Painting walls in a children's room (30 real photos)

Shades of blue for a boy's room, but only pink for girls? This formula is outdated: today designers are turning to unisex tones, and the very approach to choosing a color for painting walls in a children’s room is more reminiscent of the approach to the background palette of “adult” spaces.

This post contains photos of the most modern color solutions for the walls of rooms for younger children. We’ll also share tips on choosing the right tone, safe composition and the right tools if you want to repaint the nursery yourself.

Design: House of Sylphina

Fourth tip

To eliminate the feeling of gloominess, dilute the children's room in gray tones with a white color. This combination is the best combination of existing options. You can decorate the window, door, furnishings, curtains in white.

At the same time, the darker the base color, the more snow-white there should be in the interior space.

Fifth tip

A children's room in gray tones looks best in chic, Provence, minimalism, as well as classic styles.

Sixth tip

When planning the design of a room, it is important to focus not only on your preferences, but also on the age category of the child.

What tones should you use to dilute the interior space of a gray children's room?

To decorate the interior of a room intended for a baby, it is preferable to choose calm tones. Combining gray with delicate shades will not negatively affect the emotional state of the baby.

For children 3-10 years old, a catchy, but not too flashy combination is suitable. In a boy's nursery, blue, orange, or green colors would be an excellent choice.

Lemon, pink, and blue tones are suitable for a nursery intended for a girl.

In a room for a teenager, it is optimal to combine snow-white with beige. However, teenagers also love bold options. For example, combining gray with black and snow-white. Ash color will favorably balance the most striking shades.

Seventh tip

In a gray room, natural materials look original. Thus, bronze decorative elements, expensive natural solid materials, and brickwork combine perfectly with gray furniture in the nursery.

A few more important recommendations:

It is better to combine gray coloring not with cold tones, but with warm ones. It is important to be more careful when combining a gray wall in a nursery with a blue color scheme, because in comparison with other color palettes, blue becomes almost invisible.

Use our recommendations when arranging a children's room in gray, and let your child grow up strong and healthy!

Stage III - buy paint

When choosing, you need to focus on the absence of a strong odor and the breathability of the coating. Therefore, we immediately discard oil and alkyd enamel ones. Paint for a children's room should be:

hypoallergenic;
washable;
intended for internal walls (interior);
waterproof;
breathable;
abrasion resistant;
thick consistency (easier to apply);
economical (covers well).

Thanks to the last two properties, repairs will cost less money and time.

Paints with all these qualities:

Water-dispersion (water-emulsion) - inexpensive, odorless, “breathes” and easy to clean.
Acrylic - the same advantages as water-based emulsion, plus a durable coating without gloss and with high stability.
Latex - fits well and holds tightly, gives a thinner layer than acrylic and a pleasant-to-touch surface.
Silicone is a new product in the family of interior paints. Harmless, stable, but expensive.
Ecological ones are the cleanest, as the name implies, and therefore the most suitable for children. They do not contain a drop of harmful substances, but their prices are slightly higher.

In addition to paint, you will need brushes and rollers, trays, and masking tape (adhesive tape) to protect window frames, door frames, and sockets.

Tip: If you will be tinting the paint yourself, purchase tinting with a reserve. Achieving a complete color match using a color scheme from another manufacturer is a very difficult task.

Successful colors and painting options for the interior of the room

There are many interior design ideas for decorating children's rooms. For example, the nautical style is equally loved by both boys and girls. To create it, you need:

paint the walls white and blue;
purchase textiles with marine stripes or with other thematic images (ships, shells, sea animals);
apply one large pattern to the accent wall, and several small ones to the others.

The second option for decorating a nursery is to turn it into a picture from a fairy tale book. But here a lot depends on the wishes of the baby. After all, if girls traditionally want to live in a princess room, then boys usually want to be brave knights.

It is best to place a bet in such rooms:

to pale pink, lavender and golden shades (for girls);
light green, blue and sand colors (for boys);
curtains with photo printing depicting either the carriages of princesses or the houses of knights;
wall stickers.

If the child, due to his age or personal characteristics, does not yet gravitate toward any one design style, then it will be enough to correctly zone his room with colors and patterns.

In this case, blue-blue, powdery pink, olive, sandy yellow and light brown colors are good for the sleep area. The area for active games, on the contrary, should be painted in a brighter, more active shade (red, bright green, sunny orange).

Advice If the nursery is intended to accommodate two children of different sexes, then it is not recommended to assign gender to colors. The only place where you can limit the male and female “beginning” is in the sleeping area.

If a girl's bed can be located near a pink or red wall, then a boy's sleeping place should be adjacent to a blue or blue vertical surface.

Parents should not be afraid to paint the walls in their children's bedroom, as this is a fairly safe, fast, affordable way to create an interesting themed interior.

Leave the slightly tired wallpaper for other rooms and make your child’s childhood as bright and memorable as possible.

Stencils

In order for a child’s bedroom to acquire individuality, it is not enough to simply paint it in one or two colors you like. After all, without thematic drawings, original ornaments or inscriptions, the walls will look “bare”.

On vertical surfaces in children's rooms they draw:

flowers, trees;
animals;
toys;
balloons, balloons;
famous cartoon characters;
letters, numbers, inscriptions.

But not all adults know how to draw beautifully, and inviting designers is expensive.

