Decorating a child’s room is such a fun experience. You can go crazy with color, pick animated and adorable elements, and all the furniture is just so tiny. However, these small spaces do come with their own set of unique challenges. As kids grow and change, so do their interests and needs. If you’re looking to save money, or are just looking for ways to add your own unique stamp to a room, why not do-it-yourself? We’ve rounded up 75 fun DIY kids decor projects that you can start today. From wall art to furniture, there’s a handmade solution to all your home decor dilemmas.
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WALL ART
Photo: Bloesem Design via Apartment Therapy
1. You can do this! A row of hanging flashcards makes for cheap and doable wall art.
Photo: Alice & Lois
2. With a little felt, capture a child’s initial on this colorful banner.
Photo: Merry Pad
3. The hoard of kids’ drawings is inevitable – this DIY helps you turn them into a collage to mount and frame.
Photo: Liz Marie Blog
4. This project is geared more towards advanced crafters, but who can resist wanting a sweet faux deer’s head in their room?
Photo: Lil Blue Boo
5. This is a project the kids can help create. Make a paper mâché unicorn head (or you could just leave the horn off and have it be a regular old horse, but where’s the fun in that?).
Photo: DIY Network
6. Practice a little pain-free taxidermy on some stuffed animals by mounting them to the wall.
Photo: Pneumatic Addict
7. This make-it-yourself light box could double as both DIY kids decor, and as a fun nightlight!
Photo: Spot of Tea Designs
8. Let the kids decorate their own walls! This toddler art gallery allows you to switch out craft projects and drawings as the kids grow and advance.
Photo: Papery & Cakery
9. As long as you’re prepared to get glitter everywhere (which, we’ll admit, is sometimes kinda magical), this glitter animal wall art is bright, colorful, and kid-approved.
Photo: Alice & Lois
10. Nurseries are the sweetest spaces to decorate. Learn how to paint a giant gold heart to display your love for baby.
Photo: Alice & Lois
11. Animals, bright colors, and kids decor are an idyllic trio. Create this animal block art using the tried-and-true technique of decoupaging.
Photo: A Bubbly Life
12. Okay, who doesn’t want some tasty looking fruit slice shelving in their bedroom? This DIY kids decor project is easy enough with wood rounds and craft paint.
Photo: A Bubbly Life
13. Wall art doesn’t just have to be contained in a frame. Kids’ rooms are the perfect place to play with bright, happy murals, like this pretty pastel geometric design.
Photo: A Beautiful Mess
14. Feeling a little more adventurous? Try your hand at this painted wallpaper art.
Photo: The Sweetest Digs
15. Speaking of adventure, you don’t have to be an artist to paint this on-trend mountain mural.
Photo: Curbly
16. If you use magnetic paint for your mountain mural, you can invite an entire team of these DIY mountain climbers (on belay!).
Photo: The Sweetest Digs
17. Sometimes simple is best, as is the case with these Scandinavian-inspired wall decals.
STORAGE SOLUTIONS
Photo: Garden Therapy
18. If a child has a lot of beloved stuffed animals, these tree branch swings are a cute way to store and display them.
Photo: Apartment Therapy
19. Throw a shoe organizer on the bedroom door, and you’ve got yourself a perfect doll organizing system!
Photo: DIY Inspired
20. This DIY stuffed animal chandelier is clever comprised of beads, spray paint, and a hanging plant holder.
Photo: Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body
21. Storage solutions don’t have to be pricey. Paint coffee cans and use chalk labels for small storage.
Photo: This Little Street
22. Everything’s better on wheels, and that includes this rolling toy box.
Photo: Rent.com
23. Let’s keep the storage solutions rolling! By combining the efficiency of casters with the unused space under the bed, this rolling storage solution utilizes every last inch of space.
Photo: The Merry Thought
24. We love the look of these open, minimal wood storage bins. Get the plans to make your own at home.
Photo: A Beautiful Mess
25. These sew-it-yourself fabric bins show that storage solutions can be cute and modern. These are especially awesome because they are reversible!
Photo: I Heart Organizing
26. Check out this book caddy idea created from a dish rack!
Photo: Kristen DeLap via Apartment Therapy
27. We’re going to look at some more book organization DIY ideas, like these basket book holders.
Photo: Penny Carnival
28. This one requires a little sewing, but how cool is this hanging book holder at toddler-height?
Photo: Balancing Home
29. If you’re looking for a totally cheap DIY solution to displaying reading books, you can use rain gutters as shelving.
Photo: Dahlias and Dimes
30. For a more polished look, craft these wood ledges (don’t they look so sweet in this nursery?).
Photo: The Sweetest Digs
31. One more book solution – these are spice racks! They make great shelves.
Photo: The Sunny Side Up Blog
32. With a little forethought, you could be hiding all the kids’ toys in the walls with these pull-out storage bins.
Photo: Tabitha Blue via Apartment Therapy
33. You can totally DIY this little clothing rack for a new baby.
Photo: Style Curator
34. Or how about building this a-frame, free-standing clothing rack?
Photo: A Beautiful Mess
35. And finally, switch out the dress-up trunk for this adorably grown-up clothing rack made simply from wood and PVC pipe.
TEXTILES
Photo: Aww Sam
36. Who wouldn’t want this yummy-looking cake pillow? Really brings meaning to the phrase “sweet dreams!”
Photo: See Kate Sew
37. Let’s keep the tastiness going with an ice cream cone pillow sprinkled in cuteness.
Photo: A Beautiful Mess
38. Combine sewing and painting (the kids can help!) to make this loveable, pocketed dollhouse pillow.
Photo: My Cakies
39. Speaking of houses, we love this house block cushion as a cute DIY kids decor addition!
Photo: Hello Giggles
40. Okay, I really, really want one of these unicorn throw rugs for myself. So magical!!
Photo: Say Yes
41. DIY a soft space for little feet by making this pom pom rug.
Photo: Living with Punks
42. Take a seat, tike! DIY them a mini floor pouf.
Photo: Modern Textiles
43. Bring the enchantement of the outdoors inside (where there are less bugs and bears) by sewing a fluffy campfire.
Photo: Design Sponge
44. No adventure-themed room is complete without the classic mountain top pillow. Fortunately you can make this one, too.
