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Traditional Playroom Ideas and Designs

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Whole house interior design, Emerson Park, Essex
Whole house interior design, Emerson Park, Essex
Liane Ryan PhotographyLiane Ryan Photography
This is an example of a traditional playroom in Essex with beige walls, carpet, grey floors and wallpapered walls.
South End Playroom
South End Playroom
Sage Conti DesignSage Conti Design
Inspiration for a traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Boston with white walls, carpet and beige floors.
Urban Romantic
Urban Romantic
Lucy Interior DesignLucy Interior Design
Interior Design: Lucy Interior Design Builder: Claremont Design + Build Photography: SPACECRAFTING
Photo of a classic gender neutral playroom in Minneapolis with carpet and multi-coloured walls.
Westport Transitional
Westport Transitional
Segerson BuildersSegerson Builders
Kid's playroom featuring Star Wars lego decor.
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Other with grey walls, carpet and grey floors.
Harvard Square Residence
Harvard Square Residence
Kate Maloney Interior DesignKate Maloney Interior Design
Michael J. Lee
Inspiration for a classic gender neutral playroom in Boston with white walls.
Kids Playroom
Kids Playroom
J.P. Franzen Associates Architects, P.C.J.P. Franzen Associates Architects, P.C.
Stacy Bass Second floor hideaway for children's books and toys. Game area. Study area. Seating area. Red color calls attention to custom built-in bookshelves and storage space. Reading nook beneath sunny window invites readers of all ages.
Bonus Room / Guest Room
Bonus Room / Guest Room
Rebecca Driggs InteriorsRebecca Driggs Interiors
Family bonus room with slanted ceilings. Custom built ins and daybed create a great place to hang out with the kids and a comfortable space for an overnight guest.
Pelham Arts + Crafts
Pelham Arts + Crafts
Innate Studio - Architecture & DesignInnate Studio - Architecture & Design
This is an example of a traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in New York with white walls, carpet, white floors and a wood ceiling.
Sensorylicious!
Sensorylicious!
Smart PlayroomsSmart 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.
2019 Idea House
2019 Idea House
Baird Brothers Fine HardwoodsBaird Brothers Fine Hardwoods
Quarter Sawn White Oak Flooring, Interior Doors, and Mouldings
Inspiration for a large traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Other with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and beige floors.
SM Ranch House
SM Ranch House
Studio McGeeStudio McGee
Design ideas for a large classic gender neutral playroom in Salt Lake City with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Adorable Children's Playroom in Victoria, Minnesota
Adorable Children's Playroom in Victoria, Minnesota
California Closets SouthdaleCalifornia Closets Southdale
Adorable children's playroom with custom bench cabinetry for toy storage.
Medium sized classic gender neutral playroom in Minneapolis.
Howard Avenue: Luxe family living
Howard Avenue: Luxe family living
IDF StudioIDF Studio
Photo by Suzanna Scott.
Design ideas for a traditional gender neutral playroom in San Francisco with white walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Michelle Dokey InteriorsMichelle Dokey Interiors
This is an example of a classic gender neutral playroom in Los Angeles with beige walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
California Closets Toy Closet Storage
California Closets Toy Closet Storage
Plus InteriorsPlus Interiors
This reach in closet utilizes a simple open shelving design to create a functional space for toy storage that is easily accessible to the kids without sacrificing quality or efficiency.
Playroom
Playroom
Simply Unique Finds & DesignSimply Unique Finds & Design
A large bonus room transformed into an all-inclusive bright and colorful playroom with a stage for acting and karoake, a craft table with bins for storage and a wire for displaying creations, hanging chairs for reading, a cube wall for storage of toys, along with a window seat and chalk wall. Saunders Real Estate Photography
Chevy Chase Play Room
Chevy Chase Play Room
Stuart Nordin DesignStuart Nordin Design
Matthew Kleinrock
Classic gender neutral playroom in DC Metro with beige walls.
Wood - Alpine
Wood - Alpine
UserUser
Simple Luxury Photography
Photo of a large traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Salt Lake City with beige walls, carpet and beige floors.
Kinderzimmer Dresden
Kinderzimmer Dresden
Julia Rafflenbeul Interior ArchitectureJulia Rafflenbeul Interior Architecture
This is an example of a medium sized traditional kids' bedroom for boys in Dresden with green walls, carpet, grey floors and wallpapered walls.
Contemporary Family - Kid's Reading Space
Contemporary Family - Kid's Reading Space
Paxton Place DesignPaxton Place Design
We brought the outdoors in with this playful mini home facade. With a working dutch door that leads you into a small play space, this area is sure to entertain the little ones.

Traditional Playroom 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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