Kid’s Beds

Furnishing and decorating the kid’s rooms has been much more fun than I expected – because anything goes, there are no rules whatsoever. I got lots of tester paint pots in bright colours and told the kids to choose what they wanted – a different colour for each wall if they want…and they did. Ok, it doesn’t look great to my boring adult eyes, but they love it and it has been an expression of their creativity. And hopefully they will learn from their mistakes.

Choosing their beds was interesting too. My daughter wanted this fake 4 poster fairy tale bed, with pink muslin. Garish, brash and totally fabulous. It is exactly what I would have wanted at that age. And my son has chosen a bed in the shape of a rocket. Both of these purchases seemed to make a lot of sense in the shop, less so in their rooms and in reality. But they love it.

When it came to choosing mattresses I was in charge for once. I spoke at length to the sales girl and was advised that Silentnight had an excellent range of mattresses tailored for kids called Silentnight My First Bed – easy to wash, hypoallergenic and naturally ventilated. It didn’t take much convincing. I just hope that when it comes to it they will be able to drag themselves out of it to go to school in the mornings!

I know that I give my kids the freedom to make their own decision, and I know a lot of parents that would condone me for doing so, however I would never give them the freedom to make decisions on really important matters regarding their own wellbeing or heath. I consider choosing their own mattresses to be out of their remit. As a parent you have to make these choices based on facts and that’s exactly what I did!