Artistically Design a Boy's Room

Are you an artistic type of person? Why not put your talents to work by using your artistic skills to bring design into your child's bedroom? Parents who are artistic can add all different types of elements to their child's room simply by utilizing the talents they already possess!

Is your son fascinated with castles and the knights that live in them? In addition to using bedroom furniture to create a theme, an artistic parent could also pain a mural of castle walls across one or more bedroom walls to give the appearance of living either inside of or next to an actual castle. With a little blue and white paint, a parent could even add a skyline view of clouds to either the top section of the bedroom walls or even to the surface of the ceiling. There are many children's books that contain castle themes; use the books found at your local library as a starting point for inspiration when designing your child's royal castle.

If your child is more interested in the theme of transportation, consider decorating the room around some mode of transportation whether it be a train, plane or even a car. Artistic parents can use the walls of the bedroom to design a setting that will allow the child to feel as if their bedroom has been transformed into a train station or even a flight hanger. By using various colors in the room, parents can create an eye-catching design that will be sure to hold their child's attention for years to come.

Murals are an easy way to bring color and design into a room. While the idea of painting a large wall mural might feel threatening to some parents, by planning the design ahead of time and painting each part of it a little at a time, you can create a large design that will serve as the focal point for the room. If a full mural still seems too "much" for a room, consider painting a simple border that runs throughout the room or even just painting various images that complement your design on various walls. Stencils and design sponges, which are readily available, can be used to make the painting process even easier.

When attempting to bring an artistic flair into your son's bedroom, keep in mind that you don't have to paint the walls or ceiling to make the room artistic. If you would want to avoid changing the color of the walls or ceiling, consider painting your design onto large pieces of canvas and then attaching the canvases to the walls throughout the room. In addition, remember to use other items in the room to complement your artistic design, such an appropriately themed kids area rug or perhaps a couple of matching solid color area rugs. By remembering to incorporate the lowest part of the room into your design, you can make sure that the floor only helps to tie together the ultimate design. Keep in mind that each element you bring into the room has the ability to aid in capturing the entire design feel for the room - one element at a time.

Sarah is a senior design writer on the topic of interior design and designing children's rooms. Her tip for keeping your room modern is to lay colored flokati rugs or kids rugs on your floor and change them often.