The Color Purple . . .

and a 13 year old's bedroom makeover...what's a mother to do?

The days are gone of my having free reign on color, style, and choice in my daughter's personal, private and soon to be purple space - her bedroom. She has selected these analogous colors

in solids, and I sooooo want to bring in a triadic color (apple green or coral) - for what I perceive as balance, and, of course, pattern, oh yes, pattern is a must - somewhere!

If we go triadic, Jessica prefers coral, which I like because it's the more unpredictable of the two, and I like that.

No flowers, no girlly-twirly cute, no princess, no rock & roll - hmm with what are we left to accent this room? The commercial market is saturated with all of the above, and very, very little in these brighter, bolder, more graphic elements. So, when the necessity presents itself, what, oh what do we do? We create it - and that is exactly what we are going to do.

Do you have a daughter who does not fit the cookie cutter cliche of the commercial market?

I was looking at wallpaper and fabric last night, trying to find something to tie this all together - the piece de resistance - and I found myself wishing I had both full fabric and wall paper licenses already in market. There are a few patterns I would choose from for hand made pillows, window coverings, bed skirt, lamp shade, etc.

Until then, we've purchased the bedding, it's a solid chenille blu, with solid purple linens - and she intends on solid purple walls with furniture in white. I just may have to shop Anthro for some fun hardware for a touch of Terri to the room.

Here are a few purple bedroom ideas I like . . .hmm, I wonder if I can inspire the 13 year old with these?

 

and these which are a bit more on bolder side

 

 

Check here for more inspiration on purple bedroom ideas and visit us again soon to see the outcome!

Have a delightfully purple-icious  day.

xoxo

Terri

Comments

[Janet Wecker Frisch]

Hi Terri - I love the decorative hardware and your music today! Guess what just arrived? Your lovely gift, Thank you so much Terri. And the green goes perfectly with the rest of my studio accents. Thank you, thank you again.

[Vickie]

Terri,

I love your daughter's color choice. Her room will be beautiful! My 23 yr old loves the purple and teal combination and it has become a favorite of mine. The Anthopologie touch would be nice also.

Happy decorating!