Where Can I Find Ways to Decorate a Toddler Boy's Room?

Just as your infant became a toddler, your little boy will grow quickly, so be sure to plan for the future when you design his bedroom. Safety is a major consideration for any toddler's room; the items considered should be confirmed as child-safe before they are used in your design plan.

Staged Homes

• Visit any professionally decorated or staged homes you can find to see how the little boys' rooms and playrooms are decorated. Staged homes include model homes, homes for sale and charity show homes; most areas feature a variety of staged homes to visit.

Magazines

• Look through kids' and parenting magazines; check out not only the featured decorating articles but the advertisements as well. Many companies that offer complete lines of toddler-friendly furniture and decorative furnishings advertise in children's and parenting magazines.

Idea Board

• Do what the professional designers do, and create an idea board for the room. As you leaf through books, magazines and catalogs, cut out images you like; add paint chips and fabric swatches to pull together a board of ideas for the room. As you add items, you will start to see a theme emerge and you can use the ideas generated to select items for the room.