If you need to decorate your kid's bathroom, you have some unique challenges ahead of you. Because young children use the bathroom so often (many times accompanied by a parent), these bathrooms are often the most used rooms in a house. Unfortunately, most parents have no idea how to decorate kids' bathrooms. Children can be very verbal about what they don't like, so if you're the parent of a young child, you might find that your kid disagrees with your design choices. We'll offer some tips and tricks so that you can decorate your kid's bathroom in a way that you'll both like.
Knowing The Gender Behind The Decorations
Decorating a bathroom begins with the gender of the child (or children) who will use the bathroom. A boy's bathroom can be decorated to appeal to his interest in specific passions such as cars, cowboys, bugs, etc. A bathroom used by a young girl can be decorated to appeal to other passions that a boy may not be interested in such as dolls or princesses. Of course, most of this consideration goes out the window when children of both genders are going to be using the bathroom. If that's true, then the bathroom itself should be kept in a neutral theme but still appeal to the kid's interests. No matter what your theme, there are plenty of accessories and decorations to choose from.
What Accessories And Decorations Can Be Used?
There are many different ways to accessorize your kid's bathroom. If your child is into cars, you can get a bathmat and shower curtain with cars on them – this will generally be available as a set. Similarly, if your child likes Disney cartoons, you can use bathroom rugs with pictures of Mickey or Minnie, for example, in their bathrooms.
Toothbrush tumblers come in hundreds of styles. For example, you could buy a dinosaur-shaped tumbler, or one of Cinderella. Soap dispensers come in many styles too and can also be used to enliven children’s bathrooms with their favorite characters, animals and more.
Doorknobs, wastebaskets, soap dishes and tissue dispensers can be found which will cater to the interests of any child.
You can even decorate the knobs on the bathroom wall cabinets in your kid's bathroom if you so choose.
You can buy knobs that look like clown faces, jungle animals, or soccer balls, depending upon what your children prefer. Similar interests can be reflected in other decorations.
A Bathroom That Grows With Your Child
It’s no secret that your child’s tastes will change as they get older. As your child's interests change, the bathroom theme must also change. From soap dispensers to bathmats, shower curtains to doorknobs; even the tumblers can be changed to grow right along with your child.
You should avoid the use of decorations which will be hard to switch out as your child ages. A wallpaper pattern of giraffes may be very appealing to a four year old – but less so when they are twelve. This will leave you with wallpaper you’ll have to replace when your child outgrows their obsession with giraffes.
Ultimately, decorating a kids bathroom is only limited by your imagination. There are so many accessories available to decorate with that the true challenge is deciding which to use. The key to creating a bathroom that will delight your child is to know their interests and buy decorations that are easy to change as your child gets older. With just a little planning and imagination, as well as a small budget, you can create and keep the perfect bathroom for your child.