One of our very favorite places to decorate in our client's homes is the playroom and the children's rooms. It is the perfect place for fun, bold and whimsical imagery. We also love using our line of hand painted frames for these rooms. These frames come in almost any color that you can imagine so it's easy to match an existing decor.

When you are planning out a wall display in your home, the first thing to do is determine where it is going to go and how big that wall is. From there, you can look at the images that you have and decide if they need to be smaller or larger and, with that in mind, decide how many can go into that space and look good. Generally speaking, I think less images and larger images work best. They have more impact for one and really make a good focal point.

This image is of one of the main walls in my boy's bedroom. Their room is actually two rooms that are adjoined. The images on the wall are 16x20 and printed onto metallic black and white paper and framed in our hand painted wooden frames.

One of the big concerns that I hear from people here at the studio is the worry about "filling up the walls". This display does fill up the wall and that is what makes it work. So, what will I do in a few years when they are older and I want to make a change? The easiest option is to simply replace the images in the frames with new ones. I could also move these frames to a separate room (a playroom maybe?).  Your rooms will change, you may move, your kids will get older and their bedrooms will change, etc. Our displays will change too and that is perfectly ok. My attitude is that I want to enjoy my art work now and be open to changing it as my needs change. I am planning to change their rug and bedspreads later this year to a Star Wars theme (black and gray) so, with that in mind, I picked the black and white frame so that it could be a little more neutral and go with what I have now and what I am going to do later this year.

So, the next time you have some fun images and hear yourself say, "My hallway is already so full" or "I have no dea where these could go", consider your children's playroom, room or even their bathroom (cute bathtub shots would be great in a bathroom!).

Oh, one last thing, see the glare on the glass? If your pictures are anywhere near a window, consider using non-glare glass in your frames. If you already have a frame, just ask your local framer to cut you a piece of non-glare glass. All of these will be having their glass replaced!

Happy decorating!