Decorating the Child’s Room on a Budget - Continued

Magazine pictures of animals, flowers, cars, trucks, or what ever their favorite things are can be cut out and put on the wall. You can pin these up, paste them on or tape them on the wall – all to create a wall of favorites or good things that make your child feel good about their room or being in their room. You can make this a child’s project that is done over a few months or a few years, or you can grab a bunch of magazines and have it done all in just a few days.

Artwork that your child completes or makes in school can be taped, pinned, or placed in their own room. This is a great way to keep it out of the rest of your house, but they also get to display it. Don’t worry about what the holes in the walls or what the tape is going to do to the paint, you can always re do this as your child grows but allowing them to be kids now is going to be important in their learning to enjoy their room and their space. 

Paint your child’s room using their favorite colors! You can even have your children help if you have the time. They can make their handprints on the walls instead of using border, they can use a paint brush and paint their name in huge letters or you can allow them to help you paint with various colors at the same time to give their room a very unique look. Allowing your child to help in painting their room or in the detailing of their room makes their bedroom a little more theirs. 

Don’t let yourself think that your child is going to have their room clean all the time all this leads to is frustration. But one thing you can do to detail your child’s room and to give them the ability to ‘hide’ some of their stuff, is to put a bench, box, or a chest in their room so everything can be put in their when it should be cleaned up. Sometimes shelving, dressers and such will not be used as it should be but at least your child can use this chest to put things away and have their room look a little cleaned up at the same time.