Easy Kids Rooms Decorating
Ideas
by Michael Holland
When trying to come up with decorating themes for kids rooms, think freely.
Don't just limit your choices to the prepackaged ideas that you find in
catalogs. You can create a decorating theme on your own that is better than one
you can buy. And you can definitely create your own theme more affordably.
There are lots of resources around you that you can use for inspiration in
decorating kids rooms. See if any of these get your kids rooms decorating juices
flowing:
1) Your child's books. Regardless of your child's age, the books he or she
enjoys reading or having read to them is a good indicator of what appeals to
them. If your child is in school then you should take a longer look at the books
that they read by choice than those they read by assignment.
2) Your kid's favorite outfit. Whether it's a cute little pink dress with
ruffles or a camouflage t-shirt and faded jeans, a child's most treasured outfit
is a good measure of his or her tastes.
3) Your child's favorite music. It could be a classical guitarists' soft notes
or the raging amplified strings of an acoustic guitar that make your child's
feet move, but your child's music is also a valid indicator of his or her
preferences.
All these resources for decorating kids room have one common element...your
child. At a very early age, children begin developing their own likes and
dislikes. If you question this theory, try feeding a toddler for a few days.
Even if it has been some time since you've done that you will soon remember that
even toddlers know immediately whether they prefer peaches or green beans.
Whether considering themes for kids rooms, building a sandcastle or pleading
their cases for a later bedtime, children don't impose the same limitations on
their ideas that we do as adults. If an idea is practical from a child's point
of view then the child finds a way to make it work.
For example, ottomans become stagecoaches, braided rugs become magic carpets,
and the floor becomes a circus arena or an ice- skating rink.
For original ideas for kids rooms that you can actually use, watch a group of
children playing. You'll see the fruits of unlimited imagination. When a concept
enters a child's mind, the child takes that concept in hand and the concept is
materialized.
All sorts of kids rooms possibilities exist in things you already own. Try
looking at things you have packed away through the eyes of a child. Children see
things for all they can be instead of limiting them to a singular purpose. What
about that awful velvet painting? It has a perfect frame for your child's
favorite poster...just imagine it!
Michael Holland is creator of the Web sites
http://www.kids-rooms-and-
crafts.com and
http://www.home-decorating-made-easy.com. His sites offer lots of free tips
and ideas for decorating kids rooms and all rooms your home. And if you'd like
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