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A child’s bathroom presents its own set of decorating challenges. 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. However, most parents don’t know how to decorate their kid’s bathroom so that it’s whimsical and “fun”. 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. This article offer some tips and ideas that parents can use to decorate a kid’s bathroom.

Knowing The Gender Behind The Decorations

When decorating a child’s bathroom, start from the gender of the child and work from that starting point. A boy’s bathroom can be decorated to appeal to his interest in specific passions such as cars, cowboys, bugs, etc. If a young girl uses the bathroom, perhaps a princess or doll theme would be appropriate. Of course, your own child’s tastes will be the most important consideration, so if your little girl likes to play with blocks and trucks, so be it. If a bathroom will be used by children of both genders, then a neutral theme should be worked towards while providing for the interests of both children. No matter what your theme, there are plenty of accessories and decorations to choose from.

Accessories and Decorations to Use

There are many different ways to accessorize your kid’s bathroom. For example, if your child likes to play with cars, a curtain and bathmat set that has a car pattern on it is ideal. If your child is a Disney fan, then you can get bathroom rugs with pictures of Mickey or Minnie, for example, in their bathrooms.

Toothbrush tumblers are another consideration, and come in literally hundreds of styles. How about a princess shaped one if your child is a girl, or a dinosaur shaped tumbler for a boy? Lotion pumps or hand soap can be bought to fit within your chosen theme, too.

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 or drawers in your kid’s bathroom can also be decorated.

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.

As Your Child Changes, so Does the Bathroom

As your children get older, the things that inspire or entertain them changes. Accessories and decorations can be easily replaced as your child’s passions change. From soap dispensers to bathmats, shower curtains to doorknobs; even the tumblers can be changed to grow right along with your child.

Take care to avoid using decorations in your child’s bathroom that may be difficult to change. 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.

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 way to put together a bathroom your child will love is to know what they are interested in and buy decorations and accessories which meet those interests. Just make sure that they are decorations which will be easy to replace as your child outgrows their interests. With just a little planning and imagination, as well as a small budget, you can create and keep the perfect bathroom for your child.

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