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When most people think about a new bedroom design, adjectives such as peaceful, relaxing and calm spring to mind. They want their bedrooms, particularly a master bedroom, to be a quiet solitude in an otherwise crazy house. They want it to be an easy space to live and just be.

But, I’m not like most people. I don’t want my bedroom to be tranquil. I want it to reflect the personalities of the people who sleep there. For our master bedroom, the place where we Netflix binge, work on our computers, and don’t sleep as much as we should, I wanted it to feel differently. In fact, I wanted to it to feel like that part of the Cha Cha Slide where they clap a whole lot. “Everybody clap your hands!”

As a side note: If the Cha Cha slide is ever playing, I will drop what I’m doing and and get funky. Every. single. time. You can’t stop me, even if you try. And people have tried.

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Well, I kept my promise. I was able to completely transform my daughter’s serene nursery into the bold and colorful bedroom that reflects her personality, all without ever touching a paint brush to the walls. If you’ve been reading for a while, you’ll know that that sort of promise makes me all twitchy, like a drug addict looking for her next hit. But, I did it.

Emma’s nursery was a sweet little room for a sweet little baby. I put a lot of time into making sure it stayed soft and neutral. I had it in my brain that this would help her sleep well. I have no idea if my theory is based in any real science, but I do know that I could put her in her bed awake and she’d put herself to sleep. I credit my genius wall color choices.

My sweet little baby has turned into a creative, hilarious, brilliant, and beautiful 3 1/2 year old little girl. Her room needed some color, so I set out to make it happen – without painting the walls.

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Decorating Like the Cha Cha Slide

All Grown Up: A Little Girl’s Bedroom