they need to?

[KidsHappen]

Yep, one of my girls wanted a fushia and orange room and then the next girl that moved into the room wanted a very light green. Both paint jobs came out really well. It is a great way to personalize the space, is usually relatively inexpensive and if they help they feel a great sense of accomplishment.

[Laura in MI]

We ended up buying the paint and we're painting tomorrow! Thanks for the reminder about the chalkboard paint, we have some in our kitchen, laundry room and in 2 hallways and love it! We ended up getting some for the black stripe.

 

Wish us luck! :tongue_smilie:

[ZooRho]

ds just painted over his zebra striped room with 2 shades of blue with a black zigzag going through 2 walls.

 

and the primer covered the zebra room

[caitlinsmom]

Yup. I'd also add that if you decide to sell the house they have to paint it whether they are in love with it at the time or not. :)

[katilac]

Black paint isn't that hard to cover. My nephew painted HIS ENTIRE ROOM black when he was a teen. That's what Kilz is for.

[Wabi Sabi]

I don't know that I would give my kids free reign over choosing some absolutely crazy paint scheme that *I* really hated. If they want to do something a little different or funky that would be totally fine, but I imagine dh and I would still have some veto power if it was something we absolutely found to be hideous.

[nd293]

So, should I let them paint their room this way?

 

Is there somewhere online they could do a mock-up, or perhaps physically, e.g. paint a box the way they propose so they could have a look at it? Or simply look online for examples of rooms painted similarly so they can get a better idea of how it will look?

 

But yes, I would let them do it.

 

Ds4 chose a green for his room, sort of like the green in the boxes which go with the Ikea kids storage systems. I painted just one wall, but it looks awesome.

 

Dd11 pushed for all coloured walls, and I reluctantly went with it. She has 3 sort of lilacy walls, and one in a dark purple, kind of grape coloured. It also looks fantastic.

[rocketgirl]

kids have awesome ideas...let them do it & help them fix it, or make it look better if you need to. For my kids who are younger, when they get an idea, I try to help them make it happen because sometimes they just don't know how, on the other hand mine come up with an idea one day then 2 days later are off on another idea. But, paint is the cheapest way to decorate a wall...

[sewingmama]

So long as they weren't wanting all black I would say yes. If they don't like it they can repaint later.

[Rhonda in TX]

Yes. Paint is cheap and relatively easy to change later.

[myfunnybunch]

Yes. :)

 

It sounds really cool.

 

My dd chose turquoise, pink and purple for her room. She loved it. When it was time to repaint, she choose a lovely blue with one grey wall. It was easy to repaint, and I am glad I said yes to the brighter colors. :)

 

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[Elisabeth in IL]

Post pictures when you are finished painting it!! I'd love to see the finished product!! :001_smile:

[katilac]

oh, and my youngest dd has the purple-est room in the universe, with bright pink curtains, so obviously I let them pick their own room decor. I don't sleep or play or read in their rooms, so I don't veto based on what I dislike.

[DarlaS]

Yes, how fun! And then the pink side can have turquoise accessories, and the turquoise side can have pink accessories, and both sides can throw a few black things in to boot! Cool!

 

:iagree:

 

My kitchen is turquoise, any black accessories look awesome in it, and recently I found myself daydreaming about a hot pink mixer (I'll probably go with something more practical like pink towels. :tongue_smilie:).

 

I'm kind of partial to that color combo--and I'm 41.

[scrappyhappymama]

I'd love to see pictures when it's done.

 

My mom let me paint my room peach with lime green trim when I was a teenager. I loved it!

 

We recently moved into our house and the boy's room was pepto bismol pink. We covered it with a primer and a nice light grey, and it was no problem covering the pink.

[PeacefulChaos]

All this is really making me wish we had something that needed painting... :D