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Decorating Your Kid’s Rooms for Less, Part 2: Small Changes By Melissa J Wantuck  |
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 If the idea of the big changes discussed in Part 1 of this article series is too much for you, try a few of these small changes. One small change won’t make a huge difference in your child’s room but a few of them will add up to a bigger change.
These are all ideas that on their own are inexpensive. They will add up as their numbers increase so stay within a reasonable number to keep within your budget as well as avoiding going overboard with too many things that will distract, not enhance.
Throw Pillows
Your child’s bed won’t need more than two or three decorative pillows so keeping these numbers low ensures less cost to you. The impact of decorative pillows is they add some pomp to the bed and are small ways to enhance the child’s decorating theme and her interests. Throw pillows are also a way to change the look of your child’s bed without buying a new comforter.
Lamps and Lamp Shades
Buying a new lamp each time you redecorate a room is not cheap. If you want to change a room’s look and include the lamp, consider buying a base that uses a universal shade attachment. This way all you have to change is the shade of the lamp.
Throw Rug
Don’t change the floor in your child’s room, just add a throw rug. Place the rug next to the bed or in the larger open area where your child plays in her room. One rug is all you need. Too many will only distract the eye from the rest of the room and the rug should compliment it not dominate it.
Wall Decorations
Refrain from overcrowding your child’s room with pictures, character cutouts, posters, etc., on the walls. Set a limit such as no more than two or three or each, if all of these or more are on your child’s walls. One mirror always adds to a room. Frame a couple of your child’s artwork to add their own creation to the room. If your child likes posters, limit them to two on the wall at a time but rotate them periodically. This will continually change the room without making any other changes.
Hang wall hangings around your child’s eye level. For smaller children, aim wall hangings a bit higher but around where a child who is four feet tall or taller would see them. Wall hangings that are hung too low make the room look scrunched and wall hangings that are hung too high can’t be viewed.
Storage Solutions
Children’s rooms are usually full of books, toys, and their electronics. Many parents are face with the headache of finding somewhere all of these things can be stored when it’s time to pick up a room. Luckily this need has been recognized by producers so storage bins are organizers are in every home store. The designs are styles are endless along with colors and accessories so you can match them to the décor in your home.
You can either buy storage for your child’s room that will be part of the room, or storage that will be hidden under the bed or in the closet. Whichever you choose, it will define the overall look of the room. If the storage accessories will be visible, match them to the room. If they won’t be visible, don’t worry about matching. Get what can be hidden the best. The point is to buy what fits your clean-up needs and decorating theme the best for the least cost possible.
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