Cool Kids Rooms That Parents Will Love, Too
It’s possible to come up with a design that both you and your child will find appealing, as these schemes demonstrate
When designing a child’s room, it can be tricky to create a space that’s playful while being stylish and restful. Take a look at these ideas to find out how to give your kids a fun zone they’ll love, a space that will grow with them, and a room in which you’ll also be happy to spend time.
Stick to a quick fix
Wall decals don’t have to mean large-scale patterns or bold murals – it’s also possible to find small stickers that can be used in one area – or a whole room.
These gold stars bring a metallic accent to pale grey walls and offer a playful addition that can easily be removed when they become tatty.
Get your child involved in choosing the design and mounting the stickers.
Need an expert eye for your project? Find an interior designer in your area.
Wall decals don’t have to mean large-scale patterns or bold murals – it’s also possible to find small stickers that can be used in one area – or a whole room.
These gold stars bring a metallic accent to pale grey walls and offer a playful addition that can easily be removed when they become tatty.
Get your child involved in choosing the design and mounting the stickers.
Need an expert eye for your project? Find an interior designer in your area.
Be bold for babies
If you’re allergic to colour, take a tip from this muted monochrome nursery. Babies have poor vision, but love the combination of black and white for its high contrast.
Stick to a pale scheme with black accents until your little one is old enough to commandeer colourful plastic toys and bright, cuddly creatures. No negotiation needed with a newborn.
Other fuss-free décor details include a wall-mounted rail as an adorable mini wardrobe in the alcove, and pale wooden furniture for a dose of simple Scandinavian cool.
If you’re allergic to colour, take a tip from this muted monochrome nursery. Babies have poor vision, but love the combination of black and white for its high contrast.
Stick to a pale scheme with black accents until your little one is old enough to commandeer colourful plastic toys and bright, cuddly creatures. No negotiation needed with a newborn.
Other fuss-free décor details include a wall-mounted rail as an adorable mini wardrobe in the alcove, and pale wooden furniture for a dose of simple Scandinavian cool.
Build in a bed
Make sleep a treat with a den-like slumber spot. This room isn’t huge, but boxing in the bed at one end makes shelving possible and leaves maximum floor space for play.
Papering just the rear wall is a quick and cost-effective way to define the area. It’s also an advantage that it won’t take an age to redo when your child decides they no longer like animals/wallpaper/the colour green.
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Make sleep a treat with a den-like slumber spot. This room isn’t huge, but boxing in the bed at one end makes shelving possible and leaves maximum floor space for play.
Papering just the rear wall is a quick and cost-effective way to define the area. It’s also an advantage that it won’t take an age to redo when your child decides they no longer like animals/wallpaper/the colour green.
Discover your essential checklist for designing a family kitchen.
Play the long game
Strip back the accessories in this bright bedroom and you’re left with a deceptively neutral backdrop. However, when layered together with a geometric rug and colourful prints, toys and bed linen, the effect is child-friendly and fun.
This type of scheme could easily transition from a tween dream to a teenage hangout with minimal fuss.
Strip back the accessories in this bright bedroom and you’re left with a deceptively neutral backdrop. However, when layered together with a geometric rug and colourful prints, toys and bed linen, the effect is child-friendly and fun.
This type of scheme could easily transition from a tween dream to a teenage hangout with minimal fuss.
Encourage (some) self-expression
Get your child to draw on the walls – in the right place. A blackboard area makes for a fantastic feature and also an ever-changing art display. Take over a whole wall or choose a graphic shape, like this house silhouette.
The trio of shelves are affordable Ikea spice racks given a lick of neon and black paint.
Get your child to draw on the walls – in the right place. A blackboard area makes for a fantastic feature and also an ever-changing art display. Take over a whole wall or choose a graphic shape, like this house silhouette.
The trio of shelves are affordable Ikea spice racks given a lick of neon and black paint.
Curate a collection
Bring block colour and graphic styling to blank walls with a collection of framed fabric flags; these bright beauties are used for signalling at sea. Carrying a couple of the colours through to other pieces in the room will help to unify the design.
Budding vexillophiles (flag fans to you and me) will also appreciate a punchy pair of flag-themed curtains.
Toy storage is a must for parents who strive to occasionally see the floor. This set of double drawers and duo of baskets does the trick in smart style.
Bring block colour and graphic styling to blank walls with a collection of framed fabric flags; these bright beauties are used for signalling at sea. Carrying a couple of the colours through to other pieces in the room will help to unify the design.
Budding vexillophiles (flag fans to you and me) will also appreciate a punchy pair of flag-themed curtains.
Toy storage is a must for parents who strive to occasionally see the floor. This set of double drawers and duo of baskets does the trick in smart style.
Create a chic retreat
Treat your teenager to a sofa-style day bed for a multi-functional space suitable for relaxing or revision. Make the bed a trundle design and you’ll have a pull-out mattress ready for impromptu sleepovers.
A pastel palette feels grown-up but still age-appropriate. Mix stripes, spots and florals in a similar hue and showcase against trellis-style wallpaper to mimic this soft scheme.
Tell us…
Which of these cool spaces would appeal to you and your child? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
Treat your teenager to a sofa-style day bed for a multi-functional space suitable for relaxing or revision. Make the bed a trundle design and you’ll have a pull-out mattress ready for impromptu sleepovers.
A pastel palette feels grown-up but still age-appropriate. Mix stripes, spots and florals in a similar hue and showcase against trellis-style wallpaper to mimic this soft scheme.
Tell us…
Which of these cool spaces would appeal to you and your child? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
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