A Room Of Fantasies And Realities For Kids!

Decorating a baby boy’s room involves lots of excitement.  Especially if you’re expecting a baby, it’s one of the biggest joys associated with it. There are many ideas surrounding you, tons of design books and many ideas to consider. Since you’re a parent, chances are you’ve probably spent many hours fondly imagining what the room might look like. And once your son comes – well, he’ll be too young to appreciate the room right then, but he’ll love the bright colors. And, when he’s bigger, he’ll give you warm hugs for making him such a wonderful room. Here are some basic ideas to play around with, for your kid’s room decor.

To start off, you need to fix upon a theme. What kind of theme would you like? More importantly, what kind of theme do you think your son would like? With so many different kinds of themes available for a kid’s room decor, and you are spoilt for choice. Here’s an idea - you could go for a Nature theme. There would be a wall mural on one side of the room, depicting a forest scene – a few trees, animals and birds. You could have a bunk-bed, and here’s a good idea – buy artificial creepers, and have them wind up around the bed post. If you look around, there are artificial leaves available in the market too, if you think your son would like them.

Go for furniture in earthy shades of brown and green, ditto for the curtains, wallpapers and drapings. It’s a given that the room will look nice, if done up with love and care. Another theme you might try is the Comic Characters theme. Not just boys, all children appreciate cartoons – and you could have wall decals of different cartoon characters. DeeDee and Dexter, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester and Tweety, Porky Pig, Tom and Jerry – the list is never-ending. Fill the room with cartoon-themed stuffed toys as well – there are lovely ones available in the market.

Have a cartoon scene-themed mural, your wife and you can pour through catalogue books that offer such a theme, and decide the nicest one. You might try the Outer Space theme as well – for a kid’s room decor that’s unique yet stunning. Have a solar system hanging, dangling right above your baby’s crib – not only will this amuse him, but studies have shown that these colors and the movements help the baby’s cerebral development. Go for a Planets and Stars – themed wall mural.

When the theme’s been decided upon, you need to know how to implement it. There are specific things to keep in mind. Try to get the involvement of an older child, and take his/her suggestions regarding artistic interests and colors. Reinforce the room’s theme and the kid’s room decor, so shop for fabric and wallpaper accordingly. Decide upon a focal point – that means the point in the room upon which the theme will be focused most – perhaps the study-table, the bed or even a particular wall. Plan in such a way that you can leave space for book-cases, wardrobes, wall pictures and a bulletin board upon which your son can display his artwork, once he’s all grown up. And now that you’ve got the basic stuff sorted out, it’s time to start decorating!