where can i get murals done for my kids bedroom cheap?

Belinda V

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The answer by HappyJumpingFrog is my idea, too. And you can use a page from a child's coloring book as the reference image. Trace it onto overhead projector film and project it onto the wall. Or you can rent what's called an "Opaque Projector". This type of projector uses images printed on magazines, books, photos, etc., not just images which are on the clear film.

Use a pencil to trace out the projected design on your wall(s), then buy acrylic paint in quarts or even the small bottles you find at the craft store, sometimes they're on sale for 50 cents each. Use a small brush to outline each color, then fill in with a larger brush.

If you're concerned about protecting the mural, after the paint has cured (48 hours or so) you can roll on a clear protective sealant (bought at the home improvement store).

Cheap Sports Decor??

dwade3

are there any websites that offer cheap home decor im getting my room re done and i want a (mets pennants and a jets clock) a site that portrays this stuff.

thanks

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http://boysthemebedrooms.com/sports/all-sports-kids-bedroom-decorating-ideas.html

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What are some calming, cheap bedroom decorating ideas?

annie

I am moving soon, and my room will be somewhat small. I have a queen size bed and I am wanting to do something cheap but sensual to it? any ideas? red is kinda my theme but i dont plan to paint the walls (they are white). any tips??

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Use throw pillows to decorate your bed...the more pillows the better. Get all shapes and sizes. It creates an illusion that will make you want to fall into the middle of them...as if you were a little kid. Its a very comforting thought, sort of like a big hug. I rather enjoy it. Of course if you are married or living with a significant other then "HE" may not go for that as it will seem too girlie or childish to a guy. But hey if its your room...dazzle yourself. Be creative. Buy a few multicolored light bulbs to put in your lamps. Cover the lamp shades with scarves to emit a softer light. You can have all sorts of fun with that. Good luck.

Bedroom ideas for 3 boys?

J

My three sons are going to be sharing one bedroom. They are aged 6 1/2, 4 and 4. The bedroom that is going to be theirs is pretty large (14-4tf X 12ft) and has a bathroom and a large closet. Does anyone have any ideas on how to organize and arrange the three kids in one room? I would to give them some space away from each other. Any themes are appreciated as well. Thanks!
I'm going to put this question in the parenting section too, in case anyone has ever been in my situation.

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I like the idea of two sets of twin bunk beds, also. In particular, this is better than:

-three separate beds eating all your floor space.
-a double on bottom, twin on top bunk that would sleep all of them now but they can't stay this way for long...how long can two boys sleep together in a double bed?
-a loft-type system that can be dangerous if you don't execute it properly, and expensive if you buy a kit or have it done professionally.
-PLUS you get room for a buddy to sleep over.
-AND you have room for the twins to be at ground level and your older son to be up top like the big boy he is. As they grow up and top bunk is more inconvenient than cool, and anyone can be up there safely, they can rotate the sleeping arrangements.

As for storage spaces, I would say like with the beds, you need to go up where you can. Just don't put things so high that kids can't safely reach and do for themselves. As they get taller and more coordinated you will have more freedom to build up.

I don't know how you feel about individuality and where you draw the lines. I think each kid should definitely be allowed his own things, and personality, of course this is true. But you might consider some things community property to be stored together and shared among them...some of their toys and books and media, more expensive stuff like their TV and game systems and maybe some sports equipment...

One thing I would do if I had three young boys that close in age is extend this principle to socks and maybe even underwear too. I would gather up every one of their current socks and toss them out...and replace them with 50-60 or so pairs of IDENTICAL cheap white socks for them all to share. Keep dirty in the bathroom in a big roughtote or maybe even a kitchen style wastebasket with a swinging lid, labelled boys whites...wash them all together once a week in hot with bleach to keep them sanitary and bright...dump them unfolded into another container for storage of clean. This eliminates the drama of pairing up socks and sorting among people, and the waste if any get ruined or go missing. You might keep another (smaller) collection of identical black dress socks. Clean out and replace everything every year, maybe in the spring when you are spring cleaning and organizing, and when you aren't already saddled with back to school expenses or holiday gifts. This might be a hundred dollars or so expense every year. A small price to pay for such convenience all year. I think you can get at least another five years out of the collective sock arrangement. You might have to abandon the underwear clause a little sooner hahahh.