Using special stencils, you can apply any image to the wall. You can even make them yourself, simply taking a drawing from the Internet as a basis.

Advice

For the first time, it is better not to take a complex, three-dimensional stencil, where different elements of the design are painted over with several colors. Lack of proper skills and abilities will negatively affect the result.

Techniques for transferring an image from a stencil to a wall:

acrylic spray;
sponge;
the reverse method, when it is not the drawing itself that is painted over, but the background around it.

A dark stencil image looks best on a light background, and vice versa.

How to make painted walls more interesting? 5 simple ideas

Plain painted walls are good in themselves, but if desired, they can be decorated in a more original way. Here are a few ideas to consider.

Idea 2. Highlighting an accent wall with color

If you want your child’s room to be bright, but you are afraid to overdo it, paint only one wall or part of the wall with colored paint, and decorate all other partitions neutrally. This way you will make the interior stylish without overloading it. In addition, in this way you can zone the space, visually separating, say, a sleeping or playing area from a working one.

Idea 3. Creating an optical illusion

If the room is small, narrow or has low ceilings, then you can correct these shortcomings by decorating the walls with stripes or diamonds.

A vertical strip visually increases the height of the ceiling, but somewhat narrows the room:

Diamonds also visually pull the walls up, and you can safely decorate all the walls in the room with them.

A horizontal strip, on the contrary, can slightly lower the ceiling level, but will visually expand a narrow room. This technique is best used on just one accent wall.

Idea 4. Vinyl stickers

With their help, you can easily, quickly and inexpensively transform plain walls and the interior as a whole. In the last couple of years, black and gold stickers in the form of circles, triangles, clouds, raindrops, stars and hearts have not gone out of fashion.

If you like this method of decor, then we suggest you learn more about it from our article: Interior stickers in the design of a children's room.

Idea 5. Combination of painted walls with wallpaper or photo wallpaper

Don't know what is better - painting the walls or covering them with wallpaper? Or maybe both? By hanging beautiful and colorful wallpaper or photo wallpaper on one wall and simply painting the rest of the walls, you will only benefit from the compromise - you will make the interior stylish and save on wallpaper.

Decorating with objects

If the child has developed more or less stable interests, then you can decorate the room with things related to these hobbies. For example, you can give a bean bag chair in the shape of a ball to a passionate football fan. For a hockey fan, create an area with sticks and helmets.

If a boy is attracted to the sea, you can draw a ship on the wall or put a sailboat in the closet, and hang ropes in the room Source vdome.club

Here it is important to take into account the interests of the child himself, and not the parents. If a child is involved in music or sports at the insistence of mom or dad, then an extra reminder about this will only cause a storm of protest and indignation.

Ideas on what color to paint

It is a proven fact: all colors can have both beneficial and negative effects on the human psyche. His mood, behavior, and performance depend on the color that affects the child all day.

Psychologists and designers recommend choosing the following shades for wall decoration in a child’s bedroom:

Cream, beige, ivory, sky, powder pink, mint, light purple. These colors will look most appropriate in the room of a child from 0 to 2 years old.
Light gray, marsh green, red-scarlet, muted orange, blue, pear, chocolate. Paint of these shades can be used to decorate the walls in the room of boys or girls from 2 to 7 years old.
Turquoise, light cherry, rich green, pink, yellow, blue, terracotta. These shades will support the positive mood and performance of a child of primary school age.
White, black, orange, coral, dark blue, graphite, lime. These colors harmoniously combine the rebellious teenage spirit and the bedroom design of a growing child.

The younger the child is, the more delicately his interior should be decorated. Too bright shades will excite the baby too much, making him capricious and disobedient.

Stunning shelves and cabinets

Just like decor, shelves and cabinets play a big role in shaping the overall appeal of a child's room. A smart choice would be to invest in a modern modular unit that serves as both storage space and homework space. Such stylish furniture sets usually have a wide range of colors.

In addition to the traditional pink and blue, which many parents often abuse, you can also use yellow - this is an ideal option that looks great in almost any interior and is suitable for both girls and boys. Orange will come in handy when decorating a room for an elementary school student.

Pair this playful shade with black and it will look even brighter. Whether it's hanging modern, colorful shelves or repainting a vintage nightstand, there are plenty of options to choose from, and there's something to suit every style!

Boys' bedroom with colorful shelves and blue FLY pendant light (by Redtop Architects).

Shelves and work stations in several shades of green in a children's room (by Paul Archer Design).

Chic yellow zig-zag shelves and quirky lamps with matching yellow shades on the bedside tables are definitely favorites in this interior (by Susan Strauss Design).

Vibrant, multicolored cabinets with built-in homework spaces (from MATT architecture LLP).

Vintage modern kids room with colorful cabinets (from Artistic Designs for Living, Tineke Triggs).

Selecting a roller and other tools

Before painting wallpaper on the wall, purchase tools. First of all, you will need a roller. There are several types:

Roller	Variety	A comment
Foam roller.	The cheapest and least durable solution. It is recommended to use it when working with water-based emulsion. We do not recommend using with formulations containing synthetic solvents. They will render the roller coat unusable. When working, we make smooth movements so that there are no splashes visible on the painted surface after completion of the work.
Fur.	It is combined with wallpaper finishing due to the use of natural elements in the fur coat that perfectly absorb paint. Will allow you to create a flat, smooth wall surface. The main advantage is the absence of streaks, smudges and drops when applied to the surface.
Thread.	It is used when it is necessary to complete work in a short time, without paying attention to the quality of painting.
Velor.	In terms of its characteristics and quality of painting, it is similar to fur, but is slightly superior to it, allowing you to achieve a perfectly even quality of application of the material. It is recommended to be used by experienced painters, since if handled improperly, any unevenness will be noticeable on the wall.

