How can i decorate a small kids room without buying anything?

Question

How can i decorate a small kids room without buying anything?I need a creative idea for a kids room that i dont need to buy and wont take me too long

Answer 1

Plastic water bottles filled with colored water to make sun catchers on the windowsill.

Character bed sheets make great curtains.

Hang stuffed animals and dolls on the walls. Tie a piece of yarn around the animals neck and then use a push pin to hang it.

Splatter painting the walls with primary colors, or colors your kids like, is fun. Put a bit of paint on a brush and then fling the brush at the wall so that the paint flies off and splatters. It takes a lot less paint to decorate a room this way.

Get thrift store frames and frame some of their artwork to hang.

Get glow in the dark stars from the 99cent store and put them on the walls and ceiling.

Old sofa cushions make great lounge areas.

Answer 2

There are many ways to deocrate without buying things.

FIrst, determine what the kid likes and use that as a template for the room....if it is a sport, then theme it with items related to the sport. There is no harm in placing items like golf clubs, tennis rackets, etc on the walls as part of a decorating touch.

Next, see what accent piece you might have in other rooms of the house that would go with the theme. You may be surprised to find a side table or lamp that is in one romm will actually work better in the target room.

Third, see if you have old useable paint for painting accents. if you do, then touch up using one of the many faux methods we see and hear so mich about.

Finally, let your child have some input. It is their room, you know. Let hem ask grandma for the item you wouldn't buy. Relatives always come through!

Scott in NY

Answer 3

Paint is always a quick and inexpensive fix...often you can get free or nearly free paint from home improvement stores and specialty paint stores because they always have batches that were not mixed to the exact specifications of the customer.
The resulting paint usually has nothing wrong with it other that the fact that they goofed on the specified color.
Get the kids to help.
With a stencil sketch out wall designs of your liking and paint them in.
To keep this whole project neat, you may need to monitor the kids, use painters tape or use stencils you can paint right over.
You can also paint furniture to give it a fresh look.
There are also some fun paints such as glow in the dark paint...(you could paint stars on the ceiling that don't show during the day)
Magnetic Paint...( You could paint a section of wall in a craft area and when it dries, magnets will hang from it)

Answer 4

I can tell you anything you do in a basic car or transportation theme will last I while. My son is seven and still loves cars. We thought of putting trains and cars on the wall but he is now sharing a room with a twelve year old so that isn't going to work with both boys. The simple designs will work for him. Trace it onto the wall with a light pencil. Then paint it on. You could also put a road or some easy scenery around it. Like a tree and simple birds or something of you wanted more details.

Answer 5

One great way is to use things you already have around the house. Get creative; use paints for colors, and craft items. One great idea is to get the kid involved; he or she will love their room even more if they help decorate it. An example of a decorating theme; flower theme for girls. Pick flowers and press them, placing them in picture frames and hanging them as art. Let your child paint pictures. Find a small chair sitting around your house, and embroider ( or, to be smart, have someone else embroider) flowers onto a cushion for the chair. Then paint the chair with a bright, cheerful color. You can also embroider a plain colored bedsheet with flowers, and use it as a bedspread or curtain. One great way to find creative ideas is to read home makeover magazines and watch room makeover tv shows. Then, when you find a theme you like, look for creative, cheaper ways to recreate that theme with different materials. If you do decide to buy anything, you can go to a discount store and purchase your necessary items from there; much cheaper than buying from a designer. I hope your room turns out great!

Answer 6

I love doing Kids rooms; but I'd be charging.

I am a parent and have a suggestion or two.

Initially GET THEM involved. Kids or all sizes; shapes; and colors; usually enjoy crayons. Give them some paper; alert them to the fact that YOU need THEIR help to decorate their room; and let them do PICS; then post them in the room. That notion can extend to other CRAFT ideas.

Even a YOUNG child wants their OWN sanctuary; their own PLACE and space. Without having them damage the room; allow them the notion of doing what they want. Toys; plush animals; construction paper and past murals; etc.

"WITHOUT BUYING" might be a "stretch" it's the ANYTHING part that's even more the stretch; unless; as a PARENT; you happen to have KID THINGS available already.

With all due respect; YOU know your "kids" better than WE do, and what you can or want to afford. Heck, if you don't care let them do Ketchup and Mustard Murals. Give them the means and the motivation to BE INVOLVED. I promise you no matter what you or they do; the ideas will change pretty quickly.

Answer 7

I think it might be impossible to decorate a room without buying ANYTHING, but there are ways to do it cheaply.

My personal hint is to go to www.whatisblik.com and check out the cute wall-graphic stickies in the "Wee Gallery" section. They're cheaper than pricey framed prints or wallpaper, and they're quicker and easier than painting.

Put some Blik on a wall or two, and it will really change things around!

Answer 8

Kids like color and they like to write and scribble. Allow one wall in the room for just that and make sure you let them know that this is the only wall this is allowed on. I know you said you didn't want to spend money but get a can of oops paint they have some good colors for about $5.00 and paint. Makes some animal cut outs or some of whatever the child likes kids are so easy to please. We make it hard by buying them things they could really do without. Be blessed

Answer 9

Hi!

I have two step daughters who are 6.5 and 3.5 years old
We bought a great map (not very expensive) and we put it on the wall over the desk. So one wall is already decorated.

You can print pictures of you children, family and friends and make yourself a frame (basically you need paperboard that you will paint and then add the picture.)
You can also make some "pate a sel" (2 cups of flour, 1 cup of salt and 1 cup of water. You mix, create everything you want and then put it into the oven at around 150°C until becomes gilded. Then, (when it's cold) you paint it and can put your creations everywhere you want) For example, I wrote my step daughters'names and they were pretty happy!

Answer 10

Since you don't want to spend any money, you need to work with what you have. Why not hang stuffed animals, etc. strategically around the room. First come up with a theme after looking at what you have to work with. I am sure it will be a fun, neat and decorated room especially if you and your child/ren put it together. Have fun.