Decorating Your Kid's Bedroom

Summary: Your child's bedroom is one of the few rooms in the house where it is perfectly acceptable to get creative and experiment with bold colors, stencils, and innovative furnishings. Make decorating your child's bedroom a fun event for both you and your child by involving her tastes and interests as well as her help in organizing, painting, and choosing accessories. First, decide if you will base the room's décor on a theme or simply on colors. Themes are a lot of fun for c...

Your child's bedroom is one of the few rooms in the house where it is perfectly acceptable to get creative and experiment with bold colors, stencils, and innovative furnishings. Make decorating your child's bedroom a fun event for both you and your child by involving her tastes and interests as well as her help in organizing, painting, and choosing accessories. First, decide if you will base the room's décor on a theme or simply on colors. Themes are a lot of fun for children, but are often quickly outgrown as children grow and interests change. If you plan to use a theme, choose something that can grow with your child. Use accessories that can be easily changed as your child grows or her interests change. Wall murals, stencils, borders, and stickers are simple decorating options that add lots of energy to your child's room but can be easily removed or painted over to accommodate new interests and older children. The most important things to remember when decorating your child's room is to provide child appropriate furniture and plenty of storage options. Choose a bed that makes your child feel comfortable and safe. A toddler that just moved out of his crib may not want to sleep in a huge, full size bed, while a preschooler may feel too grown up for a toddler bed. After choosing the right bed, letting your child help pick out bedding to fit the room's theme, and deciding on the bed's positioning in the room, you will need to plan for plenty of convenient storage space for books and toys as well as clothing. Unless you have a designated playroom, you will also want to design your child's room with enough space to play with his toys. Toy storage should be easily accessible to your child. A simple organization system may make it easier to find specific toys as well as clean them up. Toy boxes with bins are great for holding toys of various sizes. Place books on a low, sturdy bookshelf or inside an open plastic container like a dishpan. Label the shelves or bins for specific toys using a picture as well as the word to help your little one return her toys to the proper place. Use soft area rugs to designate play areas in your child's room. Provide as much floor space as possible as well as surfaces to play on. Small tables are great for puzzles and art, while desks are good for writing. Larger activity tables can be used for all sorts of things, from train sets to block creations. Choose an appropriate sized table or desk for the space available in your child's room and allow room for some comfortable child sized seats or stools. Nilo toys has a great selection of quality storage and seating options, as well as a variety of multi-use tables. Create a bedroom your child will love by letting her help in the decisions. Remember her interests and her tastes as you plan the room and even let your child help pick out the furniture and accessories. Older children can help arrange and decorate their room to ensure it is a room they want.