How to Style a Kids’ Bedroom

Designing a space your children can grow with is both a fun experience and a challenging one. Building a space for young children is very different to designing for adults, and even experienced interior decorators can come up short when handling this task for the first time.

If you’ve got children old enough to move from a shared space with you and your partner to their own room(s), you’re in the right place. We’ll cover everything you should know about designing for children, so your young ones can have a space that will grow with them as they grow older.

Keep Things Simple

 Keep things as simple as possible when working with a kids’ room. Furnishing should be minimal, allowing them all the space they need to play – and keeping the space free of permanent furniture so you can update it as they grow.

Keep Cleanability in Mind

 Even the most careful and responsible kids will make a mess. It’s a natural part of growing up, which also means it’s something you should plan for.

 When decorating a room for children, keep cleanability in mind. Wallpaper can become scruffy quickly, while wipeable paints make it easy to get rid of fingerprint marks and spills. Similarly, choose fabrics that are easy to clean – a fluffy rug may look great, but it can also be a pain for you to clean.

Focus on Play

 If there’s one thing young kids love more than anything in the world, it’s playtime. If you’re looking to build a room that is a haven for your child, focus on making the most of the play area.

 Some easy-to-manage items you can consider include an indoor swing, a ball pit, and a chalkboard wall. For slightly older children, you can consider incorporating a rock-climbing wall into the room design or installing cargo nets suspended from the ceiling. Make sure every element you bring is easy to remove or update, ensuring the room can be reworked as your children grow.

Storage – At Their Level

 Children need a lot of things. It’s not just their clothes. It’s also books, games, diapers, shoes, accessories, and art supplies – and all of these things need to be stored somewhere.

 Ensure your kids’ room has tons of space, including dual-use options ottoman with storage. At the same time, ensure that some of that storage space is at their height. This will make it easier for them to stay organized, and you’ll be able to teach them to put away their things without involving you. You can rotate the items stored in these child-friendly areas depending on what they’re using at the moment, allowing you to play with the room’s aesthetics while still ensuring functionality for your children.

Keep their Preferences in Mind

 In some ways, designing for children is similar to designing for adults – you should always take their interests and wants into consideration. Incorporate design elements from favourite TV shows and books in their space – if you’re looking to make the room easy to update, you can choose easily replaceable items like posters, wall art, and toys.

 For rooms shared between two or three siblings, each child should have a portion of the room that is their own. Divide the room so that they can decorate their own space with their favourite things while also ensuring there’s a shared space they can all access for play, study, or anything else. Different gender siblings sharing a room may require you to choose a neutral wall paint – this will head off arguments and also protect you from the risk of internally clashing half-and-half walls.

 Designing a kids’ room may seem like an unexpected and fresh challenge, but once you start designing, you’ll soon realize that the basic principles are similar to those you follow in other rooms. Ultimately, personal preferences and usability are key – your task is to spruce them up in an aesthetic that works for you and, most importantly, for your children as well.