Chic recycling: transform your child's room with eco-friendly decor

Categories: Decoration Inspiration

In terms of decoration, upcycling has never been more trendy and allows you to create real wonders at home at a lower cost. Moreover, it also allows you to opt for a more eco-friendly decoration by avoiding consuming new items. Finally, it's also a fabulous way to be creative and inventive. In short, recycling is an excellent idea, and this is also true in children's rooms. Here are some ideas for creating an eco-friendly decor in a child's room.

Choosing the bed

First and foremost, you'll need to choose a bed for your child's room. We recommend opting for a new model to ensure it complies with current standards, is in good condition, and is properly assembled. There are many options for children's beds such as single beds, loft beds, trundle beds, daybed-style beds, mid-height beds, etc. It's up to you to choose the solution that best suits your child's habits and needs, as well as the room's configuration.

If you have two children sharing the same room, a bunk bed is an excellent choice. In fact, you can even opt for a triple bunk bed. Bunk beds allow you to have two sleeping spaces while occupying the space of just one. The top bunk of a children's bunk bed can be used from age 6. If you want to choose durable furniture, we recommend a wooden bunk bed. It can be in a natural finish, but you can also choose a white bunk bed, which is very easy to match with any kind of decor. There are also models in wood with color accents like our Opus bunk bed in white and moss green. Finally, there's also what's called a separable bunk bed where the two sleeping spaces can be separated into two single beds.

Chic recycling ideas

Once you've chosen your child's bed, you can furnish and decorate the rest of the room to create a pleasant space. From there, several upcycling and DIY solutions can be favored for an eco-friendly decor.

A vintage wardrobe or chest of drawers

The wardrobe and chest of drawers are generally pieces of furniture that we like to find in a child's room. They allow for easy storage of linens and clothes. While you can choose them new, you can also opt for older furniture. Check out classified ad sites, flea markets, or other places to discover many hidden gems. The advantage? You often have the possibility to choose solid wood furniture at a lower price.

You can then keep the chosen piece as is, giving it a little cleaning and then enhancing the wood with wax, for example. You can also decide to give the furniture a completely new look by sanding the whole thing to apply a coat of paint. There are many online tutorials that will allow you to create a fully personalized piece of furniture for your child's room.

Frames of all shapes at lower cost

Recycling can also be a very good way to find beautiful frames at a lower cost. Indeed, frames for decorating a room often represent a significant budget. However, framed pictures and photos are plentiful at garage sales. If what they contain doesn't appeal to you, still consider observing the framing to repurpose it and frame the desired images for your child's room. This is a great way to opt for beautiful, mismatched frames with a vintage style in several sizes without spending too much.

A DIY toy or book box

The Montessori method recommends choosing furniture at the height of young children to encourage their autonomy. If you lack storage for books and toys, you can easily make a beautiful storage box. All you need to do is repurpose a wooden crate or even a furniture drawer, for example. Sand it all down and add some nice wooden feet that you can easily find at a hardware store. Then all you have to do is paint the whole thing in the desired color. This gives you a nice, fully customized storage unit at your child's height.

These items to hunt for a vintage and chic decor

Beyond frames and furniture, you can recycle many thrifted objects to decorate a child's room. For example, there are vintage toys that you can use as decoration, globes, lamps, etc. There are countless ways to personalize your child's room decor with vintage objects. This way, you give a second life to many objects and create a decoration that bridges the past and modernity.

Recycled items to avoid

While some objects can certainly be recycled to give them a second life, there are, however, items that we prefer to buy new. This is particularly the case for your child's mattress. It is indeed essential that it is perfectly clean and above all not deformed to avoid pain, allergies, etc.

In any case, always remember to clean thoroughly what you buy. For textiles, if what you've chosen can't go in the washing machine, it's better to pass. Also, always remember to carefully check each piece of furniture or object to avoid any risk of injury to your child.

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