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A look inside these cool kids' rooms in Platte City

Rory, 4, and Vada, 1, are two cool kids, so it's not surprising that their rooms reflect that. The siblings live in Platte City with their mom, Hannah, and dad, Matt, in a 1940s Dutch Colonial-esque home. Each has their own room that reflects their personality, filled with secondhand finds and toys from their parents' (or sometimes even grandparents'!) childhood.

Rory's room is feels like a quirky summer camp, with its tongue-and-groove wood ceiling, pale blue walls, a neon fire light and plenty of camping-themed art on the walls. The corner of his room is filled with all of his Squishmallows, in a pile that just makes you want to plop down in it. On his bed is a stuffed animal of his favorite cartoon character, Garfield, and above it hangs a mobile of the solar system — Pluto included.

Down the hall from Rory's room is the room for his little sister, Vada. Her mom, Hannah, used a Dollar Tree punchbowl as a stencil for the trendy scalloped pink border and there's definitely a touch of a 70s theme, with butterfly rug hook art and a macrame owl on the wall. The Jenny Lind crib is lined with floral sheets and Vada's brightly colored toys aren't too far out of reach. It's a room you keep finding treasures in the more you look, like the sweet height chart behind the door or the tiny yellow door that one can just imagine fairies behind.

Rory and Vada's rooms are definitely rooms we would've loved at their age. Best we can hope for now is a playdate to check out all their cool toys.