PINK???????????

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We are redecorating dds (3 1/2) bedroom. It’s not been done since her nursery and I think she deserves a new room. Problem is she wants it pink. Not even nice pink just straight up BUBBLEGUM BARBIE PINK!!!! The floor is vinyl click and Im not fucking changing it to bright pink thanks for your input dd. So what do I do? I don’t really want to paint the walls pink as last week she LOVED blippi. But this week she HATES it. Toddlers…… help!!!!

What we did with our kids was say they could have one wall just as they wanted. So they've had bright yellow, shocking orange, New York skyline wallpaper, but the rest off-white. Duvet covers white, curtains pale grey but cushion covers, throws and artwork in the preferred colours which is a cheaper and quick way of doing it!

I'd do one wall bright pink the rest pale pink/white with a hint of pink

I once painted my dds room rock candy pink and had one wall with an edgy wall paper. It looked amazing.

i don’t see why you can’t give her what she wants. It’s her room. She spends most time in it.

Pink polka dot or similar wall stickers?

I’d go with the bubblegum pink. I chose a purple bedroom at a similar age and I still remember standing there watching my dad paint the wall. Happy memories

My girls have purple glitter paint on there walls and white beds and units looks nice. Its there room so they pick whats in it.

Why not paint the walls pink? Let her choose it if that's what you've offered her. The floors no though. Floors can always be repainted- just tell her she has to keep the walls that colour until she starts school (or another date s couple years from now).

I'm so glad I was allowed to choose the colour of my room when I was a child and didn't have parents going on about tasteful neutral bollocks.

My DD was always allowed to pick out the colours for her room - she had (not all at the same time)- pink, lime green, lilac, yellow, neon green and finally teal - all before she was 14 - she is an adult now and recently bought her first house - as her father was painting her bedroom a very neutral cream I commented what a calm room it was - she looked me straight in the eye and said “yes its a reaction to all the mad colours you painted my room at home” 🙄

@Blocked Sienna, it's growing on me...

I’m just about to do my DD (also 3.5) in Middleton pink from F&B. I like peignour but DH says it’s far too subtle 🙄

go for the pink, any pink your DD will love

What is a nice ‘bubblegummy pink’ paint colour? (Like attached photo) to be honest I think I have to probably give up on any sophistication.

Do people really let 3yos dictate decor?

I wouldn’t let them dictate decor but we recently printed off pictures of some new beds, all similar price point & all acceptable to us and DD picked her favourite. It felt nice for her to help with it

Keep carpet a neutral colour. Paint one or two walls her favourite pink colour, the others a pale cream. Add pink bedding, pink cushions, pink curtains, pink light shade and a pink rug. Maybe pink picture frames or a barbie poster if she likes barbie.

All easily changeable in a couple of years.

Not dictate but make them feel listened to. 3 year olds have very little say over their life and their bedrooms are their spaces. It's only fair they are onboard with how it looks.

Aw, you do whatever works for you and your family and home, but this thread reminded me that when i was a kid my father painted my white bedroom pink and then later yellow, and the memory of this is one of my fondest.

From age 3-6 my dd was absolutely obsessed with pink, wouldn’t wear anything that wasn’t pink and would have killed for bubblegum pink walls! Now at nearly 7 she’s a self proclaimed goth and would be mortified. I say go for it and let her enjoy it while she can but be prepared to redecorate in a couple of years!

You said she deserves a choice as it's her room but don't like her choice 😂 She's 3, it was either going to be some obnoxious colour, rainbows or a character.

I would go with it, my 6 and a half year old dd has loved pink since she was a baby and still loves it. Everything has to be pink 🙄 At the very least, go neutral on the walls and get a load of pink accessories, bedding, curtains, bean bag, rug etc.

F&B calamine is quite dark and greyish. Their Pink Ground is a lovely colour, she gets pink but a pleasant shade...

We resisted through two house moves and my DD had a tasteful faded aqua bedroom with pink accessories and then lemon and apple. Aged 10 we moved again and she was still asking for pink and we finally gave in. By 12 the pink thing was really over for all her friends and we painted it white for her after a few months of putting it off. I think she only had it for about 18 months.

So, I wish we’d just done it when she wanted.

I always let my DC have a say in room decor but only one wall gets painted, the other 3 stay white. They get to pick their own bedcover also (from a selection pre approved by me) and a small rug (I choose the actual flooring).

Pre-kids, we did our spare room with one bold pink wall (kind of fuchsia pink, a bit dusky) and the rest cream. We ended up keeping it that way when our DDs were born and it became one of their rooms. Even though not a pink fan, she decided in the end to keep it that colour when we did her room up. Looks really effective!

Why say you think she should have a choice if you’re not going to let her have a choice? Just paint her bloody room pink, it really ain’t that deep.

It’s only paint! We have a very pink room, but why not, it’s what she wanted. I still remember my bedroom at 7 years old and loved it!