As for decor, I would go with a larger theme for the room, and each kids personal things...their dresser, their desk, their backpack, can be done in a particular element of that theme to both express themselves and distinguish their stuff. A bit like color coding but a little more descriptive I guess.

Animal themes abound...could do the room in the big theme and each kid decorates their stuff with an animal...you could do farm (duck, goat, horse) pets (dog, cat, hamster) dinosaurs (bronto, stego, pterydactyl) bugs (grasshopper, spider, bee) zoo (zebra, elephant, giraffe) etc. You could do sports...do the room to look like a stadium or locker room or sportscasters studio, or hang jerseys and display sports equipment. Each kid gets a separate team...or same sport, each kid rocks pro-college-their school, or each kid decorates with a different sport. You could do music...album covers or music notes, etc...and each kid gets a different singer or band or rapper, or each kid gets a different instrument. You could do games...decorate with vintage game boards, and get lamps and furniture that resemble game pieces. Each kid could be cards, dominoes, and dice. You could do a cartoon room...each kid decorates with a different cartoon. Or do a Disney room and each kid gets a different character. You could do bright colors and everyone gets a different shape...circles, squares, triangles.

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Teenage girl bedroom ideas?

you bel

Ok so I'm redoing my room and I need affordable ideas. My room is 13 x 14 and I need a design that will work with that. I have a full size bed and I'm open to any ideas that are for teenage girls!

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Since kids are going off to college soon, Wal*Mart has some real cheap, but real cute things for dorms which also works in a room. I just got the coolest zebra print bedspread for like 34$, go check it out(:

What are some calming, cheap bedroom decorating ideas?

annie

I am moving soon, and my room will be somewhat small. I have a queen size bed and I am wanting to do something cheap but sensual to it? any ideas? red is kinda my theme but i dont plan to paint the walls (they are white). any tips??

Answer
Use throw pillows to decorate your bed...the more pillows the better. Get all shapes and sizes. It creates an illusion that will make you want to fall into the middle of them...as if you were a little kid. Its a very comforting thought, sort of like a big hug. I rather enjoy it. Of course if you are married or living with a significant other then "HE" may not go for that as it will seem too girlie or childish to a guy. But hey if its your room...dazzle yourself. Be creative. Buy a few multicolored light bulbs to put in your lamps. Cover the lamp shades with scarves to emit a softer light. You can have all sorts of fun with that. Good luck.

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Ideas for teen girls bedroom?

Megan

My room is painted white with black furniture and pink accents. I have this poster in my room
http://www.posterrevolution.com/gallery/item.cfm?ID=564426&class=1001
and I want my room to go with it but still be fun, seeing as how I'm only seventeen.
I need new bedding. Suggestions?

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Hey,
I've been looking for idea's for my room too,
So far I've only found ones for either adults or little kids -.-
I'm 17 too btw,

You could go for a romantic style bedroom...
Maybe red/pinky colour bedding with gold? that'd go nice something like this

