| When investing in furniture for your kids, | | | | |
| there are a few things to keep in mind: | | | | Dressers are pretty basic, but to add fun to |
| durability, adaptability and fun. Kids' | | | | the room, buy a used dresser at a yard sale, |
| interests change quickly and they grow just | | | | strip it, and paint it solid color. Then you |
| about as fast, so it's important to shop | | | | can get stencils, decals or stickers and let |
| smart. Most kids only need a bed, dresser | | | | your child decorate it to fit their taste. |
| and a desk with a chair. | | | | It can be a fun project. When their taste |
| | | | changes, strip it again, and start over. It |
| When shopping for kids' furniture, durability | | | | can even be stained when they are older, and |
| is very important. Kids play rough, and it's | | | | prefer a more grown-up style. |
| best to buy sturdy furniture, even if you | | | | |
| have girls. You want something that's going | | | | Fun is important to kids. There are many |
| to last. Even if your children don't share a | | | | imaginative furniture styles, such as beds |
| room, a bunk bed is nice, because it gives | | | | shaped like cars or other things. The |
| them a place for friends when they spend the | | | | problem with these is that the child |
| night. It can also make a great place to | | | | outgrows them quickly. There are other ways |
| store things. Bunk beds are usually built | | | | to incorporate fun, by getting bright |
| better, as they are meant to hold up to years | | | | bedding and other accessories that are less |
| of climbing in and out of them. | | | | expensive and easily changed. |
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| Adaptability is also a good thing to keep in | | | | Borrow an idea from college students that is |
| mind when buying furniture. Will it grow | | | | also a space saver: build a loft. This |
| with your child? There are many convertible | | | | gives more room for a play area and a desk, |
| cribs that can be made into toddler beds, | | | | which can be built into one end of the bed. |
| day beds and a twin bed, with a couple | | | | Shelves can also be added easily, using |
| support braces and a mattress. This is | | | | brackets and boards, creating more storage |
| something your child could use for years. | | | | space. |