Traditional Gender Neutral Kids' Bedroom Ideas and Designs

Winnie the Pooh inspired wallpaper makes a great backdrop for this light and airy, shared bedroom in Clapham Common. Accessorised with subtle accents of pastel blues and pinks that run throughout the room, the entire scheme is a perfect blend of clashing patterns and ageless tradition. Vintage chest of drawers was paired with an unassuming combination of clashing metallics and simple white bed frames. Bespoke blind and curtains add visual interest and combine an unusual mixture of stripes and dots. Complemented by Quentin Blake’s original drawings and Winnie The Pooh framed artwork, this beautifully appointed room is elegant yet far from dull, making this a perfect children’s bedroom.

A NEW DAY Studio - Edwardian Family Home

A New Day - Interior Design Studio

The nursery, with bespoke bay window joinery to create toy storage, a reading area and bench seat.
Photo of a medium sized classic gender neutral toddler’s room in London with yellow walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.

CHELSEA TOWNHOUSE

Henry Prideaux Interior Design

Photo of a classic gender neutral children’s room in London with white walls and dark hardwood flooring.

Cliff Road

Sophie Metz Design

Jonathan Raith Inc. - Builder Sam Oberter - Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized classic gender neutral kids' bedroom in Boston with white walls.

Adorable Children's Playroom in Victoria, Minnesota

California Closets Southdale

Adorable children's playroom with custom bench cabinetry for toy storage.
Medium sized classic gender neutral playroom in Minneapolis.

Poplar Hill

ID Studio Interiors

Design ideas for a traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Other with grey walls, carpet and multi-coloured floors.

The Summit Residence

Lori Dubrow Design

Inspiration for a small traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in New York with dark hardwood flooring and grey walls.

Martis Camp Retreat

TINEKE TRIGGS

Design ideas for a medium sized classic gender neutral children’s room in San Francisco with white walls, carpet and grey floors.

A Designer's Family Home

LaBonte Construction

Design ideas for a large traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Milwaukee with multi-coloured walls, light hardwood flooring, brown floors, a vaulted ceiling and wallpapered walls.

2021 SOUTHERN LIVING IDEA HOUSE

Marvin

The 2021 Southern Living Idea House is inspiring on multiple levels. Dubbed the “forever home,” the concept was to design for all stages of life, with thoughtful spaces that meet the ever-evolving needs of families today. Marvin products were chosen for this project to maximize the use of natural light, allow airflow from outdoors to indoors, and provide expansive views that overlook the Ohio River.

Park Slope Kid Bedrooms

Brooklinteriors

This 1901 Park Slope Brownstone underwent a full gut in 2020. The top floor of this new gorgeous home was designed especially for the kids. Cozy bedrooms, room for play and imagination to run wild, and even remote learning spaces.

Art of Family

LiLu Interiors

A new home can be beautiful, yet lack soul. For a family with exquisite taste, and a love of the artisan and bespoke, LiLu created a layered palette of furnishings that express each family member’s personality and values. One child, who loves Jackson Pollock, received a window seat from which to enjoy the ceiling’s lively splatter wallpaper. The other child, a young gentleman, has a navy tweed upholstered headboard and plaid club chair with leather ottoman. Elsewhere, sustainably sourced items have provenance and meaning, including a LiLu-designed powder-room vanity with marble top, a Dunes and Duchess table, Italian drapery with beautiful trimmings, Galbraith & Panel wallcoverings, and a bubble table. After working with LiLu, the family’s house has become their home. ---- Project designed by Minneapolis interior design studio LiLu Interiors. They serve the Minneapolis-St. Paul area including Wayzata, Edina, and Rochester, and they travel to the far-flung destinations that their upscale clientele own second homes in. ----- For more about LiLu Interiors, click here: https://www.liluinteriors.com/ ----- To learn more about this project, click here: https://www.liluinteriors.com/blog/portfolio-items/art-of-family/

Sensorylicious!

Smart Playrooms

This is an example of a medium sized classic gender neutral kids' bedroom in New York with white walls, laminate floors, grey floors, a coffered ceiling and wood walls.

Teen Study Space

Valerie Grant Interiors

Teen homework room
Inspiration for a classic gender neutral kids' bedroom in New York with grey walls and dark hardwood flooring.

Cute Little Girls Bedroom

Tia Shackelford Interiors

Photo of a small classic gender neutral kids' bedroom in Los Angeles.

South End Playroom

Sage Conti Design

Inspiration for a traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Boston with white walls, carpet and beige floors.

Vibrant Family Addition

Jami Meek Designs

Low Gear Photography
This is an example of a large classic gender neutral playroom in Kansas City with blue walls, laminate floors, brown floors and a feature wall.

APPARTEMENT _ NEUILLY SUR SEINE

OVE ARCHITECTURE

This is an example of a medium sized traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Paris with white walls, light hardwood flooring and beige floors.

Millers Lane | Family Basement

Boo and Rook

Maggie Hall Photography
Inspiration for a classic gender neutral kids' bedroom in Providence with beige walls, carpet and grey floors.

Nashville Media Room

Katy Bell INTERIORS

Paige Rumore
Photo of a classic gender neutral kids' bedroom in Nashville with white walls, carpet and beige floors.

Traditional Gender Neutral Kids' Bedroom 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional 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 traditional playroom?

Storage is probably the first thing you’ll want to think about when looking at traditional 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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