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8 Tips for Painting Kids’ Rooms

When painting kids' rooms, whether you’re preparing your first nursery, designing a playroom, or updating a growing child’s bedroom, it can be both exciting and challenging to create a space that both children and adults enjoy. 

As children grow and their tastes change, your child’s room will need to evolve with them. Paint makes it easy to customize children’s furniture and walls and it also allows parents to repaint and update a child’s room with minimal expense.

Here are eight tips to consider when it’s time to paint your child’s room:

1. Choose Soothing Colors for a Nursery.

Paler colors tend to be more soothing for both young children and their parents. Pastel yellows, soft blues, pale greens, and warm pinks are all good options for nurseries. 

Choosing the right paint color can significantly increase a child’s ability to get a good night’s sleep. While it may be tempting to use bright colors in a child’s bedroom, they can be overstimulating and make it difficult for children to wind down at bedtime. 

2. Think About the Future.

Babies grow up quickly so choosing a color scheme that can grow up with your child is something to consider. Neutral paint colors like off-white, beige, and soft gray offer a grounding and comforting feel and are easy to accessorize. 

Rather than having to repaint in a couple of years, consider sticking with a neutral paint color on three walls and having one wall with a fun paint color or mural. This option means that when you and your child are ready for a change, you only need to repaint one wall.

3. Consider the Mood You Want to Set.

Findings from a study conducted by the University of California found that younger children respond more positively to lighter colors while darker shades tend to have a negative association. Color psychologists recommend painting a child’s bedroom with a calm color palette to help prevent overstimulation and promote sound sleep. A child’s playroom is a good place to use brighter and bolder color options. 

4. Talk to Your Child.

If your child is old enough to express an opinion, ask them what colors they like best. For toddlers and younger children, pick 4-5 paint chips to bring home and let them choose their favorite. 

Older children will likely want more input into the decision. That doesn’t mean you have to paint all four walls fire engine red if that’s their favorite color! Incorporating bright accent colors or painting an accent wall are good ways to honor their requests without ending up with an overstimulating space.

5. Play Up Similar Tones.

If you want your children’s rooms to flow with the rest of your home, play off the tones of colors that are predominantly featured. For example, if you use different shades of green in your home, opt for a kid’s bedroom color in a variant shade of green. If you want an eye-catching color that won’t disrupt the overall color scheme of your home, blue works with almost any decor. A soft shade of blue feels youthful while also creating a sense of calm at bedtime.

6. Choose the Right Paint Finish.

Children’s bedrooms receive a lot of wear and tear which can quickly lead to dings, smudges, and scuff marks on painted surfaces. Choosing durable and washable paint finishes for a child’s bedroom or playroom is best. Selecting a scrubbable finish - either satin or eggshell for the walls and semigloss for the trim - means fewer touch-ups and a longer-lasting paint job.

7. Use Chalkboard Paint.

If your child’s bedroom doubles as a study or play area, chalkboard paint allows you to transform part of a wall or the area above a desk into a space for art projects, homework reminders, and message centers. There are a variety of chalkboard paint colors to choose from that complement the decor of almost any room.

8. Protect Your Child’s Health.

Regular paint products release low-level toxic emissions (volatile organic compounds or VOC) into the air which can cause negative health effects. Choose a low- or zero-VOC paint to ensure your child’s safety. No matter what type of paint is used, it’s always important to thoroughly ventilate and allow the paint to dry completely before your child moves back in.

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How to choose paint for a child's room |

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Whittling down your favorite kids' room paint ideas is no easy task, mainly because all the rules go out the window (or, at least, many of them do) when you’re designing a child’s bedroom. 

When it comes to kids' room ideas, you can be as playful as you like, and that means bright colors, bold patterns and even dramatic murals are all on the cards. There are a variety of paint ideas you can you use in a kids' room to create a joyful space that reflects their character and personality.

That doesn’t, however, mean that you should throw the whole swatch book at the walls – it takes even more careful planning than usual to make a carefree color palette look good. 

Whether you're planning a nursery or a room for your child to grow with, the key to a successful scheme is always careful planning, so to help we’ve gathered a selection of ways to use paint in kids' rooms along with some tips from the experts.

Kids' room paint ideas

When it comes to kids room paint ideas there are lots of different approaches. To find out how to choose the perfect paint shade, design and style when planning kids' room paint ideas, we have gathered our top tips as well as asking the experts. 

