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Kids Bedroom Ideas: Themed Toy Boxes

After I found that music toy box the other day, I poked around a bit more and discovered all kinds of themed toy boxes. But the two I have today I really liked because they weren’t just square boxes with a design on the outside.

The lion cage toy chest is a great idea for a train or circus theme since it’s the train car you’d carry the lions or other animals in. Great place to story all your child’s stuffed animals!

Then the dumptruck toy chest, perfect for any little boy, of course. But definitely a great touch in a room with a construct or building theme. Or possibly transportation or just any kind of trucks. And – bonus – it comes in dark blue, red or yellow so you can pick the color that works best with your room.

Lion Cage Toy Chest
$164.95 at Wayfair
Free shipping

Dumptruck Toy Chest
$169.99 at Wayfair
Free shipping

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Kids Bedroom Ideas: Fun pillows for the room

Pillows are a great way to add fun and whimsy to a kid’s bedroom – not a lot of size, not a lot of expense and not a lot of commitment. Which makes them a great way to set a theme or just have some fun.

Had quite a few catch my eye lately as I’ve been shopping around.  I must have been hungry because the first group were all food related. Hmmm.

The whole pillow hunt started when I ran across the tie-dye fries pillow. Isn’t it adorable? It’s meant as a camp autograph pillow, one of a ton, and comes with a pen so friends can leave messages. (Or maybe so you can tell him to clean his room!) The ice cream sandwich “YummyPillow” comes from DCI, which actually makes some other yummy options like sushi and pizza. You can also indulge a sweet tooth with cute pillows like the apple Jolly Rancher one; candy pillows come in everything from Reeses to Twizzlers.

Moving from food to animals, I found these interesting ones called Get Me Out Pillows. The one in the picture is Sad Dog Sniffy, but there are orcas and dinos and even a happy dog available. The square pillow folds out to make the animal, then folds back in to make the pillow. Cool!

Moving over to some hand knit options, these guys come from The Land of Nod. The first is part of the Hold Me Tight line, which includes this blue with tear pillow as well as a pink with bowtie and smile and gray with mustache and tiny hat. Or you could go with the Pillow People. You have four choices there, the green-haired one in the picture, orange hair in pigtails, dark skin with black hair and even purple hair.

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Kids Bedroom Ideas: Musical bedroom decor

Kids love music – not always the same kind as you, but still, music. And you can tell early on just whether they’ll be any good at it.

And music makes a great decor option because it can work into other themes and just be a fun theme on its own. I love the idea of a room with letters, numbers and music notes for a preschooler since those are all the things they’re learning about. (As well as colors. Lots of colors!)

So I was thrilled when I ran across this music note toy box because it brings the music and color for sure. The piano keyboard on top is pretty specific but mostly, it’s just about music in general. It’s padded on top to use as a seat – can handle up to 65 pounds – and has those necessary safety vents for when your child decides to climb inside.

Now, this box works nicely in any colorful room, but I started wondering if there were more music options that worked with the colors on the toy box. Poking around, I found this musical kids rug featuring music notes and symbols as well as various instruments and this stretched canvas art from Oopsy Daisy with drums and notes and a trumpet.  The colors go perfectly with the toy box!

Musical Note Icon Toy Box 
$145 at Stacks and Stacks

Noteworthy Preschool Kids Rug
$206.48 at Wayfair

Oopsy Daisy Drums Stretched Canvas Art by Gale Kaseguma, 21 by 21-Inch
Free shipping at Amazon

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Kids Bedroom Ideas: Open the artist’s toolbox

This is just the coolest thing I have seen in a while! I always struggle a bit with just how to do an artist bedroom theme. It can go in so many different directions that pinning down just what you want can be tough.

But this bed? The perfect signature piece to kick off the theme. It’s called the Tools of the Trade bed. While the tools aren’t strictly all artist tools (it’s really meant more as a back to school feel), it definitely works with that theme. Only thing I wish was different was the pink crayon since most boys won’t be going for that!

The custom made bed’s is produced here in the US from hardwood, plywood, MDF, PVC and metal. It’s a piece that can stand up to your child’s abuse while being just a totally fun piece of furniture.

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Kids Bedroom Ideas: Cool growth chart to learn as well as measure

Did your parents mark your height along a door frame? Great idea if you never plan to move and don’t mind having the woodwork in the family room all marked up.

Growth charts are a cool alternative. They’re easy to hang, easy to move and easy to save forever. (Unlike the door jam!)

One of the coolest ones I’ve found recently is this I’m As Big As Height Comparison Wall Chart over at Amazon. It does more than just measure how tall you are, it measures how tall you are against odd things like the height of a prehistoric rodent and largest known watermelon. Your child will be standing on their tip-toes to finally be as high as the Pygmy goat.

