The gray shade is considered basic, perfect for decorating the surface of walls, as well as furnishings in a children's room.
It is universal, so it can transform a room of different sizes for boys and girls of any age.
This tone will also help balance the brightness, uncertainty and chaos of colorful toys and accessories. But if used ineptly, gray color can visually make a room smaller and make it look dull and monotonous.
In this article we will talk about the correct use of gray in the nursery, as well as the correct combination with catchy shades.
Gray color in the interior
Gray is a cool color, which means it is more suitable for “southern” rooms. In nurseries with enough natural light, it can be combined with any colors, including blue tones. In rooms where the windows face north, you can also use this color scheme. But then it is better to combine gray with white and warm colors - pink, yellow, orange, beige, etc.
In small children's rooms, a light palette is more appropriate, since dark shades of gray will visually reduce the space. Although, with proper distribution of graphite spots in the room, you can achieve a visual increase in its dimensions.
From a psychological point of view, gray color in the interior does not irritate the child, helps to concentrate on studying and always meets his age requirements.
For active and excitable children, a design in gray-pink, blue or green shades is suitable. For those who are shy and reserved, it is better to choose a gray-yellow or orange design.
If we talk about interior style solutions in gray tones, then there is complete freedom of choice: from minimalism to classics.
Minimalism
This is simplicity of lines, glossy surfaces, minimal decor, gray walls and ceiling.
Loft style
A combination of gray plasters with brickwork on the wall, a combination of concrete and black metal, decor in gray and white tones, natural wood. All this helps to create a spectacular nursery, free from rules.
ECO style
Natural materials, gray shades in furniture, greenery are a reflection of nature itself.
Classic
Gray is one of the main colors in it. Against its background, white furniture, carved cornices, and stucco moldings look even more elegant.
American classic
The surfaces here are usually painted. The shades of paint are endlessly varied, so the color of the walls in such a nursery is always interesting. Typically, for example, the use of gray-beige tones is the so-called grey/beige color. Similar shades are also known as warm or French grays. Of the cool ones, preference is given to gray-lavender and gray-blue tones.
Features of the design of a children's room in the American style: wide baseboards and cornices, classic furniture, tall cabinets, emphasized symmetry. The compositional center of the room is a bed with a magnificent headboard, and often with a canopy.
The materials and contents give the impression of being expensive. There is nothing superfluous in the interior. Variegation is excluded, but the inclusion of one or two additional colors is quite appropriate.
Combination with other colors
It is better to use gray as the main tone of the interior and combine it with other colors. Classic companions are warm shades: pink, yellow, beige, red. Adding light green, ultramarine, coral or rich turquoise colors will look truly stylish.
Curtains, bedspreads, decorative pillows, poufs, armchairs or other individual pieces of furniture, rugs, and lamps can be used as bright accents. The main thing here is not to overdo it, so that in combination with colorful toys and books you don’t visually overload the room.
Combination of gray and white
This is the best option for creating a stylish and clean nursery space. To give the room coziness, you can add milky, light caramel shades and natural materials of various textures. For example, wooden elements will add special warmth and dilute the severity of the gray palette.
Beige-gray children's room
Two calm, not flashy colors will give the interior balance, restraint and at the same time presentability. Sometimes this background combination is diluted with contrasting splashes in yellow, red or turquoise tones.
Gray-pink room
Option for real princesses. In light colors it is gentle, sweet and a little magical.
Gray-blue combination
This combination is appropriate for both a boy’s and a girl’s nursery. If you need to add freshness and coolness, then this color solution is for you. For a more harmonious design, the combination of gray and blue is often diluted with an additional warm color.
Yellow-gray interior
The solution is suitable for both boys and girls of any age.
Yellow with gray is cheerful, active and juicy. Suitable for “northern” rooms.
Wall design with panels and wallpaper in the bedroom for a teenager: 10 fashionable options
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In the photo: A bright and beautiful bedroom with a workplace by the window for a girl
In turnkey apartment renovation there are several fundamental points: style, apartment finishing materials, built-in and cabinet furniture, color scheme. In a teenager’s bedroom, all these elements and their combinations are no less important than in any other room in an apartment or house. A professional designer will help you create a comfortable place for your child to live, study, relax and have fun in any area. At the same time, in the field of aesthetics, the design of a teenage girl’s bedroom also matters. To feel comfortable, it is very important for a girl to have a beautiful, feminine, original interior that reflects her character.
