| A train bedroom can be the most fun bedroom of all. If | | | | to fit nicely in the train bedroom. |
| your child enjoys trains and has some model trains, | | | | When you can, it's a good idea to have enough room |
| you can do some train decorating and design a | | | | to move around all sides of the table, but three sides |
| beloved train bedroom that he (or she) will cherish. | | | | will work. I saw one ingenious design which was very |
| I know some "boys" that have kept their model train | | | | cool. The train table was on hinges and dropped down |
| hobby as teenagers and on into adulthood. Some have | | | | from the wall. The tracks and scenery were attached; |
| elaborate semi-permanent tables with multiple tracks | | | | removable leg supports easily put in place; and in |
| and realistic scenery. In fact my stepfather made a | | | | moments the train was all setup at the perfect height |
| wonderful setup in his basement after he retired. It had | | | | in the train bedroom. |
| been a lifelong dream which began as a childhood train | | | | Kids of all ages enjoy adding all the realistic trees and |
| bedroom. | | | | buildings, people and animal figures, and roads and cars, |
| I have always loved playing with trains myself. My | | | | plus lots of train tracks and crossing gates. A great |
| brother got the Lionel set for Christmas when I was a | | | | addition is to extend the scenery by painting the walls |
| kid, but he went out and played with his new sled and I | | | | above the train table to match the train table |
| spent hours playing with "his train". I still have a wooden | | | | décor. It can be lakes, mountains, trees, farms. |
| train set my grandkids play with when they visit. It is | | | | Use your imagination to extend the scenery beyond |
| "people powered". At Christmas I setup the special | | | | the train table in the train bedroom design. |
| Christmas train. It scares the cats, but the kids love it | | | | You can also find lots of cool train artwork to hang on |
| and it plays Christmas music. I naturally consider train | | | | the walls. For toddlers, Thomas and Friends are fun |
| decorating part of our holiday décor. Even | | | | train toys, both large and small. Look for a striped |
| though I am a girl, I would have loved a train bedroom. | | | | engineer's cap to wear while playing with the trains. |
| Any color combination can be used in a train bedroom. | | | | You might find a train lamp or train bookends to add to |
| My favorites are the classic primary colors, blue, red, | | | | the theme in the train bedroom too. |
| green, and yellow, which are the colors of our wooden | | | | A train bedroom would truly be "a dream come true" |
| train set with farm animals and train cars of produce. I | | | | for any model train lover. While he will enjoy it anyway, |
| suggest you use your boy's favorite colors and | | | | you can complete the train design by adding a few |
| scenery in his train bedroom. | | | | train decorating touches. You can trace a train engine |
| The best part of having a train bedroom is | | | | and caboose or tracks on contrasting felt and sew or |
| encompassing a large table that can be used to affix | | | | glue them on the bedspread, pillows or drapes in the |
| the tracks "semi-permanently". Many crafty dads (or | | | | colors you have chosen for his train bedroom. |
| moms) will make an inexpensive one out of plywood | | | | |