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Sweet Little Dreams

Created and Written by Barbara J. August
Graphic Design by Elizabeth Milnes

Lullabies and happy thoughts dance around children's rooms designed with creativity in color, style and pattern. The latest fashions for walls, windows, floors and furnishings brighten and enlighten a child's imagination and mood. Take advantage of the following ideas and offer your clients' children a room filled with "Sweet Little Dreams."
For the arched window in this playful bedroom for two, New York designer Geoffrey Bradfield selected Country Woods[TM] wood blinds from Hunter Douglas in the two-inch slat size and a natural wood tone. Precision-crafted from the finest grade-A basswood, Country Woods wood blinds are easy to maintain and backed by a lifetime limited warranty.
Fanciful acrobats add whimsical delight to this tantalizing child's bedroom with a custom Graber CrystalPleat® cellular shade in Celestial Blue Facets fabric complemented by a sunny top treatment created with a Graber Dauphine rod. Visions of circus clowns, fun and magic are dreamed under the bright canopy made from Graber's Bed Canopy Kit. Special thanks to Britt Interiors, Madison, WI, for its creative inspiration for this room design.
Dutch Boy® Paints features its new Low Odor Kid's Room® paint which addresses the concerns of parents who desire a product that doesn't leave a traditional paint smell and withstands the often punishing nature of a child's room. The paint offers the brand's most scrubbable satin finish for additional piece of mind.
The Berenstain Bears[TM], based upon the fun-loving storybook series by Stan and Jan Berenstain, have now moved their tree house home onto an Eisenhart wallpaper border. The pictorial art tells the timeless tale of a happy family of bears, frolicking in the sun, under the warmth and color of a rainbow.
Designed for versatility, this soft valance made with döfix No* Sew iron-on stiffener and hook and loop fasteners can easily be changed as the child grows, while retaining its colorful look and style.
Tidings of joy herald down from sweet cherubs which surround this nursery in love. The clean simplicity of Graber Woodlines® two-inch wood blinds in white are the perfect adornment for the windows dressed in "heavenly cloud" valances. Special thanks to Britt Interiors, Madison, WI, for its creative inspiration for this room design.
Treasure Chest, Gramercy's latest collection of sidewalls, borders and coordinating fabrics for children's rooms, presents bold colors, joyous designs and just enough sophistication to appeal to kids of all ages.
The new Velux Model GPL egress roof window from Velux-America provides abundant natural light, fresh air ventilation for this kid's room, and a large unobstructed opening that meets building code requirements for egress.
Balloons is only one of the whimsical pleated shades patterns featured in the Hunter Douglas A Shade Younger collection. Comprised of four playful prints in multicolor pastels and primaries, the group includes dinosaurs, toy trains and rag dolls. Matching fabrics by the yard also are available for coordinating top treatments, bed coverings, pillows and accessories.
OhBaby!, a leading specialty toy manufacturer, is entering the juvenile room decor business with the hottest properties, including designs with The Children's Television Workshop's Sesame Street, shown here, Scholastic's Goosebumps and The Lyon's Group's Barney. A full line of room decor and accessories are included in these fanciful collections which are expected to be available in early 1997.
Vibrant color and plenty of texture set the mood of this child's room featuring primary colors accented by blue, with a Waves roller shade in Ocean color from Kirsch taking center stage. A Continental II rod with a shirred topper in natural chintz complete the setting.
Bright colors, happy animals and inspirational quotations are the hallmark of Seabrook's Happy Art wall covering and fabric collection, shown here in this sunlit nursery. Designed by California artist and gallery owner, Sally Huss, all of the design themes in this grouping are free-spirited and include colorful frogs, dancing cows, smiling cats, airplanes, helicopters and hot air balloons. Sports themes, carousels, jungle animals and trains round out the selection.
Maintenance is not a concern when decorating a child's room with ADO sheers. These pretty pink priscillas can be machine laundered and reinstalled immediately with no ironing and no fear of fading, shrinking or stretching. Even the drapery tapes by ADO are guaranteed machine washable.
Silhouette® window shadings from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions feature soft colored fabric vanes suspended between sheer facings. The vanes rotate like a blind for varying degrees of lighting control. Silhouette also can be raised like a shade into the color-coordinated headrail. In addition to the original two-inch soft fabric vane, Silhouette comes in Silhouette Bon Soir[TM], a room-darkening fabric that reduces direct sunlight by 70 percent.
The beauty of Levolor® wood blinds help create an environment where children can imagine the adventures of their favorite characters. Here, Dover wood blinds accented with China Blue twill tapes add to a cozy bedroom perfect for dreaming.
This insulated Roman shade with Warm Window lining is perfect for keeping children's rooms comfortable all year round. The special magnetic edge seal prevents drafts and helps the room stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. When the shade is drawn closed, it darkens rooms and deadens outside sounds, making daytime napping effortless.