Rated G for Girl

Girls just wanna have fun, and this gleeful room shows that in spades -- make that circles and stripes. In Take Two, smart pattern steals the show. The nursery's subtle circular and floral motifs give way to bold dots and punchy stripes.

This room strikes gold -- and pink, lime, turquoise, and orange -- with the multicolor striped fabric she used for the Roman shades. It's the glue that unites the three phases and allows a shift in the palette. Function also shifts in this phase -- from parent to child. Furniture is situated against the walls to allow kids room to groove in the center. But it's not all fun and games: The crib-turned-desk is a reminder that it's showtime for school.

 

It's bye-bye to bows and gingham finials and hello to a tailored shade and glass finials. The striped fabric allows a rainbow of color possibilities.

 

Peel-and-stick circles and the rings (now freshly painted in vibrant hues) energize the walls, yet can be easily removed. Upper walls have gone green.

 

The crib morphs into a daybed with a rolling drawer underneath that's easy for a young girl to access. The clever canopy is a ribbon shower curtain.

 

To create more elbowroom, one of the shelf units temporarily goes into storage. The bookcase is the landing spot for the girl's favorite things. Lime bins mesh with the nursery's pink ones to handle growing storage needs. The pillow puts leftover fabric from the shades to good use.