Bath Tile Tricks
In the boy's bath upstairs, tiles in French blue, green, and ivory are laid in wide horizontal stripes. Matching painted stripes continue the design around the room's walls. A clear shower curtain guarantees a view of the fun idea.

Green penny-round mosaic tiles jazz up the shower's neutral expanse of tile in the girl's bath. Like polka dots on a dress, the green circles are a whimsical and stylish detail.

Map It Out There's no missing this creative touch in the boy's room. The wall to the right of the doorway features antique maps with pins marking various golf courses around the country. The maps continue the golf theme in the room and also add a lot of impact for little cost.

Kid-Chic Retreats
The second-floor bedrooms have timeless appeal with a golf theme in the boy's room and a soft, feminine look in the girl's room.

In the boy's room, light green on the ceiling, buff on the walls, and steely gray-blue on the trim present a masculine theme that goes beyond traditional blue. A cushion-topped toy box sits at the foot of each twin bed, adding storage as well as extra seating.

Mix-and-match fabrics in tones of green, cream, yellow, and deep pink partner well with the cherry finish of the furniture used in the girl's room. Suspended fixtures add lighting on each side of the bed. Bright paintings accent the walls, and coordinating draperies tie the look together. The room is feminine without being too cutesy.

Silver Image In the girl's bath, a silver tray adds shine to the area over the vanity. The tray's center was cut out and fitted with a mirror. Hung from a pink ribbon, the look is both girlish and glamorous.

Bands of Color In the girl's room, strips of ribbon circle the perimeter of the room in much the same way a border would. Decorative push pins, attached at intervals along the ribbons, adorn the unusual feature and hold the strips on the wall.