Tips To Decorate Your Kids Room

The idea of decorating the room of your little one definitely puts a smile across your face. But beware! It is not as easier as it sounds. With everything so expensive around, you definitely need to think well before buying stuff for setting the room of your price or princess. As William Morris correctly put “Have nothing in your home that you don’t know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”

Decorating Your Kids Room

Gone is the era when girls associated with frosty pink and frills. Today girls have stepped out of such conventions and prefer designing their rooms as per their personalities and likes. With lot of options in the market and not-so-fussy nature of most girls in this regard it may be not a very troublesome job!
However, when it comes to designing your lad’s room, it becomes more challenging as unlike his sister, he may not be very interested in decorating his room. For a boy, the room design should largely depend on how he spends his time; outdoor or sitting in front of computer?
As your kid transits from your arms to his own room, it’s very important to make the room attractive and comfortable for him. Here are a few tips on decorating your kid’s room to entice him/her to stay in, be child-friendly and welcome anyone in

What Color Should Your Kid’s Room Walls Be?

Choosing Colors For Girls Rooms

• Use bold colors or color coordinate, i.e. matching rug or a block on the wall or curtains in similar hues
• Using mature colors such as grey, light chocolate or cyan and beige may go for long run
• She might love fuchsia and bright colors – if you think this would look gaudy, paint a wall in darker shade and then paint designs in fuchsia colors using stencil
• Adopt neutral colors with splashes of bold such as white with red – looks elegant yet lively

Choosing Colors For Boys Rooms

• Paint 3 walls in neutral shade and the last one in bright color – gives an energetic punch; try red, blue or yellow
• Try painting the walls in two colors – one row of lighter shade to a certain height and a darker shade from that height to the ceiling
• Try painting in stripes. You can simply paint the usual boyish colors and then paint two thin strips of bright colors

Choosing the Right Wall Decor For Your Kids’ Room

Choosing The Right Wall Decor For Girls Rooms

• Try wainscoting rail of panels for putting posters or drawing
• Experiment with glow in the dark paints. Paint either Cinderella’s ball or any design with stencil – your girls now has something to look forward to after switching off the lights
• Set up a display board for putting timetable or notes. This can be as easy as placing a sheet of galvanised metal that can be used as magnetic board or get velvet covered pin boards
• Look for flowery, polka dotted, cartoon-inspired or vintage designed wallpapers
• Explore textured wallpapers
• Put up artwork depicting females or portraits in beautiful artistic frames

Choosing The Right Wall Decor For Boys Rooms

• Set up easy pin up boards, no frilly or velvety stuff
• Depending on his interests, select wallpaper depicting superheroes, cars, world map or solar system etc.
• Use glow in the dark accessories such as stars and moons on them
• If this cannot be done hire a painter, or simply get stencils to paint geometrical figures. Let your kid tag along this while, it’s his room after all!
• Let him cheer for Manchester United or Sachin Tendulkar through wall portraits
• Watches excite guys, get him big designer wall clocks!

What Type Of Ceiling Should A Kids’ Room Have?

Ceilings For Girls Rooms

• Opt for feminine touch in chandelier and false ceilings
• Try just pink ceiling room
• Neutral colors popped with bright colors
• Hang wind chimes and beautiful wall hangings

Ceilings For Boys Rooms

• Get elegant ceiling lights or false ceilings with depth glow
• Get sporty and vividly colored lights which can be occasionally switched on
• Put neon moons and stars or other characters in the ceiling to make it attractive at night

Choosing the Kids’ Room Furniture

Choosing Furniture For Girls Rooms

• Brightly colored cupboards with designs can be customized for your girl’s room
• Highlight the dressing table – as she grows she is going to spend more and more time here
• Artistic book racks are a must as she is likely to be studious and an avid reader
• Give her space to put up show pieces and art
• Explore elect vintage style furniture, esp. dressing stool, bed, cupboard or completely modern chic design