How do I decorate a toddler's bedroom without breaking the bank?

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Little Bug

I need to turn my son's plain nursury into a toddler boys room, but I;m not sure what to do.

Paint isnt cheap ( I dont care what you say, an 11X12 bedroom will cost us $100 to paint), and we have a crib that converts to a toddler bed, only problem is that they no longer sell the guard rail that converts it to a toddler bed (It's target's do your room nursury crib). A friend gave us an elecric blue and yellow plastic/metal bed, (no stickers, it was spongebob I think) but I can't find any toddler rooms that seem to not look cheap/cheesey with the plastic/metal beds, or rooms that are not girly with the crib to daybed option. Plus I can't find a guard. The twin bed guards don't work with toddler mattresses

Am I going to have to shell out $50+ for a wooden toddler bed, plus table+chair set ($50), toy organizer ($59), Posters ($9.99+Frames), Bedding ($40)?

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Thats $224!!!!!!..at least!!

Anyone know if building the stuff is cheaper? Is it easy? I don't have a lot of tools (nor do I live by an Ikea), so buying plans won't help me very much.

ANy ideas?

I've tried Craigslist, consignment stores, 'goodwill stores', and none of them have any of the stuff I'm looking for. Not even a plastic table or toybox, or they have it and it's used...abused.. and $10 less then the new stuff

I'm burnt out and wondering how to do this for him without shelling out $300 in cash

Answer
Hey i have a toddler myself, and i know what you mean!
You want to make it more grown up and colourful but not not spend alot of money!

If your in australia, you can go to spotlight, they have packs of kids furniture, such as say a toddler bad and some cupboards.Or just the beds, in characters, and they are reasonably cheap! It will last him till he is big enough for a single bed! Also they sell like tables and chairs!
But if you do not wish to go out and buy this new, id say just go to target or a store thats similiar and just buy a clip on rail. I think they are like $30. (or ebay)

Go to your local baby stores, and check out thier sales on decor for rooms. For my daughter i just picked up a pack (think there was 6-7) wooden decorations that you just stick on the wall. They are like princess theme, so castles and so on, they arent big maybe like 10cm x 10cm... and i think that was like $20. I dont know where your located (please tell me =]) cause i got these at baby kingdom! (Im in australia)
But alot of baby stores have sale bins on decor for rooms. You can usually find alot of nice things cheap!

Or if you really dont have time or money to search. You can just get old wrapping paper (that is in good condition) with nice prints for boys such as cars and so on (if you have non just go to a dicsount store and buy a sheet for $1!) and frame these. I have in my daiughters room, in a frame, the first wrapping paper she ever got from a gift when she was born. Its soo cute and is sentamental aswell! You can do this aswell with gift bags you have laying around!

Or you could simply get your son to draw pictures of his favourite things on bright coloured paper and frame this! And when he has friends or family over he can show it off!! Lets him contribute!

Hmm think thats all i can think of at the time sorry lol, we did so many things like this, not just to save money, but so its unique and different!

hope its helped!
goodluck!!
I will add any more ideas i come up with! =]

ideas for my kids room?!!!?

marie76444

What are some ideas to do a boy/girl room. My brother is living with us for certain circumstances and my daughter and son are having to share a room now. They are 2 and 3 yrs old. I am wanting to decorate there room but since they are having to share I want to make it a room for both of them! If that makes scenes :} They have 2 twin beds in there room now they are sleeping on and we are going to buy them a bunk bed so it wont take so much room up. I was thinking about doing my daughter's theme in processs, or flowersbutterfly'ss. Something she wont get old for in a few years and then we have to redo. LOL. My son Ihaven'tt really decided on a theme. I was thinkingdinosaurss, or truck/cars. Any ideas? Also how can ien twinn this to make it for both of them. I appreciate any help and thanks fortakingg the time to read and help me out. Also since christmas iscomingg up soon we were thinking about getting them there room decor, furniture for christmas. Is that cheesy? We just went thro the whole house and got rid of TONS ANS TONS of clothes and toys so trying to stay away from that,Any ideass on what else I can get them for christmas.
they are used to being together. I am not worried about them not likeing to share a room and they are still younge. Also, I was going to get a bunkbed with the safty rails etc. And my daughter (3) will be on the top while my son could have the bottom bed, b/c he being smaller and be safer that way!!!

Answer
http://kidsthemebedrooms.com/shared-bedrooms/decorating-shared-bedrooms.html

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