Decorating a Child's Room - 8 Simple Strategies to Make You Both
Happy!
When it comes to decorating a child's room, your approach should
be much different from decorating an adult bedroom.
That's because a child's bedroom should reflect his or her
personality and not yours.
For kids, their bedroom is where they play games, read, listen
to music, day-dream, or just go to be alone sometimes. So use
these eight strategies to help create a space that will make you
both happy:
1. Talk to your child. Find out what activities and fantasies he
or she enjoys; what their favorite color is; and what's unique
about their personality that a theme could be built around. 2.
Allow your child to help. Let them have a say about colors,
fabrics, and how they want to display theircollectibles. 3. Make
the room multi-functional. Since children use their room for
many activities besides sleeping, it should have several
different zones, such as a play area, reading area, and
entertainment area. 4. Make storage a priority. Try shelving,
large decorative wicker baskets, plastic see-through containers,
and closets that contain plenty of shelving and racks. 5. Keep
window treatments simple. Avoid long draperies. Shades, blinds,
and shorter curtains are safer choices. The fabric should be
versatile, and patterns should be repeated in other items in the
room, such as in pillows, quilts, lampshades, bed ruffles, etc.
6. Choose the right lighting. A child