Ideas For A Kid'S Ceiling

It's time to rethink the plain, white ceiling in your child's room.

When decorating a child's bedroom, don't overlook the ceiling. While waiting to go to sleep, the design of the ceiling will give the child something to look at. And during the day, this fifth wall adds interest to the overall look of the room.

Starry Night

Recreate the night sky on the ceiling in your child's bedroom. Paint the ceiling a flat black or dark blue. Print out a star chart from the SkyMaps.com for the month of your child's birthday. Prick out each of the star holes with a needle and tape the chart over a lantern to shine on the ceiling. Use phosphorescent paint to color each of the stars where its light shines on the ceiling.

Decals

Instead of applying self-sticking wall decals to the walls, paste them to the ceiling instead. Face the top of the decals toward the head of the child's bed. That way, the designs will be right-side up when she is looking up at them from the bed. Get input from your child on her favorite characters to put up as decals. Wallpaper and home-design stores will have a variety of themed vinyl decals for walls. Vinyl decals are also easy to remove and swap out for another design as your child grows and changes her tastes.

Day Sky

Paint the ceiling blue with white, fluffy clouds. Hang airplanes or spaceships from anchor bolts screwed into the ceiling. This gives the ceiling design a three-dimensional look. Children who make model planes for a hobby will be able to display the fruits of their labor in this manner. As the child tires of the design, change the airplanes out for different models or for model birds. This changes the look of the room without repainting the ceiling.

Wall to Wall

Finish a design motif started on the walls across the ceiling. For instance, stencil a line of animals up a wall at a diagonal angle. Where they meet the ceiling, continue the stenciled pattern at an angle across the ceiling to another wall and down that wall at the same angle. This design creates cohesiveness in the room and adds a whimsical touch to the room's design by applying the wall pattern over the top of the room.

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