Therefore, we strongly advise you to allow your child to communicate directly with the designer when choosing colors, furniture and decorative details, such as wall materials. Next, we will look at several options for decorating walls with wallpaper, panels, moldings and other materials that may interest you. Show this article to your daughter and have her tell you what she likes best.
Inspiring interior of an emerald-white bedroom for a 14-year-old girl
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In the photo: Fashionable wallpaper with white flowers in a teenager's bedroom
This bedroom interior design with emerald wallpaper looks simply magical. By complementing the interior with white furniture made to order specifically for this room, the designer was able to create a special mood here for the clients’ daughter, who chose the color scheme herself. It is worth paying attention to the unusual lamps in the room, as well as the attractive headboard of the bed with Capitonné upholstery.
Fashionable bright bedroom interior for a teenage girl 13 years old
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In the photo: Beautiful furniture with bright accent wallpaper in a teenager's bedroom
The next design project in our selection is made in the neoclassical style in a very light color palette. The basis was a snow-white shade, some furniture and decor were beige, and a pleasant blue color became the accent color. Pay attention to the chosen wallpaper: the pattern is repeated only twice on the wall and is clearly marked symmetrically on both sides of the bed. On the floor there is a tactilely pleasant engineered board (with solid wood in the upper part). Double curtains and decorative textiles also add coziness.
Cute neoclassical bedroom for a 12 year old teenage girl
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In the photo: White wallpaper with gold in a teenager’s bedroom
Here is another interior design option in the neoclassical style, this time it is a bedroom for a teenager with modern hobbies. The room has a large flat-screen TV, and the computer is on the loggia, in the office area. Thus, the child has every opportunity to engage in leisure and study in a comfortable environment. The advantage of this corner room in a new building is the presence of windows on both sides, so it is always sunny here, which is very important for a child.
Luxurious interior in art deco style in powdery tones for a high school student
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In the photo: Built-in furniture along the window in the nursery
The next option is a 3D design project for a bedroom in the art deco style for a teenager. The custom furniture for the writing area and the daybed by the window looks very modern. The textile panels behind the bed are complemented by gold molding inserts, and behind the bedside tables there is a beautiful finish with floor-to-ceiling mirrors. The lamps near the bed, stylishly grouped in threes, also stand out. The ottoman and half-chair here are on a metal frame, which is typical of the glamorous art deco style in which the room is decorated.
Glamorous pink interior with floral wallpaper for my 14 year old daughter
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In the photo: Bedroom interior in powder tones for a teenage girl
The interior design of a bedroom for a teenager must certainly take into account the interests of the child. For example, in the design project in the visualization above, a separate boudoir area was invented to the left of the bed with convenient drawers and organizers inside, since the girl who will live in this room is interested in professional makeup.
Futuristic and fashionable simple interior for a girl gamer
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In the photo: Bedroom in neutral colors for a teenage girl
At the same time, a teenage girl does not have to have exclusively standard hobbies. If your daughter has an unusual hobby: a certain type of sport or dancing, gaming or anime, then functionally and visually it should be included in the interior design as part of the overall image.
Super-modern bedroom without bright accents for a student
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In the photo: Design project in 3D with visualization of a bedroom in neutral colors for a teenager
It often happens that the interior design of a room is ordered taking into account the fact that the child will grow up and move to another city or start working after graduation and live separately. Then it makes sense to decorate the bedroom in a guest style - functional, stylish, but neutral.
Cozy and modest interior for a girl artist
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In the photo: Beige bedroom interior with white furniture for a teenage girl
In this case, the style should be chosen taking into account the general character of the child. Modern styles are suitable for active ones, while pro-French styles (neoclassical, classic, art deco) are for calmer children. It is best if the child himself says what he likes.
Neat interior for a girl who dances
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In the photo: Custom-made furniture in the neoclassical style in a teenager’s bedroom
When planning a child’s room, the designer also takes into account other factors: whether there is a desire to receive guests and leave them overnight, whether there is a need for a place for a musical instrument or dancing in the center of the room, how many shelves are needed for books and what size of bed will be comfortable for the child. For example, if space allows, now double beds are often installed instead of standard single or single beds.
