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When you go to decorate your child’s bathroom, it can be easy to get carried away. But you do need to be sure that the room is functional as well as fun. Creating a bathroom that’s a perfect fit for a kid doesn’t necessary need to entail a big remodeling project. Sometimes all you need is a great decorating plan that makes sense. When it’s time to decorate a kid’s bathroom, keep in mind the following tips.

Get Your Kid Involved in the Decorating
When you give a child a say in decorating a room, he or she is much more likely to use that room and keep it clean. Be sure to consider your child’s opinion (if he or she is old enough) when you are choosing colors and a scheme for the bathroom. See if your child would be interested in helping you paint or making art projects to hang on the walls. When your child is involved in any aspect of the décor, they will be happier and more enthusiastic about the outcome.

Always Remember Safety First When Decorating
When designing your child’s bathroom, it’s important to keep issues of safety in mind at all times. It’s so easy to get caught up in planning and implementing the design, and then realize belatedly that you’ve created a safety hazard. This is particularly important for younger kids and toddlers. Remember to add additional safety measures if you do have younger children, such as a non-slip tub mat and a safety latch on the toilet. Add safety locks to the cabinets as well to keep any medications out of the reach of little hands.

Be Sure to Add Plenty of Storage and Organization Space
You need to create a designated place for everything in your child’s bathroom if you want that bathroom to stay clean. Your child will be much more likely to clean up if you provide him or her with plenty of storage and organizational space. You can keep cabinets and drawers organized by providing smaller bins and baskets to keep small items in place. When coming up with storage and organizational spaces, remember that they can be decorative as well.

Add Style or a Theme with Small Touches
Since kids grow up so fast, consider decorating the bathroom neutrally, with plain walls and neutral flooring. You can then add stylish flair to the room with smaller décor items. Then these smaller items, such as wallpaper borders and shower curtains, can easily be changed in the future. Other smaller décor items that will add instant style are towels, baskets, and artwork.

Get Creative with the Decorating
You need to remember that this isn’t your dining room or living room, but your child’s bathroom. Thus, you can get creative and even a little crazy with the décor. When decorating this room, don’t be afraid to move out of your comfort zone a little. Don’t worry about it matching the style of the rest of the home. After all, the only people who are probably going to be in there are you and your children.

Decorating a kid’s bathroom is a great project for both parents and their kids. Remember these tips, as they will put you well on your way to great kid’s bathroom.

About the Writer
Leon Tuberman has four decades of experience in the home furnishings and interior design industry. He owns and operates his family owned furniture store. They offer a huge assortment of solid wood furniture for your living room, home office and dining room that’s built in the Heartland of America. Are you searching for a wood bookshelf or a mission desk for your child’s student area then they probably have everything you need.

When choosing bedroom furniture there are a couple of things you might want to keep in mind. #1 are you going with new or used furniture bedroom furniture because it makes a big difference in your strategy. If your furniture is used and may include any electrical wiring such as in the matching lamps that often are part of a large set then you will want to be sure to have it inspected.

By inspected first we mean the lamps or any piece that includes wiring. Antique table lamps most of the time come with old or even original wiring that may pose a large fire safety hazard. If upon inspection you find there are any even potential problems you will want to have the wiring 100% redone by a certified professional.

Why a Certified professional? Well, firstly so your house doesn’t burn down because you pulled a Rube Goldberg and fouled up the wiring. And second so that if it does become a problem, one you have recourse and 2 your insurance should cover you. Of course you must seek the advice or council of your licensed insurance professional to get that inquiry answered properly and I am in no way shape or form implying any advice.

If you decide to go the used furniture route then the next part of your quest is to decide whether or not you will be going with vintage period antiques or just plain normal used that could be only 1 year old but at a substantial discount over new. If you go with the vintage period antique furniture bedroom then consider this hefty option if you would please.

Look for a complete matching set because if you can find one or happen to stumble upon one that’s where the money is if you ever decide to resale the pieces. If you have ever seen anyone who has a huge matching set of silver service or seen any of the folks who collect matching service sets you likely know the value of a complete set. The same thing can be said and remain true for bedroom furniture. If you have a complete set with absolutely no missing pieces of period bedroom furniture you have something that will truly hold its resale value and command top dollar when you get ready to sell it later on if you decide that’s what you would like to do.

One handy little tip when buying vintage bedroom furniture is to look underneath the bed and underneath the dressers to see if the cross rails are warped. The cross rails are the sometimes single or sometimes done in an X pattern wooden support members that are there for support. If you find that they are badly warped it is often true that your piece will be susceptible to major warping or even cracking and splitting. Because as go the supports in furniture so goes the furniture itself.