'There are two ways to consider decorating a child’s bedroom, one of reserved calm and tranquillity or, for much more fun, a joyful flourish of expressive creativity,' says Patrick O’Donnell, brand ambassador at Farrow & Ball, 'The former is probably the desire, but your child will appreciate some artistic exuberance and what is more, you can even get them involved in the process.'

'From the simple idea of a painted floor in our Modern Eggshell (go bold here), or a subtle mural of a mountain scape, to horizontal stripes to break up a room or even a tented ceiling. It all depends on your confidence and patience in preparation. Use Modern Emulsion for all your walls as this will give you peace of mind as fully washable and wipeable. '

Explore our top tips for kids' room paint ideas and get some great inspiration from a collection of bedrooms for seriously cool kids.

1. Be bold with color

(Image credit: Future)

A kids' room is the ideal place to be bold with color. Asking for their input when choosing paint colors will create a design that truly reflects their personality, and will ultimately see them enjoy and use the space more. 

The bright colors used on this diagonal painted wall create an uplifting, playful feature wall, with the matching furniture and accessories creating an overwhelmingly colorful, unified design.

For two-toned designs like this, using the color wheel when choosing your bold color choices will ensure a successful, harmonious scheme. 

2. Create a two-toned look

(Image credit: Katie Lee Photography)

Perfect for kids' room paint ideas, zoning the space with color blocking techniques can generate designated areas for certain activities, as well as creating a sophisticated, two-toned look.

In this kids' room, the white paint on the upper part of the walls and ceiling make the space feel light and bright, creating a spacious, relaxing atmosphere; with the gray paint used on the bottom half grounding the room. The wooden paneling adds emphasis and texture to mark the paint divide, and the overall look is perfect for creating a subtle impact in a room.

3.  Paint the crib or bed frame 

(Image credit: Hicks Cazenave Design, Photography by Vivian Johnson)

A quick and easy way to rejuvenate a bedroom, if you want to steer away from painting the whole room, painting pieces of furniture, such as a crib or bed frame, can transform not only the room itself, but can give a new lease of life to older pieces of furniture that may require some much needed love and attention.

This beautiful crib, painted a bright red shade, is the stand out feature in this nursery. Injecting a colorful, contemporary element to a traditional wooden crib frame, the design is complemented by the calming, pale blue shade on the walls, and enhanced by the eye-catching prints on the curtains and rug.

(Image credit: Rachel Manns Photography)

Instead of painting all four walls in a block of color, why not use paint to create unique, abstract designs.

In this room, the gray paint has been subtly used to create a simple, abstract element on the walls, drawing your focus to the shelves and their displays. Whether you choose bigger, bolder designs or stick to a more calming one like in this room, using paint to create different shapes and outlines on a wall can add a modern, graphic element to a kids' room.

5. Use a beige-gray shade

(Image credit: Tim Young)

When planning paint ideas for a kids' room, choosing a timeless shade that can grow with them and the room is a great and practical option. 

Opting for a neutral backdrop allows for you to add color and pattern through accessories and furnishings, with a beige-gray shade ideal for creating a gender-neutral space. A favorite for designers and experts alike, beige-gray is a versatile neutral that can stand the test of time, effortlessly integrating into both classic and contemporary interiors.

In this beige-gray painted room, ochre and pale pink accents add a playful note, creating an elegant contrast with the painted walls and matching curtains. The light wood and natural, textured rug complement the beige-gray color, and unite the whole scheme together to create a room that is warm and inviting.

6. Transport them to another world with a mural

(Image credit: Crown)

Bedroom ideas can encompass boundless imagination – so why not make sure their four walls encourage your child to think outside the box? As seen in this bedroom, even the simplest of painted murals can be a stimulus for creative play. 

With just a canny choice of two complementary – and very atmospheric – colors, along with a zigzag design that can be easily marked out with masking tape, this child is instantly transported to forested mountains filled with lions, tigers, and bears (oh my). 

7. Pick out feature furniture with paint

(Image credit: Future/Adrian Briscoe)

Kids' room paint ideas aren't just for walls. If you’ve got a tired-looking item of furniture that you want to turn into a statement piece, get out your paintbrush. This method works particularly well in a child’s room, where you have more licence than usual to colour block in bold shades. 

Here, a vintage bunk bed is given a modern update with a lick of cadmium red all over, providing a contemporary take on traditional shared bedroom ideas. This is contrasted with white bedding and walls, but mirrored through red striped accents throughout the room. 