Finishes and materials
The walls in a gray nursery can be painted or covered with wallpaper. Graphics or stylish photo wallpapers with a monochrome pattern will look good on an accent wall: silhouettes of mountains, trees, city skyscrapers, etc. It is also appropriate to use combined wallpaper with beige, white or brown patterns. Neutral fabrics will be decorated with golden or silver patterns. Nowadays, geometric and floral prints are trending. By buying light and gray furniture, the walls behind it can be made darker and more contrasting.
For the floor in the children's room, choose natural wooden parquet, cork or an economical option in the form of laminate.
In a word, there is a large field for experimentation, the main thing is that the finishing does not contradict the general concept of the project and is made of safe materials.
Question No. 1: “Benefit or harm?”
First of all, it is worth remembering that the children's room is a special room for the baby. This space simultaneously accommodates a bedroom, an area for school activities, a play and sports corner, and a place to store toys, books and other accessories. The child spends a lot of time in the children's room; the most exciting memories of his life are often associated with this space. Here he goes through all stages of growing up and psychological development.
The choice of color scheme when organizing personal space should take into account many factors. First of all, this is the child’s gender, characteristics of his character and temperament, interests and color preferences. Parents who have chosen gray tones for the interior of their children's room, but still doubt their choice, should consider several important points.
Furniture and decor
White furniture, models made of light wood and bleached wood are ideal for a child's room in gray tones. This furniture will brighten the interior and add freshness to it.
Dark modules are suitable for a room in light gray colors. This contrast will give the room an unusual and interesting look. It is important not to overload the nursery by making it too gloomy. A few dark facades are enough. Graphite furniture will help mute the riot of colors from numerous toys.
Gray color is a good background for decoration. Textiles and accessories are becoming more catchy and colorful. You can decorate the walls with themed posters, garlands, flags and more. Sofa and decorative pillows, mattress covers, curtains, and original poufs will add rich spots. Textiles can also be a continuation of the monochrome palette of the room. Only its shades should be lighter or darker than the walls.
Large mirrors look great in a gray interior. They will visually enlarge the nursery. But they should not be installed in the rooms of children who actively play.
It must be remembered that gray children's rooms require a sufficient amount of natural lighting. If the room is dominated by artificial lighting, then there should be a lot of it: chandeliers, floor lamps, wall and table lamps of various types.
Style direction
The gray scale is so unique that it can be used in any style, both modern and classical genres.
Classic style involves the use of soft and light gray tones.
Gray children's room in a classic style
In Retro and Country style, such a palette looks ideal and symbolizes harmony with nature.
Broken lines in the interior of a gray children's room
Provence style
Ultra-modern styles allow the use of rich gray tones.
Gray children's room in loft style
Interior of a gray children's room in a modern minimalist style
Themes for both girls and boys also imply the use of a similar range. It can be a fairy-tale theme, or a nature theme, or a marine theme.
Children's room in gray tones for a boy
The most traditional option is to decorate the walls in the boy’s room in light gray tones. In this case, the furniture will suit both dark gray and white.
Light walls, floors and a white ceiling will prevent the room from becoming gloomy, even with dark furniture. If the walls are dark gray, the furniture should definitely be light.
To prevent the nursery from looking like a zebra, we dilute the monochrome space with colored textiles and accessories. Boys most often choose blue, yellow, turquoise, orange, green, and red accent colors. The decor can also be chosen to match the furniture, but it should be darker or lighter than the main color.
Lighting in a nursery needs to be carefully considered to offset the dark gray color.
"Brutal" interior
Teenage boys who want their room to look serious and masculine often prefer gray. However, girls also choose similar decisions.
Gray is combined here with black or dark brown. The furniture is functional and minimalistic. The decor reflects the interests and hobbies of the teenager.
Children's room in gray tones for a girl
A nursery design for a girl in gray tones creates an atmosphere of sophistication, elegance and security. Gray walls are calming and peaceful.
The combination of light gray, soft pink and white shades allows you to create a romantic atmosphere for both little princesses and dreamy ladies.
If there is a bright pink color in the room, you will get an active interior for a teenage girl.
Against the background of basic gray, yellow, light turquoise, soft purple, mint, and light green shades will also look great.
The interior for a girl will be complemented by cute accessories in the form of frames, posters, and original ottomans. From textiles, you should choose curtains, bedspreads, decorative pillows that match the style of the nursery. Fabrics will add coziness and the necessary color accents.