One caveat to this growth chart. It’s from the UK, so everything’s in the metric system. (Good chance to bone up on your conversion skills.) The items on the chart are also pretty UK-centric and done in English currency as well. So pound on this chart is referring to money, not weight.

The design is bright and modern, making it appropriate for any child. Not to mention a great way to kick off a regular research project to figure out just what is a Pygmy goat!

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Coming up with orange bedroom ideas

If your child has a favorite color, it makes it so much easier to start decorating their room. Especially if that color is pink or blue. Just about every theme has some kind of stuff in those colors.

But I get asked about orange a bit. Your choices seem to be a bit narrower with a color like that. (Which I don’t get since it’s such a fun, happy color.) I got to thinking about orange bedroom ideas and just where to start in trying to create one.

An obvious one is sports bedding. From Tennessee, Clemson or Texas, there are quite a few choices at the college level. Add in the Tigers, Giants, Bengals and more at the professional level and you’ve got a few options. Unless that’s not your child’s team. Sports bedding is an easy route, but also harder since we’re loyal to specific teams.

So let’s think a bit. You could go with a fairly generic theme and just look for orange bedding with in that. I’m thinking polka dots, stripes, plaids. Heck, even something like cars or birds can be done in orange.

Then there are the things that are actually orange. Let’s say – fire, basketballs, tigers, giraffes, sunsets. Use any of those elements as your main one and now you could have a fireman room or basketball room or jungle room or beach room.

Brainstorm your own list and see what kinds of great ideas you can come up with!

(FYI – the huge orange thing in the picture is the Fatboy Junior bean bag chair in orange. Totally fun for any room.)

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When I grow up – Art that works for several kids bedroom themes

I run across a lot of cool art as I poke around looking for kids bedroom ideas. I do include pieces at times, although the prices are probably more than most parents would want to spend on one thing for a child’s bedroom.

But I recently saw these great stretched canvas wall pieces by Rachel Taylor from Oopsy Daisy called When I Grow Up. There’s one for boys featuring a construction worker, surgeon, cowboy, fireman and astronaut. The pink polka dotted design for girls features a baker, ballerina, musician, archeologist and Olympic athlete.

They’re sized at 28 inches wide by 14 inches tall, and I found them for around $110 each at Amazon.

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Puzzling bedroom – working a puzzle piece theme

So I found that puzzle ottoman in that other article and started on a trail looking at options for puzzle designs. It’s a great theme idea because it can grow easily with your child and the pieces you buy can work with any other theme your child might want later. It’s a bit of a low-risk investment as far as themes go. The biggest challenge here is trying to come up with a color scheme you like that works with the pieces you find.

First thing I found was this puzzle quilt set over at Linens ‘N Things. I’m actually a smidge surprised that it’s the only puzzle piece bedding I could find. But that’s also the first thing you’re likely to want to change out in a bedroom makeover, so maybe you don’t want to start with that. Maybe this Kidkraft puzzle book shelf would be a better place for you to start. I found it for under $90 at Amazon and the primary colors would go great with a lot of children’s themes. Bonus is that it’s made of wood, so you could sand it down and paint it in different colors as needed.

Out of the tons of puzzle decor pieces I found, there are two I want to show you, mostly because they are good investment pieces due to their color schemes. Well, and they’re just really cool. The first is a puzzle piece wall clock over at Amazon. With all those bright colors, it’s sure to work with any color scheme you use and it just looks really fun. The other is one of lots of puzzle piece rugs I found. I picked this one from Rugs USA because it has all the basic colors you would be likely to use and it doesn’t have straight edges. It’s those kinds of details that add to the wow factor in any room.

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Colorful ottomans and stools perfect for a kid’s bedroom

Kids are usually bouncing off the walls, but there comes a time in the day when they just want to sit down, put their feet up and take a break. (Talk about mimicking mom and dad!)

Now, if you want them to keep their feet off your furniture, you have to give them their own. And there are a lot of ottoman and stool options out there sized for kids. But seriously, what kid wants a boring blob in their room?

I found a couple of options sure to please just about any kids, although they might not be a perfect theme match for you. (Not to worry. These are just a few of the ones I found. There are tons of other choices.)

One of my favorites is the cute green puzzle piece ottoman, perfect for just about any theme and any age child. It’s available in five colors if green doesn’t work for you and comes via free shipping at Amazon.

And what girl wouldn’t love this bit of pink fluff? It’s a pink flower fabric ottoman from the folks at Gund, so you know it’s quality. Best of all, it works with just about any pink theme you can think of.

But my all time favorite that I stumbled upon months ago is this adorable little guy! This blue elephant stool is sure to draw oohs and ahhs from anyone who sees it. The elephant works with a circus, jungle or safari theme – oh, probably zoo and elephant as well – while the polka dot fabric makes it a match with a room going for a polka dot theme. The blue doesn’t make it just for boys, but that color will pair well with themes for them, for sure.

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