? from a toddler girl mom

chloephoebecali

We are moving DD into a new room and will be decorating/painting based on it being a "big girl" room that she can grow into - new furniture, etc.  Will DD wish she had a pink room come 3-4-5-6 years old or not even know the difference?  I'd love to paint it a pale green or maybe even teal, but I would feel sad if she really wanted a pink room in a few years.  Not that she should have whatever she wants, but her having a pink room is ultimately not really going to bother me anyway.  Please advise!  TIA! 

jerol

There will be plenty of opportunities to add pink to her room, wardrobe, etc.  My 5 yr old could be Pinkalicious.  Her room is not pink and she has maybe said something twice and got over it.  I MAY do pink in her new room (we're moving to a new house soon) but am still debating.  I will give her some choices.

chloephoebecali

jerol:

There will be plenty of opportunities to add pink to her room, wardrobe, etc.  My 5 yr old could be Pinkalicious.  Her room is not pink and she has maybe said something twice and got over it.  I MAY do pink in her new room (we're moving to a new house soon) but am still debating.  I will give her some choices.

Thanks for the response!

Hopin4aBaby

We painted our DD's room aqua with brown and pink accents.  Something that she could really grow into.  The last few months she has been telling me that it is a boy color and she wants her room to be pink or purple.  I just ignore it and tell her that her room is girly and she is fine. (she has been in her room almost a year now)

Emiliana7

Growing up my room was green (paneling!), then my mom painted all the bedrooms blue when they remodeled the house. (I was 13-15 at tiem of remodel). I had always wanted a pink room- never got it, until I moved back home after my senoir year in HS (I lived elsewhere my Sr. year- basically I ran away, but that's another long story)

Anyway, my parents said I could paint my room any way I wanted it at that time (within reason) I asked for pink and I got my pink!

If I could get away with it with DH I would have a pink bedroom now even!

I would say- if she's asking for pink, then do pink. If she's not, and doesn't care about the color do whatever you want.

FWIW- my DDs room is purple with tinkerbell all over- because I liked it. When DD asked for something else- we'll redo.

brightning

You're only little once! If you're going to paint anyway, and if she is asking for pink, then I'd go for it. FWIW, my DD is almost 4 and is solidly in the pink camp. (Her walls are white, I haven't painted anything in our new house.) If you don't want to paint, you can always go for pink drapes, bedding, drawer pulls, etc.

PhilsWife07

If she asks for pink, I'd give her pink. But I'm really sentimental about my childhood room and we rented so I could never have the pink walls I wanted.

marriedchick06

I agree with others. I think you can accent with so much pink that if the walls weren't pink, it wouldn't be a big deal.

KristinKD

ChoicesMom:

We just moved and painted DD's room lime green.  She loves it and I love it! I love that it will age well with her and we can just change pictures and other decor and she loves the color green.  I think there is a better chance that she will grow to hate a pink room at some point than complain that her room is a different color.  Good luck! Have fun!

We painted DD1's big girl room yellow for the same reason. For now we have pink and yellow bedding, but if/when she outgrows the pink, we can easily change the bedding without necessarily having to change the walls. So far she loves her room, and even though her new favorite color is green, she's never asked for a green room. OTOH, we have friends with a 6 y.o. daughter who's been asking for a red room since she was 3. I think the mom is about to cave now. lol.

If your DD doesn't have a strong preference now, I'd paint it what you want.