Hi everyone,


Okay here is the challenge.

I want to re-do dd's (8 yr's old) room.

It NEEDS to be calming and not busy due to the fact that she has a non-verbal learning disability and she becomes overwhelmed with too much STUFF.

It's cotton candy pink, and has a disney princess them.

I was thinking butterflies... any ideas!

Butterflies and laybugs. What's more soothing than that??

Here's a great idea. Get some patterns, or photos of what you would think you would want to put on her walls.

Take the samples and sit her down and carefully put the in front of her. Watch her eyes respond. If she leans towards one of these samples, THAT'S THE ONE THAT YOU SHOULD PUT ON HER WALLS.

Butterflies are wonderful. So is anything lavender. No stripes, bullseyes, big stuff, bold colors. (You know this already, right).

She'll let you know what she feels is good for her.

Melody

How about a pale green. Green is thought to be a calming color as well as improve reading skills and relieve stress.

Instead of painting the butterflies on the walls, maybe hang pictures of butterflies. This way if the busyness of the butterflies is too much for her, you can just take the picture down. Watercolors are soft and soothing so maybe finding a watercolor of butterflies would help.

butterflies for sure

you could also make some assorted butterflies from felt (maybe decorate them with squeeze on fabric paint-some plain, some with a touch of glitter) and attach with staple gun to those cork notice boards (you can paint the frame to your color choice) and hang on those pale green or pale blue or lavender soothing walls. I used to make a lot of felt decorations for my boys rooms when they were younger. I also loved Frank's felt critter garbage can idea on the repurposing thread.

ps I meant to add too that one can make great themed ceiling decorations using decorated felt cutouts...eg butterflies and put hook in ceiling and hang the butterflies from a peg carousel like this


I removed the pegs on mine and strung the decorations in the loops.

Wow,


So many great ideas!


I can't make up my mind as far as color.. i'm thinking pale yellow..lavender.. or pale green.

I've been looking for instructions on how to make nylon butterflies that i can put on the walls or hang from the ceiling... no luck!


Keep the ideas coming!