Children's Bedroom Concepts

Outer Space

• An outer space bedroom concept offers an opportunity to teach your child about the universe. Hang a large mobile of the planets from the ceiling. Paint a mural of a galaxy or a rocket on one wall. Put up posters of star charts on the other walls. Paste glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling. Cover the bed with a dark blue comforter and sheets with a planet or star print. Add a dark blue rug to complete the room.

Swimming

• Wall murals or decals that depict swimmers and diving are ideal accessories for a swimmer's room. Look for a light blue comforter with a print of swimming lanes; storage drawers below the bed can resemble changing room lockers. Replace the light switch face plate with one that has a swimmer diving towards the switch. A half-circle rug printed with bathing suits continues the swimming theme. Hang school pennants on the wall.

Racing

• Race car bed comforters are fairly easy to find at kids' furniture stores and these stores usually carry sheet sets to match. Cover the bedroom floor in a thick, light brown rug to resemble a dirt racing track. Paint spectators in bleachers on two of the walls. Add a scoreboard on a third wall and a judge's stand on the last wall. Hang shelves above the bedroom door to hold trophies.

Horses

• Cover your child's bed with a horse-themed quilt and hang a bridle over the headboard. Put up a horse vinyl wall decal. Stencil the wall over the bed with a horse design that includes your child's name. Hang a cowboy hat on a wooden peg on another wall. A table with the figure of a horse as a base can work as a nightstand. The nightstand could hold a lamp with a painted shade of running horses.