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Airplane Wall Murals Make Decorating Kids' Rooms EasyThere are several ways to use the walls and floors to bring an airplane motif into a kids' room design. Use self-adhesive wall borders with vintage airplanes around the room at ceiling level, or create an artificial chair rail with airplane wall borders for a minor accent with big impact. For a bigger impact, choose one wall and paint a mural featuring vintage airplanes or choose a wallpaper with a sky and plane motif.
The simplest floor design option is to put down an area rug patterned with airplanes and clouds. When or if the child outgrows the airplane design, the rug can be rolled up and tucked away. If parents are willing to put a bit more work into the design, a stenciled border of different airplane styles can be a dramatic accent in a child's bedroom.
The most important things to keep in mind when designing a room with an airplane motif is that floors and walls are a framework and a canvas. Children change their minds, and walls and floors are the most difficult part of the design to change when that happens. -
An airplane comforter is a quick, cheap airplane decoration for a kids roomWhen deciding how prominent to make airplanes on the bed or the windows, keep balance in mind. If the walls feature an all-over airplane print or mural, choose a more subtle print, pattern or solid for the comforter and window treatments. If the walls, ceiling and floors are plain, or if the only airplane accent is in a wall border, go bolder with airplanes on the bed and the curtains.
The windows and bed compete for billing as the second-largest canvas in a bedroom. A quilt or comforter with airplane appliques on the bed is a very quick, inexpensive way to extend the airplane theme in a kids' room. If the walls are busy, though, consider a couple of throw pillows with airplane appliques instead.
Window treatments likewise offer many subtle ways to bring airplanes into the bedroom decoration. Consider mini-blinds or solid color curtains with airplane-patterned valances, or cut wooden valances for each window and paint with brightly colored planes and clouds. -
An airplane lamp can become a family heirloom.Even a plain, basic room will come to life with airplane wall-hangings and artwork. Name plaques in wood, metal or resin can add both a personal note and a touch of jaunty aeronautics while a lamp with an airplane base can transition from an infant's nursery to a young boy's room.
For an older boy, consider hanging scale model airplanes from the ceiling on fishing line, or displaying a treasured collection of airplane memorabilia on custom built shelves. Other airplane-themed design accents for teen and tween bedrooms include wall clocks with airplane pictures and posters of vintage and futuristic airplanes. - Use an age-neutral background for the larger parts of the design theme, and fill in with airplane-themed accessories and decorations that are appropriate for the child's age. That way, as the child grows, parents can change the wall hangings or bedspreads and grow the room up along with the child.
