School’s Out! Three Ways to Set Up a Kid’s Room for Summer Fun

Create a Reading Corner / Nook

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Reading is such an important activity for kids to do on a regular basis, especially through the Summer months while they are out of school. This can be difficult for some kids to get excited about if they don't have a pleasant, dedicated area in their room or in the house to read. When you create a cozy corner or nook for your child to read, it becomes a fun and comforting experience instead of feeling like a chore! These are 3 great examples of different ways to go about setting up an area like this for your child. 

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Set Up an Art Station

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Art is another awesome activity for kids to do throughout the summer. While it can be a lot of fun, it can also create a bit of a mess and become something you don't want to deal with. Setting up a dedicated area for art and other creative projects is a fantastic way of making sure the area stays clean and organized! This helps keep any mess to one small area, as well as giving a home to the specific art tools so they don't end up scattered everywhere. You can go as elaborate or simple as you would like with this space!

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Get Designated Baskets / Bins for Each Category of Toy

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One of the easiest ways to set up your child’s room for summer fun is by getting baskets or bins that are meant to store any number of different categories of toys and other items. These three examples show great ways to incorporate these baskets or bins into your child’s room. Furniture units with built in nooks for such items are a fantastic option!

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Creating a Cozy Bedroom for Cold Winter Days

Upholstered Headboards

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One great way to add warmth to your bedroom and create a super cozy feel is to go with an upholstered headboard. It will add a great deal of softness to the space both visually and physically. The great thing about most upholstered headboards is you can attach them directly onto any bed frame with no problem so it can be an inexpensive alternative to buying a full head board and foot board set. 

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Area Rugs

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Area rugs can add warmth and softness to any room in your home. Your bedroom should be your oasis and the most comfortable place in your home where you go to relax. This makes it the perfect place to add an area rug. Depending on your budget, you can make almost any size rug work. Ideally, you would want the area rug to start right before your night stands and extend out past the end of the bed. In most cases this would be an 8'x10' or 9'x12' rug for queen or king sized beds. If that size rug is just not in your budget, you can opt for a slightly smaller option and simply put the bottom portion of your bed on the rug. 

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Art & Accessories that Make you Happy

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Sometimes creating a warm and cozy feel in a space isn't always about actual soft and warm items. You can add to this feeling by simply filling your room with things that make you happy and are specific to your likes. This can be anything from photos in frames of the people you love, to trinkets that have sentimental value, or even something as simple as a piece of art that you just had to have!

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Creating a Cozy Den/Living Room for Cold Winter Days

Layer Textures

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If you want to create a cozy space in your home for these cold months, adding in layers of different textures will do just that. One of the easiest ways to do this is to place blankets in different fabrics and textures around the space. Draping them over sofa or chair corners, or even on an ottoman under a tray are all ways to incorporate this cozy feel. Another way to layer different textures is to add a smaller, softer area rug on top of a larger more simple rug. This is an inexpensive way to go about adding texture because of its smaller size.

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Add Lanterns with Flameless Candles to Create the Feeling of Warmth

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We all know that candles instantly make any space feel more cozy and comfortable. The problem is, we don't all have excess candles to continuously burn to create that nice ambiance. Flameless candles are the remedy to this issue! Placing flameless candles in different sizes, into different sized lanterns will give you that warm feel you are going for. An unusable fireplace, a dead corner, or even a coffee table are all great places where you can add these to your decor.

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Lamp Lighting 

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We cannot say it enough, lamp lighting immediately makes any room feel warmer and more inviting. Lets say you normally use an overhead light in your living room. Try adding a table lamp and a floor lamp to the space and turning off that overhead. You will see immediately what a difference this makes to the overall feel of the space!

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