There are many brands of furniture that you can purchase. Most of the ones that are cheaper mainly require you to assemble the product once its delivered to your house. Now a bed for your 8 year old depends on how often she jumps on the bed. The main reason beds get broken, is because the child constantly jumps on the bed eventually breaking it quickly, usually within 2-3 years. If you dont want to spend an arm and a leg, then I would personally look around online if I were you, as you can get stuff way cheaper. Make sure you are also getting free shipping though, otherwise it will ramp up the price. Some places to look would be nextag.com, ebay.com, and like the previous post IKEA does have some cool furniture. I hope that helps ya! Here is a link that might be useful: Children's Bedroom Furniture

I'm painting a cartoonish version of an outer space room for my son. I just finished putting the second coat of Behr Space Hero Blue on his ceiling a few minutes ago. :) Here's a Buzz Lightyear room that I'm using as inspiration: Buzz Lightyear I'm painting the Space Hero Blue on the ceiling, Star Command Blue on the walls above a stripe of Orange Blast, Sonic Boom below the stripe, and Code red for the base boards and door trim. I'm not yet sure what color I'm using for the stars. The color suggested by Disney doesn't seem enough of a contrast with the ceiling to me, so we might go with a paler blue or a pale yellow.

I currently have a downstairs master and upstairs kid rooms. The baby (2) is in a downstairs bedroom, the big three are upstairs. The baby is moving upstairs in a couple of weeks. I have no issues having the kids on a separate level and no reservations about moving the baby (except that she is moving to a big girl bed...no crib to keep her contained!) We moved here when the oldest were 2 & 4 and they have always slept upstairs with us downstairs. It has never been an issue. This house is a little different, though, in that it's a split foyer so the kid rooms are on the living level with the kitchen and the master is in the downstairs. We're in the very early stages of designing a new home and are leaning towards a first floor master with four kid rooms upstairs so I'll be following this thread closely. Whatever we end up with I cannot wait until the kids' bath is not a public bathroom! Guests get to enjoy a plethora of toothbrushes, hairbrushes, and all my teen's beauty products.

I think actual kid patterned bedding isn’t necessary at all. You have a great start and the choices we see will not be outgrown quickly. Now you need to just add some of your child’s favourite colours into the room in other ways. Turn down the comforter and add some coloured or patterned pillow cases and sheets. A couple cute toss cushions and a cozy throw to curl up with during a nap or reading. You could add a coloured trim to edges of drapery panels. Add some artwork on other walls. I am sure the areas of the room not pictured have toys and books or other furniture that make it obvious that this is a child’s room too. Good luck and I am sure it will be closer to what you had envisioned very soon.