Bedroom Makeover Ideas

These bedroom makeover ideas will help you rejunivise your toddler's bedroom and make your toddler's bedroom an inviting den that your toddler will love.

Sometimes in the hustle, bustle and general busy-ness of being a parent, your toddler's bedroom can begin to look messy and uninviting. Take a few steps back and look at your toddler's bedroom as an opportunity to create a lovely space for your child. Decorating a child's bedroom can be creative and fun and a bedroom makeover really help your toddler to enjoy being in his bedroom.

Does your toddler's bedroom need a makeover? Ask yourself the following questions:

• Is this bedroom inviting?
• Does it reflect our toddler's unique personality?
• Does the room help my toddler sleep?
• Is it a place where he will want to be?
• Can our toddler easily access his toys and put them away again?
• Can our toddler easily access his books and put them away again?
• Is is safe?
• Is there a calm atmosphere in this bedroom?
• How do I feel when I come in this bedroom?

Try and do this separately and with your partner. You'll soon get an idea of what you feel when you go into the bedroom. Sometimes being a parent can be overwhelming and can it can sometimes seem that there are 101 jobs that need doing. However, take a step back and know that actually there aren't 101 jobs that need doing. Everyone needs a bit of time and if you take the jobs that need doing in sizeable and realistic chunks then you can do them and make progress.

Here are some bedroom makeover ideas to help you change any negative answers to positive ones:

To make the bedroom inviting

• it has organization
• colour
• a feeling of space
• security

To give the bedroom your toddler's unique personality:

• having his favourite colours incorporated in the colour scheme
• his christening and special gifts are on display on open shelfs
• displaying family photos on the walls
• displaying his own artwork on a notice board (which can then be easily changed)
• having little clothes hanging on pegs
• showing your toddler's favourite interests (e.g. one wall could be decorated with a motif designed wallpaper)

To help your toddler sleep your toddler's bedroom can have:

• black out curtains
• a night light
• an inviting and cosy bed with lovely bedding
• appropriate storage so that the room is clear and uncluttered

Space for his books, toys and personal treasures

• bookshelfs
• toy storage
• baskets
• cupboard space

Toddler Bedroom Safety

• no trailing wires
• plastic socket covers
• window locks
• stair gate at top of the stairs (plus bottom of the stairs)
• monitor
• no bags or belts near his bed
• blind cords need to be kept out of reach
• free standing cupboards screwed to the walls

Calm Atmosphre

• calming colours
• organization
• familiar
• clear floor space

You will hopefully get an idea of some simple bedroom makeover ideas from the above lists. With the right preparation a bedroom can be transformed in just a weekend. With the right colour scheme, accessories, and simple furniture you can create a wonderful space for your toddler where he will love to be. Enjoy.