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Room recipe: Girls' playroom

A gorgeous girls-only retreat made for play - by Home Beautiful
  • 11 Sep 2017
Room recipe: Girls' playroom
Martina Gemmola

An unashamedly feminine space for play. What makes it work? Here's our room recipe to show you how.

Girls playroom
Martina Gemmola

Ingredients

'Noosa’ bookcases in White, Fantastic Furniture

Morgan & Finch baskets in White, Bed Bath N’ Table

‘Roomates’ round table in White, Kmart

Children’s chairs, Ikea

‘Hexagon Shadow Box’, Kmart

‘Pompom’ garland, Adairs

Play kitchen, Zanui

‘Boon 1x3’ floor cube in White, The Shelving Shop

Ombre rug, Kmart

Girls' playroom
Martina Gemmola

Method

1. Begin with a neutral palette with white walls and flooring in soft grey carpet.

3. Layer with an ombre pink jute rug.

4. Add a white children's-height play table with matching chairs.

5. Introduce key furnishings in an all-white palette for a crisp look.

6. Store toys on shelves in white rattan baskets.

7. Install an open wardrobe with a rail at children's height for easy-access dress-ups.

8. Hang the prettiest princess frocks.

9. Purchase a quality play kitchen - in pink, naturally - that will last the distance (and several children). 

10. Decorate the walls with pink pompom garlands and whimsical artwork. 

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Get the look: Children's playroom

(left) Kids' play table in white, Officeworks; (middle) Pink vintage play kitchen, Zanui; (right) Kritter children's chair in white, Ikea. 

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