Kids Room Redo for $25!
By Kathy Wilson
Redo your childs room for under $25! Impossible? Not with help from The Budget Decorator! Here is a step by step guide to decorating your childs room with easy, inexpensive ideas anyone can do in a weekend!
Pick a theme. If you want to redo a room fast and cheap, you have to have a blueprint! Whether your child loves trains, butterflies, or flowers, choose a theme to keep you on the right path.
Use paint to renew your childs room. Paint it in bright happy colors! Choose a color from your existing bedding to save.
Make a simple pair of curtains from flat sheets from the discount store. Again, use the colors from your existing bedding. If your bedding is totally unusable, make a comforter cover from two flat sheets and a little velcro.
Craft foam! This is a wonderful product from the craft store…looks like bright construction paper, but made of a smooth, thin and durable foam. It cuts easily with scissors. My store sells it for 20 cents a sheet! Use the foam to cut shapes from your theme. You can even use contrasting colors to add detail with a little glue. Use your shapes as wall hangings…go big! Imagine a giant butterfly on your little girls wall, or a train coming down the tracks! Use picture books to trace and guide your shapes.
So, let’s add this up…
Paint $12.00
Sheets $6-12.00
Craft Foam…Less than $5
Kids room makeover in less than $25!
Kathy Wilson is an author, columnist, and editor of The Budget Decorator. If you want more free budget decorating tips and ideas, and to sign up for her free newsletter, visit her at http://www.TheBudgetDecorator.com