Photo: A Beautiful Mess
45. You can DIY this, and we ain’t “lion!” Learn how to make a cushy and cute animal mat.
Photo: It’s Always Autumn
46. I could see spending hours on one of these DIY pillow beds (which are super simple to make – you just sew a few pillows together!).
Photo: kojodesigns
47. A cute addition to any kids space, make your own pineapple pillow.
Photo: Alice & Lois
48. This DIY kids decor idea keeps the magic of childhood alive. Make a decorative pillow with a convenient pocket for the tooth fairy so she doesn’t have to dig through all the covers for that missing molar.
GARLANDS + MOBILES
Photo: The Sweetest Digs
49. Continuing on our DIY kids decor journey: Mobiles! Mobiles are as magical as they are mesmerizing. You can make this simple statement piece from feathers.
Photo: Vitamini Handmade
50. Got a classy baby? DIY this Eames-inspired mobile.
Photo: Ceci Bean
51. For a woodsy feel, you can create a woodland-creature mobile from cutouts and an embroidery hoop.
Photo: Look What I Made
52. If the mountains are calling, pay them homage with a super simple watercolor wall hanging.
Photo: A Burst of Beautiful
53. Happy and very doable, this pom-pom mobile would make a cute addition to any nursery.
Photo: Morning Creativity
54. If you’ve never felted before, not only is it simple, but it’s also relaxing (think voodoo doll). Make a felt ball mobile for that extra pop of primaries.
Photo: DIYProjects.com
55. If you’re on a felting kick, you might as well make a felt ball garland while you’re at it!
Photo: Make and Tell
56. This DIY fruit slice mobile looks just radiantly refreshing.
Photo: Aww Sam
57. This project encorporates actual kids’ toys! With lights and some toy food, you can make a tasty illuminated garland.
Photo: Curbly | Tutorial: Sweet Teal
58. Fake flowers never looked so lovely as they do in this DIY flower wall garland. This DIY kids decor project fills up a blank wall quickly and easily.
Photo: girl. Inspired.
59. How precious are these little dolls all holding hands on a garland?
Photo: Babasouk
60. This cat garland is actually a premade kit! How easy is that??
Photo: Hipster Mum
61. Go bold with a cactus garland… cacti garland? I always get confused over that prickly plural.
LARGE PIECES
Photo: Alida Makes
62. Okay, this is the most fun chair we’ve ever seen. It’s part chair frame, part exercise ball, part fur.
Photo: Style Curator
63. Create an escape where kids can go to read, draw, or imagine in this DIY a-frame play tent.
Photo: Houseologie
64. Create big impact in a child’s room by reimagining and reupholstering furniture pieces.
Photo: Centsational Girl
65. Legos are far too small to be disorganized. This Lego table solves that problem, and has a play area on top.
Photo: A Beautiful Mess
66. If you don’t want to go full play tent, you can create a kid-sized oasis out of a hula hoop and some fabric.
Photo: Beckham + Belle
67. It looks cute and it’s functional – decorate the inside of shelving with chalkboard paint for a simple decor solution.
Photo: Apartment Therapy
68. Or cover an entire dresser in chalkboard paint to signal to kiddos that even though they’re young, it’s never too early to start organizing.
Photo: I Can Teach My Child
69. How sweet! This DIY kids decor project is a big more hands-on, but how can you beat a dollhouse shelf?
Photo: Apartment Therapy
70. By adding cushions to storage shelving, you can create mini bench seating!
Photo: Spot of Tea Designs
71. By simply using white paint, you can decorate more grown-up furniture and turn it into pieces fit for a princess.
Photo: A Beautiful Mess
72. Make a mini desk! This tutorial shows you how to create a child-sized work area from wood and copper pipe.
Photo: Reality Daydream
73. If you want to save on space, this DIY kids decor project folds up! Learn how to make a mini Murphy desk.
Photo: Styled Curator
74. Feeling adventurous? Learn how to construc a toddler-sized day bed.
Photo: Jen Woodhouse
75. And finally – this project is for the real DIY experts. Learn how to build this dreamy, wooden toddler bed.
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If you’re looking for more ideas to add to your next kid’s room update, we also have a fun collection of IKEA Lego Table Hacks your kids will love and will hopefully keep some of those bricks off the floor.
Still on the hunt for more inspiration? You should check out our mega roundup of outdoor projects you can totally DIY!
Thanks for sharing this article it will help me a lot. Decorating kid’s rooms with vibrant colors makes them feel happy. Nothing can attract children more than their decorative room. Creative and cool decor ideas of a bedroom is a space to dream for children. I have bought a bed for a small kid that is more vibrant and beautiful in Mumsbuddy which may also suit for a growing child. And I also got a cashback with SaveplusCoupons.
Thanks for sharing this article it will help me a lot. Decorating kid’s rooms with vibrant colors makes them feel happy. Nothing can attract children more than their decorative room. Creative and cool decor ideas of a bedroom is a space to dream for children. I have bought a bed for a small kid that is more vibrant and beautiful in Mumsbuddy which may also suit for a growing child. And I also got a cashback with SaveplusCoupons.
I absolutely love this roundup! The projects are so inspiring and perfect for a weekend activity with the kids. Can’t wait to try out a few of these ideas in our playroom! Thanks for sharing!