For painting work, purchase a small and a large brush. The second is used for painting large surfaces where it is impossible to work with a roller. A small brush is designed for painting small interior elements and corners. To choose the best quality brush you need to look at its bristles:

have split ends;
elastic;
shorter at the edges than in the center;
the length of the brush is 50% greater than its width.

There are several types of brushes:

Brush	Variety	A comment
Natural brushes.	Made from natural materials (animal hair). They have a split structure. For working with oil paint and drying oil.
Synthetic brushes.	Made from synthetic materials. They have higher wear resistance compared to natural brushes. For working with water-based compounds.
Combination brushes.	Contains natural and synthetic bristles. They have a hard working surface. For working with primers and impregnations.

Permanent decor

Permanent decorations are made for older children, when preschoolers stop drawing on the walls. There are not many options here: painting with paints, gluing regular wallpaper, decorative plaster.

Room decor in the style of “Monsters, Inc.” Source walldeco.ua

Decor of a newborn's room Source www.homify.ru

What wallpaper can be painted?

Modern industry offers several types of wallpaper, specially designed for painting, differing from the usual ones in the absence of a printed pattern. They are divided according to material into linkrust, glass wallpaper, non-woven, vinyl and paper.

Linkrust

Glass wallpaper

They don't burn.
Do not support combustion.
Easy to clean.
Thanks to the woven structure, they do not interfere with air circulation.
Multiple repainting is allowed.

Vinyl

Non-woven wallpaper with a vinyl coating applied to the front side. More functional than just non-woven ones. Can be repainted up to 10 times.

Design ideas

Paintings, stickers and stencils on a plain background. We paint the walls one color, and then decorate them using scrap materials. These can be special stickers, painting with other paints, photo wallpaper stickers that can be hand-colored with pencils or felt-tip pens, self-created or store-bought stencils of various shapes and sizes. This will be a very practical design decision: after all, children's tastes often change, and making repairs every year is expensive.

Color zoning

Bright and calm colors can be used in different areas: for sleeping, for games, for learning, etc. Painting the walls in a children's room can be incredibly varied; photos of such variations can be easily found on the Internet.

Choosing a color

Be sure to consider the character, gender and age of the child when choosing shades for the nursery. Luckily, gone are the days when boys wore blue and girls wore pink. Today, designers come up with the most daring color solutions for children, regardless of their gender. Psychologists say that

red - makes an inactive child bolder and more energetic;
yellow - helps the restless person to concentrate and believe in his own strength;
orange - gives a joyful mood, increases appetite and reduces the fear of being alone;
blue - calms a hyperactive child;
green – dispels fears and bad mood;
purple - gives the room a feeling of magic.

After the design has been thought up and the color has been chosen, the paint has been purchased and the walls have been prepared (their surface is smooth, dry and clean), the main work can begin.

You will need the following tools

For the preparatory stage, take a spatula, a metal brush, a nylon brush, a whitewash brush, and an electric sander.
For basic work, purchase a roller with medium-length pile, a good quality brush 5–10 cm wide, a tray (cuvette) with a raised bottom for soaking the roller with paint, a drill with low speed and a mixer attachment for mixing paint, and a bucket.

Stages of decorating walls with paint

Putty.
Cleaning with sandpaper.
Wash with a damp cloth, dry.
Primer.
Painting (from internal and external corners from the window side).

Advice from professionals

Paint all corners and places near the radiator and baseboards not with a roller, but with a brush.
To obtain uniform painting, roll the roller over the paint grid or board each time, thereby eliminating excess paint.
Paint a small room with light colors to visually make it larger. If you think through the design of the room together with your child, you can find the best options for painting the walls in the nursery, which means getting as close as possible to your child’s dream.

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Choosing colors from a feng shui point of view

Feng Shui is a Taoist practice responsible for organizing space. Based on this teaching, each element has its own color:

water (north) – black;
earth (northeast, southwest, center) – brown;
tree (east, southeast) – green;
fire (south) – red;
metal (west, northwest) – white.

Bagua - map of feng shui zones

According to this eastern practice, common in Asian countries, each color has a specific effect on a person and is used for different rooms:

Yellow. Symbolizes the sun, abundance and wealth. Creates a feeling of fun, comfort, strengthens hope and binds a person to home. Not suitable for dark rooms and bathrooms.
Red. It is responsible for vital energy, therefore it is recommended for the construction of offices, but its excess leads to the opposite effect. Suitable for delimiting space and zoning. Should not be used in rest areas, hallways or bedrooms.
Blue. A mysterious color that develops a sense of adventure and exploration. Suitable for living room, bedroom and office areas. A bad solution would be for the kitchen, hallway and corridor.
Green. The basis of a new life, correct activity, but light shades indicate possible immaturity. Used for children's and teenage rooms, great for purposeful boys and girls.
Orange. Can act as an additional color in the living room or short-term recreation area. You should not paint walls in offices and bedrooms with it.
Peach. Symbolizes calm and is responsible for romantic appeal. Suitable for a room where a teenager lives, especially a girl. A slightly diluted shade is used to paint the living room and bedroom.
White. Symbolizes purity and openness. It is used for walls in the nursery and living room and for highlighting areas in the kitchen.
Black. Responsible for strength and solidarity, helps create intrigue. It is recommended to use shades of black that are suitable for certain areas of the walls. Not recommended for children's, teenagers', work or recreation areas.

