When the husband designed the master's bedroom of the house, he pictured it to be a restful, neat place - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A haven both the wife and the husband can retreat to after the whole day's work, a refuge where they can catch up on a much-needed sleep.

As life moved on, so did the furniture. A kid arrives and big changes really happen. Into the room rolled in chunks of KidKraft toys, both big and small. Imagine, how can someone a span of only half of mom's arm need so much stuff? The room that was once lightly furnished becomes happily cluttered. Well, that sounds like you need to provide your child a room which will be called his own.

Here are some helpful tips to consider in making a spacious kid's room:

* Use light shades of paint or wallpaper. Light colors visually expand a room

* Avoid overstuffed furniture like sofas and chairs. Furniture that has exposed legs tends to look lighter.

* Have a brighter colored cabinet that can make the floor and room spacious

* Avoid a cluttering look. Keep pictures and wall decor to a minimum. The more stuff you have, the less space you seem to have

* Train your kid to put things in where they got them

* Place storybooks, photo albums and sketchpads at a KidKraft Bookcase. Books scattered all around contribute to the messiness

* Stuff toys can be put at the top of drawers or cabinets.

* Provide a basket for kids toys

* Art materials and crafts must be placed at a mock drawer

* Have a shoe rack for slippers, sandals and shoes

* Bags must be put in racks too

* Jewelries and hair ornaments should be placed at a KidKraft vanity and stool. You can easily find your trinkets since you always face the mirror

* Remove other furniture that are not much needed

* Dressers should not be too high. It can be as high as the bottom of the window that has two
deep layers. It can be something that wrapped lengthy around one wall.

* Place the KidKraft toddler cot against the wall, so that it will not eat the whole bedroom space. Put a work desk beside the bed for easy reaching of other kids' need.

Most kids are afraid of dark rooms, because this is where they begin to form mental images. They recreate people, animals and things that can be more frightening than real ones. Why not paste some glow-in-the-dark stickers at the ceiling. It can make the room bright at night, but not too much. Also, provide a petite lampshade at the top of their toddler table - beside the toddler cot. So whenever they wake up in the middle of the night, they will not get so scared.

Let kids help in arranging their room. They can add improvements that can boast their "private space" to be fun and comfortable. Having a kid enables parents to slow down and enjoy, from the time you paint and decorate their room, up to the time you sprinkle some nice finishing touches and to sum up - admire the KidKraft bedroom's beauty.