Tips on Decorating Kids' Rooms

One of the things that most moms look forward to is decorating the baby’s room.  And once the crib, change table and glider are no longer needed, it is time for a room makeover once again.  While fun décor ideas are abundant on Pinterest, you can never have too many ideas for your pre-schooler’s room.

 

 

 Keep storage within reach.  It’s never too early to start teaching your little ones about picking up after themselves.  Make it easy for them by lowering the hanger bar in their closet and using lots of kid-height drawers and storage baskets.

All hail the hamper.  I thought my parents’ clothes hamper was obsolete…until I had children.  Having a large, easy access clothes hamper is a good way to keep dirty clothes from ending up on the floor.  For extra enthusiasm, make a game out of the hamper as in ‘scoring baskets’ by throwing clothes and trying to land them in the hamper.

Changeable decor.  Think about how quickly kids grow and outgrow things.  One minute Disney Princess is “in” and the next minute it’s Harry Potter.  This is the insight behind the success of removable wall art.  Rather than re-paint in two years, you can try to satisfy your kids’ latest craze with peel and remove wall stickers.

Cozy spaces.  Kids love cozy spaces; think the fort under the dining room table or made of sofa cushions.  Help your kids create cozy spaces in their rooms.  Kids love bunk beds for their cozy space potential.  Ikea is a great source of bed canopies and bed curtains.

Sweet Dreams.  With peel and stick star galaxies, glow in the dark paint and lots of cute and inventive night lights, think about giving your child something wonderful to enjoy when you turn out the light.  Helping children to be comfortable, and not scared, in the dark is a useful life-skill.

Create an art gallery.  Whether at daycare, camp, school or birthday parties, kids create works of art.  Hanging a corkboard allows the masterpieces a place of honour for a time.  Whiteboards, chalkboards and blackboard paint create spaces for artistic pursuits whenever the inspiration happens.

Shared spaces.  Some kids share rooms with their siblings; inevitable given the size of some urban homes.  An important part of a child’s identity is the ability to have their own space, done up the way they like.  If your child shares a space, try to use the furniture in such a way that it defines individual spaces i.e., bookcase as divider, and invite the children to participate in decorating their space, picking a comforter or lampshade.