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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Decorating Kids Rooms

When it comes to decorating kids’ rooms, the ideas can really be endless. Likewise, the choices when it comes to color scheme, furniture, fabric, and lightings can be endless as well that it might seem a daunting task, but all you really need to have is a creative mind. Aside from a creative mind, you should take into consideration what your kids want for their room.

Easy Tips for Decorating Your Kids’ Rooms

When planning on redecorating your kids’ room, the first thing that you have to do is to ask them what they want, and since decorating kids’ rooms can be quite enjoyable and fun, it can also become a bonding time with your children. You can have quality time with them while decorating their havens, but decorating their rooms can be quite bothersome, especially if you have two or more children wanting their rooms to be done first. To easily handle this problem, you can flip a coin to decide whose room will be redecorated first.

You also need to consider the ages and the preferences of your children, so you must ask their consent first before you throw anything out of their room. You can incorporate this yet again into your bonding moments by making it a game. Afterwards, you can ask them what they want for a room because your kids’ rooms should reflect each child’s personality. For instance, you are redecorating your toddler’s room. You should consider that a child of his or her age likes bright colors and already have favorites, so you need to place colorful pictures of their favorite animal figures, fairies, fantasy characters, or cartoon characters to showcase their personality.

You should also take into consideration that your children’s brains are still developing, so their rooms should be a place for fun and learning. That’s why you need to set an area for recreational activities as well as an area for studying or learning. Their recreational area should contain all their toys, and their study area should contain all their school things. You can also put a cabinet where they can store all their books and all their favorite collections.

Benefits of Redecorating the Room Together

Customizing your kids’ rooms according to their preferences is the perfect way of letting them share their feelings and interests with you. You should know though that it will always be a work in progress, so you need to be very patient and always ask them for opinions, especially when they have new likes and dislikes. You also have to emphasize to them that they are responsible for their rooms in terms of keeping it clean and orderly.

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