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need to help toddler room

3 years ago

Hello,I’d like to redecorate my toddlers room,change bed,put wallpaper on it as well.id like to get some idea on designs.also thinking to choose between an upholstered bed or metal bed .id like to have white,teal,pink,yellow as my colors.room size is 10x11 sq feet.thank you in advance.

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olychick
3 years ago
I'd never have an upholstered bed in a toddler's room. One night of vomiting and well.....
juliab51
3 years ago
It seems like you are going to need lots of storage. I would look into a twin bed with a bookcase headboard and drawers like this one. Is this room primarily for sleeping, or is it a play space, as well? If you post a sketch of the room with dimensions showing the doors and windows, I'm sure you will get helpful advice for placing the furniture. Once that is settled, you can start choosing the fun stuff like the wallpaper, window coverings and bedding.
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For wall decor, think of decals. Inexpensive and easy to install and take off (they might leave a faint imprint on the wall paint when removed). Choose a motif your daughter enjoys. It can be changed with her whims every few years. You can also get some large inexpensive canvas art to hang. Etsy will have loads of these options. You can have some of your own pictures blown up and printed on canvas. The square print in your mockup is the window covering? You can take your cue from that for the wall colour. Perhaps match the neutral background colour? Your chair looks to be a cool grey on my monitor while the rug and dresser are a warm cream. They look fine together on my screen but in person, you might appreciate the mix less. Really depends on you (and the light in the room). Some people don't mind pairing cool and warm colours. Pale pink, grey or white bedding would be very pretty. Etsy - Woodland animals
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Deb G
Original Author
3 years ago
I think that’s a brilliant idea!i love bed with storage as well
Maureen
3 years ago
Suggest a metal or wood headboard and over the years it can be painted to suit new decor.

Add bins under the bed for toy storage and low bookcase secured to wall for books, baskets, etc

Can the larger toys be stored elsewhere so your daughter has floor space to play.

You could cut down the legs of the desk and add a chair for her to color and eventually have tea parties

At this age they don’t have a lot of clothes, so take advantage of closet for extra storage.
loobab
3 years ago
I would get a day bed that is a trundle bed so that your child can have a friend for sleep-overs.

Have large bolster pillows made out of the densest, firmest foam with removeable washable covers to go against the rails so your child and his/her buddies can sit up against them because that day bed will serve as their sofa.

I would skip the wall paper because children grow quickly and what seems age appropriate now will be too childish in just a few years.

You are better off getting an age appropriate large poster or two and putting it in an inexpensive take-apart frame and then changing it out every few years as they age and their interests change.

I would get lots of book shelves and on those shelves get transparent containers that you put easy to read labels with words and pictures of the contents.

It's never to early to teach "clean-up" and organization habits.

Be sure to affix the shelves securely to the walls.

Also get a dresser if you don't have a closet system to hold folded items like socks, underwear, shirts, etc.

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