Decorating ideas for a child's room
You don't need to paint the town red decorating your child's room - here
are some bright ideas to toy with if you're on a budget
8 Creative Decorating Ideas For Your Child's Room by
Melisa Verch
Here are a few ideas to get you started with your child's space.
- There are sites online that will take a picture of your child doing an
activity such as swinging a bat, completing a gymnastic move or sliding down
a slide and turn it into a large cut-out for their wall. What a great way to
capture the special moments in their lives and personalize their room.
- Connect eye screws to the wall and then string ribbon or twine between
them. Use colorfully painted clothes pins to hang artwork and photos on this
clothesline. They can be changed easily as your child creates new things to
display. For a little girls room, you can install a ribbon over a window.
Fasten favorite doll clothes or vintage baby clothes across the top to make
a sweet valance. Small clothes pins can be found in the doll department of
toy or craft stores.
- Old suitcases become fun storage containers when you paint them with your
favorite colors. Check your attic for the hard shell versions that have been
shelved in favor of the new luggage choices. Prime your finds then paint.
You can add ribbons, stickers or free hand a design to personalize them.
They can be filled with toys and easily stored under the bed or stacked in
the room. Use them for holding memories such as artwork, souvenirs and
favorite outgrown toys. The size and the inner pockets will allow you to
store a lot.
- Children love stories about when their parents were young. Share with
them a toy or furnishing that was a part of your life growing up. They will
love going to sleep listening to the same Fisher Price musical toy that you
enjoyed when you were their age.
- Big floor pillows are a must for a child's room. They will lay on them to
read, play video games and if you are lucky, take an unexpected nap.
- A row of peg hooks across the back of their door will encourage them to
hang up often used articles such as pyjamas, hats and handbags. If you have
a hollow core door it may be better to put the hooks on the wall for more
stability. Shop around and find cute designs that will look good when the
hooks are empty. Craft stores have unfinished ones that you can paint or
decoupage yourself.
- Inexpensive lamps can be turned into interesting pieces by gluing things
to the shade. A boys light would look fun with small plastic cars glued
driving in different directions. A bag of bugs and lizards from the dollar
store placed to look like they are crawling all over the shade would give it
a creepy touch. How about creating one with a haphazard display of playing
cards from an Old Maid or Go Fish game. They are colorful and silly, just
the right touch for a child's room.
- Visit a teacher supply store for colorful charts and maps for decorating
the room. Kids will love the visual appeal it brings to their room and they
will learn something too. The store also has great rugs that teach. They
have caterpillar ABC carpets, water themed ones and even rugs for the world
explorer.
- These ideas will help you to design a room that will reflect your child's
interest without breaking the budget. Their smiles will last for miles.
About the author
The author represents the following site -
www.CharlotteInteriorDesign.net - where you will find more creative
decorating ideas
