Design your kid’s room giving wings to his fantasies
It’s not at all an easy task to shift kids from their parents’ room to a new room. According to experts, it should be done before he reaches 7 years old. Kids may not be willing to sleep alone in a separate room away from parents. But with certain simple tricks this task can be performed in an easy way.
Design room according to age and tastes of the kid
Try to include his favourite things, toys and colours while you design a room for him. It’s true children’s tastes are like colours of seasons – can change any time. So, room should be designed so that alternations can be done easily. You should have a clear idea of how that room will be used by the kid in future and make specifications according to it. Curtains, bed sheets, pillow covers, pillows, cushion, soft toys etc can be changed occasionally to give a freshness and ‘new look’ often.
Pink for girls and blue for boys
Girls and boys – they have different tastes and favourite colours. So, while setting rooms for kids keep this factor in mind. Boys are normally adventurous and hence they love to see Spiderman, He-man, Super man etc in their rooms. Also, pictures of motor races and adventurous games. So, you can choose pillows, blankets and curtains with their designs. You can even use such wall papers of super heroes in boys’ room. Beds like deck and bunk bed to climb, car bed, ball chair etc are boys’ favourites. Blue is the colour of boys and pink, that of girls. Green and yellow shades are filled with energy and hence best for kids’ room. But dark colours like red and black can adversely influence a kid’s mind and hence should be avoided. Barbie and mermaid are girls’ favourites and hence they can be made companions while choosing their curtains, pillow covers, blankets and wall papers.
Their room accessories and fittings
Switches and shelves of kids’ room should be reachable within kids’ fingers. Power points of switches should be closed. Never place crystals, glass or sharp edged toys in your kid’s room. Also never place computer or TV in their rooms.
While buying expensive furniture for your kids’ bed room, just have a second thought if they will be useful in future also. Never use expensive woods like teak for making kid furniture. Even if you are doing so, make its fittings so that they can be re-used for any other furniture in the future.
Use anti-skid tiles for your kid’s room. Also, they should be easy washable and free of stains. Since kids do a lot of mischief in their room, flooring should be durable. From toys to books – everything could be placed in your kid’s room. While designing, keep in mind this fact as well. Make cupboards in such a way that they can be made larger in future.
Make space for black board to study and draw pictures, notice board to pin pictures, stories and useful notes and area to display their hobbies. Photos of kids can be placed in the room or walls – from an infant to day today. They can be made as wall papers as well, in enlarged format. You can also frame nursery rhymes, tour photos, stories etc.
Now stickers of cartoon pictures are available everywhere. Choose some according to your kid’s likes. Now fluorescent stickers of solar system are also available, which glow when light is switched off. Small kids love them a lot. You can stick some in the ceiling, just above the bed. As such stickers give a light glow inside the room for a while when light is switched off suddenly, it is really a nice idea to include in kid’s bed room as they always fear sudden darkness.
So kids’ room is not just decorative, but fits everything according to his need. It’s possible to design an already existing room introducing certain things to make kids love them. Let me give such 5 designs that can help you a lot.
Design 1 – Beauty as a Barbie doll
This design is for a girl. Let us choose lavender and pink as colours. Paint one wall with lavender colour and rest with white. Window curtains of this particular wall are also lavender in colour and the rest, white colour.
Bed made out of marine ply is also given lavender colour. Head board of its bed contains shelves to place soft toys. Another shelf can be placed at one corner to make space for a few more toys.
Study table is a combination of pink and white colours, made of marine ply. Some racks can be given at the top with glass shutters. Place a big mirror on the top to make it a dressing table as well.
Dressing space is given near the bathroom. A special rack is made to place their accessories like bangles, hair clips etc. Just opposite to it, another mirror can be placed.
Design 2 – Special one for boys to cheer
We can make this design even in a small flat. If both the kids are boys, it’s very easy to design their room as their tastes are almost the same. It can be made colourful adding many flavours. Two beds need more space. So, it’s better to provide bunk bed. Place a small staircase to reach the top. Design one specially for this purpose. It can provide you with one more help. It will act as a pillar also. Make them out of metallic pipes.
