I think the rug works well for the adults and little one. I'd pull in a solid color from the rug, like the blue and use that for the bedding and potentially also for window treatments and wall color (depending on how much you want to do to this room). The mirror frame is dark and ornate compared to the rest of the room. Can it be painted a crisp white or pick up the red or yellow tones from the rug?

I second the sheer privacy curtain idea. I also love love love your rug! Do you mind posting your source?

Thanks.

Your living room is already a really artful balance of parent/kid space. And it looks plenty playful to me. Does your daughter really need another play space? And does she really care whether it LOOKS like a play space? When I was a kid, my favorite room was not my brightly colored bedroom or the rec room with the ladybug table and chairs; it was my parents' big, peaceful bedroom. My sister and I spent many hours there, very happily, without a toy box or mobile in sight.

So, if I were in your position, I'd make the bedroom a sanctuary for all three of you. Here's how:

1) Make a reading space that's appropriate for an adult room, then add a child-sized chair. That's it--no other cute kids stuff in the room (except cute kid books, of course).

2) Hang grown-up art on the walls. Your LR art is youthful and fun; put something more sophisticated and dreamy in the bedroom.

3) Your 3-year-old is almost ready for a toddler-bed. Consider getting a daybed or studio sofa that will keep the room looking zen-like rather than nursery-ish. (Or get a trundle to go under your bed if you want more floor space and don't mind the proximity.)

4) By all means turn your bed into a retreat. Pottery Barn sells ceiling-mounted curtain rods. Hang one above the base of your bed for a privacy screen, or hang curtains on all three sides for a fully-enclosable den of ...whatever you want. It will look very grown-up, but I promise your daughter & friends will have hours of play in the fortress/castle/cave the bed will become in their imaginations.

5) Get a bench for the foot of your bed that your daughter can use as a table/desk. Or move your Lack shelf to the foot of the bed so it looks like it's part of a bedroom, not part of a playroom.

6) If you must have toys in the room, put half of them in accessible but closed storage (out of sight); put the other half out of reach. Rotate the toys once a month or so. Pay attention to what your child actually uses, and give the rest away. This was hard for me, but so worth it!

7) Get a big cardboard box--the kind a fridge comes in--and cut windows and doors in it. Use it as a playhouse--a special, rainy-day bedroom treat--then fold it up and stow it under the bed when not in use. Best playroom of all time, guaranteed.

Finally, remind yourself that, even though you are a great mom, there is more to than just Mama Chilanga. And it's okay if one room is dedicated to your needs, not your child's.

Wow. Thanks for all the input. I think I'm going to focus on the bedroom for the next round of the ATCure.

BTW: The rug is from Company C.

Also: If we splurged on a canopy bed and hung curtains all around, would a three-year old be able to resist the temptation to hang from the curtains?