8. Choose soothing colors for a nursery 

(Image credit: Future / Emma Lewis)

‘If you’re decorating a child's room, paler colors tend to be more calming and soothing – both for the child and parents,’ says Judy Smith, color consultant at Crown . 

‘A background of pastel yellows, soft blues, aqua greens and warm pinks can be a good basis from which to add more color. You can always add brighter tones on top of these colors in stripes, squares or a whole painted bedroom accent wall to inject a bit more fun as your child grows. ’ 

9. Throw out the gender rulebook

(Image credit: Future/Mark Bolton Photography)

‘As tradition goes in kids’ bedroom design, blue has been associated more with bedroom ideas for boys and pink in girls' rooms,’ says Interior Designer Ginny Macdonald . ‘I think that is an archaic thing of the past and that color shouldn't define someone's gender. I love the idea of blue for girls' bedroom ideas, and it doesn't just have to be added in in small doses.’ 

In this bedroom, a soft powder blue is the lead color in a pretty, feminine room for a younger child. The overhead storage and the skirting is painted, while the same color is mirrored in a patterned wallpaper on the walls and inside the cozy nooks. 

10. Choose a finish that will do the hard work

(Image credit: Farrow & Ball)

‘We all know that children’s bedroom and playroom ideas need to factor in some wear and tear, so choosing the right finish when considering kids' room paint ideas is vital’, says Patrick O’Donnell, color expert and brand ambassador at Farrow & Ball .  

‘For walls, choose finishes like our Modern Emulsion, which is washable and wipeable for accidental disasters that strike. For woodwork, resilience is key, so our super hard-wearing Modern Eggshell will fit the bill, from all your woodwork to bedroom furniture, and is even tough enough for painted floorboards.’ 

11. Create a rainbow headboard

(Image credit: Lick Home)

Somewhere under this rainbow is the perfect place for kids to snuggle up at night. ‘Whether there's already an existing headboard or not, you can create an extra pop in the room by adding the same or a contrasting color to the wall behind it,’ says Natasha Bradley, interior design and color psychologist at Lick Home . 

‘You can make the space really exciting for your little one by painting a rainbow, a cloud, or simply some geometric shaped kids' room paint ideas behind the bed. This will make nap time even more enjoyable and will turn the boring routine into a real adventure.’ 

12.

Invest in graffiti-style artwork for older children

(Image credit: Future/Richard Powers)

When planning bedroom ideas for teenagers and older children, consider swapping rainbows for something a little edgier. This striking wall mural contains nods to graffiti-style street art, depicting a fantastical urban scene created through the use of stencilling and spray paint. 

If this is a little beyond your artistic talents, consider hiring a professional artist to create something bespoke for your child that they can help design. 

13.  Zone their workspace with color

(Image credit: Future/Davide Lovatti)

Building a dedicated space for homework is never a child’s top priority in their dream bedroom, but pay close attention to it and they will thank you later. To help make a distinction between work and play, use color to zone their workspace area. 

This technique works particularly well with a recessed desk area, like the one in this room. By painting this section of the room a more stimulating hue than the rest, you’ll make the area feel special and more exciting – and they might spend more time there than you expect. 

14. Neutral walls don’t have to be boring

(Image credit: Future)

While it may be tempting to go to town with technicolor in kids' room paint ideas, staying restrained when it comes to the wall color does have its benefits. In this sophisticated bedroom, the pared back beige walls allow the feature green chair and pink patterned curtains to really pop. 

Choosing a neutral color that is adaptable is also more likely to stand the test of time. If your child’s chromatic tastes change as they age, you can simply swap the color of the soft furnishings rather than needing to repaint the entire room. 

(Image credit: Farrow & Ball)

As they drift off to sleep, the bedroom ceiling is likely the last thing your child will see before entering the land of nod – so give them something to dream about. A statement ceiling can come in all shapes and sizes, from a stencilled starry night to wallpapered maps of the world. 

In this room, the bedroom becomes the big top, thanks to a simple but transportive design that uses small bedroom ideas for kids to turn a compact space into circus of wonders. 

16. Give your pinks staying power by keeping them earthy

(Image credit: Future)

‘When it comes to decorating a girl’s room, most people seem to think pink should be the go-to shade,’ says Smith, ‘However, the latest trends have introduced more modern updates and fresh twists on this classic color scheme. Warm shades of terracotta create a grounding and restful space, whilst adding a punchy pop of color.’ 

