Decorating tips for children’s room: cute and fun ideas

Bedrooms are the most personal and intimate rooms in the house, after all they serve as a resting place and function almost as a refuge for their owners. With this in mind, it is very important that the organization and decoration of the environment reflect the habits, tastes and personality of the owner of the space.

When it comes to children’s room, it’s no different. Even if the child does not have well-defined preferences, it is essential that the room is comfortable, conveys a feeling of security to the child and brings references of their attitudes and tastes. There are no fixed rules, but thinking about the feelings that the environment will convey is very important.

Another important point about decorating children’s rooms is breaking with stereotypes: a girl’s room decorated in pink and a boy’s room in blue. Again, the important thing is to create a harmonious, pleasant and useful environment, where the child can play, sleep and spend moments with safety and tranquility.

Check out different techniques and ideas to decorate your children’s room in a creative way, using furniture, colors and other decorative elements properly. In addition to interior designer Ana Lúcia Adriano’s tips on the subject.

10 ideas for decorating children’s rooms

According to Ana Lúcia, the decoration of the children’s room should be done taking into account the child’s daily life and thinking about their taste and characteristics.

“The bedroom should reflect the child’s world, be its corner, where they can play, receive their friends and study in peace and, at the same time, an organized place that facilitates the mother’s life when tidying up”, he explains.

Here are some ideas to decorate your children’s room and learn how to use each decorative element to create spaces that combine relaxation, utility and beauty.

1. Wall stickers and paintings

One of the simplest ways to complement the decor of a children’s room is to invest in wall stickers and the variety of styles and models is huge.

In children’s rooms, some recurring options are stickers of cartoons or films of the child’s preference, illustrations with playful elements (balloons, trees, boats, maps, children, animals) and those that glow in the dark (planets, stars, characters) .

In addition to the stickers, adding color or prints to one of the walls also contributes to decorating the environment. This can be done either through wall paintings, the paint + adhesive combo or through the use of wallpapers. The tip again is to invest in playful elements and in paintings that don’t occupy all the walls, so the environment doesn’t get loaded.

2. Colored furniture

It is very important to use colors in your favor and one way to do this is to insert them, without exaggeration, at strategic points such as furniture. A colorful piece of furniture brings joy to the environment and can be the main point of the room and the basis for the rest of the decoration. The disadvantage of having colored furniture is the reduction of its useful life, as the child can get sick of the chosen color or disturb changes in the decorative line of the room.

Today it is possible to buy directly from mobile stores in non-traditional colors, however the price is not always affordable. To save money, a tip is to invest in white furniture and then dye it the color of your choice.

3. Useful and fun furniture

“2 in 1” decorative elements are always a good choice due to their greater utility. There are currently on the market beds in the form of cars, boats, bunk beds with a slide exit, suspended beds with huts at the bottom. If the furniture is useful and still brings fun to your child, both sides win. Worth the investment!

4. Frames and signs

The paintings are always allies when it comes to filling walls and spaces as a whole. In the case of children’s rooms they also look good. Care must be taken when choosing the image and the place where the frame will be placed.

Regarding the image, it is possible to add frames with smooth line illustrations and playful themes. Another option is geometric print frames, which bring a modern touch to the environment, as well as typographic frames (formed by phrases). In addition, picture frames can also decorate and make the environment more cozy.

Signs, on the other hand, are an alternative to get away from the traditional, they can be formed by paintings or wall stickers, decorative letters, lights, wires or String art (creating shapes with lines).

5. Blackboard type wall

The wall that imitates a blackboard is a very cool decorative option, as it is affordable, easy to make, serves as a toy for the child and is still fully customizable. To achieve this effect, just buy matte enamel paint (which is easy to find) and apply it on the desired area. The chalkboard wall, in the case of children allergic to chalk, must be rethought and be accompanied by antiallergic chalk.

6. Niches and Shelves

Niches and shelves are decorative items that support other elements of the decor. In children’s rooms, they bring a special charm to the environment, usually accompanied by toys, books, paintings and other decorative pieces. The variety of formats is huge, just look for the one that best fits the idealized project and the measurements of the room.

