Create a Themed Room with Tropical Children's Bedding

The latest trend in home interior design is the use of themes. One of the most popular themes is the "Tropical Island" theme. The Tropical Island theme makes a great choice for decorating children's bedrooms and can be adapted for kids of any age.

When selecting wall paint choose colors that represent the tropics such as various shades of blue, dark turquoise, green, yellow, orange, and red. Incorporate several colors by painting each wall a different color, or paint each wall two different colors. Use your imagination and let your creativity run wild.

Burlap fabric is a good choice for wall covering and is applied in the same fashion as wallpaper. If you don't want to use fabric, you can purchase wallpaper that looks like burlap. One popular Tropical Island design involves attaching burlap to the upper portion of a wall and bamboo shades to the bottom portion. The shades need to be cut to fit the wall and the upper portion needs to be removed. Bamboo poles are cut in half and secured to the wall with nails, along the seam of the burlap and bamboo.

Tropical plants are a must-have for the Tropical Island theme. You can use live or silk plants or sculptures of palm trees. Some craft and hobby stores have fake palm trees with strands of lights attached to them. Fake palm trees are fun and festive and provide a small amount of additional lighting. Kids flip over the fake palm trees and they provide a great source of light during sleeping hours.

Window treatments should be light and airy. Bamboo shades are a logical choice for the Tropical Island theme. Other options include brightly colored sheers or draperies made from bright, sheer fabric or an island print.

A wide range of tropical children's bedding can be found. Tropical children's bedding includes pirate prints, treasure maps, palm trees and pelicans, lighthouses, boats and yachts, and bright floral prints.

A favorite choice for boys includes the pirate theme; while girls are attracted to bright floral patterns and whimsical sea life designs that include seashells, sea horses, turtles and the all-time favorite -- dolphins.