A bedroom is a place where a child can express his personality and create a space that is all about him. Using paint, a dull room can become a place of fantasy. Adult skills are required but with a wish list from your child you can make that fantasy a reality.
Themed Boys’ Rooms
Whether the boy in question is passionate about cars or stars, there’s a theme that you can implement in his bedroom using little more than paint. You may choose to create a total environment or simply to co-ordinate features thematically. Identify the key features of your chosen theme and think about which can be effectively realized in paint. Popular themes for boy’s rooms include outdoors activities, cars and trains, sport, the Wild West and the realms of space. You might want to opt for themes that are less gender-stereotyped.
You could aim for a room that is as realistic as a film set by decorating walls, ceiling and floor. Using paint to create a faux stone effect you can simulate a cave or a castle. Faux paint woodwork can achieve the look of a Wild West saloon or a pirate’s cabin. For a more traditional bedroom, coordinating colors and motifs can be enough to add character and evoke atmosphere, and will require less effort and expense.
With paint techniques and a bit of lateral thinking you can go beyond simply providing conventional pictorial interest. A picture window apparently affording a view of your child’s favorite sports team at play is more interesting than posters of the greats. A usable chessboard painted on the floor is more fun than borders of chess pieces (or why not do both?). Different paint techniques can create the illusion of other worlds, from the past or the future, and indoors or outdoors.
How far you go when decorating your boy’s room depends on his age and his fascination. Children’s interests can change as crazes come and go.
Color Schemes and Paints
Themed rooms often invite particular color schemes and treatments. If you’re not going for a theme, consider a color scheme that doesn’t show the dirt that many small boys seem to attract. Washable, scuff-resistant paints are recommended for active boy’s rooms.
Novelty Paints
Special purpose paints can add humor and fun to a boy’s room. A young astronomer might appreciate the constellations in luminous paint on the ceiling, for example. Chalkboard paint is a great idea for childrens rooms and serves a practical purpose. It only comes in black and green though you can make your own in other colors. Painted on walls or doors, chalkboard paint allows kids to draw on the walls without doing permanent damage! Magnetic paint is another fun invention that will allow a boy to pin up his favorite pics using magnets.
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