Designing and renovating a children’s bedroom can be an exciting prospect for the family. However, we know that your little ones can often be your toughest critics, and their tastes and preferences can change and waver over time. So, if you’re looking for some inspiration, you’ve come to the right place!
We’ve put together some decor ideas and interior design tips to give your kid’s room a new lease of life!
Pick a theme
Whether you want to base your kid’s room on something related to their hobbies, their current favourite animal or movie series. There are plenty of fun and creative themes to create a colour palette with.
Here are some of our favourites:
• Dinosaur themed, with the help of a green colour palette and roar-some bedding
• Dark blues and fairy night-lights for an astronomy-themed bedroom
• Modern monochrome that they can grow into, with greys and whites
• Dreamy pastel hues to create a calm and tranquil atmosphere
Top tip: To maintain a cohesive theme throughout their bedroom – while allowing the children to still get involved – only show them colours and pieces of furniture that can be mixed and matched together with the bedroom design – we won’t tell!
Children’s bedroom paint ideas
Paint scallop edging
We all know that most childhood obsessions can be fleeting. That’s why a feature wall can be a fantastic backdrop that adds personality and character to your kid’s bedroom, as they’ll still appreciate it as they get older!
To create a scalloped wall border, you’ll need:
- A spirit level and measuring tape
- Pencil
- Paint
- Paintbrushes
- Masking tape
- A large plate or bowl (or similar round object)
Once you have these:
1. Decide whether you want your scallop edging to point downwards or up towards the ceiling and use a pencil and spirit level to draw a straight line around the whole area you are going to paint.
2. Use your spirit level and measuring tape to keep checking that your lines are straight and even.
3. Take your plate or bowl and mark the halfway point on it with some masking tape to ensure your scallops remain the same size throughout.
4. Place where the tape marker of your plate lies on the straight line you have drawn on the wall and draw another pencil line around the top of the plate. Repeat along the whole border.
5. If you meet any corners, use a cardboard template, so you can bend it into or around the corner to keep your pattern consistent.
6. Once you’ve completed the pattern, it’s time to start painting! Start with the tricky bits, cutting in the edges first. Ensure the paint is dry before completing a second coat.
Or, take a shortcut and use wallpaper instead. We have lots of wallpaper suitable for a children’s bedroom, such as Disney’s Winnie the Pooh, Superheroes, Woodland Animals, and Colourful Rainbows.