‘For longevity, steer away from sugary pinks in favour of warmer tones that feel more grown up,’ adds Nina Tarnowski, founder of Woodchip & Magnolia . ‘This will ensure the décor grows with them. Consider softer shades of pink and soft peaches, balanced by gentle neutrals. ’

17. Use paint to zone a play area

(Image credit: Little Greene's Pale Lime and Brighton)

When thinking about paint colors for a kids room consider what the different areas of the room will be used for and choose a paint to fit the mood, this will help bring identity to the different areas.

‘Paint is a fantastic tool too for zoning spaces, creating an area for play, a calming and sophisticated area for homework, or a gentle relaxing space for sleep,’ explains Ruth Mottershead, creative director at Little Greene . ‘Vivid hues work well in more vibrant areas that see a lot of activity,' she adds.

This color blocking of green and blue is a fun way to use paint in a play area and but also captures the feeling of a soothing landscape. Uplifting but not overpowering, the two tones – Little Greene’s Pale Lime and Brighton – are accented with a further pop of vibrant marigold on the skirting. 

'Don’t forget to consider the skirting boards and woodwork in your scheme too, these can be harmonious, an all-over treatment or contrasting to suit the mood,' adds Ruth Mottershead.

18. Create a feature floor

(Image credit: Future / Kasia Fiszer)

Paint is a quick and easy way to create a feature of a floor, you could try painting each the floorboards in a selection of different tones, or pain a chequered effect to give a nod to the circus. 

Introducing color on the floor and keeping the walls neutral is a great small bedroom idea for kids as it helps keep rooms feeling bright and airy. 

19. Spark joy with soft yellow

(Image credit: Mylands)

Associated with optimism, yellow is a lovely color for a kids' room, what's more it is also a hugely versatile shade making it popular choice for gender neutral schemes.

'Yellow represents hope, happiness, and positivity, but it’s also a lively and vibrant pigment, which makes it perfect for a children’s bedroom,' says Dominic Myland, founder of Mylands Paints . 

When selecting yellow paint shades be sure to think about the light in the room, says Dominic. ‘As with any pigment, natural light will affect how your color choice looks in a room so I’d always recommend painting a sample onto the different walls in a room so you can see how it will look in different lights throughout the day. '

If the room is north facing consider a warm shade for a nurturing and welcoming feel. 'Golden Square™ No. 131 is a bright golden yellow paint with slight orange undertones to give it nuance and a subtle glow that’s warm and inviting,' says Dominic Myland. 'The color is perfect as a main wall color for a cheerful backdrop or is great for adding playful details with joinery, woodwork and borders.'

20. Use paint to add accents of color

(Image credit: Philip Thomas)

Paint is a brilliant way to introduce vibrant accents of color to a kids room demonstrated in this space by Philip Thomas. Decorating with orange can dominate a space when used wall to wall in a bedroom, so instead consider limiting it so smaller areas to ensure the space remains restful.

'The wonderful thing about children's rooms is that you can really push the envelope in terms of bright, joyful color,' says Philip Thomas . 'In one of my favorite children's rooms I've designed, we did a color scheme of blue and orange, pairing a blue dotted wallpaper with a door painted in Benjamin Moore's Tangy Orange, and a ceiling in their Sapphireberry shade. '

What is the best color to paint a child’s bedroom? 

There is, of course, no one color that triumphs over all others – a room color’s success is entirely down to the individual child, their likes and dislikes, your personal interior style and the architectural qualities of the room itself. 

If you want to create a calming environment or are looking for nursery room ideas then paler, softer tones are best. For older children, consult them on their favorite colors. If they love bold colors then embrace it – but if it feels like too much to paint the whole room in the bright shade they picked out, then consider pairing it with more muted tones in the form of children's bedroom wallpaper, a simple mural or feature wall. You could also use that color as an accent throughout the furnishings and wall art, with a neutral base underneath. 

How do you paint a child’s bedroom?  

Painting a child’s bedroom can be the most fun you can have in interior design, and gives you licence to really get creative. ‘Reflecting their bubbly personalities, kids' room paint ideas such as dynamic patterns, eye-catching murals and bright colors will create a stimulating and cheerful scheme to inspire playtime,’ says Smith. 

It’s also not only important to consider the color of the paint but the qualities of it too in relation to how the room will be used. Washable emulsions are a necessity for kids who love making art in their rooms, while hardy floor paint is essential if your child loves to run around. 

Finally, consider how their tastes are likely to change, and plan accordingly. If they love one particular color, choose a shade or tone that is more likely to grow with them for a few years in the future. 

