Over-the-Top Kids' Rooms Bursting With Style
Take inspiration from these six types of kids' spaces, from interactive sports-themed rooms to a cool teen hangout.
We tapped interior designers and our team of editors to share their favourite out-of-this-world designs and give tips for bringing these rooms down to earth in your home.
1. An Imaginative Play Place
Bring it Home With our Wayfair Editors' Tips:
1) Find a theme and embrace it! Choose something your child loves—like playing house—and work it into the details, like a kitchen-theme mural or a window planter made from shoe boxes.
2) Create atmosphere by adding string or fairy lights under curtains.
3) Never underestimate the power of the imagination. Provide your child with blocks, bins and boxes, and craft supplies to build their own dream castle.
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Bring it Home with Michele Bitter Designs' Tips:
1) Welcome children into a formal living area by adding small lounge chairs or a play table at their height.
2) Make a grown-up space kid-friendly by storing toys and books in a credenza with sliding doors. It disguises clutter while allowing kids to still access their toys.
3) Stay on budget with DIY tricks that add a pop of colour to play areas, like spray-painting the legs of a stool a bright shade.
Bring it Home with DKOR Interiors' Tips:
1) Add a feminine touch with a hint of pink. Paint your walls or complement your existing décor with rosy-hued accent pieces.
2. Decorate with fresh flowers or floral motifs—try peonies or roses for a classic look.
3) Layers of different textures add interest and a cozy feel. Try faux fur pillows or plush throw blankets.
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Bring it Home with Wayfair Editors' Tips:
1) Create an interactive space for the athlete-in-training. Make your own free throw game by hanging indoor basketball hoops, or suspend rope climbers on a wall so they can work on their upper body strength (parental supervision required!).
2) For the super fan, add a larger-than-life decal of their favourite player.
3) Paint a wall with chalkboard paint so they can keep track of their own records or those of their favourite players.
Bring it Home with DKOR Interiors' Tips:
1. To give their room some personality, add a stylish accent wall using bold paint, wallpaper, or vinyl decals. Get your teen involved by choosing the design together.
2. Update their bedding. Choose a bold pattern or unique colour combination that speaks to your teen's style. Don't forget floor pillows or ottomans for lounging.
3) Personalize it by placing a cool new chair, a creative décor element, or a stylish hanging light in an unexpected spot.
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Bring it Home with Garman Home's Tips:
1) Create an imagination zone, like a small stage with a dress up area.
2) Utilize chalkboard, dry erase, or even magnetic paint so they have a designated space where they can go wild without damaging other surfaces.
3) In an art area, use easy-to-clean flooring like linoleum.
Designs (from top left): Olamar Interiors, Masterpiece Interiors, Inc., Piccistudio, Wayfair, Chango & Co., Michele Bitter Designs, TL Studio, 2id Interiors, Masterpiece Interiors, Inc., Linc Thelen Design, Jeanne Campana Design, Wayfair, DKOR Interiors, Clean Design Partners, Catlin Stothers Design, Garman Homes,
