Redesign on a Dime! 38 Mini Makeover Ideas for Your Kid's Room

From creative lights and lamps to wall decorations, these kids' room decorating ideas will brighten any room.

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Funny Face Switch Plate

A funny face switch plate is easy and fun to make with your kids -- a great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Clock Creature

Turn a plain alarm clock into a furry bedside buddy and give your child a frighteningly friendly face to wake up to.
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Flower Lamp

This design lets you trim a lamp to match the colors of your child's room. For an even more personalized, changeable look, she can slip photos or drawings under the ribbons.
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Golden Butterfly Switch Plate

Decorate your child's room with this creative craft.
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Holly, Jolly Lampshade

Directions for decorating a lampshape with a holiday theme from Spoonful.
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Lighthouse in a Bottle

Turn a plastic water bottle into a decorative lighthouse lamp with this great craft from Spoonful.com
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Artsy Lamp Shade

Shed light on artwork with a lamp shade made from it
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Bedtime Board

This personalized sign smoothes your tot's transition from day to night and night to day.
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Magnetic Headboard

Transform your child's headboard into a magnetic display with these easy decorating project.
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Hidden-Storage Vanity Mirror

Constructed from a pizza-box base, this fancy vanity mirror will make your child feel like a star, while providing a storage place for hair ties and bows, necklaces and other accessories.
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Paper Portraits

Personalize your child's nursery with a whimsical portrait that brings a contemporary twist to the classic black-and-white silhouette.
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Pom-pom Passage

This plush portal of pom-poms -- a new take on the beaded curtain -- has a magic quality: its parts appear to be floating in space.
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Flower Headboard

Give your girl's bed a fresh look with this bright headboard made from a science-fair display board.
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The Book Sling

No sewing needed to create this clever holder for favorite bedtime reads.
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A Kid's Castle

Create a grand castle and make your child's room fun anytime of the year -- another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Race Car Switch Plate

A cool race car switch plate is a neat way to dress up your child's room -- a great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Bedroom Mural

Easy decorating tips for using murals to decorate kids' bedrooms; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Mural

Decorate your child's room with a dazzling skyline; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Sports Fan Bedroom Closet

All it takes is some paint and a few small pieces of hardware to create closet doors your child will cheer about, a great idea from Spoonful.com.
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Whimsical Wall Stickers

Fun decorating ideas to jazz up your kids playroom or bedroom.
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Funny Lamp

Here's a reading lamp you can actually read! When it's illuminated, the comics become translucent and give off a colorful glow.
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Garden Gate Headboard

Creative ideas for a child's bedroom.
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Streamer Bed Curtains

Create a quick and easy curtain around your child's bed with paper streamers; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Skateboard Shelving

Fun decorating ideas to jazz up your kids playroom or bedroom.
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Garden Lamp-scapes

An easy-to-make spring craft
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Soccer Ball Switch Plate

Kids will have a ball helping to create this cute soccer switch plate.
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Sea Collage Switch Plate

Decorate your child's room into an underwater haven with this great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Star-Studded Lamp

Directions for using stickers as stencils; a child's room decorating idea from Spoonful.com.
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Mood Dial

No need for a receptionist — this bedroom-door sign tells visitors if they're welcome or if they should try again later.
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A Star Is Born

Give your child the Hollywood treatment with a sparkling corkboard that provides plenty of room for notes and mementos.
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Cozy Bedcover and Pillow

Your child can pick the fleece colors, plus the shapes and buttons for the pockets on this surprisingly easy bedcover and pillow project.
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Customized Pillowcases

Personalize a pillow with masterpieces made with fabric crayons
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Dangly Doorway Decor

Dress up your doorways with whimsical curtains made from strings and things; another great craft from Spoonful.com.
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Decorate With Decoupage

Ward off cabin fever with activities and solutions that send boredom on the run
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Enlightened Switch Plates

Make lights-out more fun by sprucing up switch plates with cool designs and decorations.
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Instant Dressing Room

Keep your child's play jewelry and other accessories organized with this cardboard dress-up station.
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Mirror Mosaics

Here's a whimsical decorating idea that will reflect your child's personality: embellishing an ordinary mirror with a fantastical frame.
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Pocket Curtains

A unique organizing idea from Spoonful.com.
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