>>I have 2 little girls (3yr and 1 yr)

So you'd best be thinking about nose prints too

Regarding finish, I have to think it's going to be driven a lot by the colours & textures in the rest of the room. The nice thing is that you have the option of matching the speaker finish to the room and are not stuck doing it the other way round.

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