- Decorating a boy's bedroom can sometimes be a little difficult. You want it to look like a boy's room but you do not want to have to redecorate in another year when he grows out of one theme and is interested in something else. Free decorating advice can help you decide. Get free ideas from magazines or decorating books at the library.
- Choose a color scheme that shows that this is definitely a boy's room. Choose from earth tone colors, such as browns, blues and greens. Use several shades of the same color for a dramatic effect. Make sure to incorporate those colors into the bed coverings and the curtains. Use two shades of one color to paint stripes on the wall. Section off the wall using masking tape and paint one color at a time. For variations, you can make one color strip wider than the other.
- Opt for a nautical theme that you can change over the years as your little boy grows up. Use red, white and blue colors. Find bed coverings and curtains with more childish nautical themes and then easily change those to something more mature as your boy grows older. Even the toys and decorations can change. Decorate the room with little boats when your son is young and then decorate with some more expensive and intricate boats and nautical equipment as he matures. You can also get pictures or shadow boxes showing nautical knots along with rope to practice making those knots. Find a boat bed for a younger boy that you can change out as he grows.
- Give your son's room a makeover with a rustic theme. If you are talented at painting, choose one wall of the room to appear like a log cabin wall. Or find wallpaper that looks like log walls. Many furniture stores offer items with a rustic feel. Use horseshoes to make bookends or find some pre-made horseshoe bookends. Recycle by finding items and making them into something else. For example, take an old wagon wheel, which you can find at flea markets and specialty farm shops, and add wiring to make it a hanging light.
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