Kids' Furniture and Room Decorations

Kids' furniture is built to their size.

Kids sleep, play and create in their rooms, so their furniture and room decorations are geared toward multiple activities. Furniture is scaled down to fit them and children's themes often inspire the decoration choices.

Table

A small round table in the corner of a child's room is a place to draw, play board games, have a tea party or build something. Tables made for kids stand between 17 and 20 inches high; you can take an old standard table and cut its legs down to achieve the same scale.

Bookcase

A child-size bookcase provides low shelving to store a library in the bedroom and encourage reading. Because the shelves aren't tall, the top of the case is an easily accessible place to display toys and other decorations, such as a globe or a reading lamp.

Bedding

Since kids' beds are the main features of their bedrooms, themed bedding is another way to make rooms child-friendly. Favorite characters, sports and princesses are some popular themes.

Rug

Area rugs decorate kids' rooms and offer a soft place to play on the floor. They come in shapes, such as circles or flowers, or themes like butterflies or trains. A popular boy's option, the race car rug, has a roadway pattern for toy cars to travel on.

References

• "Kids Rooms"; Margaret Sabo Wills, Clay Ide, Gretchen Clark and Melanie Acevedo; 2006