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://bellavitafbg.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/amorbedweb.111201636_std.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bellavitafbg.com/amore_dolce_cottage&usg=__d-FeJwVTdyEkzab9Bg09aHOAv-0=&h=533&w=800&sz=71&hl=en&start=21&zoom=1&tbnid=uZwvACDCl30gIM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=164&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dromantic%2Bbedding%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D717%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C751&um=1&itbs=1&ei=i3efTKa0M5CTjAfOp7mIDQ&iact=rc&dur=429&oei=g3efTJTtBcKRjAfgxLWXDQ&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:30,s:21&tx=133&ty=64&biw=1440&bih=717

you could have black iron candle colders on the wall, with again redy/pinky colour candles, even if you don't use them, they still look nice,

you could have big plush chair your room, or a small sette, or even do what I've done and have huge pink fold out camping chair, with lot's of pillows/cushions on it, could buy cute cushions easy enough, you could keep with the whole romantic theme with going for soft cushions with detal on them or you could get bright colour ones to keep it fun, or ones with captions on/ funny quotes or even cartoons. You could even but a cheap t-shirt with something odd on the frount and cut it up and stich it on the frount of a plain cushion.

(the camping chair I have is actually really comfy + Looks good, to stop the metal legs from showing at the bottom, I've thrown a blanket over it

it looks like this but pink
http://au.alibaba.com/product/264369153-Folding-camping-chair-YH5105.html )

You could have a feature mirror like this

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://littleshopofmirrors.com/wp-content/uploads/wpsc/product_images/dutchivory.jpg&imgrefurl=http://littleshopofmirrors.com/%3Fpage_id%3D3%26category%3D9%26product_id%3D7&usg=__po5b4Uu8TvH_F9FJdP497D-721c=&h=640&w=543&sz=47&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=rzZADneEDY6UMM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfeature%2Bmirror%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D717%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=465&ei=jHqfTIq5HJO7jAeapIX3DA&oei=jHqfTIq5HJO7jAeapIX3DA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:0&tx=66&ty=69

or even a gold one to tie in with the bedding?

you could have photo's of you and your friends or things out of magasines wedged in the corners of the mirror,

You could get a another poster to match the one you've already got, or even have a cluster of posters in your room

you could have a rug, to make things look cosy

Oh, and I advise getting lots of knick nacks
jewelry holders out on the side with things dangling off it

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://images.etsy.com/all_images/7/73e/a42/il_430xN.14266973.jpg&imgrefurl=http://sinthesiscm.blogspot.com/&usg=__6un-XuquItXjwThk2UvVJLflvlY=&h=338&w=430&sz=47&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=qLgloyzVsGUQqM:&tbnh=138&tbnw=176&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djewelry%2Bholders%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D717%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=333&ei=mXufTNbRHZDKjAfEy-z6DA&oei=mXufTNbRHZDKjAfEy-z6DA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=36&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=57&ty=60

That's kinda cute

Or you could have jewelry boxes/ other boxes around your room, just odd little things,

Oh, and for at night time, you could buy some pink fairy lights, it sounds childish but they make your room seem so cosy, it really pulls everything together, to keep in with the romantic theme why don't you get flower ones, something like this

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.grahamandgreen.co.uk/stormsites/gandg/images/products/XAN7765_M1.jpg%3Flc%3Den-GB%26lv%3D3&imgrefurl=http://www.hearthofthehome.co.uk/2010/05/fairy-lights-for-your-fireplace/comment-page-1/&usg=__sVfSl2keQa423F-2M-wjakqE3Yo=&h=450&w=450&sz=40&hl=en&start=90&zoom=1&tbnid=r7YmxT4X2HluHM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=148&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpink%2Bfairy%2Blights%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D717%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1686&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=885&vpy=201&dur=32&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=174&ty=113&ei=VnyfTJi6GJm8jAf--7CYDQ&oei=IHyfTI37EcK7jAfKrs2dDQ&esq=5&page=4&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:90&biw=1440&bih=717

I hope I've helped,
also sorry about the crappy spelling/punctuation, I usually type alot better, but I'm ill, I feel like death and I really can't be arsed.
xx

kids birthday party ideas?

lisaandmax

Have a bithday party to arrange for a 6yo. Like home parties with traditional games etc; but have done that in past years, would have liked an entertainer but it costs nearly £200 for 2 hours - anyone got any good, tried and tested ideas to entertain about 20-25 kids?

