Kids’ Rooms: Enticing Play Spaces to Encourage Creativity
Fire your child’s imagination with a dedicated space that inspires creative play
Experts tell us play is an essential part of a child’s development, but finding inspiring design for kids can be tough. Take a look at these schemes, which push the boat out in bold and simple ways to create unique play spaces for children of all ages. From fun lights to bespoke structures, there are lots of ways to help kids play – and appreciate great design – whatever your budget.
Feed the imagination
We spend our lives trying to recapture the imagination we had as a kid to problem solve at work or come up with the next innovation. Develop your child’s imagination with a bespoke painted mural that allows them to live in their dream world, bringing the playroom to life.
We spend our lives trying to recapture the imagination we had as a kid to problem solve at work or come up with the next innovation. Develop your child’s imagination with a bespoke painted mural that allows them to live in their dream world, bringing the playroom to life.
Design children in
Not every home has a separate play area, but that doesn’t mean you should overlook your kids in the design. Look closely at this ‘grown-up’ living room and you’ll see a little touch to make a child’s heart leap. Right in the middle there’s a swing, cleverly incorporated within the barn aesthetic. It’s a wonderful way to keep little ones happy – and out from under your feet!
Not every home has a separate play area, but that doesn’t mean you should overlook your kids in the design. Look closely at this ‘grown-up’ living room and you’ll see a little touch to make a child’s heart leap. Right in the middle there’s a swing, cleverly incorporated within the barn aesthetic. It’s a wonderful way to keep little ones happy – and out from under your feet!
Nod to the theme
A colourful, fun environment can really lift your day. This Lego-clad staircase paired with a simple wall mural and clean lines gets it just right. It’s fun but not overdone and still a calm, ordered space for study – perfect for young teens.
A colourful, fun environment can really lift your day. This Lego-clad staircase paired with a simple wall mural and clean lines gets it just right. It’s fun but not overdone and still a calm, ordered space for study – perfect for young teens.
Brighten with fun lighting
I love the quirkiness of these wall lights. Simple yet striking, they add a touch of the unusual to this beautifully crafted play area. The washi tape house, meanwhile, makes a bright, inviting mural for minimum effort and outlay.
Browse cool kids’ room themes
I love the quirkiness of these wall lights. Simple yet striking, they add a touch of the unusual to this beautifully crafted play area. The washi tape house, meanwhile, makes a bright, inviting mural for minimum effort and outlay.
Browse cool kids’ room themes
Take to the trees
If you have the space (and the means), you couldn’t create much more of a dream home for your children than a treehouse. Capture their sense of adventure with a garden retreat in the branches. This one has a climbing net and slide for a ‘kids only’ vibe.
Check out a range of tremendous tree houses
If you have the space (and the means), you couldn’t create much more of a dream home for your children than a treehouse. Capture their sense of adventure with a garden retreat in the branches. This one has a climbing net and slide for a ‘kids only’ vibe.
Check out a range of tremendous tree houses
Keep it simple
Clean, clear and uncluttered, this room gives children space to breathe in beautiful surroundings. The light touch of pastel pink serves as a perfect accompaniment to the weighty black upright piano and traditional wall art. This interior challenges your child to meet high standards, but in a soft, sympathetic setting.
Clean, clear and uncluttered, this room gives children space to breathe in beautiful surroundings. The light touch of pastel pink serves as a perfect accompaniment to the weighty black upright piano and traditional wall art. This interior challenges your child to meet high standards, but in a soft, sympathetic setting.
Carve out hidey-holes
My children love little spaces in which they can make a camp, read a book or snuggle up. These clever built-in chill-out seats are the perfect place to climb in, shut out the world and free the mind.
TELL US…
Have you created a dedicated play space for your kids? Share your advice and photos in the Comments below.
My children love little spaces in which they can make a camp, read a book or snuggle up. These clever built-in chill-out seats are the perfect place to climb in, shut out the world and free the mind.
TELL US…
Have you created a dedicated play space for your kids? Share your advice and photos in the Comments below.
If you have the space, why not create a whole room dedicated to play? This bedroom, with its hidey-hole cabin beds, is all about fun. Little windows in the mezzanine play space and a slide down into the main room give children a camp and playground all under one roof.