Decorating a kid's bedroom should consist of fun, multi-functional and comfortable furniture and designs. Boys and girls should each have their own themes to make the room truly their own. There are great ideas for small rooms, rooms that are shared and rooms that will grow with the child for years to come. The main idea behind any room for a child should be that their ideas and personality shine through in each piece of furniture and pictures on the wall.
Boy Themes
Boys enjoy themes that consist of sports figures, cars, robots, TV characters, motor bikes etc. The color themes that most boys like are cool colors, like blues, browns, greys and blacks. They enjoy bunk beds and desk that can go from a homework station to a video game fortress. They enjoy simple things like a comforter set without all of the frills just a favorite character or hero that they worship, a rug or two and blinds or shades over their windows.
Girl Themes
Girls enjoy the frills, the princess like atmosphere, pony's, unicorns, teddy bears and order and everything in its place. Most girls enjoy warm colors like pink, orange and yellow and sometimes fuchsia. Girls enjoy the frills of curtains and bedding skirts. They also enjoy the beauty of a dress up table with mirrors and makeup.
Furniture
The best type of furniture to use in a kids room are bunk beds, loft beds and futon beds. The beds should allow for a desk and a play area. Storage chest for toys, dolls etc are very useful. Bean bag chairs are great for any age and it allows the child to feel cradled no matter what the age. Foldable furniture like the futon is great for small rooms and rooms that are shared it allows for more room to be utilized.
Decorating
Shades, blinds and posters and wallpaper borders are excellent for changeable themes in any Childs room. Dividers and wall treatment is great for dividing rooms of shared siblings. They can each have their own them in the same room. All things reversible or interchangeable is great for a child to grow in as their ideas change.
Conclusion
Decorating a kid's bedroom should be fun and functional for children, the idea and theme should be able to change as the kids grow. Girls can have their soft ideas and the boys can have their sports and cars, and in some cases the themes can be turned around to accommodate all children as their ideas change.
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