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If the genders are mixed, I'd advise staying away from anything that is based in competition. The reason I say this is that this is supposed to be a happy event, and inevitably, if you have two teams, one team is going to end up "the losers". You want all of the kids to leave having had a good time, so your choices for events come down to three basic categories:
1) chaotic fun: either as one big whole group or by breaking them up into smaller groups. As a big group, think something that's fun and messy and without much structure. Getting that many 6 yo's to focus on "the rules" is going to be nigh impossible. Something fun, messy, and chaotic is always good. The suggestion of water balloon fights is always fun, just so long as the children don't gang up against any other kid they perceive to be "weaker".
2) creative collaboration: If you have a fence in the backyard or off to the side that you don't mind having "colored", you can give each of the kids a section and have them paint whatever they want on their own little area. It encourages them to share paints, be creative, and leaves a memory of the celebration.
3) individual expression: Alternately, you can pick up fairly cheap canvases from you local art store or even old sheets from your local used clothing store. Pin these up to the fence in sections (one for each child) or as one big long mural (for them all to contribute to). If you make them individual segments, it gives the children something that they can take home as a souvenir of the fun time they had at your place. If it's one big mural, it can be hung in your son's/daughter's bedroom for a while or just stored as a lasting memento of his/her birthday.

Another really cheap/fun "theme" that can be carried through the day is the idea of a "Photo Journal". Have them decorate a sheet of construction paper on one side. Fold the paper in half. On one side, you're going to stick a list with all of their creative projects and the "Passport" gets filled up during the day.

For example, have the children make up a superhero or an imaginary friend or animal or any sort of alter-ego that they can pretend to be. Use face paints to make it more fun and help them feel more like a tiger, or superhero, or rosey-cheeked doll, or whatever. Snap a Polaroid of each child and have them glue their secret identity into their Journal on the non-list page. Have them decorate the other side of the paper.
It's simple, cheap, yet allows the children to be creative. Children, especially at that age, are highly creative when given the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild. They may need a little coaxing, but give them the opportunity to sit around and lead a story, and you'll see what I mean.

Also, as you're thinking of these activities, think of cheaper alternatives. These things don't have to be expensive; you're not trying to impress a bunch of adults with a swank cocktail party catered by some chi-chi French restaurant. These are children, and the thing to remember about children ISN'T that they're easily amused, but they appreciate the simpler things because they haven't become jaded...yet. Apply this when it comes to food and the kids will be much happier. For example...

Children love being tactile, so keep that in mind and let them have at it as much as possible... after washing their hands, of course. Get some or make your own cookie dough. Have the kids design and color their own cookies with icing, or chocolate chips, or even non-traditional cookie-things like gummy worms, licorice, or even marshmallows. Have them think up a name for their one-of-a-kind-cookie and write that in their Journal. Take a Polaroid of the cookie and stick it into their journal.
NOTE: Make sure to do the cookies towards the start of the party to make sure that all of the cookies are baked and done for when it's time for them to leave.

Pizza can be expensive, and not everyone's going to be happy with what's ordered - especially considering there are some REALLY finicky children out there. Instead, give them an English Muffin half or two, let them coat the top with sauce, and them have a bunch of different pizza toppings out on the table for them to design their own mini-pizzas. It's cheaper than Dominoes and again, they get to be creative. To make it different from the Polaroid of the cookie (and to help you keep each child's pizza separate!), have stamps (or stickers) that represent each topping. As they bring you their creation to put in the over, you stamp their journal according to what's on their pizza. Bam - easy to match up the pizza with the child and another activity done.

Finally, I don't know if it's customary where you live to send the children home with goodie-bags of treats and toys like it is here in the U.S. These bags can get expensive really quickly if you buy everything that you put in there. A really simple solution is to fill it up with stuff that the children have created or stuff that they can share with their parents when they go home. The Journal concept gives you a star with the sorts of things you can fill it with (cookies, photos, canvas paintings, etc.). It also gives the parents something to relate to visually - especially considering many children are highly susceptible to severe outbreaks of narrative tangents.

