Decorating kids’ bedrooms can be fun, with intricate themes like dinosaurs, space or the outdoors. However, because kids are incredibly fickle and constantly changing their interests every few months as they grow, that racecar theme you created can quickly become outdated when your child decides they’re now into music.

Instead of decorating their bedroom around a singular interest, try some of these tips to create a room that best reflects your child’s personality and interests but is also able to grow with them so you don’t have to change it every few months.

Pick Flexible Furniture over Themed Pieces

When selecting bedroom furniture, it can be tempting to buy that racecar-themed bed or build a fort for your little ones but the novelty of those pieces will soon wear off, especially as they continue to grow. Buying new furniture every few years is expensive and unrealistic for many people so instead, try selecting furniture pieces that can grow with your child; buy a regular-sized dresser that a changing pad can be placed on top of instead of a dedicated changing table. Many newer cribs can convert into a toddler and full-sized beds, meaning you’ll only need to buy 1 bed for your child.

Choose a neutral color palette as a backdrop

The important aspect of designing a bedroom that grows along with your children is making the foundation items like large furniture, flooring and paint colors as timeless as possible. After picking flexible furniture pieces, time to focus on paint colors for the wall. Unless you want to repaint the walls, choose a color palette that is kid-friendly without being too babyish. A good bet is to select a neutral color that is warm and inviting that works well with the finishes of your furniture and flooring.

Add Personality with Fun, Trendy Accessories

Accessories and accents are the perfect avenue for injecting personality into a child’s room. While you can pull a room together through bedding, pillows, curtains or artwork, they are also the easiest, and most affordable, way to refresh a room without going broke.

Let Your Child be Involved

A child’s bedroom is the only space in the house that is theirs so it’s important to keep them involved with the design of the room. Let them express their personality by allowing them to choose some of the furnishings and colors in their room but be sure to set some clear guidelines on what you’ll allow them to choose. Giving them the ability to help design their own space will hopefully encourage them to take care of it!

Change is the only thing that remains constant with kids. While they may change their favorite color, food or interests on a whim, by following these design tips to create a room that grows with them, you can save yourself lots of time and money in a room they’ll always love.