Decorate your kids room together for some extra family fun

Decorating your kids’ room together for some extra family fun

There are many things that kids love. They love color, cartoon characters, and themes such as fairy tales, princes and princesses, space and other science fiction themes. It is fun to know that when it comes to decorating the room, we would like the kids to get involved. After all, it is their room. Involving them is having extra family fun. There are times that we forget the tedious work in decorating the room as long as we know that the family members are involved and that they are having fun together. In addition to these, you will also be stimulating the creativity and imagination of your kids by involving them in decorating the room.

Kids’ room decorating ideas

If your kids would like their room to have a makeover, consider this as an opportunity for you and the kids. At least you know that they want something new for their own room and that this will also serve as a bonding for the family. Not to mention extra family fun that you will be having. Consider the following tips in decorating your kids’ room. Just do not forget to involve them in the decision making especially in the actual decorating of the room.

Colors kids love – do not forget that kids love colors. There will be a point in time that the kids are fond of drawing different cartoon characters or simply any drawing for that matter. Then they would ask you to buy art materials for them. Do not forget to buy them the coloring materials that they want so that they may be able to color their own drawings. They will also be aware of the various colors available because of those coloring materials. For the kids’ room, it is wise to choose bright or bold colors or a combination of both. Some designers would suggest you to have hot colors for the kids’ room such as yellow, orange, pink, blue and purple. The current trend nowadays in interior design are classic color combinations such as orange and blue for the boys and purple and pink for the girls. In addition to those, gray and stripes were found out to be popular also since you can blend anything with this neutral design to make it more masculine or feminine.

Where to store kids’ stuffs? - it is known that kids’ rooms is filled with clutter. Sometimes, you just cleared their room from all the clutter then after 30 minutes or less, the same clutters are again on the floor. To keep the clutter out of sight, such as toys and books, various storage solutions are available. For instance, you may use stylish bins and baskets will keep the kids’ stuffs organized. There are also beds that provide storage available that can solve the problem. In addition to these, there are book cases available in stores that could be used as cubbies for toys when placed inside the closet.

Wall decorations – the current trend in designing the wall of your kids’ room is with the use of decals. Decals come in many colors, styles and themes. You can also customize the decals so that the kids’ room is personalized. Ask your kids what theme they want so you will all have an idea on how to decorate the wall. In addition to that, you can add accessories such as decorative hooks and lighting fixture. It is also exciting to display the work of your children. Magnet boards or cork boards are ideal in every kids’ room to display their art works.

Choice of bedding – cartoon-covered bed sheets and linens are already obsolete. In fact, designers do not find it cool to have those kinds of bedding. Instead, you may opt to use bedding with geometric prints or city themes to make the room sophisticated. Adding accessories to the room will retain the youthful and colorful appearance of the room. So, when the kids mature, or if their preferences change, you only have to change the accessories to meet their needs.

Encourage the kids to participate – whatever the design you do to their bedrooms, it is always wise to involve them in the planning stage up to the actual decorating stage. Aside from having additional family fun, you will also know the needs and wants of your kids when it comes to room design. In that way they will truly appreciate the outcome and be proud of their own ideas and creativity. Just to have a bit of creativity, and allow a child a little bit of freedom of mind. They can turn something that is quite ordinary into something magical.