August 19, 2011. Bill Szydlowski
credit: Mirage floorsWhen creating a bedroom for your daughter, you will have to use a little psychology behind some of the decisions you and she make. If she is a preteen or teenager, you can have a battle when it is time to pick out bedroom furniture for girls.
Depending on her personality, you may find that you have to draw a line in the sand for the tug-of-war to begin.
Everyone knows what is needed in the bedroom that is quite universal. A bed to sleep upon, a dresser or chest of drawers to store your clothing, a nightstand with a light, and a bookshelf for her books and collectables is quite standard for a room to sleep in. However, a teen does much more than just sleep in her room. She requires entertainment, a primping area, and a social area with soft chairs for kids to sit when visiting. Bedroom furniture for girls is much more than just a bed.
You might as well figure that she will have overnight girlfriends that will need sleeping accommodations. A good solution for this is a daybed with a trundle bed underneath that pulls out to make a second bed. Each bed is usually a single size and will require separate linens. The advantage of finding this bedroom furniture for girls is that when she does not have a guest overnight, the trundle slips unseen underneath her bed. That gives her more room to occupy for practicing her yoga or latest dance steps.
When all is said and done, you and she will compromise on different styles and colors of bedroom furniture for girls. However, this will help her in the future to make decisions not only based on wants, but on decisions that are good and sound for a lifetime. That is, until she is ready to date.
Published August 19, 2011. Bill Szydlowski
