Childrens Room Decor ...
Up Cozy and Personal
Planning new childrens room decor? Think cozy and personal.
Tween (I love this new age word) aptly describes the kid caught beTween the carefree playfulness of a child and the classy attitude of an adult. These young people, aged 8 to 13 years, are in transition. The Cartoon character heroes, dinosaurs and butterflies are too kiddy for them now.
Tell us your story. How did you decorate your tween room? Your inspirations and experiences can help our readers too.
1. List out all activities. The childrens room decor at this stage undergoes a major transformation. Since your tween is more confident of his wishes and desires, it is important that you sit down with him and list all the activities that will be taking place in the kids room. Prioritize this list with important must-have items on the top and would-like-to-have items under them. Do try to put in as many of the would-like-to-have items as your budget allows.
Tip: Hmmm…this is a good time to check out our Basic Rules of decorating. Done that already? Good. Let’s continue.
2. Clean out his room. Before you start on fresh ideas, have him clean out his room. Ask him to place all his toys, books, wall art and other accessories into separate piles to ‘Keep’, ‘Donate’ or ‘Store’.
3. More than a bedroom. At this stage, your kid’s room needs to be designed for more than sleeping (you'd be surprised by the multitude of childrens beds available today). It should serve for reading, studying, playing, and, most importantly, entertaining friends. This is a social phase for the kids. The childrens room decor has to meet the approval of his friends too. His room should make a statement.
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This is the time when you can be glad you insisted on that neutral color on the wall. You need not repaint all the walls. However, you could check out the possibility of painting one wall a bold color… carry that color scheme throughout your kid’s room though (in your bedding, accessories etc.). There are many other options available today.
Tip: Scroll to the bottom of the page to reach specific pages of childrens room decor with a world of ideas for you to choose from.
5. Furniture that lasts.The children’s bedroom furniture you buy today could see him through to college and maybe even into his first apartment. How? Think repaint. Think re-stain. There are many more possibilities.
6. Practical, functional and stylish.One of the easiest ways to spruce up the kids room and make cleaning up effortless is to introduce suspended desks or chairs. You might find your tween spending most of his time on this chair.
7. Interesting Themes. The childrens room decor at this stage turns up some interesting themes. Apart from the regular ones of stars, fairies or soccer, you can now pick geometric designs, patterns or a color scheme carried throughout the room with different patterns and textures. Take your inspiration from the tween bedding you select for the room.
8. Rented Apartment? Perhaps your job doesn’t allow you to settle in one city and have your own home to do as you wish. Not to worry. The manufacturers and specialists in kids room designs, have introduced good quality products that are easy to remove and redo.
9. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Decorating your tween’s room need not be a big blow to your pocket. Check out your local flea markets, garage sales and discount stores for material you could repurpose.
10. Involve your tween. Sure you must take his input on the design and theme of his room. Don’t stop there though. Involve him in more physical activities. He can help move the furniture, paint the walls or even remove old nails (do supervise these activities).
Personalized memo boards, hooks for purses and jackets, mirrors and more…there is no shortage of simple, easy-to-do ideas that can provide your childrens room décor a unique and distinctive look.
Take our ideas and give them your special touch. Transform your tween’s room to a designer room that is also cozy and personal.
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Turn Your Tween Room into a 'Magazine Moment'
You have re-decorated your tween room recently. Kudos to you.
Why not click some cool pictures before the magic fades? Capture the room's special 'Magazine Moment', post it here, invite friends and family from near and far to compliment you and treasure this moment forever!
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