How to Decorate a Boy's Room as an Army Room

Create an army room that grows with your son.

Dress a little boy's room in colors and accents that represents military and patriotic symbols for pint-size U.S. Army-style decor. An Army-themed kid's room includes miniature military vehicles, Army toys and color schemes that blend well with the theme. Combine an Army theme with other mainstream toys or focus on featuring a room with only military decor accents and keep the other toys in a toy box or closet. Encourage your son to get involved in the decorating process.

Things You'll Need

• Paint
• Paint brushes
• Camouflage bedding
• Camouflage curtains
• Military pins
• Picture frames
• Military photos
• Camouflage rug
• Toy tanks
• Soldiers
• Toy guns
• Shelf
• Camouflage toy box

Instructions

1. Paint the room green, brown or blue, depending on what color scheme you decided to go with. You can find blue and green camouflage curtains and bedding to match up with the blue walls.

2. Place green, white and brown or blue, brown and green camouflage bedding on the bedding and hang up matching curtains in the room.

3. Attach military pins in random places on the curtains, if you have access to these. You can find military supplies and generic military pins at Army surplus stores.

4. Hang up military picture frames in frames with a solid green or camouflage border. You can find cartoon-like pictures for a small boy or look for actual military photos to feature in the room. Family military photos also work well in a boy's Army room.

5. Place a camouflage rug in the middle of the room or by the bed.

6. Place Army toys such as tanks, soldiers, toy guns and other military toys on your son's shelf and on his toy box. Look for a solid green or camouflage toy box.