Crafty tips for decorating a kid's room
In today's expensive housing market, the spare room often becomes the nursery and play area besides occasionally doubling as guest bedroom. Yet, the same colourful bright and stimulating decoration that the kids love can be a little over the top when Aunty comes to stay.
The answer is to create a cheerful children's room with plenty of kiddie sized furniture that can be put away when visitors come to stay. With a touch of crafty inspiration and a can or two of specialist paint from International, it is simple to set up a kid's room that can transform into an elegant visitor's room as well.
Keep the basic room a simple canvas. Painted white floor boards and calico walls look good. More importantly if you use Quick Drying Floor Paint, you get a room that is easy to clean as well. A definite plus when toddlers are on the loose. International Quick Drying Floor Paint is easy to apply, touch dry in one hour and re-coatable after 6 hours.
Pick out an adult friendly colour that lightens and brightens the simple white canvas. Japlac in Flying High was used on a radiator cover, furniture screen and occasional chair. The screen is used to hide away childish clutter before the adults arrive.
Ring the changes for the kids by taking the same base colour to tie the decoration together and apply it to decorate nursery furniture or shelving. We used a Flying High base from International Japlac colour range. Then, make it really fun to play with by stencilling an even brighter highlight or stick colour alphabet letters on storage boxes.
