Helpful hints to design your child's bedroom for their individual needs.
A child spends approximately 12-16 hours a day in their room. The main activity is sleeping coupled with grooming, studying and numerous moments of play time. A kid’s room design should consider the child's personality, age, parent’s budget and the different purposes for the room.
Kids Bedroom Design
• Remove all furniture, clothing, posters, toys, and accessories from the room.
• Do a thorough cleaning of the room with natural cleaners. Clean the walls, baseboards, windows and floors. Repair wall holes, cracks, squeaky windows, peeling paint.
• Locate all the compass points in the room. Label a sticky note with each compass point and life area characteristics on the appropriate walls. Be sure to label the closets and windows as well
• Paint the wall a soothing and relaxing color. Greens, blues, pinks, pastel orange and beige's are good choices. Let your child choose their paint color but eliminate the dominant reds, yellows or dreary grays and blacks from their choices. A bedroom should be painted every 2-4 years.
• Put the bed back into the room. The bed should be placed in the farthest corner from the door. The child should be able to see anyone entering the room with out getting startled. If you have a few options of placing the bed, consider compass points next. North is a good place for all youngsters as it represents stillness and the energy will be productive in lulling your child to sleep. Southwest and northeast are also excellent choices.
• Bed sheets should be soothing to the child. Bright red sheets are not ideal, soft blues are more suitable for the bedroom.
• Once the bed is in the room, bring in the drawers and decide if there truly is room for them. If the room is small, a better choice is to organize the closets with the wire or wood systems.
• Store the seasonal clothes and be generous to the Salvation Army with clothes that are not being worn or your child has outgrown. Leave room in the drawers and closets for new fashions to be added throughout the seasons. A good rule is to remove an old style before a new one can be added.
• Limit the toys and books in the room. Have a few for the kids to play with but keep the majority in organized storage boxes.
• Be selective with the artwork on your child wall. Each image gives off vibrations, be aware of the hidden meanings of all images.
• Place the desk farthest away from the door and preferably in the Knowledge/Education Sector (Northwest).
• Kid’s bedrooms should be about sleep and not the latest decorating trends. A child requires a good night’s sleep for physical and mental health.
Case Study: A kid’s room was decorated with 3-D outer space wallpaper. The room was very exciting for a couple weeks and then the wallpaper blended into the surroundings. Each night, the child slept in outer space and gradually his personality altered slightly. He seemed to be more in the clouds than in the present moment. He became out of tune with his surroundings and wanted to spend time alone. The client changed the wallpaper and within a few weeks the child was not as spacey. He was able to concentrate on his homework and began to take more interest in the moment.