Due to the fact that the modern interpretation of this practice has undergone changes, many meanings have been completely adapted to current conditions and have lost their original meaning.

TOP 12 best plants for a child's room

The list of flowers that are useful and safe for the health of a boy or girl includes diverse plants - ampelous and erect, low-growing and tall, decorative-flowering and decorative-deciduous.

Sansevieria

One of the most unpretentious crops is Sansevieria, or mother-in-law's tongue. Its beauty lies in its dense, sword-shaped leaves, collected in dense rosettes. From several varieties of mother-in-law's tongue you can create multi-level and multi-colored compositions that will certainly become the center of attention.

The main conditions for care are careful watering, fertilizing in the warm season and periodically wiping the leaves from dust.

People also call this flower “mother-in-law’s tongue” and “pike tail”

Lemon Tree

You can grow any citrus tree yourself by sowing a seed from a store-bought fruit in a pot. A lemon, tangerine or orange tree will be the best decoration for a child's room. Over time, the exotic plant will turn into a pretty tree, and under optimal conditions, it will bloom and bear fruit.

The leaves of the lemon tree saturate the air with essential oils, which have bactericidal properties and kill pathogenic viruses and microbes. The child will be interested in watching the growth and development of citrus.

With proper care, a lemon tree can even bear fruit.

Kalanchoe

You can put any variety of Kalanchoe in the children's room. All representatives of this numerous genus have the ability to purify the air of bacteria, stop bleeding and accelerate wound healing:

Kalanchoe Blossfeld with minimal care will delight you with bright inflorescences of red, yellow or orange color;
Kalanchoe Pinnate will help cure a runny nose if necessary;
Kalanchoe Laciniata, or deer antlers, will decorate the room with carved leaves, cut into several fragments.

Kalanchoes are hypoallergenic, unpretentious and do not require special care.

Chlorophytum

Chlorophytum is the best purifier for home air saturated with dust, harmful chemical compounds and dangerous bacteria. Its leaves are capable of collecting up to 80% of toxins and pathogens hovering in the immediate vicinity of the pot in a day. Chlorophytum tolerates dry apartment air well and grows actively both in the sun and in the shade. Several pots of chlorophytum will enliven the children's room with long flower stalks and lush “fountains” of greenery.

One of the most useful indoor plants is chlorophytum.

Violet

Violets are an ideal choice for a girl's room. They are non-toxic, unpretentious and feel great even on northern windows. A huge number of Saintpaulias with different colors and shapes of leaves and buds allows you to create an original flower arrangement. By placing pots with different varieties on the window, you can admire the blooming violets all year round.

You can grow a violet from just one leaf

Cypress

Cypress is similar in shape to a miniature Christmas tree, but, unlike it, it has soft, scale-like needles. This tree is called a green vacuum cleaner for its ability to accumulate dust, harmful substances and bacteria floating in the air on the surface of its branches. In order for the flower to effectively cope with this task, it is recommended to bathe it regularly in the shower. Cypress saturates the air with phytoncides that are beneficial for the respiratory system (especially for children suffering from frequent bronchitis and bronchial asthma).

Cypress perfectly purifies the air

Decembrist

Decembrist belongs to the genus of forest cacti that do not have thorns.

Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera) in pot

Its segmented leaves are attached to each other, forming a dense, lush bush. It usually blooms in winter before the New Year holidays, covered with numerous buds of white, red, pink or crimson.

Begonia

Begonia has the property of releasing essential oils into the air that are beneficial for the respiratory system. For a baby, proximity to such a flower will be beneficial not only from a medical, but also from an aesthetic point of view. Decorative flowering begonia varieties will delight you with lush inflorescences, and decorative deciduous varieties will delight you with unusual patterns on the leaves.

Begonia releases beneficial essential oils into the air

Hibiscus

The indoor hibiscus, or Chinese rose, attracts the eye with its shiny foliage and brightly colored buds that are odorless. A young specimen that does not take up much space is suitable for a children's room. When the bush grows to an impressive size, it can be moved to the living room - the hibiscus will look impressive in any part of the house.

Hibiscus can grow to large sizes, so it needs to be trimmed

The healing properties of orange

A child can benefit from orange color in a children's room if he is going through a difficult period. Under the influence of the shade, it is easier for a child to cope with problems; he will feel a surge of energy and strength necessary to overcome difficulties.

Thanks to the orange interior, there is energy that needs an outlet. At these moments, girls show good creativity.

For example, it could be dancing or drawing. It is better for boys to burn off energy through physical activity. Therefore, a punching bag or rope in his room would be appropriate.

It is very good that orange color can awaken energy, but the main task of parents is to direct it in the right direction.

Ideally, a couple of weeks after the renovation, the child will begin to attend clubs and sports sections, take walks during the day, and set aside time in the evening to read books.

Wallpaper for different interior styles

Following the latest fashion trends, you can choose stylized options. Although a win-win option does not get old - laconic drawings on a light background or plain walls in soft shades of natural tones.

