Buying a home, whether it’s a family’s first house or a newer model, can be an exciting time for all involved. While parents may look forward to decorating their master bedroom or organizing a kitchen space to hold family dinners, kids may have their own “ideas” about how to creatively decorate their room. It is important for parents and children to work together so that the child’s room is unique to their taste while still reasonable for long term plans. This is especially true for young children who are likely to outgrow their own tastes and furnishings in a few years, according to the Wall Street Journal. There are several options and strategies available to parents that will allow them to avoid outrageous patterns, wall colors or fabrics while still striking a happy balance with their children.
Focus on the Big Furnishings
Children often change their tastes repeatedly over the years, meaning that last year’s princess-themed bedding set may change to pink leopard or demure pastels the next. To avoid spending money on new furniture and accessories each year, parents should focus on buying neutral furniture that can match a child’s changing style. Purchasing plain desks, chairs, headboards and dressers can serve as a base for any other type of small accent pieces, such as carpets, mirrors and decorations.
The same holds true for choosing a wall color. Instead of agreeing to paint the walls electric blue or hot pink, compromise with children on pale pink or baby blue to give them more options when it comes to changing the color or decorating their space.
Don’t sweat the small stuff
Once the bedspread, walls and furniture are taken care of, most children will decorate the rooms to their liking, with pictures, toys, books, ornaments and sports memorabilia representing most of their decorations, the Journal reports. This lets parents off the hook for purchasing more accent pieces and kids will have more freedom to decide where to put their personal items in their rooms.
Parents who are trying to avoid too much clutter in their kids’ rooms can also purchase colorful storage bins, small dressers and racks or shelves to both dress up the rooms and hold some their kids’ belongings. Storage bins that appeal to kids can be purchased inexpensively at several retailers, ranging from high-end furniture stores to big-box chains and home improvement stores.
Looking for more kid, teen and tween room decorating ideas? Check these out.
[…] post A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue […]
[…] A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room […]
[…] post A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue […]
[…] post A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue […]
[…] post A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue […]
[…] Decorating your child’s room should be a fun experience, for all parties involved. Fore additional help check out A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room. […]
[…] post A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue […]
[…] post A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue […]
[…] post A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue […]
[…] In addition to the aforementioned decor ideas you can also consider over-sized plush toys, lamp shades and other simple inexpensive items. Decorating your child’s room should be a fun experience, for all parties involved. Fore additional help check out A Win Win Strategy for Decorating Your Child’s Room. […]
You make a lot of interesting points in the article here, especially your advice to only focus on the big stuff. In particular, I love your idea to buy neutral furniture that can adapt to children’s changing interests. It is a great way to keep you from spending a ton of money by buying new furniture whenever your kids’ tastes change.
I liked your suggestion to let children pick a lot of the smaller decorations and accents to harmonize a balance between their personal taste and your own. My daughter wants to have her room decorated a certain way, so I think this would be a good compromise for us to utilize. We’ll be sure to utilize this tip when we undertake the remodeling and renovations of her room later this month.