I very distinctly remember one mom saying that she had been in a house at one time, and was appalled (yes, she actually sounded appalled) that a mom had painted a room red for her child. She said something to the effect of, “I would never paint a room red for my kid.” And I just remember saying, “Why not? It’s just paint. You can always paint over it later.” I’ve also recently heard of parents who refuse to paint a room for their kids any color that they hate. The children are free to accent in their room with that color, but no paint.

I don’t really get the resistance to it. I don’t know if it’s because I grew up partly in military housing and we just didn’t paint very often, or because the room I spent the majority of my childhood in was primarily wood paneling, but I just get so excited over a newly painted room! And, I think, it’s a very simple way to allow a kid to personalize his/her space, and to let them feel very pampered, without a ton of cost or effort.

Okay, so, fast forward to today. My least favorite color is pink. I do not like pink. At all. Ever. So, what is my daughter’s favorite color? Yep, you guessed it, the princessiest, frilliest, pinkiest pink that you can find. That’s her most favorite color, ever!

Yep, there is now a pink room in my home. Painting her room and adding the princess bedding and such was her main Christmas gift from her grandma, Bald Man and me. Her grandma happens to love love love pink (maybe why I don’t? ), and was so excited for the change. And not only is it pink, it is three shades of pink (one below the chair rail, a lighter shade above it, and the faintest shade of pink with sparkles in it on the ceiling—-man, it’s a girly-girl room!!!).

And you know what? I love it, too. Not because I suddenly had a change of heart and now like that rosey hue. Nope. It’s because I loved the look on my daughter’s face when she woke up in her pink room on Christmas morning. And I love the look on her face everytime she talks about how much she loves her pink room!

Yep, I can live with a pink room for a few years. After all, it’s only paint, and can be painted over when she outgrows it, or moves out.

Now her brother wants an orange Tigger room, complete with black stripes. That one might be a bit more tricky.

What about you? Are you good with a little paint and self-expression? Got any ideas for me with the Tigger stripes?

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