Pink Will Always Be A Favorite

Pink will always be a favorite when it comes to decorating kids rooms. 

Why?  Perhaps that rebellion we all had as our mothers had to wrestle us into those pink dresses and hair bands. That subconscious moment when you realize you are doing the same with your own child.  We revolted to think that we would ride our bikes with pink tassels (not me I had a pink Huffy), and  many of us pulled the hair band out the minute we turned a corner.  Then one day, those pink little toes, pink little squishy faces and that pink little newborn body we hold for the first time redefines pink.

Our hues go up on the walls, the bedding chosen, and the glass dish that  contains  hair bows with pink accents. Our own little girls now sporting the fashions we once wore and they too rebel against what we choose to dress them in. Believe me, I know as I had similar struggles with my little girl who is now 29.  They will grow up and over the generations pink will still win out. Just walk through the department stores.

My youngest clients, little girls from around the age of four on up would always choose the pink rooms.  Mom might cringe, daddy would smile, and together they would say, "we told her she could choose".  Pink now fills the places and spaces of many little girls rooms. My little girl is all grown. I too allowed her to choose her own room.  She wanted pink.  She was the little girl I had to wrestle with on those days when I wanted her to look pristine in pink.

Here is my daughter's dream room.  As I began choosing the interiors for the Portland Street of Dreams Emily walked through my store and she chose every single design accent. She chose the fabrics, the flowers, the pillows. She even chose how the custom rag doll would be dressed.  I was not so fond of the furniture, but she loved it.  Together, at the age of six she helped in designing this room.  We then took all these elements and decorated her own room identical to this. Only she had the bunkbed.

Throwback to 1995 Portland, OR "Street of Dreams"

Keep in mind that digital cameras were not even thought of when this picture was taken.  An example of some of our custom work, note the window treatment. We still offer this valance design custom to match your child's places or spaces, in prints and fabrics for both boys and girls. Over the months I will share more of some of my favorite pink rooms I did for clients. Until then, if you have a favorite pink room you want to share be sure to find us on Instagram: @skiptomyroom OR on Twitter: @skiptomyroom We'd love to share your pictures. Also follow our weekly give-aways by following these hashtags #skiptomyroomFA & #skiptomyroom

Starting on the Give Away Journey

I just cut and pasted this post from my person blog page. (http://elizabethonthego.blogspot.com/) And in the future most Skip To My Room blogs will be updated here, but this started out as personal which is why the following post was on my person blog. Here you go.....

If you follow this blog, you may know that I have been involved in the kids retail industry for well over 25 years. Even when I took a break from the actual brick and mortar stores I was selling on Craigslist when it first started out of my garage. I guess you can say that my hands can not keep out of the retail cookie jar of kids products.

In summer of 2017 I said good bye to the last brick and mortar store. There was no way this small boutique girl could compete with the online giants. I kept trying. Trying new ways to get out and into the communities I lived in but it is the same story for many retailers large and small in my situation. Customers would come into my store, touch feel, ask questions and then buy from the online giant. There was no way I could offer a better price. Why?  Manufactures have levels of buying. The fewer quantities you buy, the higher the price. Also a little thing called rent, and utilities and employees. And so I closed my doors and put whatever was left in boxes and started selling a bit here and there on Etsy. HERE: Skip To My Room   However I know my weaknesses and I am terrible about promoting my own business. Which is crazy because I have also worked as a Brand & Marketing consultant and can hit it out of the park for my clients. Being my own client never really works for me. If you need help with the marketing stuff here is where you can find me.... elizabethtraub.com Check out the links that are highlighted.


I closed down my last and final storage unit last month. I found friends and family to give stuff away to reduce stock. After being packed up and stored it was time to figure out what to do with all these bins of left over adorable products. I took one box out last week and uploaded a few more things to Etsy. I will continue to do that as time allows, but then today I was sitting here thinking...why not give away some of this stuff. Brand new, and vintage darling kids stuff. Why not host online give aways? People have been doing this for years. I could do that, right?  Why not? I then went through all the reasons why or why not. And the why's of "yes" have out-weighted the why's of "no".

I decided to share this outward process on my personal blog. As I have to sharpen up some of my skills and learn the curve of how to and when to. I started reading up and think I am ready for running give-ways on Instagram @skiptomyroom . I am actually kind of excited about this. I think I am more excited to have the space back in my garage. Each week I will promote a new item for a give away. Post the give away on Instagram and write a post about it here with all the necessary links. I will share the give away on both my personal blog as well as on my Skip To My Room blog. This is going to be fun. Join me in first following along by clicking and following all the important stuff. LIKE Instagram where you can follow the give away. Here it is again. And this important hashtag will help you find the giveaway fast #skiptomyroomGA  @skiptomyroom 

Stay tuned as I begin to unpack boxes and bins. It's like Christmas here unpacking all the cool kids stuff.  Please join me over the next year of giving. It is my pleasure and joy to serve you.