5 Tips for Creating Great Kids’ Rooms, from a Design Editor (and Parent!) Who Knows

Plus, weeknight chicken skillet recipes for easy family dinners.

5 Tips for Creating Great Kids' Rooms, from a Design Editor (and Parent!) Who Knows For many years I worked at a parenting magazine, and while there I discovered a curious phenomena: Pinterest and Instagram are full of picture-perfect nurseries, but school-aged kids' bedrooms were elusive. Beyond the realm of professionally decorated rooms and ones designed specifically for blogs, cool big kid bedrooms were conspicuously hard to find.   Now that I am more than six years into motherhood myself, I suspect this is because kids' bedrooms are never "done." Kids keep growing and changing, their toy collections evolve, their clothes get bigger, their books go from board books to picture books to graphic novels, and along the way, kids develop opinions about what they want. A good kid room is almost always in a state of flux — at least, that's the case in my home. So I talked to fellow parents and design professionals to get their advice on how to navigate the ever-changing kid bedroom, and here's what they told me. CHECK IT OUT popular now 23 Weeknight Chicken Skillet Recipes for Easy Family Dinners These weeknight winners start on the stove. READ MORE Before and After: This Itty-Bitty Kids' Closet Feels Like a Magical Space Closet space is premium in many homes, which means that the space has to work hard to meet everyone's needs READ MORE The Best Baby Gifts for Their First Christmas Even if they won't remember it, you will! READ MORE Get 15% Off This Holiday Fragrance Bundle for a Limited Time The Forest Green Mini Diffuser from the Aera x Apartment Therapy Collection is now available as the perfect holiday duo with the Majestic Fir fragrance. The deep, earthy color of the mini diffuser paired with the fresh evergreen scent creates a combination that transports you right to a Christmas tree farm. Whether you're shopping for a thoughtful gift or looking for a festive treat for yourself, you can save 15% on this bundle, available for a limited time.   > SHOP NOW Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences  View this email in your browser  Apartment Therapy is full of ideas for creating a warm, beautiful, healthy home. If we've inspired you, we may receive a share of purchases made through this email. Apartment Therapy Media 270 Lafayette Street, Suite 1300 New York, NY 10013 ABOUT | CONTACT US | PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE