| Home decorating does not have to be an expensive | | | | a few bulletin boards made of cork, magnetic board, or |
| endeavor. And your kids don't have to take a | | | | whiteboard. Then your child can tack up or draw |
| backseat to costlier priorities in your interior design. You | | | | anything they like on their walls and take it down or |
| can easily provide your child a bedroom that's an | | | | erase it to be replaced by something new whenever |
| attractive and functional expression of their unique | | | | the whim for change strikes them. Bulletin boards are a |
| personality - even on a shoestring budget. | | | | priceless way to save countless dollars on |
| - Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: The best way to save | | | | redecorating while allowing your child free reign to |
| money on decorating your kids room is to use | | | | decorate parts of their room anew anytime they feel |
| components they already have in their rooms (or | | | | the urge. |
| maybe that you already have lying around the house). | | | | - Make a Project Out of It: If your child has an art |
| A bit of elbow grease can transform an old piece of | | | | project for school, or other such project involving the |
| furniture into looking like new. And you can easily alter | | | | creation or construction of something, why not help |
| the appearance of the piece to fit the custom theme | | | | them to use that opportunity to create something new |
| of your child's bedroom with a little paint of the | | | | for their bedroom. Instead of making something that |
| appropriate color(s). Scavenge your garage, basement, | | | | they'll only throw away or stick in a closet, have them |
| and attic as well; you'll never know what great | | | | instead build something they'd be proud to use in their |
| bargains you can find there in furniture and | | | | daily lives, for example: a pillow, a lampshade, a jewelry |
| accessories that would work perfectly well in your kids | | | | box, a pen and pencil holder, a display shelf or |
| bedroom. And speaking of bargains, yard sales and | | | | bookshelves, window dressings, a piggy bank, etc. You |
| thrift stores are also excellent places to find affordable | | | | may have to shell out some dough for materials, but at |
| pieces that you can easily alter to fit in with the | | | | least you'll be feeding two birds with one seed. |
| décor. | | | | - All-in-One Solution: One way to affordably |
| - Boxes for All Purposes: Wooden boxes like toy | | | | accomplish multiple purposes in the decorating of your |
| boxes, fruit crates, and old chests can make great | | | | kids room is to put in it a custom theme bed that acts |
| storage spaces or extra seating for a child's room. | | | | as a storage space, play space, and study space, as |
| Again, with a little paint you can easily transform a plain | | | | well as sleeping space. |
| and ordinary box into a vibrant and attractive | | | | - Hopefully these suggestions have started you thinking |
| component of your kids bedroom design. | | | | about ways you can help your child spruce up their |
| - Boards Prevent Boredom: Rather than spending all | | | | bedroom in a way that won't break the piggy bank. |
| that time and money repainting a kids bedroom, put up | | | | |