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I have seen both sides of this. When I was 6, my parents got me a desk. An antique desk. And, yes, it was a lovely desk, but no six year old wants to use a giant antique desk. Some of the drawers were so sticky and heavy, it took most of my weight to open them. Something cheap, made of particle board, from IKEA would have been a much better choice for the accidental crayon scribble. But at the same time, my sister tried to "have a say" in her room and her "say" changed like every six months. About the same time a new Disney movie would come out. So, my parents kept her room fairly neutral and just placated her with a new Disney comforter.

Parents should just keep things basic and functional and realize no matter how they try to "decorate" their kids hobbies and interests will no doubt set the tone. And given how frequently those change, unless you are made of money, DON'T decorate kids rooms. You or them. It's not worth it.

I just bought a house with the EXACT same cabinets and I have one piece of advice, do not touch the cabinets first. Yes, they are horrible and dated, but in my case, the horribleness was magnified by all the other outdated stuff in my kitchen. Once we redid the backsplash, the cabinets actually weren't so bad. They went from "outdated" to "vintage" and "kitschy". Start with the backsplash and then reevaluated the cabinets.