7 Tips for Decorating Your Child's Room

7 Tips for Decorating Your Child's Roomwalls, with theirnames and/or photographs. Photos
can be made into a collage. Engraved names in
If you're not sure where to start or how best tostones or personalized acrostic poem name prints
tackle updating your child's bedroom, you're notare fun kid's room additions. Acrostic poem name
alone. In a lot of families, the baby nursery takesprintsmake great keepsakes and can be updated
a lot of planning and decorating time but there'severy few years. They use the letters of your
often less thought and energy put into decoratingchild's name to start off self-esteem enhancing
the same child's room as they grow older.phrases that tell about your child's unique traits,
It's common for baby toys and furniture likeinterests and characteristics at that stage of their
diaper disposals, rattles, pull toys and cribs to getlife.
removed, but other things often seem to stay5. Create a comfort zone area in the room, for
around for quite a bit longer than the growing childcuddling up cozy and reading. Think about using big
might wish. For instance a wall paper border withpillows, plush or inflatable chairs, anything your child
prints more suitable for your baby or youngermight enjoy to sit on and relaxing in. You'll also
child's room, may not be as enjoyed by your nowwant to conveniently have some books placed
older child (or teen?!).within their arm'sreach. You might also want to
Here are a few tips to help you get started withplace some music equipment by that area for
decorating your child's room. The best part aboutthem to enjoy. And if there's room, try to add an
this is that your child can help you do it this timeadditional seating space for you to enjoy with
around, unlike when they were yet to be born orthem, reading orlistening to music with your child,
an infant. So this can be a fun project you can door simply chatting together. If you have a
together!teenager, they'll likely want to have another
1. Select a new color to paint the walls, a colorseating space for you or their friends to use.
that your child likes.6. Together with your child, agree upon a wall
If you have a strong objection to it, though,paper border that you can use to decorate their
negotiate with perhaps a lighter version of thatroom with. This idea can be in addition to or used
color, or limiting their color choice to only one wall.instead of painting their room. Adding or changing
(Or, encourage them to put up some nice postersa wall paper border can be a very simple and
and wall hangings to lessen their color's impact!)quick way to change the lookand feel of your
2. Mood lighting! Kids of all ages enjoy moodchild's room.
lighting of one sort or another. Together, select7. And... here's an interesting idea my daughter
either a night light, a small novelty lampwith a lowsuggested when I asked her for suggestions
wattage bulb, or an interesting colored or blackabout decorating a child's room ... ( I simply had to
lightbulb lamp. Other lighting effects kids enjoyshare this intriguing idea with you!) She said, "tell
include disco lights, statues or flowers with lightthem to get an extra thick room door so you
effects, and glow in the dark items.don't hear your kids fighting!"
3. Bedspreads. Get rid of baby blankets andCan you tell that she shares her room with her
exchange for favorite cartoon throws or bedsister and something about the noise level in their
covers. When they're teenagers, they mightroom at times?!
enjoy more sports or frilly, or even more adultHmmm... maybe she's got a good idea there after
taste bedcoverings.all!
4. Personalize something for their bureaus or their