by Theo Chester

Created on: February 04, 2008

You don't have to break the piggy bank to create a beautiful bedroom for your child. When you consider all of the wear and tear that the average child will take out on their room, you should limit your spending. It certainly makes sense, and it's very easy, to buy inexpensive furnishings for a child's bedroom that will look great and be functional.

When you're making your buying decisions for decor, paint and all of the components for the child's bedroom, make sure that you check for lead content, fire retardant content and any other considerations that could have the potential to harm the child's health. Don't make any purchases for the child's room that could harm the child's health or safety. When decorating the room, try not to install any overhead objects that would have the potential of falling onto the child. Whether your child is hyperactive or not, all children, their siblings and friends, will probably exude a lot of energy in the room that could cause things to go bump in the night. Etageres, bookcases, curios, and headboards, should be solid or affixed to the wall. Shelves should be weighted evenly, and sit level on the floor, so that they won't tip or fall easily. Lamps should be easy to reach to turn on and off.

When you're ready to start decorating, the first thing to do is select the color. Your child will probably want to have some input as to the color of their bedroom. It would be great to have your child actively participate in the project. Just remember that you're driving the decorating bus. Children typically have fickle tastes could tire of, as well as outgrow a theme quickly. Paint color is the least expensive way to decorate any room. Be sure to check out the goof up colors in your local hardware stores. It's strictly up to timing, but sometimes the goof colors could be just what you wanted and super cheap.

There are many options for finding really great bargain furnishings for a child's bedroom. When you are deciding on the furniture pieces that are needed and that will make a good fit in the room, a major decision that you have to make is the bed or beds. You have many choices as to what would be the most practical bed style. Keep in mind the child's needs and overnights with friends. It's important to think of the child's bedroom not just as you and your child want it to be now, but buy with the future in mind. It will ruin your budget to have to replace decor because the child has outgrown it in a short period of time.

Ikea has a fantastic

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