http://www.materials-world.com/paint-colors/duron/duron_colors_14.htm

A word of warning – this is one of those colors that looks different under different lighting conditions. We have quite a bit of natural light in the playroom (windows on both sides of the room) and a really layered lighting plan (recessed ceiling cans, wall sconces and tabletop lighting) which makes this color look bright and cheerful. It can look very drab, dull and yellow/olive under less “friendly” lighting conditions.

I chose the fabric for the room first, then looked at paint color samples next to the fabric in the playroom itself before choosing a wall color to ensure a good match. I think that’s always a good way to go – choose a fabric or rug you love first, then match the paint color to it. It’s much easier than trying to match items to a wall color. And be sure to look at your paint swatches in the room in which you’ll be using the color. When I saw this color in the paint store, I worried I’d written down the wrong color! It looked so dull and drab under the fluorescent lights in the paint store. But it doesn’t look drab at all in our playroom – it’s all about the lighting.

Good luck!

We tried to do this room on a budget, figuring we didn’t want to spend a fortune on furniture that would get scribbled all over!

The bookshelf is just the Expedit bookshelf from IKEA. I found the two storage trunks on sale at Linens-n-Things before they went out of business. The table and chair set we found on eBay. My mother-in-law gave the kitchen set to my daughter as Christmas gift a few years ago. The rug (which I haven’t posted photos of yet) we found on Overstock.com. The lamps are from IKEA, but embellished with ribbon and beads I found at the fabric store. I made the curtains and pillows. The fabric is called Spirodot. The cables for hanging artwork are another IKEA find. The letters spelling out the girls names were another eBay find. I think the baskets were from Target. Our budget was $1500, which I was able to stick with by searching for bargains. Hope this helps!

It’s available a number of places – I think I originally saw it on the Rosenberry Rooms web site. Bellacor carries it too and offers free shipping: http://www.bellacor.com/productdetail/273311.htm

The black rug with the large white and pink polka dots is available through a number of sites. Pearle Kids has a good price and free shipping: http://www.pearlekids.com/Dot-Black—Pink-Rectangular-Rug-3080.asp

The damask rug is olefin, so it’s not a natural fiber, which is something I was conficted about. I also read online that although the rug is supposedly soft, the actual pattern isn’t as crisp and boldly black and white as it looks in the photo – it’s actually black white and gray. We already have green, light pink, dark pink and white – I didn’t want to introduce gray too.

The pink and white dot rug is 100 percent cotton. I ordered the 30 inch square version to see how I liked it. It’s not as soft as you would think and the lint is unbelievable! You could vaccuum it several times a day and it would still be linty.

Hope this helps!