Just remember to watch the pacing of your activities: too much activity can burn them out too soon; too little can make them bored and restless.

Good luck!

EDIT: Bobbiegreen had a really good idea about the video-birthday-card for the birthday boy/girl. Those sorts of things are the best to lean towards. Not to slight shafermeyer, but unless your son/daughter is really into sports/dressing up, there is no need to have any aspect focused on gender roles. Playing "dress up" is one thing as it encourages creativity and imagination. The danger with the fashion show idea is it can inadvertently yet easily send and establish an archetype to your daughter that to be feminine or to be a woman, you are to be like these on the runway. Women in today's society have enough outside sources bombarding them with "what it means to be a woman". Do we really need it coming from within the home too?
Now, if the focus was re-directed on the designing of the clothes (perhaps you buy white t-shirts for everyone and everyone designs their own shirt with glitter, puff-paints, etc...), then the message can become a celebration of the creativity. There's no need for these little 6 yo girls trying to look sexy, sexual, or adult. Not unless you want your daughter to end up in a GirlsGoneWild video because her perspective on female sexuality wasn't allowed to grow into it on her own because it was thrust upon her at such an early age.
Paris Hilton is not, can not, will now, nor should ever be someone for young girls to aspire towards.
(If you watch South Park, they perfectly summed up what I'm trying to say here in their "Stupid Spoiled Wh*re" episode.)

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Cheap Sports Decor??

dwade3

are there any websites that offer cheap home decor im getting my room re done and i want a (mets pennants and a jets clock) a site that portrays this stuff.

thanks

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http://boysthemebedrooms.com/sports/all-sports-kids-bedroom-decorating-ideas.html

Can you help with Unisex bedroom ideas?

Melissa

My children will be sharing a bedroom. My son is 6, and my daughter will be 3 this month. Does anyone have any design ideas that will make them both feel at home? I'm a single mom, so budget is a big factor to consider. Thanks for your help!

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Rubber duckies are always cute. My sister's kids' bathroom had a whole makeover just by adding a new shower curtain, toothbrush holder, rug, and framed photo all of rubber duckies. I think she got the stuff at WalMart. I love it for a kids' bathroom.

EDIT: I'm so sorry I misread that and thought it said bathroom.
A cute unisex idea for a bedroom is a jungle theme or even just using coordinating colors on the bedding. A red, white, and blue patriotic theme would be really cute, and easy too. One could have a navy blue comforter and the other could have a red comforter with white sheets. Then you can find all kinds of stars and stripes stuff cheap at thrift stores and again, at WalMart/Kmart/TJ Maxx - whatever you have near you. Good luck!

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Cheap Sports Decor??

dwade3

are there any websites that offer cheap home decor im getting my room re done and i want a (mets pennants and a jets clock) a site that portrays this stuff.

thanks

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http://boysthemebedrooms.com/sports/all-sports-kids-bedroom-decorating-ideas.html

Can you help with Unisex bedroom ideas?

Melissa

My children will be sharing a bedroom. My son is 6, and my daughter will be 3 this month. Does anyone have any design ideas that will make them both feel at home? I'm a single mom, so budget is a big factor to consider. Thanks for your help!

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Rubber duckies are always cute. My sister's kids' bathroom had a whole makeover just by adding a new shower curtain, toothbrush holder, rug, and framed photo all of rubber duckies. I think she got the stuff at WalMart. I love it for a kids' bathroom.

EDIT: I'm so sorry I misread that and thought it said bathroom.
A cute unisex idea for a bedroom is a jungle theme or even just using coordinating colors on the bedding. A red, white, and blue patriotic theme would be really cute, and easy too. One could have a navy blue comforter and the other could have a red comforter with white sheets. Then you can find all kinds of stars and stripes stuff cheap at thrift stores and again, at WalMart/Kmart/TJ Maxx - whatever you have near you. Good luck!

