Cool Ideas for a Boy's Bedroom

Jungle Loft Bed

• Decorate a loft bed, or bunk bed without a lower bunk, with camouflage netting and plastic vines to turn your little boy's bed into a wild jungle retreat. Any wooden loft bed with green sheets and bug-patterned bedding can serve as the base for the design. Camouflage netting hanging from the ceiling to the floor around the front and sides of the bed provide privacy and a leafy look. Plastic vines woven in and out of the netting add an overgrown "jungle" feel to the room.

  The space under the loft bed can serve as a general storage area so that the rest of the room is open for play. A wooden dresser with bug-shaped knobs complements the jungle theme as does a wooden bookshelf with bugs painted on the sides. Bug-shaped hooks on the wall provide storage for backpacks and a snake-decorated hamper hides dirty clothes.

Art Center

• Build the ultimate art center for a little boy that loves to create. Desk-topped cubby shelves along a wall turn the entire area into storage and table space. A break in the middle of the shelves provides an open desktop area large enough for two children's chairs. Vertical wood trim on the wall behind the shelves break the area into three sections. Magnetic paint on the first section, corkboard on the second section and chalkboard paint on the third section provide display space for any type of art.

Platform Bed

• Conserve space in a small boy's bedroom with a simple platform bed sandwiched between floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Any basic platform frame tall enough to fit roll-away boxes underneath can work for the mattress. Bookshelves on each side of the bed provide ample storage, although your little boy may need a stepping stool to reach the top shelves.

Glow-in-the-Dark

• Glow-in-the-dark stickers can add a simple outer space look to a boy's bedroom, but it takes stencils and glow-in-the-dark paint to turn the ceiling and walls into a real space experience. Dark blue walls provide an outer space feel without making the room look dark during the day. Subtle swirls of light glow-in-the-dark paint add depth to the dark sky, such as white swirls to indicate the Milky Way.

  A mixture of glowing star stickers and large shooting stars in glowing paint provide the appearance of an active night sky on the walls and ceiling. A large painting of the moon with sunlight reflecting off one side and shadows engulfing the opposing side provide a realistic touch to the design.