Kids' Room Ideas and Designs
How do I design a kid’s bedroom?
A child’s bedroom is his or her personal space, where they feel safe and let their imaginations run riot. The room should be fully optimised for play, sleep and study and to that end you want to invest in a good child’s bed, a desk and versatile storage. Vertical use of space, such as a bunk bed over a desk, is a great solution and will further enhance the sense of your child having their own private den. Flood the room with colour, graphic prints and playful details, leaving the design and layout versatile for future changes. Children’s bedroom furniture is an investment so get these to last – opt for full-sized wardrobes and beds, with plenty of additional clothes and toy storage.
What girls’ bedroom and boys’ bedroom ideas are there?
Both girls’ and boys’ bedroom ideas are usually based around certain colours and sometimes it can be tempting to avoid choosing one colour theme to contradict cliches. However, adding your child’s favourite colour with accessories is a great way to keep decor flexible and facilitate any transitions – your daughter may grow out of her rose-tinted glasses, and it’ll be easier to swap out a fuchsia lamp and some wall stickers than a pink sofa and pink walls. The same goes for boys’ bedrooms too; don’t be afraid to add blue colours if that’s what they like, but try to base the decor around their preferences with toys, activities and books, rather than going for stereotypical colours and accessories, and try to keep more permanent features (walls, floor and large furniture) fairly neutral.
How do I design a bedroom for more than one child?
To bunk or not to bunk? That is the question (provided your children are six and above). Bunk beds for kids are a common choice for good reason, as both a space-saver that leaves room for play as well as being a structure that children seem to love (there’s something about those ladders). However, bunk beds also set the scene for all kinds of mischief, so safety is an important consideration. If floor space is an option, then twin beds afford the opportunity to section the room so each child has a space that they can call their own, something that might be necessary if you’re having to combine a girl’s bedroom and boy’s bedroom all in one. Again, this is an opportunity to make the furniture last past childhood – twin beds can also be recycled as guest beds at a later date.
How do I decorate a playroom?
Storage is probably the first thing you’ll want to think about when looking at playroom ideas – toys, books, games, DVDs, pens, pencils, paper and all sorts of fun facilitators will probably feature in your playroom so they’ll all need a place to be stored. Large storage units are often a great idea and they could include built in desks for drawing, writing and hopefully homework. If you can’t get one built in, then consider adding a series of shelves or bookcases; open shelves will make your playroom brighter and more fun instead of hiding colourful toys away in cupboards, anyway. Then it’s time for the real fun – you could add a tepee, TV, playhouse, play mat or lots of squishy chairs and sofas, depending on what your children like to do with their play time. In terms of colour schemes, you’ll usually find that with the collection of toys, games and books in the room, it can’t help but be bright and colourful, so you could keep the walls and floors fairly neutral to highlight this. Or you could pick out one theme and run with it – add a feature wall, wall stickers, posters and cushions, all with similar motifs. Whatever you do, you can take inspiration from the playroom ideas featured in the photos on Houzz. Save your favourites to an ideabook and use them to inspire your playroom, kids or teen bedroom design.
Whether you want inspiration for planning a kids' room renovation or are building a designer kids' room from scratch, Houzz has 119,297 images from the best designers, decorators, and architects in the country, including Stone Republic and Casa Forma. Look through kids' room photos in different colours and styles and when you find a kids' room design that inspires you, save it to an Ideabook or contact the Pro who made it happen to see what kind of design ideas they have for your home. Explore the beautiful kids' room ideas photo gallery and find out exactly why Houzz is the best experience for home renovation and design.
Graham Gaunt
Design ideas for a large contemporary gender neutral children’s room in London with multi-coloured walls and light hardwood flooring.
Colours for the playroom? or Arlo's room - karen_gosling87
Philip Vile
Inspiration for a contemporary gender neutral kids' room in London with white walls and light hardwood flooring.
In front of chimney breast? - sallygilbey
Chris Snook
Design ideas for a contemporary kids' room in London with white walls, carpet and grey floors.
Blue radiator - webuser_252957398
Materials supplied by Stone Republic including Marble, Sandstone, Granite, Wood Flooring and Block Paving.
Design ideas for a large contemporary gender neutral children’s room in Buckinghamshire with brown walls and beige floors.
PML Architecture
Design ideas for a modern gender neutral toddler’s room in London with white walls and grey floors.
krevet i sto na istom nivou, u L pa ispod rezervni krevet - tomasevicaleksnadar
Inspiration for a country children’s room for girls in London with beige walls, carpet and grey floors.
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Chris Snook
This is an example of a small contemporary gender neutral children’s room in London with blue walls, carpet and grey floors.
готини цветове за стаята на Фифчо - skarabei4o
Traditional kids' room in London with purple walls, carpet and beige floors.
i like that bunny light - yacoob
Renter friendly decor ideas for a shared kids bedroom. I used 'Swan Dance' pale green by Valspar to cleverly zone the room into two part, one for my daughter, one for my son.
Photography & Styling © Tiffany Grant-Riley
mountain scene on drawers - esspee
The light and dark blue tones in this World Map wallpaper design brings depth and variation to this bedroom. A wonderful kid's bedroom that has been brought together by this large scale world map mural.
urgh i hate it but i like the idea of the down to the floor curtains - home4186
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary children’s room for boys in London with white walls, painted wood flooring and white floors.
Sanded and white oiled - eleanormblamberton
Design ideas for a traditional gender neutral kids' room in London with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Headboards and blanket combination - clemunderwood
Adam Letch
This is an example of a medium sized classic children’s room for boys in Surrey with beige walls, carpet and grey floors.
Use of built in shelving, desk, bed - wendy_turner39
Inspiration for a medium sized classic gender neutral kids' room in London with blue walls and carpet.
Cute - raised bed and den underneath - scratherine
Inspiration for a modern kids' room in Dorset.
Paint bed, shelf and rocking chair same colour. - ericleroi
Chris Foster
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary gender neutral children’s room in Manchester with white walls, carpet and grey floors.
decker bunker bed ideas - faibowna
Craig Magee
This is an example of a traditional kids' room for boys in Cheshire with grey walls, carpet and beige floors.