Brick wallpaper will create a popular loft interior in a children's room

Children's room in Scandinavian style with wallpaper inspired by old boards

Wallpaper with smooth horizontal stripes is suitable for a minimalist interior

When choosing modern wallpaper for the nursery, where you plan to arrange stylish furniture, you should take into account the recommendations of interior designers. Fashionable styles require a special approach.

Modern

It’s easy to imagine a beautiful children’s room: avant-garde furniture with transformers, plain wallpaper in non-standard colors. Another option is possible: complete immersion in nature: furniture made from environmentally friendly materials, textured wallpaper to match plaster or brickwork, plus several applications or fragmentary use of photo wallpaper - this is still a children's room.

Teenage children like wallpaper with photo printing

Classical

For classics, colors that imitate a fabric pattern or plain ones with a smooth texture are suitable. The color is chosen to match the wooden furniture. Depending on the texture of the wood, light shades of burgundy, terracotta or baked milk are chosen.

Children's room in a classic style with wallpaper matched to the color of the furniture and textiles

High tech

The high-tech style includes walls, unusually shaped interior items using metal decorative elements and accessories. Following the latest design developments, finishes are chosen with the principles of rigor and balance in everything. Ergonomics comes first.

A room for two children in a high-tech style with geometric patterns on the wallpaper

And others

A good option for a girl or a child of any gender would be Provence - the style of the French village. Artificially aged light furniture is combined with small floral prints in muted natural shades: olive, lavender, tobacco, pale terracotta or pink. Provence requires space, textiles with floral decorations of wildflowers, and a sunny yellow background.

It's easy to create a romantic atmosphere using paper wallpaper with a floral print.

Bright pop art is the choice of active children engaged in creativity. Comic book characters on photo wallpaper, or textured wallpaper in contrasting colors or with colorful patterns are balanced by modular furniture in discreet colors that are in harmony with the main color of the finish.

In pop art style, instead of wallpaper, you can use bright banners and posters

Painting walls in different rooms

Individual preference is paramount when choosing the right color for the walls in a room, but to achieve optimal results, there are some guidelines to consider.

Hallway

This room in most apartments and houses is very modest in size, so the optimal color for such a room would be light (beige, ivory, orange) with possible brighter accents. Due to this, the hallway will seem much larger.

Corridor

If the corridor is narrow, then several shades are used to paint it, which are recommended to be placed in the form of horizontal stripes. An interesting solution would be to create black central or side borders. The main color can be gray, light brown, beige.

The photo shows a corridor in beige shades; this color is considered the most used in such rooms.

Corridors usually do not have enough daylight, so the main palette of paints for walls should be light colors

Living room and hall

Provided that all residents constantly gather in the room, blue, light blue, purple and pink shades are optimal. They are complemented by gold, red and gray colors. For a room used in other situations, a more austere interior with a predominance of cool colors is selected.

Children's

Choosing paint for a nursery is more difficult, since you need to take into account the preferences of the child or teenager. Gender also plays a significant role: boys gravitate towards bright and complex color combinations, while girls prefer calm pink and beige shades with rich splashes. Naturally, such an interpretation is often conditional, therefore, taking into account the wishes of the child, the best option is to use natural colors and their shades.

The photo shows a children's room in yellow-green color. This combination is an excellent solution for a child’s room, as it has a positive effect on the still weak visual system, gives energy and at the same time calms the nervous system.

The best solution for decorating a children's room will be natural shades of paint.

Bedroom

This room should promote relaxation and comfort, so the walls can be painted in shades of yellow, orange and green. It is better to abandon newfangled and experimental solutions that may look good on paper or in pictures on the Internet, but in reality they create an absolutely depressing impression.

Kitchen

If there are pieces of furniture in bright colors, then the walls are painted in a contrasting tone. If the kitchen modules have natural colors in the classical interpretation, similar lighter or darker shades are selected. But to create a modern interior, the walls can be painted in bright colors: red, orange or indigo.

Cabinet

Brown, gray and beige shades are suitable for this room, which can be complemented by black accents. Everything should be in a calm and business-like manner. Modern offices for creative individuals are best painted green, red and blue or combinations thereof.

Bathroom

Large bathrooms are rare, and many of them include several areas, so individual colors are chosen for each area. Blue, purple, dark blue and light green shades interspersed with red or black are well suited for such a room.

The bathroom is associated with water, so blue and its shades are most often chosen to paint it.

The main thing when choosing the color of a room is to take into account the overall style of the house or apartment.

Floor and ceiling

Walls are not the only objects for decoration. You can decorate the ceiling and walls. And here it is better to select practical solutions “for growth”. For example, a universal solution for the ceiling is an image of the starry sky. At an early age, this picture will excite the imagination, and at school it will arouse interest in astronomy. If you depict real constellations on the ceiling, then in the evening, before going to bed, there will always be a topic for conversation: about space, planets, intergalactic flights, etc.

The ceiling creates the effect of the night sky, such decor will be relevant for both kids and teenagers Source storage.googleapis.com Stretch ceiling - a practical solution for children's rooms Source potolok-exp.ru

The flooring must be safe and at the same time durable. You can make the floor warm by using carpets. For example, for a baby, the ideal solution would be to have several thick multi-colored mats with a rubber base: they do not slip and do not allow moisture to pass through. And they can be washed at any time. For an older child, you can use a continuous soft covering, such as carpet.

