How to Decorate a Child’s Room with a Low Budget
Toddlers love the alphabet ‘c’ beacuse it spells ‘colour’ and ‘cartoons’. These are the main elements to use while decorating anything to do with children.
Choosing the Colour
Pink for girls and blue for boys are the usual colours used. However, there are other shades on the palette that are equally enticing. For example, the whole room can be painted in a pastel shade, or one wall can be given a bright colouring like a vibrant blue, fuchsia pink, or canary yellow.
Cartoon Characters
Next in line of importance are favourite cartoon characters. These can either be painted (if someone is artistic), or cartoon cut-outs can be fixed onto the walls. Alternatively, large cartoon stickers can be pasted on the cupboard doors. These stickers are easily available at stationery/gift/kids stores. However, a few large stickers should be used rather than several small ones as the latter tend to look messy.
Curtains & Upholstery
The first choice of children would be curtains with cartoon characters. However, this would have to be specially organised. Alternatively, any bright curtains would suffice as long as they match the basic colour scheme of the room. Similar cloth can be used for bed spreads along with a few colourful cushions thrown in.
Hanging Mobiles
Decorative wind chimes and hanging mobiles can be hung in some parts of the room. This adds colour and ‘movement’ to the room.
Storage of Toys
Children have numerous toys, stationery and books that need to be properly stacked. Hence, storage bins, racks, shelves and cupboards are extremely necessary. A large bin or bucket comes handy for racquets and baseball bats. If there is space under the beds, then pull out drawers can be made for additinal storage.
Furniture
A set of low table and chairs is ideal for writing activities. Beds should be low so as to ensure that the child does not hurt himself/herself by falling off. A rocking chair is also welcome.
Layout of the Room
Children need ample space for their recreation and, hence, the layout of the room should be such that there is adequate open space either in the centre of the room or towards one side. If there is a space crunch, then the children are bound to spill into other parts of the house.
