Ideas to decorate a children’s room
Whether it is a single, double or mixed room, we give you some ideas on how you could place and decorate the room together.
Our room is like our sanctuary , a place where we can relax, disconnect, spend our free time … However, it also has to allow us to study , and do other activities that require concentration. That is why a good room has to have the right places to do all that and more.
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DECORATION FOR INDIVIDUAL ROOMS
Do we only have one child? Are we lucky to have more than one room for them? It is a great advantage because by not having to share a room there will be fewer disputes between our children . Everyone can decorate it to their liking. On the other hand, how we decorate the room more than depending on whether our child is a boy or a girl will have to depend on the tastes of each one.
– Room color:
Why not let the little one decide? Ask him directly and take his opinion into account. Pink for a girl, blue for a boy and green if they are both? There are thousands of colors that the human eye can see, why always choose the same ones?
Whichever you choose, don’t use just one, combine two or three throughout the room. Some examples of combinations that look good are cobalt blue with white or silver, pink with black, pistachio green and violet, lavender and white, brown with tile orange, brown and dark green … In general, any dark color with another light will look good. . Avoid very strong contrasts or overload it with very similar tones. For example, don’t even think about combining red with orange, pink with red, or navy blue with dark green.
It is also very fashionable to paint the walls in a light color and make a drawing on them, clouds, birds, stars … in a discreet and aesthetic way. If you are not good at drawing or find it too cumbersome, you can buy decorative vinyl. On the Internet there are them with original shapes, of all kinds.
– Should I let you put up posters?
It depends on each one. A poster of something you like will always make you excited. It is difficult to explain to a child that putting a poster in a freshly painted room is throwing away work. However, if your child insists you can give him the option of putting them in the cabinets or even inside them, where the paint will not lift with the glue or paste. Another option is to buy him a wall cork to hang it so that he can place his posters there, add notes, calendars, things that serve to organize himself, photos of friends … If he is very small he will not need it but when he grows a little he will appreciate it .
– What furniture is suitable?
Everything will depend on the space you have and what you can afford. The most important thing to save space is the design of the furniture , take it easy and take a good look before deciding on something in particular. If the room is small, you should propose folding beds to save a little space during the day, such as the helpful sofa beds. Beds with drawers are very useful because they allow you to take advantage of the space under the bed, there are doubles, triples … Here the boy or girl can keep their toys or the sets of sheets that they are not using at the time.
A desk cannot be absent either because the child has to have a place to study . Common places such as the living room or kitchen are helpful places but in the long term and as the child grows, he will begin to need more space to study . Now practically anywhere you can find desks with built-in shelves and with specific holes to put a computer. On the other hand, if we do not have room on the wall to put shelves with feet (cabinets, dressers, mirrors …) we can raise them on simple shelves and hold the books with bookends. Pick colors that go well with the walls.
– Look for accessories for a perfect decoration:
Find with your son or daughter those elements that are useful and that you both like aesthetically. For example, rugs give a lot of play because the shapes and designs can be almost infinite, and it is also something that will always be useful. Bedside lamps can be fun if you buy them in original shapes. In the event that you do not have space problems, you will have broadband to incorporate more things. Get the child involved and ask him what kinds of things he would like . For example, you might prefer a trunk for your toys to storing drawers in your closet.
On the other hand, and in terms of toys, it is better to keep most of them and leave only the child’s favorites in view, apart from the fact that it is not very aesthetic, having many things on the surfaces gives an appearance of disorder , it is also more It is difficult for a child to clutter up a room with few items than one full of toys and stuffed animals.
DECORATION FOR A MIXED ROOM BOY – GIRL
The same logic is followed as in the previous case. It is important that both children participate in the decoration of the room. The colors of the wall, the carpets, vinyls (in case they are put). Both of you have to feel included. It is also important that there is a small corner for each one, exclusive to you. It is difficult when you have small rooms but it is important so that they do not fight or feel overwhelmed to find something that is totally for each one, even if it is a table to store their things.
– A good idea is to divide the room “invisibly” :
For example, in the event that they do not agree, each half of the room can be painted a different color, there are even parents who put a curtain that divides the room in two so that the two boys have some privacy (their bed, your furniture, your space …). If you search the net you will find many photos from which you can get ideas. If you choose to put bunk beds, decide on neutral tones to paint the walls , with vinyl that you both like. Avoid pastel colors and choose a neutral color that you both like, a silver combined with a lavender or a soft green, a beige color … You can even dare with black and white if they are teenagers.
– What do we do with television?
Finally, we do not recommend a television in a shared television , firstly because it occupies a space that could be used in furniture or something more productive, for example more space on the desk, since there are two of them going to need it. And second, unless you magically get along, you are going to have to continually endure disputes over the channel you want to watch, or if one wants to sleep and the other is watching TV, etc.
Dr. Tabriella Perivolaris, Sara's mother and fan of fashion, beauty, motherhood, among others, about the female universe. Since 2018 she has been working as a copywriter, always bringing to her articles a little of her experience and experience as a mother and woman.