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how to plan a baby shower with kids?

Diamond In

I'm helping my sister plan a baby shower for the first week of November and she just recently told me that there are going to be at least 13 kids there. So, because she has a small living room, we need to come up with some ways to keep the kids busy upstairs in her kids' bedroom and playroom. I was also trying to think of some foods to make that the adults and the kids will eat. Any ideas? Our budget is tight, so the cheaper, the better.

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have the kids do an art project, like a collage for the baby's bedroom. make sure an adult is supervising. if the kids are very young (4 and under) you might just want to put out toys for them.
most (american) kids like pizza, macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, hamburgers, and pb&j.

I need heaps of ideas for 9-13 year old boys, arts and crafts that require only cheap resources and are fun?

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I indicated that the crafts would be for teens. There are quite a few and you should be able to find something that would be a challenge to them no matter what their age

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What are some calming, cheap bedroom decorating ideas?

annie

I am moving soon, and my room will be somewhat small. I have a queen size bed and I am wanting to do something cheap but sensual to it? any ideas? red is kinda my theme but i dont plan to paint the walls (they are white). any tips??

Answer
Use throw pillows to decorate your bed...the more pillows the better. Get all shapes and sizes. It creates an illusion that will make you want to fall into the middle of them...as if you were a little kid. Its a very comforting thought, sort of like a big hug. I rather enjoy it. Of course if you are married or living with a significant other then "HE" may not go for that as it will seem too girlie or childish to a guy. But hey if its your room...dazzle yourself. Be creative. Buy a few multicolored light bulbs to put in your lamps. Cover the lamp shades with scarves to emit a softer light. You can have all sorts of fun with that. Good luck.

Bedroom ideas for 3 boys?

J

My three sons are going to be sharing one bedroom. They are aged 6 1/2, 4 and 4. The bedroom that is going to be theirs is pretty large (14-4tf X 12ft) and has a bathroom and a large closet. Does anyone have any ideas on how to organize and arrange the three kids in one room? I would to give them some space away from each other. Any themes are appreciated as well. Thanks!
I'm going to put this question in the parenting section too, in case anyone has ever been in my situation.

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I like the idea of two sets of twin bunk beds, also. In particular, this is better than:

-three separate beds eating all your floor space.
-a double on bottom, twin on top bunk that would sleep all of them now but they can't stay this way for long...how long can two boys sleep together in a double bed?
-a loft-type system that can be dangerous if you don't execute it properly, and expensive if you buy a kit or have it done professionally.
-PLUS you get room for a buddy to sleep over.
-AND you have room for the twins to be at ground level and your older son to be up top like the big boy he is. As they grow up and top bunk is more inconvenient than cool, and anyone can be up there safely, they can rotate the sleeping arrangements.

As for storage spaces, I would say like with the beds, you need to go up where you can. Just don't put things so high that kids can't safely reach and do for themselves. As they get taller and more coordinated you will have more freedom to build up.

I don't know how you feel about individuality and where you draw the lines. I think each kid should definitely be allowed his own things, and personality, of course this is true. But you might consider some things community property to be stored together and shared among them...some of their toys and books and media, more expensive stuff like their TV and game systems and maybe some sports equipment...

One thing I would do if I had three young boys that close in age is extend this principle to socks and maybe even underwear too. I would gather up every one of their current socks and toss them out...and replace them with 50-60 or so pairs of IDENTICAL cheap white socks for them all to share. Keep dirty in the bathroom in a big roughtote or maybe even a kitchen style wastebasket with a swinging lid, labelled boys whites...wash them all together once a week in hot with bleach to keep them sanitary and bright...dump them unfolded into another container for storage of clean. This eliminates the drama of pairing up socks and sorting among people, and the waste if any get ruined or go missing. You might keep another (smaller) collection of identical black dress socks. Clean out and replace everything every year, maybe in the spring when you are spring cleaning and organizing, and when you aren't already saddled with back to school expenses or holiday gifts. This might be a hundred dollars or so expense every year. A small price to pay for such convenience all year. I think you can get at least another five years out of the collective sock arrangement. You might have to abandon the underwear clause a little sooner hahahh.

