Tips for Parents: How to Decorate a Children's Room

Although it's sometimes hard for parents to understand little children, we are the only ones who can help them develop their abilities and fulfill their dreams. For that, you just need to know how to decorate a children's room beautifully, rationally and creatively.

Tip #1: How to Furnish a Children's Room

When considering how to design a children's playroom, remember that this space has many functions, namely:

• a sleeping area;
• a playroom;
• a room for learning and creativity.

Therefore, decorating a children's room should involve dividing the space into zones. Choosing the right color palette for the child's room is also important. First of all, it depends on the child's age and your financial situation.

If you want to make a room that's bigger than needed, it's better to use neutral wall colors and add bright accents on furniture, curtains, toys, and other accessories.

Alternatively, you can buy wallpaper for painting and change the color whenever you or your child feels like it. The combination of light colors with bright ones is very beneficial for children, especially if they are photo wallpapers or wall art. Bright and colorful patterns stimulate creativity and activity, while calm tones prepare the mind for study and thoughtful thinking. Therefore, it's better to combine them in the room.

Tip #2: How to Furnish a Children's Room

Furnishing a children's room should start with choosing furniture. First of all, this is the bed. If you have two children, you can buy a bunk bed. Such beds are usually multifunctional. They come with drawers, ladders, nightstands, climbing frames, tent-like structures, and play or study zones. You can check out collections of photos with such beds.

If you want something special for your child, you can order an exclusive bed in the shape of a car, ship, or carriage.

In a children's room, bookshelves, wardrobes, tables and chairs are essential, and if the child is older, a computer. Choose a wardrobe that is a closet to save space. The study area should be well lit, so place the table near a window or equip it with enough desk lamps.

You can create a sports corner in the children's room where your child will play and have fun. For games, drawing, and crafts, you can lay down a soft carpet, make toy boxes and craft supplies containers, set up a small table and chairs.

Tip #3: How to Decorate a Children's Room

Decorating a children's room with creative and eye-catching elements will make it bright, unique, and beautiful.

Decorating a children's room is an enjoyable and creative process that can involve not only parents but also children.

For example, you can print interesting pictures and hang them on the walls together with your child. What seems like a simple decoration can transform the room in an amazing way!

You can stick decorative stickers for children's rooms on the walls and furniture. For example, characters from favorite cartoons, funny animals, trees and flowers, letters or numbers will delight your child and stimulate creative thinking. The easiest option is to apply photo wallpapers with cartoon characters, such as "Cars" as shown in the picture.

Moreover, you can make children's room decorations by hand. Cut out beautiful flowers, hearts, letters for signs from colorful glossy or matte paper and attach them to the walls, ceiling, curtains.

You can make handmade unique picture frames. Decorate them with sequins, shells, ribbons. If you know how to sew, try making hanging bags for children's things, themed cushions or toys.

Children will also love it if you make a tent or hang a canopy over the bed. You can see such children's room decoration in the photos below.

There are many ways to make a room unique and original, and it all depends on your creativity and resources.