7. Organizers

It is very important to invest in organizing elements so that the child learns from an early age to be organized and so that the mother can easily keep the room in order. “Children need facilities for learning personal organization”, explains Ana Lúcia.

As alternatives we have stylized cachepots (there are several options of materials, prints and colors on the market), baskets, organizing boxes, chests, cabinets, dressers, shelves and other forms of storage. The tip is to bet on the look of the organizing elements to integrate them into the decor.

To facilitate, storage can be categorized (one drawer for each type of toy) by means of a written identification or by the use of transparency (organizer boxes, transparent drawers).

8. Pillows and plush toys

If you have a decorative piece that is cheap and looks good in any environment, this is definitely the pillow. The investment in pillows is very worthwhile, as they provide comfort to the environment and are accompanied by the possibility of keeping the foam and being able to change only the covers, further increasing their cost-effectiveness.

In children’s rooms, in addition to the cozy air, pillows serve to decorate the bed. Currently, it is possible to find several models of pillows on the market that can be used in children’s rooms: colorful, with fun prints and even in different formats (animals, hearts, cupcakes), which decorate and also serve as a toy for children.

Following the line of the pillow, another option that combines comfort, charm and fun are the plush toys, which also have an infinity of models available, in order to please all types of children. A good tip is to mix pillows and plush to obtain a more modern effect, always valuing the harmony between the pieces.

Another very important point about this decorative option is to invest in hypoallergenic pieces to avoid the accumulation of mites, the multiplication of bacteria and fungi and the development of any allergy or respiratory disease.

9. Reading corners

Encouraging reading is a topic directly linked to childhood. For this reason, creating a reading corner that contains comics, picture books and a comfortable space for reading (poufs, chairs, table, benches) is a cool way to facilitate the development of your child’s reading habit. In addition to serving as a space for interaction between parents and children, where it is possible to read stories to amuse or calm children, or even follow their reading learning.

10. Lighting and flashing lights

The lamps also combine functionality and decorative power and therefore are great complements in the decoration of rooms. There are different models, types and shapes of lamp available for purchase, just choose the one that best matches the personality of the child and the room.

Another alternative to create a bright detail in the rooms is to use the blinkers in the decoration, on the head of the bed, attached to the wall or on the edge of paintings, on benches, among other suspended items.

The colors that best match a children’s room

According to the expert, when choosing colors, it is very important to listen to both parents and children, as they are the ones who will spend more time inside the environment.

“The color must be defined taking into account the taste of the small client, avoiding the use of tiring, very strong colors, seeing the room as a whole. It is necessary to try to understand the child’s profile, their temperament and use a color that fits the characteristics of each one”, explains Ana Lúcia.

Vivid colors

Because they are cheerful and refer to the children’s universe, bright colors are great options for more relaxed environments. Designer Ana’s tip is to bet on primary colors (red, yellow and blue).

However, he warns: “Its use must be regulated, excesses tire and excite too much. We should give preference to a white base, walls or furniture and color the fabrics and objects and some architectural detail.” That is, the secret is to intersperse brightly colored objects with neutral elements.

pastel tones

Pastel shades are very welcome in children’s environments, as they bring warmth and lightness to the environment. According to Ana Lúcia, they are easy to use and favor the creation of calm and classic environments. Pastel colors can be varied from all bright tones, just choose the one that best matches the decorative line defined for the room. Baby blue, ballerina pink, coral and light variations of green, purple and yellow are good options.

Neutral colors

“They are perfect to be used as a base in decoration. White and beige allow for boldness in accessories and coverings”, says Ana. In addition to greater freedom when choosing accessories and decorative complements, neutral tones extend the life of the room, avoid color fatigue and facilitate decorative changes in the environment. But remember, a touch of color is always good (especially when it comes to children’s environments), if not on the wall, invest in souvenirs or other colorful elements.

Wallpapers

Another option to color or decorate the walls are wallpapers. The tip is to invest in soft colors in the case of large prints and when choosing strong colors opt for smaller prints, so as not to burden the environment or limit the application of other decorative elements. An alternative for not making mistakes with the wallpaper is to apply it to only one part of the wall, so the environment is lighter and the chances of the child getting sick of the pattern decrease.

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