Rugs will make your child’s play safe: he won’t get hurt or catch a cold from the cold floor Source tion.ru

Step-by-step instructions: description and photos of finished examples

The “inability” to hide wall defects is a clear drawback of paint.
Before you start painting the vertical surfaces of the nursery, they must be carefully prepared. Stages of work:

removing old coating (removing old wallpaper, removing old putty, washing off whitewash);
surface leveling (filling cracks, masking differences, removing defects, chipped areas);
surface cleaning (processing walls with sandpaper);
priming (the type of primer is selected directly for the type of paint);
puttying followed by sanding (how to putty and evenly paint walls?).

Sometimes, after filling, it is necessary to re-treat the walls with a primer and then paint them.

Alkyd-enamel and oil-based compositions should not be used to paint a child’s bedroom.

Design for boys

Attention The design of a bedroom for one or more boys should reflect children's interests and hobbies.

For example, a young football player will definitely be happy to spend all his free time in a room painted in the colors of the flag of his favorite football team. If you don’t have one yet, you can limit yourself to a white and black palette, diluted with grass and dark blue colors.

Recommended colors for painting walls in a boys' bedroom:

sand, yellow, red;
white, orange, green;
grey, chocolate, dark brown.

The older the child gets, the more intricate the interior of his room can be. For example, an African design style would look out of place in a preschooler’s bedroom, but would look organic in a teenager’s room.

In the photo you will see design options for boys' rooms:

For girls

A girl always dreams of becoming a princess, so pink and peach colors are most often chosen for decorating a “girl’s” bedroom. But since each child is unique, his parents should not limit the imagination of their beloved child to these shades.

To decorate a girl's room, the following are suitable:

azure, cornflower blue and heavenly;
emerald, lime, mint;
saffron and golden colors.

In addition, furniture plays an important role in creating a beautiful interior for a girl’s bedroom. Color, shape, number of items affect the mood of the little owner.

Photo of how you can decorate a girls room:

If you are planning to paint the walls in your apartment yourself, you may be interested in articles from our experts on how to decorate the interior in the living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and toilet, as well as in the dining room.

Paper balls

All kinds of round objects are attractive to kids, so paper balls are an excellent option for decorating a nursery. They will attract the attention of the young resident. If you make them bright and colorful, an atmosphere of lightness and celebration will settle in the room. You can make a ball yourself or buy it in a store. In order not to worry that the child will do something to the decor, you can attach the decoration higher.

You can make paper balls with your own hands Source i.ytimg.com

Modern design Source odinart.ru

Minimalism - design style for a boy's room Source roomester.ru

Features of painting walls in a kindergarten group

Paint approved for use in preschool educational institutions is no different from the coloring material that can be used to decorate the walls of a nursery in an apartment. It must have high environmentally friendly, wear-resistant characteristics.

There are a number of points that distinguish such a dye from “homemade”:

Bright colors that have an active effect on the child’s psyche are not recommended for kindergarten;
paint for preschool educational institutions should protect the premises from mold and mildew;
all drawings applied to a painted wall should have a positive meaning (you can draw trees, the sun, flowers, good cartoon characters).

Important In order for the paint to stay on the walls for a long time, it must be applied only to a previously prepared, primed and puttied surface.

Photo of how you can decorate the walls of a group in a kindergarten:

Recommendations

There are several recommendations when painting walls:

When applying paint, you should avoid applying too thick a layer;
if one layer is applied vertically, then the other is applied horizontally when repainting;
Each subsequent layer is applied after the previous one has completely dried.

When using paints in a nursery, you can create an original interior; the main thing is to show your imagination and follow the recommendations. Such repairs will not take much time, and changes to the design can be made at any time, just a desire is enough!

Combination options

From all of the above, we can conclude that you can use any color that the child likes in the interior of the nursery. In order not to harm the emotional state of the child, and the chosen shade has a positive effect on mood and development, it should be correctly combined and combined with other colors. You always need to be able to find a balance in everything, then the interior will have only positive energy.

In addition, it is important to consider the saturation of the chosen shade. For kids, it is best to use pastel colors and not make the interior overly bright.

For children from 4 to 10 years old, natural shades that are found in nature are perfect. Choose richer, non-faded colors.

It is quite possible to decorate the room in white or gray, and then use bright shades as an addition. These can be decorative elements or designs that can be used to decorate walls or ceilings. And you can intelligently combine everything with bright furniture. If the furniture is made in wenge color, then you can choose a brighter wall design.

If you use white or beige as a base, then remember that these shades go well with red, blue and orange. If you do not want to use bright colors in the design of walls and ceilings, then focus on the details.

If the children's room is large, then it is best to divide it into zones. In this way, it will be easy to create the most comfortable environment for relaxation, play and study. Shades such as yellow, red and orange should be used in the study area as they increase activity. Shades of blue, purple and lilac are suitable for the play area. But for a comfortable sleep, it is better to decorate the relaxation area in pink, green or blue colors.

Pink goes well with white, beige, peach and gray. Blue can be combined with white, gray, orange and green. White will help reduce the aggressiveness of red and blue. Light green and yellow also go well with blue.

It is quite possible to choose only one color for decorating a nursery, but choose different shades of it. For example, if you are using green, then decorate the walls in a lighter shade. It can be soft green or light green. But pieces of furniture, shelves, rugs can be a brighter green color.

