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Traditional Playroom Ideas and Designs

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Kids Play Room Design & Build
Kids Play Room Design & Build
JoJo Wong Design and BuildJoJo Wong Design and Build
Inspiration for a classic playroom in Houston with grey walls, carpet and grey floors.
Tolbert Residence - Emmy's Big Girl Room
Tolbert Residence - Emmy's Big Girl Room
Realm Design Co.Realm Design Co.
Photographer: Halli Makennah
Photo of a large classic kids' bedroom for girls in Orange County with multi-coloured walls, carpet and grey floors.
My Work
My Work
Anya's DecorAnya's Decor
Medium sized classic gender neutral kids' bedroom in Salt Lake City with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Rumson New Modern
Rumson New Modern
ChangoChango
Architecture, Interior Design, Custom Furniture Design, & Art Curation by Chango & Co. Photography by Raquel Langworthy See the feature in Domino Magazine
Kids Play Room
Kids Play Room
UserUser
A fresh take on a kids playroom with bean bags and floor space to play, wall art, chalkboard and art display. Photo: Suzanna Scott Photography
Photo of a small traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in San Francisco with beige walls, medium hardwood flooring and beige floors.
Terra Bella 2
Terra Bella 2
OaKline FloorsOaKline Floors
Design ideas for a medium sized traditional kids' bedroom for boys in Dallas with blue walls, dark hardwood flooring and brown floors.
Daniel Island Custom Home- Golf Course
Daniel Island Custom Home- Golf Course
Barrow Building GroupBarrow Building Group
Photo of a medium sized traditional gender neutral playroom in Charleston with white walls, medium hardwood flooring and beige floors.
2016 Parade Home Highland
2016 Parade Home Highland
Carrick Custom Home DesignCarrick Custom Home Design
Custom Home Design by Joe Carrick Design. Built by Highland Custom Homes. Photography by Nick Bayless Photography
Design ideas for a large traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Salt Lake City with white walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Modern Home in London
Modern Home in London
Little Design HouseLittle Design House
Photo of a traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Other with light hardwood flooring.
Sheridan Rd.
Sheridan Rd.
2to5design2to5design
Photo of a classic kids' bedroom for girls in Chicago with grey walls and dark hardwood flooring.
Children's Playroom | Cobb
Children's Playroom | Cobb
Meriwether Design GroupMeriwether Design Group
Lauren Rubinstein
Design ideas for a large traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in Atlanta with beige walls and carpet.
Custom Playroom
Custom Playroom
Renovations by Garman LLCRenovations by Garman LLC
A playroom appealing to children in the wide age range of 2-12 was designed to include a rock climbing wall, a custom built-in fort, monkey bars, and a framed magnetized chalk board.
Homearama 2012 Shakes Run House #5
Homearama 2012 Shakes Run House #5
Lisa Lynn Designs Home Store & Design StudioLisa Lynn Designs Home Store & Design Studio
Photo of a large traditional kids' bedroom for boys in Louisville with carpet and multi-coloured walls.
Astronomer's Observatory - A Child's Room
Astronomer's Observatory - A Child's Room
Katherine Sable DesignKatherine Sable Design
This navy kid's room is filled with bright moments of orange and yellow. Ralph Lauren's Northern Hemisphere is covering the ceiling, inspiring exploration in space and ocean. A Solar System mobile and light-up Moon provide great fun to this sophisticated yet playful space.
Private Residence, Lake Geneva, WI
Private Residence, Lake Geneva, WI
UserUser
Inspiration for a traditional kids' bedroom for girls in Chicago with white walls.
Ansonia Apartment NYC
Ansonia Apartment NYC
Caroline Beaupere DesignCaroline Beaupere Design
Photo of a medium sized traditional gender neutral kids' bedroom in New York with light hardwood flooring and multi-coloured walls.
Taditional Colonial - New Construction 2013
Taditional Colonial - New Construction 2013
DeRosa Builders LLCDeRosa Builders LLC
This is an example of a traditional playroom in New York with grey walls and carpet.
Mediterranean
Mediterranean
Village HomesVillage Homes
Mosaic Photo Media
Inspiration for a traditional kids' bedroom for girls in Dallas with dark hardwood flooring.
Downtown Aspen Residence
Downtown Aspen Residence
Poss Architecture + Planning and Interior DesignPoss Architecture + Planning and Interior Design
Pat Sudmeier
Large traditional gender neutral playroom in Denver with yellow walls, carpet and multi-coloured floors.
Eden Prairie Home
Eden Prairie Home
Wind and Willow HomeWind and Willow Home
Araya Jensen
Photo of a classic playroom in Minneapolis.

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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