Create an Oceanic Bedroom
Is your child fascinated by the sea? Here's how to give her bedroom that oceanic touch.
Decorating a child's bedroom can be quite a challenge. As your child grows, she will begin to assert her independence in order to establish her own identity. Also, a child's interests keep changing as she encounters new situations which catch her fancy. In such a scenario, how do you make sure that you decorate your child's room so that it does not have to be changed after a few months?
An undersea theme is a classic option. Almost every child expresses an interest in sea life at one time or the other. This is a timeless theme and is relatively easy to create. The basic steps involved in making your child's room resemble an underwater world are given below.
The Background
The walls will form the backdrop for the undersea realm so they need to be blue. There are a wide variety of shades available. How you make your colour choice is important. You do not want a room that is too dark or it will make the room appear gloomy. At the same time, a room painted with a colour that is too light will not truly bring about the desired ambience.
Ideally, creating an undersea world requires that the background be a deep blue colour. The best way to determine which colour will suit the walls is to first choose a few options from a shade card. Then, buy a sample of each of the selected shades from the paint store. Paint a small area with the selected shades and then decide which shade suits your wall best. Since it is your child's room, ask her for her opinion as well.
Once you have decided on the shade, go ahead and paint the walls in the selected shade. Use white for the door, windows, and their frames. This will provide a nice contrast with the blue coloured walls. In keeping with the theme, you could also use a light green carpet to cover the floor. This will give the appearance of a sea-bed with a layer of grass covering it.
Once the base colours are done, it is time to add some details. The lower part ofthe walls can have green vegetation painted all over it. This will give the walls the appearance of a sea floor. The walls may be further enhanced by painting brightly coloured fishes. The fishes should be painted randomly on the walls without following a definite pattern. For this purpose, use a fish shaped stencil. This will make your job easier, especially if you are not the artistic type.
The Furniture
Furniture is something you can select and customise to suit your child's needs. Opt for a white coloured bed, cupboard, dressing table, etc. These will match thedoor and windows. Paint the furniture with figures of fishes and other sea creatures. You can paint the drawers of a dressing table, the headboard of a bed, as well as the outside of a cupboard.
Replace the plain knobs of drawers and the door with fish shaped knobs. You should be able to purchase these from a home and decor store; though you may have to search a little for them. You can decorate a white wastepaper basket with small cut-outs of fish. The laundry basket for dirty clothes can also be decorated with stickers of fishes, crabs, oysters, etc.
If possible, purchase bed sheets and curtains with sea life motifs on them. This will further enhance the feel of the room. In case these are not available or are too expensive, do not fret. You can purchase linen in the same colour as the wallsinstead. If you have the time, sew some sequins on the curtains, in the form of fish. Alternatively, cut out fish shapes from spare pieces of cloth and sew them onto the bed sheets.
Finally, give the room its final additions. Hang a piece of fishing net where yourchild can keep some of her toys or other belongings. If your child has many small toys, consider investing in a toy chest, which she can use to keep her toys in. With a few embellishments like fake gold coins glued onto it, the toy chest can be made to resemble a treasure chest that has sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Whatever you decide to do, make sure that your child is part of the decision making. It will give her a sense of pride to know that she has played a part in creating her own room.
Decorating a child's bedroom can be quite a challenge. As your child grows, she will begin to assert her independence in order to establish her own identity. Also, a child's interests keep changing as she encounters new situations which catch her fancy. In such a scenario, how do you make sure that you decorate your child's room so that it does not have to be changed after a few months?
An undersea theme is a classic option. Almost every child expresses an interest in sea life at one time or the other. This is a timeless theme and is relatively easy to create. The basic steps involved in making your child's room resemble an underwater world are given below.
The Background
The walls will form the backdrop for the undersea realm so they need to be blue. There are a wide variety of shades available. How you make your colour choice is important. You do not want a room that is too dark or it will make the room appear gloomy. At the same time, a room painted with a colour that is too light will not truly bring about the desired ambience.
Ideally, creating an undersea world requires that the background be a deep blue colour. The best way to determine which colour will suit the walls is to first choose a few options from a shade card. Then, buy a sample of each of the selected shades from the paint store. Paint a small area with the selected shades and then decide which shade suits your wall best. Since it is your child's room, ask her for her opinion as well.
Once you have decided on the shade, go ahead and paint the walls in the selected shade. Use white for the door, windows, and their frames. This will provide a nice contrast with the blue coloured walls. In keeping with the theme, you could also use a light green carpet to cover the floor. This will give the appearance of a sea-bed with a layer of grass covering it.
Once the base colours are done, it is time to add some details. The lower part ofthe walls can have green vegetation painted all over it. This will give the walls the appearance of a sea floor. The walls may be further enhanced by painting brightly coloured fishes. The fishes should be painted randomly on the walls without following a definite pattern. For this purpose, use a fish shaped stencil. This will make your job easier, especially if you are not the artistic type.
The Furniture
Furniture is something you can select and customise to suit your child's needs. Opt for a white coloured bed, cupboard, dressing table, etc. These will match thedoor and windows. Paint the furniture with figures of fishes and other sea creatures. You can paint the drawers of a dressing table, the headboard of a bed, as well as the outside of a cupboard.
Replace the plain knobs of drawers and the door with fish shaped knobs. You should be able to purchase these from a home and decor store; though you may have to search a little for them. You can decorate a white wastepaper basket with small cut-outs of fish. The laundry basket for dirty clothes can also be decorated with stickers of fishes, crabs, oysters, etc.
If possible, purchase bed sheets and curtains with sea life motifs on them. This will further enhance the feel of the room. In case these are not available or are too expensive, do not fret. You can purchase linen in the same colour as the wallsinstead. If you have the time, sew some sequins on the curtains, in the form of fish. Alternatively, cut out fish shapes from spare pieces of cloth and sew them onto the bed sheets.
Finally, give the room its final additions. Hang a piece of fishing net where yourchild can keep some of her toys or other belongings. If your child has many small toys, consider investing in a toy chest, which she can use to keep her toys in. With a few embellishments like fake gold coins glued onto it, the toy chest can be made to resemble a treasure chest that has sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Whatever you decide to do, make sure that your child is part of the decision making. It will give her a sense of pride to know that she has played a part in creating her own room.
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