Sunday, April 19, 2009

Thrifty Design-It-Yourself Bedroom Decorating Tips

 

“Most people find themselves living on a much tighter budget in today’s economy, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still make some improvements around the house.

As children grow they tend to go through many phases and their bedroom décor usually follows suit. Decorations that your child loved last year may not be as popular as he or she gets older and their tastes begin to change. Everyone also knows that if your child isn’t happy, then you’re going to hear about it. This spring why not help your son or daughter decorate their bedroom the way they want without spending tons of money on store bought decorations? Start off strong with some stylish new decorated headboards.

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Decorating your child’s headboard in the theme of their choice is one of the easiest and quickest ways to help give them the style they want. Ask your son or daughter what theme in which they would like their bedroom decorated. After they have given you their choices, visit your local craft store and try to find any materials that would lend themselves well to that theme.

If your daughter chose a princess theme, collect some frilly pink fabric and sparkly plastic jewels. If your son wants a western theme, find some faux leather and thick rope. By strategically gluing or stapling these materials onto their existing headboard, you can quickly and easily create a design that your child will love. You can even have your child help you with the decoration process. Now not only do they have a new decorated headboard, but they are also showcasing an art project that they created with their mother.

Rather than purchase over priced decorations featuring your child’s favorite cartoon characters, why not create your own wall art with your PC and ink jet printer? Find images of your son or daughters favorite characters online through a Google image search and print them out on your home printer. You can easily tape up a number of characters around your child’s room, and since they are so inexpensive to print and easy to hang, you’ll have no problem replacing them as your child’s interest’s change. This is an easy way to create wall décor that can grow with your child. “

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2 comments:

  1. So true. I did my son's room in dinosaurs and about...oh, 5 seconds later he had no interest in them. Sigh.
    Live and learn, right?!

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  2. Such great ideas. I love posts like this. I just tagged you at my blog. If you already got this one, no problemo:-)
    http://shabbychicks.blogspot.com/2009/04/ive-been-tagged.html

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