A Child’s Playroom Decor – Full of Imagination

Any time that you have a chance to decorate a child’s playroom, it is an opportunity to have fun with your design. If you let your child help you with the design, you may be surprised at the great ideas that they have. So as you are worrying about form and function, let your child help you inject a little fun into the room.

Versatile Neutrals In general when you decorate for a child it is a good idea to keep the backdrop to their room neutral, because they grow and their tastes change. By keeping a neutral backdrop to the room you can easily change the look of the room without investing a lot or money. Use light colors on the walls and furnishings. You can always add wall decals to add some interest to the wall, and they are easily removable when the child’s interest changes.

Sturdy Furniture Every child’s playroom needs a sturdy table and chairs for them to use for many different activities like puzzles, games, reading and drawing. Lining the room with shelves with bins and bookcases make it easy for the child to keep the room tidy. If you have more than one child, make sure that you have enough chairs and work spaces for them all to use. You may even want to group furniture into a craft area, a floor play area, a TV area and a reading area depending on how large your playroom is. You can use the furniture to define separate areas, or you can actually separate them with bookshelves or dividers. Try to keep everything as mobile as possible, so that as your child grows and the room’s purpose changes, you will be able to easily change the plan of the room.

Special Areas Most children love to draw, color and paint, so make sure that you have adequate space for this. If you have bins to keep art supplies in, the child can easily get the bin from the shelf and put it on the table to use while they are drawing. If you do not have the craft table on a linoleum floor, you may want to make a linoleum mat to put under the table to protect the carpet from spills. If you hang a magnetic strip across a wall at your child’s eye level, they can display their artwork when each is completed.

Lots of Storage One of the most important aspects of a playroom is to have adequate storage for all of the toys and supplies that are kept in the room. As you are designing storage for this room, make sure that your child can easily get into any storage area that you set up. This way they will be able to help you keep this space picked up. Plastic bins are excellent for storing small toys on shelves, and milk crates can double as a stool and a storage bin. Bins are a great storage solution, because the child can easily transport the entire contents of the bin from the shelf to the play area. Corner hammocks for stuffed animals are a festive way to store your child’s furry friends. Make sure that you install them low enough for your child to fill them. If you label all of the storage containers, your child will always know where to find their toys. If your child is too young to read, then you can label the bin with a picture of what it contains.

by Angela Glancy