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Decorating Kids Room: Decor Ideas

By Padmapreetham Mahalingam

Decorating a kid's room can be fun, creative and an extensive process even for a complete family. The key step to focus on when decorating a kid's room is to comprehensively research on the decor themes and also to include your children's interest in the process.

Decorating a kid's room practically doesn't cost a fortune, however you still need to take care of all the details because children grow up and they would prefer their own space in their room. There are a plethora of upholstery, kid-friendly furniture, a variety of colourful themes, bedding, lighting, rugs, wardrobe and even en-suite bathrooms fixtures that are accessible in the market, so nowadays choosing kids' home decor isn't a hectic task.

How do I decorate a child's room? The complete picture-perfect balance of practicality needs to be accomplished when designing a kid's room and it has to be appealing for both the parents and children. Always make sure to take your child's view into consideration about how they would like their room to look. Before you start designing give emphasis on a theme and focus your kid's room decoration on that particular element. Even if you need to chat with your child to understand which design can work best for the space and also discuss his or her likes and dislikes.

Decorating Kids Room: Decor Ideas

With little money you can have a makeover that's a heady mix of fresh, fun, functional and trendy. Also the use of brilliant pieces of accessories and furniture can glamorize the complete decor. Here are some affordable ideas to decorate your children's room.

Pick furniture
Choose furniture that does grow old with your kid as the years pass by. Pick shelves and crates that can store toys for tots and books for adolescents. Make sure to buy furnishings that are at your kid's height like the closest storage, worktable and clothes rack, so that they can easily reach them without asking for your help all the time.

Colourful accent for kid's room
Your children's room can look awe-inspiring when you love to play around with colours. Kid's do prefer to have their rooms in uniquely colourful themes. They practically love bold and bright colour accents. You could play around with a blend of bold and neutral accent in your children's bedroom so that it looks lively and at the same time relaxing. However, softer colours are good for babies to sleep. Orange hues are best for kids who are growing up and haven't reached their teens. It does go well for both boys and girls.

Create an art museum
There is an easy way to turn your child's room into a mini art museum by sticking your kid's painting with wooden frames; try hanging them up in the entire room. This kind of decorative pieces can help your kid get their creative juices flowing and make them come up with an interesting collection of artwork that they can frame up every day.

Removable wall decals
Wall decals or wall tattoos can brighten up your kid's room. They are affordable and there are interesting collections available in the market. These are perfect for all ages. Definitely a convenient way to dress up your kid's room with a thump of different characters. Choose decals that are casual like wonderful giraffe or deep space.

Bright Rugs
When choosing rugs avoid babyish prints and feel free to choose bright and bold colours. Even you can go for a zebra-print rug that adds high style to any room.

Choose a drawstring laundry bag
Throw away the small laundry hamper and instead replace it with something that can never make the dirty clothes to brim over. Your kids are getting bigger and there are chances of a week's worth of clothing getting accumulated, so choose a drawstring bag that is easier to tug to the laundry room. This can also be used for travelling to split your worn out to fresh clothing.

Corkboard
A corkboard gives an opportunity for your kids to stick their favourite clippings, photos and magazine. If you want to stop magazines and notebooks spilling all over the floor, buy a hanging rack to keep things in place.

Multiple kinds of lighting
Proper lighting is needed for different reasons in the room. Overall lighting can illuminate the room and can supplement hours of daylight. A reading light is a necessity for a bookworm. Proper lighting fixtures are essential for kids to locate the bathroom during the night. At night choose a light that is low and soft.

Sturdy bed
Opt for a classic desk and well-built beds that can remain steady and stable throughout the years instead of investing on kiddie-themed pieces that can practically run out of taste when your children grow.

Four poster bed
Get out of the single bed concept. Choose a four poster bed that can be suitable for your little princess. This is a kind of furnishing that can be converted into a guest room when needed. Children who are in their teens prefer a four poster since they have seen their parents in them and they would want to own it one day. For youngsters twin bunk beds are good since they have multi-purpose built in shelves and storage units that does add loads of style.

Quick Tips: You can glamorize your dresser or any other furniture through small details of painting. You can also personalize the look by using personal hand prints of your kids to make it look like a polka dot design.

Follow these affordable decor ideas to transform your kid's room to a magical space where they would love to spend time.

Story first published: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 19:20 [IST]
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