Decorating a Boy’s Room

Surprise your little boy with the news of a new bedroom. Hush him when he starts to cry because you aren’t going anywhere. He can still play with Bill and Jack from next door. Tell him you are going to change his room! No, he isn’t transferring to the basement. Maybe in a few years when he gets too cool for a teenager. For now, you and him are embarking on a decorating project to change his room into his ultimate favorite place in the world.

If you have a son who is excited to have a newly decorated bedroom, enjoy reading this piece while learning some things on how to make your little boy’s dream room come true.

Just like everything else, new eventually turns old. Color is no exemption, so sticking with the standard boy colors don’t work anymore. Yes, perhaps for his nursery it did. But now, he has his favorite colors or those hues that blend much better with the rest of the room’s furnishings. Be flexible and don’t argue blue should be the only color in his room.

Decorating children’s rooms is such a fun thing to do because of the endless themes. It’s like going back to preschool or reading children stories over again. The fun and excitement are contagious. For boys, decorating isn’t all that hard. There are numerous choices to select from.

If your little one can’t make up his mind or has too many favorites that putting them all together will make his room look disturbingly chaotic, why not suggest an outdoor-adventure theme? This design practically sells like pancakes among the adventurous kids who love nature and everything around it, including out of this world insects. The decors can be in nature’s colors, animal prints, animal-shaped and photos of a mountain, forest and insects/animals.

Cars are a boy’s must-have toy. It can be a truck, SUV, sports car, ambulance, etc. but such an item does wonders for a boy’s imagination. Revving the engine like it’s the real thing? Yes, I thought so. Arrange his car collection in a shelf and use car-printed bed sheets, and he will feel more motivated to race his cars in the yard.

Some young ones are into history, particularly the prehistoric times. Who doesn’t know Jurassic Park? That movie inspired a history twitch in me. For younger boys who have had the chance to watch the Jurassic Park movies and enjoyed visits to museums, decorating the bedroom with this unique theme is worth the work. Your boy will enjoy looking at photos, posters and miniature images of different dinosaurs and whatever early kind hippopotamus there were eons ago.

Is your boy interested in the sun, moon and stars? Then an outer space theme is for him. Paint his walls and add a mural of the galaxy. Decorate with planets made of Styrofoam and a shining sun by his window. Dot the walls with bright whites to symbolize the multitudes of stars he sees at night. Don’t forget the moon and some comets. After, you might want to consider buying him his own astronaut suit.

Sports is a very important part of a boy’s life. The headboard can be made out of bats. Add a baseball lamp, shelving to display gloves, trophies, balls and baseball cards and he will be up to bat.

It is important to personalize a boy’s room. Framing your son’s artwork to display is always a hit. Boys relish their victories in sports. Make a three-dimensional memento; combine a baseball, a team jersey, and medals along with the team photo. He will cherish it forever.

Area rugs are also a way for a boy to express his individuality. Involving the child with most of the purchases makes him invested in the process. The same should be done when purchasing the area rugs. Get his input about what colors and textures he loves. There should be consideration about which types of rugs are not only durable, but easy to clean. Does the rug compliment the theme or colors in the room?

Your son will have a blast hanging out in a newly decorated bedroom. Perhaps his taste will change soon, perhaps not yet. The crucial point is that he will love his bedroom until the time he has to move out and be independent. Tastes and preference change over time and so will room decorating. As with raising children, enjoy the now and cherish each moment. They grow up so fast that thinking way too much ahead makes you miss the precious seconds of who they are now. Happy decorating!

Our best hint for Interior Decorating, is to use area rugs – and the boys room rugs will suit any modern furnishings.