Corner for independent creativity

Kids draw on wallpaper not out of spite, but because it is more convenient for them to do it while standing. And they also don’t know that this shouldn’t be done. If your child really likes to do “wall painting,” you should think about how to create a corner for him where he can draw with impunity. One option is to attach a sheet of Whatman paper to the wall and explain where you can scribble with a felt-tip pen and where you can’t. As the paper fills up, you will have to change it.

Another option is to paint part of the wall to look like chalkboard. Children usually enjoy drawing with crayons. When the child goes to school, the creativity corner will become part of the work area. Here you can not only draw, but also get used to writing on the board, and also use the wall as a rough draft when solving problems.

The safest way to allow children to draw on the walls is to decorate part of the wall in the form of a slate board Source www.pinterest.ru

A wall-length chalkboard is a place for creativity and study Source vse-otoplenie.ru

Such a room will be easy to adapt to the needs of a growing child Source museum-design.ru

Which paint and varnish material is best to use?

In order for children's walls painted with paint to be bright, but safe, it is necessary to place increased demands on the quality of paints and varnishes. She must be:

hypoallergenic;
breathable;
non-toxic.

Several types of paints satisfy these characteristics. Acrylic paint dries quickly. With it you can create an interesting matte surface. Latex and silicone paints provide a bright, durable, vapor-permeable coating.

Even ordinary water-based paint is suitable for painting walls in a children's room, as is special environmental paint that is safe for children.

Successful color solutions for a children's room

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Parents, giving their children separate rooms, sometimes convert them from a bedroom or living room. But even if this is a new apartment, you need to approach the color scheme of the children's room responsibly. After all, the child spends most of his time in the room, having fun, learning and relaxing. Therefore, in the nursery it is worth equipping both a play area and a calm haven for relaxation. The child’s psycho-emotional perception and mood depend on the color the walls are painted.

What should you pay attention to?

If you are sure that you intend to paint the walls and have decided to start choosing a painting material, then first of all analyze how exactly the room where you want to paint in the future is used. For example, if we are talking about rooms with high levels of humidity, such as kitchens or bathrooms, then it makes sense to use silicone or latex paints, because they will not lose their functional or aesthetic properties when used in a humid environment.

For bathroom walls, use silicone or latex paint

When you need to decorate walls in a dry room, you can use water-based paints and this choice will be very justified, because they are inexpensive, but at the same time they are distinguished by decent quality and long service life.

If we talk about high-quality paint, then its composition should be worked out in such a way that in the future it would be as convenient as possible to apply it to the base

When you need to choose a specific shade, you should analyze in detail the many samples that will be offered to you in any specialized store. They will be painted in different colors, and you can easily choose the option that suits you perfectly.

You can select the right paint using samplers

Such paints are available in a wide range, but their use will be more laconic if they are used to form some kind of accent. Otherwise, there are no restrictions and you can completely rely on your taste.

Bright wall paint is suitable for creating an accent in the interior

If we talk about small rooms, then it is advisable to use lighter colors, because they will visually make the area of the room larger. The use of textured paints will make it possible to implement interesting design solutions, and the cost of such a product will pleasantly surprise you.

Light wall paint will visually enlarge the room

Interesting fact: Recently, designers have especially often resorted to painting walls inside residential premises, as this solution has many advantages. It will not be difficult to create original drawings and individual compositions where textured elements will be used.

On the Internet you can see a huge number of interesting solutions from designers from all over the world, which you can repeat in your own home. To create bright drawings, you can use stencils and even a special tool. For example, brushes of different sizes will make it possible to emphasize one or another element of the composition.

Drawing on walls using a stencil

You can decorate the wall with different patterns that will create a comfortable indoor environment

Remember that sometimes counterfeit products appear on the market and have a lower cost than the original. Of course, it is not worth purchasing such painting material, because it will not be of the required quality. If you do not have experience in painting vertical surfaces, then it makes sense to contact a painter with extensive experience in this industry.

Kinds

All these parameters must be taken into account when choosing to get the desired result. However, that's not all. The paints themselves are divided into types, all the advantages and disadvantages of which we will now analyze.

Acrylic water-based paint

This dye is one of the most popular and in demand. It is based on polyacrylate resins.

Advantages: excellent coverage, easy to apply, unlimited tinting possibilities. The constant advantage of paint will be its low cost. Does not fade, moisture-resistant, wear-resistant. Has no unpleasant odor and is non-toxic. Also, one of the advantages of the paint is that it is easy to use and is suitable even for those who have not picked up a brush.

Disadvantages: high consumption. When using this type of paint, it is often necessary to apply more than one or even two layers of paint to achieve the desired result. The downside of the paint is that it is susceptible to sunlight. Also, this paint does not resist the effects of fungus and mold.

Silicone paint

These paints got their name because of the silicone resins they contain. These coatings belong to a new generation of paints that have the advantages of water-dispersed and silicate paint materials, and the disadvantages are eliminated. Most often used in facade work.

The advantages of silicone paint are that it is vapor permeable and waterproof. It is resistant to sunlight, does not fade, and is not afraid of high temperatures. Resistant to alkali and stains. The scope of application of silicone paint is almost unlimited due to its excellent performance properties, durability and variety of decorative options.

