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Designing for children begins in their personal spaces. The typical rooms a child uses regularly includes the child's bedroom, bathroom, and playroom. When shopping for bedroom furnishings for a child, a great place to start is a dedicated children's store, although a big box store will often have budget-friendly options that you can design around.

Bedroom Color Choices

Color is a vital part of any room décor. Work with your child to guide them toward a color both of you can live with. There are numerous color schemes for kids' bedrooms.

Girl's Pastel Purple Bedroom Example This purple room design is subtle and accommodates a growing child. The color scheme can be easily modified by changing out a lamp shade, window treatment, pillows, and a coat of paint.

Accessories include, a purple lampshade, velvet throw over the built-in loveseat and a solid purple pillow. An accent pillow made from the window shade fabric repeats the pattern to draw the eye deeper into the room design.

To give this room greater depth and interest, you could add two darker purple values throughout the room. This could be achieved by adding wall art, a small area rug, faux flowers and accessories. You could also repeat the gold accent color with various objects and items.

Additional Bedroom Color Tips

Other ways to bring a color scheme to life include:

Themed Bedroom Design

A themed bedroom can become a child's delight. If your child loves butterflies or dragons, you can choose this as your theme centerpiece. The design for a girl's bedroom or boy's bedroom should reflect your child's interest. Other possible themes include flowers, animals, sports, robots and astronomy.

Seafaring Theme Example

This boy's bedroom uses the sea color in various values of blue in the overall decor. The neat furniture choices are shipshape for any sailor. Some of the items used include:

In larger bedrooms, you can really bring out the theme. Other sea-themed furnishings you could use include:

Other Theme Décor Items

You can choose any kind of theme for a child's bedroom. Some decor objects/items you may want to consider include:

Bedroom Furniture and Storage

It's tempting to put inexpensive items in a child's room, especially when they are very young and quickly outgrow cribs and bunk beds. However, there are many furniture pieces that are appropriate for infants to teenagers. You can save money from the beginning of your child's life by selecting furniture pieces, such as a crib that will convert into a juvenile bed and then into a teenager twin size bed. Matching bedroom suite pieces can be added as your child grows, such as a bookcase, desk, storage bins and dressers.

White Furniture Example Room White furniture décor can become an accent color in some color schemes or be used as the main color with various accent colors. If your goal is a light and airy bedroom design, then white or off white furniture is a must. As long as the white finishes match, you can also add other white furniture.

Even if you swap the crib out for a twin or full sized bed as your child grows, the large white bookshelf is sure to be useful for years, regardless of the color or theme. Additionally, the small white storage chest can be used as an end table filled with books and extra blankets as the child grows. The chair can display a treasured toy as your child outgrows playing with it.

Darker Bedroom Furniture

Darker furniture finishes can also be used, but will not have the same lightening effect to your bedroom design. Darker finishes are often considered masculine elements although nothing forbids their use in a feminine bedroom design. Just make sure that the textiles you use with darker furniture marries the colors and wood/paint finish.

Additional Furniture Tips

If you want bunk beds for your kids' bedroom, don't scrimp on quality. Go for quality. After all, some of the furniture pieces might eventually make their way to your grown child's first home. All the more reason to choose furniture that can grow with your child. Some furniture ideas include:

Storage Solutions

Ensure that there is enough storage space for your child's clothes, books, toys and other items. There are many ways to add needed storage. Some of these include:

Children's Bathroom Design Tips

A child's bathroom has very different design needs than a common or master bathroom. Children usually enjoy bath time and a child's bathroom must be both accommodating and childproof. Splashes of color in the child's bathroom make bath time fun and exciting.

Orange and White Bathroom Example This orange and white bathroom features yellow accents through towels, soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, and swaps the rubber duck for a rubber giraffe on the shelf above the toilet. Bright, vibrant colors are an excellent choice for children's bathrooms. They also help mask any wear-and-tear the room may have over time.

Other highlights include:

Animal Themed Tile Bathroom Design and Example If the bathroom adjoins your child's bedroom, then carry the same color scheme into the bathroom. If you've used a themed bedroom design, repeat it in the bathroom for a cohesive look. For example, mermaid themed bathroom décor is a great idea for a kid's bathroom. Or, you can highlight animals in a tile design that moves from the bedroom to the bathroom.

Floor-to-wall tile is the best way to go for your children's bathroom for the easiest clean up and waterproofing. You can make a tile bathroom a lot of fun by using colorful themed children's tiles placed among the solid colored tiles.

This bathroom uses large, yellow, tile squares on the floor and smaller yellow ones to highlight the toilet area. Other tiles used in this bathroom feature various cartoonish animal characters to add a whimsical touch A green and yellow pattern are used for a tile upper wall border.

Pay Attention to Design Details

Everything in the bathroom should also be safe for your child to use. Storage is always an important part of any room design. A few bathroom décor suggestions include:

Create a Children's Playroom Design

Your children should be able to create entire worlds in a playroom. If your room is large enough, create areas for specific activities. If your playroom is average sized, you can still create a fun space for children to play.

Bright Murals With Matching Furnishings and Toys

You can go all out with a fun playroom when using primary colors for the color scheme. The outstanding design feature of this playroom are the two murals. You can use peel and stick murals or if you're creative, you can paint your own customized murals that will appeal to your children's imaginations.

Other design elements include:

The centerpiece of this playroom is the multi-colored wooden locomotive ideal for climbing and pretending to be a train engineer.

Choose Complementary Colors and Textures

The playroom is a place of activity and bright colors can help excite and create enthusiasm. You want to design a décor that has a color balance. If you're concerned about over-stimulating your kids, then go for a more subdued yet colorful palette.

Ways to do this include:

Take advantage of ways to add color and texture to the playroom through three-dimensional wall art, wall decals, window treatments with colorful designs, textured rugs and lamps/lampshades.

Playroom Furniture and Storage

You want sturdy and durable furniture that can withstand abuse. Many parents opt for plastic furniture. This is an especially good choice for younger children. Any fabric used should be washable for easy maintenance.

Some furniture choices include:

Lighting Options for Kids' Spaces

Just as any room design, lighting is very important. A dark room can create a feeling of dread and depression whereas a room filled with light is cheerful and happy. Some of the best lighting solutions for kids' spaces are similar to those you use in high task areas as well as areas you wish to control the mood.

These include:

Keep Up With Growth

Children are constantly growing and changing and so are their tastes. Before committing to any decor item, evaluate how long it will remain relevant to your child's age. Their age(s) will also determine how involved you want them in the selection process. A good rule of thumb is to give your child two choices of items you've already determined meet your budget and decor criteria. If you take time to plan and involve your children in some decisions, you'll end up with spaces they'll enjoy for many years.

Interior Design for Children's Rooms