Make space for two study tables near the window and a shelf each just above it. Use blends instead of window curtains that can be folded upwards.
All accessories used for its interior designing are of round shape, giving a distinct and uniform look. Place round cushions on either side of beds that protects head from sliding to wall and keeps the other end of bed from mud and dirt (from feet and shoes). Cushions can be made of artificial leather or fibre fill.
Put small and colourful dotes of different colours and shape in shelves, false ceiling and side almarahs. Use automotive paints to give an excellent finishing touch. Fan is also kids’ special. You can add stickers of their favourite super heroes as well. Colour changing lights can be used to make it a special kid’s room.
Gypsum boards can be cut into round pieces and place in fold ceilings. Attractive red, blue and yellow combinations can be used. Such attractive designs can make everyone think colourful gems candies for a moment. It’s sure, any person who visits this room will appreciate it for sure.
Since it’s boys’ room, different pictures of boys can be placed, particularly captured as adventurous. It gives a true effect of boy’s room!
Design 3 – Fantasy room for two girls
Make it pink and blue. Use bunk beds to save space. It’s better to paint that wall with pink and others with white. Since bunk bed with stair case is used, it gives a special touch to the room and girls can use space effectively to read as well as play.
Make staircase out of wood. Paint it with white and one side with blue. You can use blue wall paper also, instead of paint. It gives good designs.
Special toy bag can be used to place toys. On the other side of the ladder, a book shelf can be designed. It saves a lot of space too. Staircase is also made more useful.
Beautiful blends can be used as window curtains. Choose flower designs. It can be rolled and tied.
Spring bed can be painted and used. Place them near. You can make use of old beds as well. Kids can jump and play on it. Then climb through the ladder to play at top as well.
Design 4 - Instrument boxes in walls
We are just altering rooms to make it fit to kid’s fantasies. We can change such children specialties to original designs anytime in future. That’s the peculiarity.
Light green and yellow combination – why can’t we choose this colour combination this time? Amazing combination! Make a special study table from marine ply, laminated and glossy finished! Some inbuilt trays from walls can be placed to keep books and accessories. You can introduce geometry in your designs as well. Above the rectangle shaped study table a triangle decorative shelf. It can be projected outwards giving it a classic look. If you select green for study table, choose yellow for that triangular shelf. Racks can be fitted on either side of the study table. Choose the contrast colour yellow to make it more attractive.
Keep bed simple so that such projected shelves of the room are visible easily. In the fold ceiling wall papers can be placed of attractive colours and geometric shapes.
Design 5 – A wonderland at home
It’s a room designed for 2 kids – a boy and a girl. So, tastes of both should be included. Cars for boys and soft toys for girls. Colours can be pink, blue and yellow. i.e. tastes of boy and girl combined together.
One wall can be dedicated for wall papers and colourful designs. As it gives texture effect, the room becomes attractive and appears as if designs are projected. Study tables and mirror of both kids can be placed on either sides of the room and separate beds given. Curtain of the girl should include pictures of Barbie while race car pictures can be given for boy’s curtain.
Shelf can be common for both. Give doors pink colour with rainbow designs. Each rack inside can be given contrast colours blue and pink alternatively.
A blue-white contrast wall paper can be given as ceiling. When kids wake up, it gives a pleasant sight to eyes. Use fold ceiling. Fans and lights can be provided with matching colours. Use some decorative lamps to make room more attractive.
You can place cartoon characters here and there, which include both the kids’ interests. Also, place a white board on the wall so that kids can play with colours and draw pictures according to their imagination.
Kids mind are full of fantasies. So we should design rooms giving importance to their fantasies and colours. Through this article, I have presented 5 designs /alternations to alter an oridinary room to kid's dreamland. Hoping your kids will love them a lot.
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