The disadvantages of silicone dyes include high cost. When applied over a large area, this paint is quite expensive. But here it is also taken into account that the durability of this paint, its strength and resistance to damage, will very quickly pay for all investments.

Latex paint

This dye is water-based and contains latex. The paint is known for its high wear resistance.

The advantages of latex paint are moisture resistance and durability. The surface can be wet cleaned without damaging the coating. This paint is universal: it is applicable to concrete, wood and paper. Latex paint coating looks impressive and can decorate the interior. The paint is non-toxic, vapor permeable, has excellent thermal insulation properties, is very economical in consumption and dries quickly.

One of the disadvantages is that the walls need to be perfectly smooth before painting. Latex paint absolutely matches the entire surface of the wall. Also, the paint is not resistant to temperatures below zero. There should not be strong temperature changes in the room where such paint will be painted, otherwise there is no point in using it. The high cost can also be a deterrent, but as with silicone paint, it will be a worthwhile investment in the longevity and durability of the coating.

Vinyl paint

It was created on the basis of vinyl compounds and was practically forced out of the market by acrylic paints. The advantages of vinyl paint are its low cost. This coating does not turn yellow, its decorating ability is at a fairly high level. Resistant to solvents and chemicals. Eco-friendly: approved for painting walls and ceilings in children's rooms.

There are quite a few disadvantages: strong shrinkage when drying, which often requires a second coat of paint. The paint has proven itself to be not very durable. Disadvantages include low vapor permeability.

Acrylic-vinyl paint

A dye that is made on the basis of PVA. Suitable for interior decoration. A budget option. A definite plus is the affordable price.

The downside is that for painting indoors, there must be favorable conditions, without temperature changes and with perfectly leveled surfaces. The paint is not wear-resistant, so don't expect miracles from it.

Acrylic latex paint

Contains the qualities of latex dyes. Wear resistance, long-term operation without loss of protective properties and decorative qualities.

Structural paint

The viscosity of this material allows the paint to maintain the relief specified during application. There are many advantages of the coating: from non-toxicity and odorlessness to the ability to create a unique relief pattern with different degrees of roughness on a given surface. The paint is waterproof, washes well, and can mask surface imperfections. Very durable.

The only disadvantage worth mentioning is the fairly high cost.

Advantages and disadvantages of wallpaper

Despite the fact that wallpaper is a wall covering familiar to most people since childhood, it does not stand still and develops along with the entire interior design industry. There are a number of reasons why consumers prefer wallpaper instead of paint:

With the help of modern models of wall coverings you can create many optical effects. Wallpaper is sold as a canvas with a ready-made pattern, which is very easy to adjust to an accent wall.

no less popular is the option of a panorama or photo printing, created according to an individual sketch of the customer;
Using special technologies for applying wallpaper, you can create a stunning convex relief on the wall, which is difficult to create with a paint composition. This technology is called liquid wallpaper. This option is great for those who do not want to choose the old types of models that form seams between the joints;

if the walls are difficult to sand perfectly, then wallpaper will be an excellent way to hide such imperfections;
In a new building or a multi-populated building, a printed coating will become an additional means of sound insulation. It also helps retain heat;
Most types of coatings are made from environmentally friendly materials. They do not cause allergies, and also do not allow the development of fungal formations or mold on the walls;

in various interior styles, the advantage of wallpaper will be the ability to create imitation of various materials with its help. You can find coating models that are made to look like brick, stone or logs of wood. A similar wallpaper panel will creatively complement any room;
Modern technologies allow wallpaper to perform a number of additional functions. They can have a magnetic surface, convenient for office or children's premises. These products contain components that allow the surface to flicker and glow in the dark. The coatings even combine elements such as leather and metal inserts in their texture. All these nuances allow us to conclude that from the variety of models you can find one suitable for any room.

Such finishing materials for walls have the following disadvantages:

The aesthetic appearance of wallpaper directly depends on the price of the material. Truly high-quality materials, on which flaws are invisible, are more expensive than models available to a wide range of the population. If you choose wallpaper made from cheap materials and decide to glue it yourself, then it will be difficult for you to disguise the seams between the joints. But the services of specialists who will help you stick the coating perfectly require additional financial costs;
Products with complex patterns can be difficult to glue evenly. It is necessary to spend a lot of time cutting and arranging the parts so that the pattern matches on the walls and looks organic and unified;

In conclusion

A child's room should be safe and cozy, develop the child's tastes and be a suitable place for games. Given all these requirements, finding a suitable finishing material for walls is not so easy. It is better to think through several options at once, while carefully analyzing the decision made. If the child is already old enough and has his own tastes, then before choosing a specific material it is better to consult with him and take into account his opinion.

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Vinyl stickers

Vinyl stickers are not an independent finishing material, but simply an opportunity to simply, quickly and inexpensively transform a child’s room and decorate it in an interesting way. They have a lot of advantages:

a huge assortment, thanks to which the children's room can be made in any style, decorated with images of animals, famous characters or any objects. Even if there is no suitable option, you can order custom-made according to an individual design;
ease of installation and dismantling. Anyone can apply stickers of such decorative elements, and in appearance they will look like a painted picture. If necessary, it is also easy to remove such stickers;
Vinyl stickers can be glued to any smooth and flat surface. Painted walls or covered with smooth plain wallpaper are optimal;
low price.

With a little imagination, some elements in the nursery can be played out in a very interesting and unusual way with the help of a couple of vinyl stickers.