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Shabby-Chic Style Children’s Room Ideas and Designs

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Pretty Little Girl's Room
Pretty Little Girl's Room
Sarah Barnard Design LLCSarah Barnard Design LLC
Steven Dewall
This is an example of a large romantic children’s room for girls in Los Angeles with blue walls and carpet.
Second Floor Face Lift
Second Floor Face Lift
Rick WeyenbergRick Weyenberg
For about $150, this wardrobe can be built for kids' dress up clothes.
This is an example of a small romantic gender neutral children’s room in Minneapolis with pink walls.
Manhasset Colonial
Manhasset Colonial
Avedon DesignsAvedon Designs
Little Princess bedroom with venetian plaster walls painted in soft pink with green ivy trellis design. My four year old client wanted little pink roses on her curtains so we chose a whispy gossamer fabric from Stark. She already loves Barbie so we found these antique Barbie prints to hang over her bed!
Cute Kids Bedroom
Cute Kids Bedroom
Kelly Hurd PhotographyKelly Hurd Photography
Kelly Hurd Photography
Photo of a medium sized romantic children’s room for girls in Madrid with blue walls.
Our Store Vignettes
Our Store Vignettes
Palm Beach TotsPalm Beach Tots
Inspiration for a shabby-chic style children’s room for girls in Miami with pink walls and light hardwood flooring.
44th St Remodel
44th St Remodel
Laura Kehoe DesignLaura Kehoe Design
Laura Moss Photography
This is an example of a medium sized vintage children’s room for girls in Phoenix with grey walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Winslade Manor
Winslade Manor
UserUser
A beautifully restored and imaginatively extended manor house set amidst the glorious South Devon Countryside. Colin Cadle Photography, Photo Styling Jan Cadle
Beautiful Yorkshire
Beautiful Yorkshire
Chris SnookChris Snook
Chris Snook © 2016 Houzz
This is an example of a romantic children’s room for girls in London with white walls and concrete flooring.
A floral little girl's room
A floral little girl's room
My Bespoke RoomMy Bespoke Room
Design ideas for a romantic children’s room for girls in London with multi-coloured walls, carpet, grey floors and a feature wall.
SoHo Loft
SoHo Loft
Simon-Wallace Design Inc.Simon-Wallace Design Inc.
Inspiration for a shabby-chic style children’s room for girls in New York with white walls.
Whimsical Playhouse
Whimsical Playhouse
Tiny Little PadsTiny Little Pads
Photo: Tiny Little Pads
This is an example of a medium sized shabby-chic style kids' bedroom for girls in Las Vegas with white walls, painted wood flooring and multi-coloured floors.
Sophie Azouaou / Project: Girl Pink Dream Bedroom
Sophie Azouaou / Project: Girl Pink Dream Bedroom
Sophisticate InteriorsSophisticate Interiors
Girl Pink Dream Bedroom
This is an example of a medium sized vintage children’s room for girls in San Francisco with pink walls, carpet and beige floors.
nelson residence
nelson residence
AB Design Elements, LLCAB Design Elements, LLC
Jack London Photography
This is an example of a small romantic children’s room for girls in Phoenix with pink walls and carpet.
Chambre 2 filles
Chambre 2 filles
Vert Émeraude DécorationVert Émeraude Décoration
Photo of a small vintage children’s room for girls in Other with multi-coloured walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Our Work
Our Work
Little Wolf Cabinet ShopLittle Wolf Cabinet Shop
Medium sized vintage children’s room for boys in New York with carpet and beige walls.
Kennesaw - Junior Bedroom
Kennesaw - Junior Bedroom
Georgia Contractor Group Home BuildersGeorgia Contractor Group Home Builders
This is an example of a medium sized vintage children’s room for girls in Atlanta with pink walls, carpet and beige floors.
Pretty Little Girl's Room
Pretty Little Girl's Room
Sarah Barnard Design LLCSarah Barnard Design LLC
Steven Dewall
Inspiration for a large romantic children’s room for girls in Los Angeles with blue walls and carpet.
Nursery Update for a New Addition to the Family
Nursery Update for a New Addition to the Family
Turnstyle DesignTurnstyle Design
Medium sized vintage children’s room for boys in Austin with blue walls, beige floors and carpet.
Girls' rooms
Girls' rooms
Studio M InteriorsStudio M Interiors
Tween bedroom, glamour,
Photo of a small romantic children’s room for girls in Dallas with pink walls, carpet and grey floors.
Nurseries and Kids Rooms
Nurseries and Kids Rooms
Bright Lab LightsBright Lab Lights
Melissa Barling
Inspiration for a shabby-chic style children’s room for girls in Salt Lake City with purple walls.

Shabby-Chic Style Children’s Room Ideas and Designs

When it comes to kids rooms we often let our design hearts run wild and go for the most fun, bright and engaging decoration we can think of. However, practicality and versatility when choosing shabby-chic style furnishings and decor will ensure that your kids room grows with your child, allowing for updates and replacements without a complete overhaul. Whether you’re looking for girls’ bedroom ideas, ideas for a teenager’s room or playroom ideas, there's a huge range of shabby-chic style kids room photos with all sorts of kids’ bedroom designs, furniture and decorating ideas to help you plan your own decorating project.

How do I design a shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style 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 shabby-chic style playroom?

Storage is probably the first thing you’ll want to think about when looking at shabby-chic style 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.
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