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! =]
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! =]
Moving into house with a room I want to make the play room, how to decorate and make functional?
Miki
I have one boy and two girls so it needs to be unisex. I want the room to be bright and cheerful. There is a huge window seat that I want to take advantage of. I know I want the furniture to be honey or natural. There needs to be a table for art, a place where they can watch movies and play video games, a place where hey can play with toys, and a place for them to read. This room is huge, almost as big as the master bedroom. I also need an idea for easy storage to make clean up go by quickly.
Answer
Due to the fantastic size of the room you have to work with, you can easily create separate zones for the tasks at hand: Craft area, media area, play area and reading area. Divide the room into four spaces
Putting the media area and the play area next to one another makes sense so the quieter activity areas of crafting and reading can be at the other end of the room. You can use furniture and storage units along with a folding screen to help divide the room into the four zones.
In the reading area, place book shelves at a right angle to the wall to create a cozy area which has comfortable seating and ample lighting. Create a 'library' setting which takes up only the necessary space to read. Next to that, the craft area would work well because the table is close by the library for homework projects. Have a bulletin board for hanging art work and think about spray painting a large area of the wall with chalk board paint, then frame it with molding. The bottom frame portion should be think enough to hold an eraser and a cradle for colored chalk.
In the media area you could use the couch to define it's space, leaving the play area close by without obstructions so the kids can play and watch cartoons at the same time. There are lots of storage units available for clean and neat ways to keep toys in order. Check out Ikea.com to see their vast selection of storage units. Some are available in fun colors which can help you decide upon the color direction you want to go in.
So, take a good look at your room and decide how you want to split it up. Take the window seat and the sunlight into consideration when space planning.
For color, you need some inspiration. You may elect to begin with an area rug in the play area where you can take your color pallet from. Or, go shopping and find fun fabrics for the window seat area. Make large pillows for the window seat that can double as floor pillows, so use durable upholstery fabrics. You may want to have some fun with paint by using more than one color to define the four individual spaces or just have one bright accent wall. Once you select fabrics and or an area rug, the color choices will be easier to select. Do not paint first and then try to match things to the paint as that will frustrate you and narrow down your decor choices to a maddening level.
Remember, you do not have to break up the room into four equal parts. Think about the amount of space you need for all four activities and plan accordingly. Make a floor plan of the room by using graph paper with a scale of one square equaling one foot. Then, make cut outs of the furniture you plan to put into the room. This will give you an excellent insight on space planning and will prevent you from physically moving furniture back and forth. With it all on paper first, you will have the confidence to proceed.
Good luck in your new home.
Due to the fantastic size of the room you have to work with, you can easily create separate zones for the tasks at hand: Craft area, media area, play area and reading area. Divide the room into four spaces
Putting the media area and the play area next to one another makes sense so the quieter activity areas of crafting and reading can be at the other end of the room. You can use furniture and storage units along with a folding screen to help divide the room into the four zones.
In the reading area, place book shelves at a right angle to the wall to create a cozy area which has comfortable seating and ample lighting. Create a 'library' setting which takes up only the necessary space to read. Next to that, the craft area would work well because the table is close by the library for homework projects. Have a bulletin board for hanging art work and think about spray painting a large area of the wall with chalk board paint, then frame it with molding. The bottom frame portion should be think enough to hold an eraser and a cradle for colored chalk.
In the media area you could use the couch to define it's space, leaving the play area close by without obstructions so the kids can play and watch cartoons at the same time. There are lots of storage units available for clean and neat ways to keep toys in order. Check out Ikea.com to see their vast selection of storage units. Some are available in fun colors which can help you decide upon the color direction you want to go in.
So, take a good look at your room and decide how you want to split it up. Take the window seat and the sunlight into consideration when space planning.
For color, you need some inspiration. You may elect to begin with an area rug in the play area where you can take your color pallet from. Or, go shopping and find fun fabrics for the window seat area. Make large pillows for the window seat that can double as floor pillows, so use durable upholstery fabrics. You may want to have some fun with paint by using more than one color to define the four individual spaces or just have one bright accent wall. Once you select fabrics and or an area rug, the color choices will be easier to select. Do not paint first and then try to match things to the paint as that will frustrate you and narrow down your decor choices to a maddening level.
Remember, you do not have to break up the room into four equal parts. Think about the amount of space you need for all four activities and plan accordingly. Make a floor plan of the room by using graph paper with a scale of one square equaling one foot. Then, make cut outs of the furniture you plan to put into the room. This will give you an excellent insight on space planning and will prevent you from physically moving furniture back and forth. With it all on paper first, you will have the confidence to proceed.
Good luck in your new home.
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