As for decor, I would go with a larger theme for the room, and each kids personal things...their dresser, their desk, their backpack, can be done in a particular element of that theme to both express themselves and distinguish their stuff. A bit like color coding but a little more descriptive I guess.

Animal themes abound...could do the room in the big theme and each kid decorates their stuff with an animal...you could do farm (duck, goat, horse) pets (dog, cat, hamster) dinosaurs (bronto, stego, pterydactyl) bugs (grasshopper, spider, bee) zoo (zebra, elephant, giraffe) etc. You could do sports...do the room to look like a stadium or locker room or sportscasters studio, or hang jerseys and display sports equipment. Each kid gets a separate team...or same sport, each kid rocks pro-college-their school, or each kid decorates with a different sport. You could do music...album covers or music notes, etc...and each kid gets a different singer or band or rapper, or each kid gets a different instrument. You could do games...decorate with vintage game boards, and get lamps and furniture that resemble game pieces. Each kid could be cards, dominoes, and dice. You could do a cartoon room...each kid decorates with a different cartoon. Or do a Disney room and each kid gets a different character. You could do bright colors and everyone gets a different shape...circles, squares, triangles.

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Cheap Insulation for an Apartment wall that not too hard to put up or take down down besides draperies?

kids bedroom ideas for cheap image

marlen4000

I live an apartment and cannot put in permanent insulation. My bedroom is on the right on the side of the street and long driveway where many cars pass by. It's also where people front door is so I get lost of noise. Please help me.

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Several ideas:
Cloth of any type will deaden sound; the fluffier the better. You could tack up some old comforters. You could use carpet padding. You could find a furniture store or warehouse that throws away styrofoam sheets and use that.

I would go with the carpet padding. If you hang it vertically you could staple it up with a minimum of holes, then cover it with cheap flat sheets for better aesthetic appeal. Walmart sells reasonably priced sheets individually packaged, and you can get the carpet padding from a discount carpet dealer.

I would also recommend getting a white noise machine. My husband used one for years when he worked midnight shift. It really helped deaden the neighborhood noises and allowed him to sleep through lawnmowers, kids , barking dogs, etc. He liked the ocean wave setting. Here's an example of a noise machine:

http://www.amazon.com/Conair-SU7-Sound-Therapy-Relaxation/dp/B000OCK9S2

Best wishes,
-Lady Di

Can some one help me with color scheme ideas?

Enrique

I already cleaned my room as much as possible and I still just don't like it .Does anyone have and ideas for a good color scheme the floor is white tile with white lines .I was going to go with navy blue but I want a more happy lighter color.i want the room to look nice because the walls are crappy and none of the colors of the room match.i think we might get the lines done black thanks.

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How about having 3 of your walls a light grey - something like this:

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/metallicsilver

And, one wall - your feature wall - where the bed goes - in something like this blue:

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/alfresco

And... then add blue, grey and white bedding - say perhaps something like this:

http://www.target.com/p/room-essentials-rugby-stripe-comforter-set-blue/-/A-13359051#prodSlot=medium_1_7

And... put some wall art on your walls - and if you want to add a bit of 'pop' to your room - you could add a red cushion on your bed and perhaps a red shade on a chrome base bedside lamp. The art can be in reds, blues and whites. Perhaps something like this graffiti if you like it if not think of something else i.e. you could buy some cheap art on-line or buy some artists canvases and have a go yourself:

http://pinterest.com/graffiti4hire/kids-bedroom-graffiti/

And... perhaps buy either a blue or red rug for the side of your bed?

Hope this helps:)

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