When you are designing your child’s room, whether they are newborns or tweens, there are a few things that are worth bearing in mind, our 5 tips for decorating your child’s bedroom. They should help you to bring together the perfect room for your child, and one that they will want to spend time in for many years to come.
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Decide on a theme
Before you jump into any buying and decorating, it is useful to decide on a theme for the room.
The theme can be as simple as a colour scheme, or it might be something much more elaborate as you work to turn it into something straight out of Hogwarts. It is up to you and your child how far you want to go with any theming, but do work out a few of the basics before you launch into the project.
Get your child involved
If your child is old enough, it can be a good idea to get your child involved with decorating their own room.
They might have very clear ideas on where they want things to be, they might be desperate for a certain colour everywhere or they might have firm ideas on the flooring. Some kids will go all in on this and want a say in everything, whilst others might just mutter the word ‘green’ and disappear leaving you to it.
You know your child, so either rein their expectations and input in at the outset or work hard to coax some interest out of them if you want their input.
Take a long term view
Unless you want to decorate this room every year, try to take a long term view on this one. They might be asking for Paw Patrol carpet now, but will this suit in five years time?
Try to keep the more expensive and more permanent decor relatively neutral, and then add in accessories that can be easily changed out if they are desperate for their favourite characters or latest crazes to be included.
Think about the lighting
There probably isn’t a more important room in your house than your child’s bedroom when it comes to lighting. You will want to think about the benefits of natural light, the importance of having the room well-lit on darker days and the evenings, the necessity of keeping the room dark for sleep and then any fears of the darkness that need to be alleviated. Yes, lighting is important!
You might want an LED strip light to keep things bright and clear, and then add in lamps and nightlights for making things safe and cosy at night.
Whilst they fall into the soft furnishings rather than lighting category, it makes sense to mention blackout blinds here too. These are a must for any child’s room, as any parent will know.
Do it alone!
Well, not alone, get adults to help where possible, but definitely not the kids!
Unless you are decorating your teen’s room and you want them to take some responsibility, it is best to occupy your child with something else whilst you do this.
Whilst it can be lovely seeing their excitement throughout the process, they can also slow you down and create a few mishaps, so sell it to them that you want there to be a big surprise at the end for them and move them gently out of the way.
