Designing and decorating your child's room can be a great way to show off your creative flair while not stretching your pocketbook. Personalized touches and having your child help you out make for a special room that your son or daughter will love. Does this Spark an idea?
Painting
Don't be afraid to use color or geometric shapes and asymmetry when painting your child's room. Blackboard paint is a wonderful invention for a budding artist's room. Paint the wall your desired color first. When dry, paint designs using blackboard paint, like large circles or thick stripes. When the wall has dried, your child can write on the black sections with chalk, just like a blackboard.
Murals are another way to decorate walls. One easy way to paint your own murals is to use a projector to project the design of your choice onto the wall. Trace the design using a pencil, then fill in with paint.
Decoration Ideas
Room decoration really shows personality, so help your child paint her own light-switch and outlet covers using acrylic paints. Use a clear sealant to protect her artwork.
Instead of purchasing expensive prints, buy classic children's books at garage sales and used book stores. Cut out your favorite scenes or pictures, frame and mat, and hang several in a row along one wall. If your child loves to draw or paint, try framing some of his artwork to hang in his room.
Creative Storage
Storage needs are a given in children's rooms. Large, colorful stacking crates hold toys, school supplies and other items that would otherwise end up on the floor. Anchor these to the wall if stacking more than two high. Or look at garage and thrift stores for old school lockers, antique dressers or office cabinets that could be used for storage. Graffiti painted lockers add a cool touch to a teenager's room, while an antique dresser with the original drawer pulls removed and replaced with plastic toys (drill a hole in each toy, and screw them in the place of the drawer pulls) adds whimsy to a younger child's room. Give office cabinets a new look with a coat of spray paint and some large magnets.
Make a great boy's room shelving system with purchased or recycled skateboards. You'll need three or four skateboards for this project, plus a drill and some hardware supplies. Measure the inside of the skateboard, longways, between the wheels. This is the distance you'll need between your two hanging standards. Check to make sure the skateboard wheels fit on the outsides of the brackets. Attach the standards to the wall using wall anchors. Space the shelf brackets so that your shelves will be even, and place a skateboard on the brackets. Mark drill holes to attach the skateboard to the brackets. Drill holes in all skateboards, and attach with screws.
For a feminine design, use traditional shelving and paint in your daughter's favorite colors. Sprinkle glitter over the wet paint for a fairyland look.
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