How to Accessorize a Child's Room
Accessorize your child's room with age-appropriate furnishings. Use toys in creative ways and decorate so that maintenance is easy. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Bedspreads
- Cup Hooks
- Curtains
- Display Shelves And Stands
- Night Lights
- Shelving
- Throw Pillows
- Area Bulletin Boards
- Bulletin Boards
- Monofilament Line
- Toy Chests
Instructions
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Ask older children how they want the room and accommodate them as much as possible. A 12-year-old girl, for instance, may tell you to ditch the dolls; a 7-year-old boy may want his toy cars lined up on a bookshelf.
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Add storage for treasures such as action figures, model planes, dolls and stuffed toys. Hang a shelf above a window or a closet door for seldom-used items; other options are bookshelves or wire shelving for closets.
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Provide a display area such as a bulletin board for displaying children's artwork and souvenirs such as photos, birthday cards and concert tickets.
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Match the bedspread or throw pillows to the window treatment for a coordinated look.
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Avoid trendy motifs such as the newest animated movie character for the bedspread, curtains and wallpaper. These looks quickly become dated and are expensive to replace.
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Consider a night light to help navigation toward the bathroom or to reassure a young child who's afraid of the dark.
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Hang lightweight, fragile items such as model planes and kit dinosaurs from filament line attached to a ceiling-mounted cup hook. This keeps the items out of harm's way but within view.
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Display a photo of your child in his or her room; it's a self-esteem builder.
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Tips & Warnings
Never leave items with small parts accessible in the room of a young child. They pose a choking hazard.
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Comments
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Nov 22, 2005
If your child is afraid of the dark, consider buying and installing a night light. It will help reduce the fear and nightmares your child might have. -
Nov 22, 2005
After we decorated my son's room, and painted his ceiling fan blades in bright colors, my daughter wanted her fan blades painted pastel colors to go with her Disney Princess theme room. The problem was, we couldn't find many pastel spray paint colors. We solved that problem by getting some Disney Princess wall clings (that you can easily put on and take off) and we put one princess face on each blade with a few of the other clings. This was a quick, easy and inexpensive solution. We often get questioned about that fan. My daughter calls them the "Dizzy Princesses." :-)
