How to Decorate a Kid's Room With Sports

A sports-themed room is a popular choice for many children, but especially young boys. Colorful and exciting, the selection of sports-related furnishings makes it easy to assemble a fun room a child will be proud to share with friends. Here are tips on how to get started.

Things You'll Need

• Peel and stick sports mural
• Sports equipment
• Screws
• Screwdriver
• Nails and hammer
• Sports-themed bedding
• Framed personal photos
• Personal trophies
• Team pennants
• Player posters
• Gym lockers
• Novelty sports area rug

Instructions

1. Create a drama wall. Hang a sports-related mural on one wall as a focal point to anchor the room. You might choose a baseball park, a football scene or a soccer field. Purchase a peel-and-stick or wallpaper mural, or ask an artistic friend to help you paint a custom mural. Coordinate the other three walls with a matching color.

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   Use sports equipment as wall art. Select vintage or slightly used sports equipment to display on the walls. Consider hockey sticks, skateboards, a basketball hoop or a baseball glove. Screw heavy items into the wall and hang lighter items (like the baseball glove) from a plain nail.

3. Enliven the bedding. Sports-themed bedding is easy to find and adds a colorful accent to a child's room. Select theme-related sheets and pillow cases but use a plain comforter in a coordinating color so as not to overpower the room.

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   Personalize a wall over a desk with photographs or trophies. Frame little league photos or shots of your child on the soccer field. Frame old team jerseys; display trophies on a narrow book shelf. Frame baseball cards and other collectibles as well.

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   Display favorite team or player posters. Hang team flags, player posters and other team-related paraphernalia on the child's bedroom door, closet door or on bare walls to add color and define the theme. Use poster putty to hang posters without marring wall or door finishes.

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   Use sports-related accessories. Purchase table lamps, picture frames and bedside phones that reflect your chosen sport. If you can't find an accessory to fit your need, make one. Simply hot glue a sports-related collectible, like a race car toy, to an inexpensive table lamp.

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   Incorporate lockers for school books, clothes and accessories. Locker-styled shelving or closet units are available to help transform your kid's room into a big-league locker room. Accessorize locker spaces with team-related items.

8. Cover the floor with sports-field patterned area rugs. You can cover a wood floor or a carpeted area in front of a bed with a basketball court, baseball field or even just a giant football or baseball rug. Novelty rugs are relatively inexpensive and offer a fun play area for small children.

Tips & Warnings

• Shop the resale stores to purchase used sports equipment to use as wall art.

• Don't use valuable collectibles in a child's room. Kids tend to want to play with anything that is in their room; frames or cases will not prevent them from getting into your prized baseball cards or signed football helmets.

References

• LoveToKnow

Resources

• JCPenny
• CSN Rugs