Budget Decorating
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5
Tips for Preschoolers Bedrooms on a Budget
by Kathleen
Wilson
Decorating on a
budget can always be a challenge, but nowhere do our hearts yearn to provide a
beautiful room as much as when it comes to our little ones. Luckily, there are
some great ideas you can do today, to punch up your preschoolers room, and keep
the costs as little as they are! More...
1. Paint the room a wonderful, dreamy color. Soothing pool
blues, apple greens, and soft yellows are great for a young ones restful spot.
Make the colors too bright, and you will affect their ability to rest well as
the colors will be too stimulating. Make them too pale pastel, and young ones
have a hard time even registering them as colors! You can pick up a gallon
of quality paint from your discount store for less than $10, which should cover
the average bedroom, and make a quick and dramatic change in just a couple of
hours. I recommend Dutch Boy paints for kids rooms, as they are almost odorless.
2. Get craft foam from the craft store in varying colors, and cut out
shapes according to your rooms theme. The foam comes in sheets kind of like
thick paper, cuts quite easily with scissors, and is brightly colored like a box
of crayons! For instance, if your child loves trains and planes, cut out trains
and planes! Learning to read? The alphabet! Trace from simple coloring books if
you like. Now glue these shapes on the walls in a border or all over pattern.
Quick, dramatic, cheap…and they will love it! (Can’t glue? Use double sided
tape!)
3. Pick up some cheap frames from the dollar shop, remove the glass for
safety, and place pictures of your family, beloved pet, or even their own
drawings right in their special place! It provides them with comfort when they
are alone, and teaches them to value those close to them.
4. Keep an eye out for a low coffee table at yard sales. (Or maybe you
have one in the garage?) Pick one up and paint it to match the room. This makes
a great art table for kids…you would be surprised at how much time kids will
spend being creative if only they had the materials to them available when the
creative urge strikes! Cover empty wipe containers with contact paper, and keep
full of washable crayons and chalk. Layout paper for them each morning, and be
ready for the masterpieces!
5. Finally, make a little book corner for your little one. Even if they
aren’t reading yet, every small child should have the opportunity to spend
time with books, and reliving the stories you read to them over and over! Place
plastic crates on their side as bookshelves they can easily reach, and give them
a soft spot to cuddle up, either with pillows on their bed, or a little beanbag
chair in the corner. Yard sales are great places to pick up colorful books for
just few pennies. And above all, find time to read to them each day in their
special spot!
Just a few quick projects can enliven your kids imagination for years to come!
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Copyright © 2005 by Kathleen
Wilson. All rights reserved.
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