| Your own customized Fire hall: How to create a | | | | fire truck. Affix the truck to the top railing of the |
| fire hall themed room for your son. | | | | bunk bed, taking care that it is slightly more |
| The blare of the sirens and the flash of light | | | | elevated than the railing. Like magic, you've turned |
| coming from a fire truck will often send little boys | | | | a plain bunk bed into a magical fire truck for your |
| into frenzy. What little boy doesn't dream of being | | | | son. |
| a fireman when he grows up? If you are thinking | | | | Looking to the floor, a large fire truck shaped kids |
| about re-creating your son's room, you can't go | | | | area rug will pull your room together beautifully. If |
| wrong with a fire hall theme. | | | | you can't find a shape exactly like a fire truck, |
| Starting with color, choose warm red tones for | | | | you may be able to find one of the many |
| wall hue. There are many types of red, so to | | | | road-based black area rugs that will give your child |
| keep a calm flow in your child's space, try to | | | | a map to drive their toys on for hours of fun |
| avoid bright and garish tomato reds. For accent | | | | playtime. |
| colors, black for furniture and white for trim work | | | | The details of a fire hall themed room are vital. If |
| best. These colors will contrast with the red and | | | | you have an older child, consider installing a real |
| provide a palette that is easy on the eye. | | | | fire poll beside their bunk beds. Although not |
| A fire hall theme is all about the accessories. Once | | | | recommended for younger children due to falls, |
| your walls are painted, you are ready to tackle | | | | older kids will be overjoyed to be able to slide |
| the bed. Little boys often have sleepovers, so | | | | down their own fire poll each morning. Fire truck |
| having a bunk bed not only fulfills space | | | | bedding is easy to find on the Internet, and can |
| restrictions but also gives them extra room for | | | | be found in shades of red or blue. Adding a few |
| their friends. You can purchase a plain, wood bed | | | | artfully framed photos of vintage fire trucks, |
| frame from IKEA. Nothing creates an unfinished | | | | window treatments to match the bedding, |
| look to a room more than unpainted wood, so | | | | decorative fire hat knobs on the walls, and you |
| before putting the bed together paint the wood | | | | will have created a full customized fire hall in your |
| shiny black. | | | | own home. |
| If you have concerns about your son sleeping on | | | | If you have the opportunity to give your child a |
| the top bunk of the bed, you can add an extra | | | | themed room, you will not be disappointed by the |
| element to the room that will not only protect | | | | results. Although it requires a lot of effort and |
| your child from falls, but will create the perfect | | | | extra expense for the details, a theme room |
| fire truck bed. Using plywood, draw a fire truck | | | | such as a fire hall can create many happy |
| outline that is slightly larger than the top railing of | | | | memories for your children that will last years to |
| the bed. Cut out the drawing from the wood and | | | | come. |
| paint the outline to match the look of an actual | | | | |
