Walls can be painted several different ways to coordinate with a golf theme. Rolling green hills with spots of sand, trees , water, and the occasional flag painted along the bottom half of the walls create a delightful mural, turning the entire room into a golfing scene. The upper half of the walls can be painted pale blue to resemble the sky, perhaps graced by traces of ivory or white clouds that blend into a similar design on the ceiling. For a miniature golf enthusiast, obstacles can be spaced along the walls, including windmills, ramps, rocks, and even themed challenges such as a pirate ship or dinosaur. If painting entire scenes is too ambitious a project, wallpaper borders are available in golf equipment and mural designs to adorn neutral walls.
Kids Golf Décor: Furniture
Furniture can easily be decorated to coordinate with a golf theme. Green bedding, such as a comforter, bedspread, or sheets, can simulate the green of a golf course, and can be topped with a spherical golf ball pillow and accented by flags at each corner. For a true enthusiast, a custom golf cart bed can be built complete with wheels and canopy . The cart's back bench can be fashioned into a storage trunk for toys, bedding, or seasonal clothes.
Nearly any piece of furniture can use feet fashioned from golf clubs, whether real clubs or novelty imitations. An old golf bag makes a handy toy bin or clothes basket, but be sure to line it with netting for easy emptying. Golf tees, sturdily mounted to a backboard, serve admirably as hooks for clothes, hats, and backpacks. A round trash can resembles an oversized cup when attached to a numbered flag, and is certain to encourage children of any age to make their trash a hole-in-one.
In general, pieces of furniture should be painted to blend with the wall décor, whether that involves continuing a mural across a chest of drawers or choosing a similar neutral color. Golf balls, cut in half and carefully mounted to flat hardware, are creative drawer pulls, or clubs can be mounted to dresser drawers or closet doors as oversized handles.
Kids Golf Décor: Finishing Touches
There are many golf-themed accessories that add a special touch to a child's room. Doorknobs and fan pulls are available shaped as golf balls, and clocks, bookends, desk sets, photo frames, and figurines are available in a wide variety of golf designs. A bonsai fountain themed as a challenging green is a delightful and soothing accent sure to help young players focus on upcoming games.
To adorn the walls, framed posters of golf stars, picturesque courses, or historic equipment are decorative and suit the theme well. A shadow box of a young player's first tournament or memorable golfing moments adds a personal touch to the decorations that will be treasured for years. A shelf especially for golfing trophies demonstrates a parent's confidence and pride in a child's abilities. For a more lighthearted touch, novelty golf balls complete with vinyl cling glass cracks are available and easily attach to a mirror or window. An overhead light can be painted with dimples to resemble a golf ball, and golfing night lights help reassure younger children. With a bit of paint or permanent marker, a white memo board can be transformed into a score card that will keep chores, tournaments, or homework assignments noticeable.
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