| Decorating your kids' rooms with a theme can be | | | | expensive items and you don't want to have to |
| costly. Then after all that work, they change their | | | | replace them very often. Then you can add some |
| minds and want something else a few months later. | | | | throw pillows or a couple pillow shams in the current |
| What is a parent to do? Here are some tips to save | | | | theme. Often times, theme sheets are less expensive |
| your money and your sanity when it comes to using | | | | than theme shams, and you can make your own fairly |
| kids' bedroom themes. | | | | easily. |
| 1. Consider your child's tastes and color preferences. If | | | | 4. Accessories: Theme rugs can be pretty expensive, |
| you aren't sure, look at the clothes or toys they prefer. | | | | so here you'll need to use your own judgment. |
| Pick a wall color that would go with several different | | | | Sometimes you just have to have the matching rug. |
| themes. If it's too risky for you to go beyond builder's | | | | But you can often buy two basic throw rugs for the |
| beige, just choose one wall to add a splash of color. | | | | price of one theme rug. Most theme lamps are |
| As a general rule it seems that boys' toys and heroes | | | | inexpensive, and make a nice statement next to the |
| are in the primary bright colors like red, navy, orange | | | | bed. |
| and bright yellow. Girls' toys and heroines are lately in | | | | 5. Wall Decor: Theme posters are fairly inexpensive |
| lime green, purples/lavenders pinks and aqua or blue. | | | | and can be framed or not and can make a big |
| 2. Window treatments: Keep it simple. Have a blind or | | | | statement in the room. The removable wall stickers |
| shade that matches your window trim. Then you can | | | | have gotten really popular and are easy to find and |
| add a valance, cornice board, window panels or a | | | | make it simple for you to add the current theme to the |
| combination of these. Make or purchase these in basic | | | | plain walls. They can be added to furniture too! Wall |
| colors and patterns, like solids, stripes or a fabric that | | | | decor is a place where you could do some craft |
| looks like color wash, that will go with many themes. | | | | projects with your child and hang their special art on |
| Then you can add some embellishments to them, like | | | | the wall. Paint the picture frame in a basic color so all |
| tiebacks or rod finials that go with the theme. | | | | you have to do is change out the art. Of course you |
| 3. Bedding: If you want to match it to the window | | | | can repaint it if need be when you change the theme. |
| treatments you can, but for the bed skirt, sheets and | | | | You could also decoupage the frame with either paper |
| comforter, keep it simple again as these are the | | | | or fabric. |