
Your little guy has outgrown the teddy bears of infancy. He’s also starting to assert his own personality. Why not build on both of these inevitable life passages and involve him in decorating his bedroom?
Themes are great ways for parents and children to collaborate on mutual responsibility for a home. As a parent, you naturally have veto power over anything unsafe, too expensive or too garish. At the same time, it can be a joy to watch your son make some of his first choices as you and he create a room around your chosen theme.
Furthermore, a well-chosen theme can give a boy a unique bedroom that can be adapted as he grows and his interests change and mature. Start by talking with him about what he likes the most, and then build on those ideas.
A Boy and His Pet: Does your little guy have a pet? Dog or cat, fish or bird, or even frogs and snakes that give Mom the creeps can serve as both image and color for a boy’s room. Start by choosing the color scheme, such as blue and deep gold if he keeps goldfish or shades of green for reptiles and amphibians. Next, take lots of photos of your son and his pet and hang them around the room. Put up posters of animals like your son’s pet. If he’s young enough, include some stuffed animals as well.
Serengeti Safari: Animal wallpaper borders and fabrics are a great place to start for a safari theme. Match the paint colors to the wallpaper and fabric designs, then add pillows in animal prints. Mount a straw hat and some play binoculars on a wall to give him his safari equipment. Frame some of his animal drawings and display them on the walls. Or get a disposable camera, go on a backyard safari together, and frame his animal photos.
Call of the Wild: Kids love cabins, whether at summer camp or in the mountains, so give him his own cabin in the bedroom. One big advantage to a kids’ cabin theme is that it will match nicely with Rustic decor in other parts of the home, if that’s your preference. Start with a log or pine bed and outfit it with plaids and flannels. Look for woodsy patterns in wallpaper borders, such as bears, fish or moose, leaves, pine cones or sticks. A sturdy trunk for a toy box adds a finishing touch.
Boy in Space: Send your son to the stars. Bed sets come in all kinds of outer space themes, from cartoon aliens and flying saucers to NASA astronauts and serious astronomy. Hang mobiles of the Solar System from the ceiling. Use reflective paint to design his own galaxy that will shine down on him at night. The Internet offers plenty of astronomy photos that can be printed out, framed and hung. You might just inspire a junior rocket man!
Talk of the Town: If your guy is more down-to-earth, then build him his very own play town. Design a storefront mural of shops with family names like “Grandma’s Groceries” or “Grandpa’s Pet Shop.” Add an area rug in a road design and he’s the mayor of his own village. Be sure to hang a sign on his door saying “Welcome to My Town. Population: Me.”
Finish Line: There’s hardly a boy alive who doesn’t like cars, especially when they zoom to Victory Lane. Car racing brings out a black and white decor to match the checkered flags, big race car posters, shelves of car models and maybe even a car-shaped bed. Finish the room with an area rug in a racetrack design and you have a winner.
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