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f it’s time to turn your baby’s nursery into a domain fit for a big boy or girl, you may be wondering how to redo
the room in a style they’re sure to love— and that won’t cost you a bundle. After all, there’s a good chance you’ll be doing it all over again in a few years when their tastes change again. The secret to redoing a child’s room successfully and cost effectively is pretty much the same secret designers use to redo adult rooms on the cheap—paint, accessories, smart design touches and an understanding of what the room’s occupants already love. Parents poised to plunge into kids’ room renovations, have an extra advantage that adult room designers don’t have—the love all kids seem to share for certain cartoon characters. From Woody, Buzz and all their
“Toy Story 3” friends to classic “Disney Princess” characters, some characters seem to universally speak to children. Walking through your local department, discount or home improvement store can make you feel like you’re suffering from cartoon character overload, but all that merchandising can actually make your room redesign task fairly simple. It’s easy to find plenty of accessories—and even paint hues—that feature your child’s favorite animated characters.
You can cost-effectively create an homage to your child’s favorite characters by focusing on three key areas of the room:
1. Walls—Paint is one of the easiest design elements to change, and painting a room is well within the capabilities of most do-it-yourselfers. And by the time they’re able to voice their opinion about their room, most kids know what colors they like—and don’t like—so you can engage your child in
the redesign process by letting him or her make some color choices. Another way to choose a room color is to identify a favorite piece of artwork and draw color inspiration from it. Consider placing a Disney wall mural on one wall of your child’s room and painting the other three walls with colors found in the mural scene. You can find wall murals that feature characters from such Disney favorites as “Toy Story 3,” “Cars,” “Winnie the Pooh” and “Disney Princess” at www.
muralsyourway.com. The murals can
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