How to Makeover a Playroom

Playrooms in most houses are areas where parents merely dump a bunch of their children's toys without any thought given to how to decorate the room. Playrooms should be fun, functional and pleasing to look at as well. To makeover a child's playroom, follow these steps.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Get rid of all the excess. If you have toys in the playroom that have not been used in ages, box them up for a yard sale or donate to an organization that accepts toys.

2. Organize all of the toys into categories. Arts and crafts should stay together, while board games should be placed in a designated area.

3. Create more storage. The easiest way to makeover a playroom is to make more storage space for the children's playthings. Small cabinets, bookshelves and lightweight cartons can all add much needed storage capacity to a playroom.

4. Choose an appropriate paint color. White walls are a bad idea for a playroom, especially if you have little hands that are sure to dirty the walls. Choose a dark color instead, such as blue or green.

5. Place usable items on the walls. Cork boards, magnetic boards and drawing paper can all be hung on the walls to create a fun, functional look.

6. Put a matching throw rug on the floor. The rug should match the walls and be easy to clean.

Tips & Warnings

• If children of different sexes are sharing the playroom space, the colors that you use to decorate the playroom should not be gender specific.
• You should place labels on all toy containers in order to encourage the children to return their toys to the right place.