The hardest part about decorating the boy’s room is coming up with ideas. Sometimes you can be stumped as to where to begin and what to do in the room. The following are some great resources for where to find decorating ideas for boy’s rooms.
The Internet: the Internet is chock-full of great resources for decorating; you can find websites just for getting ideas, websites to purchase the items for the room, online magazines, and more. One of the fastest and easiest ways to find ideas for decorating boy’s rooms is to simply go to Google and type “decorating ideas for boys rooms” into a search engine. This will pull up millions of hits and allow you to browse through them and find the sites that work best for your needs. For example, one great site is About.com: Interior Decorating. It is full of fun ideas and themes and concepts you can use for your child’s room. It also has links to stores where you can buy the decor items, and articles where you can learn more.
Magazines: when you go to the grocery store there are all kinds of magazines in the racks near the checkout aisle. Next time you shop, just pick up a magazine that has to do with home decorating, specifically one that has ideas for children’s rooms. Even if you can’t find a magazine with specific ideas for children’s rooms, any home decorating magazine can be a great source of inspiration for decorating your boy’s room. You may see things in a magazine that inspire you to repurpose or re-create pieces of furniture you already have, wall art that is going unused, or just find a more creative way of arranging the furniture and decor in your son’s room. A magazine cost only $3-$5 and can be used over and over and in several rooms, as long as you are selective about the magazine you choose; it can be an invaluable resource.
Books: visit your local bookstore and pick up a book on home decorating. It is sure to be full of great ideas for children’s rooms especially rooms for boys. Martha Stewart comes out with decorating books each year as well as many other known decorators like those on TLC and other TV shows. You can use these books to help you come up with fun, creative ways to make your son’s room unique. If you don’t want to purchase a book you can visit your local library and find a home decorating book there to check out for free.
Other people: surely you know someone who is just great at decorating their home. If they have a boy, go to their house and check out their boy’s room for ideas and inspiration for your own. Sometimes it just takes seeing a room you love to get your creative juices flowing. In order to decorate and come up with ideas for your child’s room you just need a place to start. Sometimes other people’s ideas are better than those found in books and magazines because they are not created by professional decorators and thus are not as intimidating to try to re-create or use for inspiration.
Newspaper ads: many home furnishing stores will set up their display rooms to mimic an actual room. They use professional decorators. When they send out ads and flyers for sales, they will have pictures of these rooms. You can use these pictures for ideas and inspiration, or just as a resource for understanding the best way to create the look and feel of a fun boy’s room.
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