- 1). Paint the walls in a kid-friendly color. Avoid dark colors, which make the room seem smaller. Light colors like soft, pale pink and lavender work for a girl’s bedroom and fit with the classical appearance of an iron bed. Sky blue and pale yellow provide options for a boy’s room with a simple iron bed frame.
- 2). Add hardware, like hinges and doorknobs, and accessories like lamps, in metal colors that match the iron bed. This ties the different areas of the child’s room together, creating a cohesive look.
- 3). Hang whimsical pictures on the walls that are evocative of another era, like floral paintings from the romantic era for a girl’s room or a black and white photo of sailing ships for a boy’s room. Ornate fairy-tale illustrations also go with the vibe that iron beds produce and are child-friendly.
- 4). Place an antique toy chest at the foot of the iron bed or against the wall as a place to store the child’s toys from the modern era and hide them from view when not in use.
- 5). Add a bed canopy over the iron bed to enhance its fairy-tale, whimsical appearance. Hang a circular object like an embroidery hoop from the ceiling and drape it with sheer fabrics that cascade around the bed or purchase a pre-made ceiling mountable canopy.
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