Ailis started out at British GQ, where a month of work experience turned into 18 months of working on all sorts of projects, writing about everything from motorsport to interiors, and helping to put together the GQ Food & Drink Awards. She then spent three years at the London Evening Standard, covering restaurants and bars. After a period of freelancing, writing about food, drink and homes for publications including Conde Nast Traveller, Luxury London and Departures, she started at Homes & Gardens as a Digital Writer, allowing her to fully indulge her love of good interior design. She is now a fully fledged food PR but still writes for Homes & Gardens as a contributing editor.

Painting walls in a children's room: how to choose what color to paint

We select a comfortable background color for the room of a baby, primary school student and teenager, study safe compositions, take note of life hacks and useful tricks.

Publication date: 03.02.2020

Material prepared: Vera Rogatko

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Shades of blue for the boy's room, but only pink for the 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 like an approach to the background palette of "adult" spaces.

In this post we have collected photos of the most modern tinting solutions for the walls of rooms for the younger ones. We will 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

What color to paint the walls in the children's room?

It is clear that here it is better to avoid flashy, too active shades: if you stay in a room with a predominance of colors-pull-eye out for a long time, the child is guaranteed to get tired and irritable. For the rest, in matters of choosing a background, it is best to start from the age of the boy or girl. Walls in spaces for toddlers and preschoolers should preferably be painted in not too saturated, but not too light shades: ideally, they should have minimal visual weight and an optimistic emotional coloring. Suitable wheat, pistachio, pale blue, lilac tones, shades of yogurt, cream, condensed milk.

Design: Sergey Volkov

Design: KorenevaZhadanDesign

Design: Ekaterina Uglova

You can combine the paint with non-contrasting wallpaper by pasting it in the area of ​​the crib: this will help offset the restraint of plain walls.

Design: Marina Sargsyan

Designers today have two main approaches to the rooms of younger students:

Design: Oleg Klodt, Anna Agapova

Design: Bodes Studio

Design: Marina Grigoryan

Design: Design Bureau Tatyana Alenina

Design: Victoria Vlasova Interiors

Design: Natalia Kuner

Design: Maria Mironenko

Design: Tatyana Alenina Design Bureau

Design: Design Studio of Marina Kutuzova "Details"

Design: Katya Chistova

If the area and style of the room allows, you can add "colored" slate paint. Having an area on the wall that a child can “legally” color, draw on with crayons and take notes will reduce the amount of damage to the interior from children’s creativity.

Design: Alina Ursova

Design: Aya Lisova

There are already many more interesting options for painting walls in the nursery of a teenager : at this stage of his life, the choice of color and design is already taking into account the opinion of the teenager himself.

Design: Irina Lavrentieva, Anastasia Kamenskikh

Design: Daria Kolesova

Design: Ekaterina Uglova

Do not be afraid of dark shades if a boy or girl of 11-16 years old insists on just such a palette. Contrary to popular belief, a dark interior does not necessarily turn out to be gloomy, and with the right combination of shades it will look stylish and help a teenager express himself.

Design: AK Design

Design: Elena Gorenstein Workshop

Design: Inna Arbois

But it’s still worth trying to dissuade acid, flashy colors, or insist on an alternative: for example, offer to paint a small fragment of a room in a controversial color (a section of a wall in a sports area, the inside of a rack), hang bright posters, pick up one in this color -two pieces of furniture.

Design: Anastasia Kovalchuk

Design: Igor Kurkin

Design: Ilya and Svetlana Khomyakov

Glossy or matt: which is better?

The more matte the coating, the more difficult it is to wash it from fingerprints, splashes of gouache or watercolor, traces of a dirty ball with which the child played on the street and decided to play at home too, and so on. At the same time, glossy (and the easiest to clean) paint among the ideas for painting walls in a nursery is quite rare. The optimal degree of gloss in children's paint is not less than 5%, but not more than 40%.

If you want matte walls that can be cleaned from dirt, choose products with a gloss level of 7-15% : that's how eggshells shine. Simple dirt on them can really be washed with a damp sponge and detergent. And if you need the most practical surfaces, choose semi-matt, satin paints (gloss level 16-40%).

Design: DVEKATI

How to make sure that the selected tone will reveal as planned?

To do this, it is worth buying a sample with paints of the colors you like and paint pieces of drywall with them about half a meter each, always in two layers. Ready-made paints need to be attached to the walls in the nursery and observe how the colors will open up under different lighting conditions. It is not entirely correct to paint directly on the wall: during the final painting, a three-dimensional smear mark may remain, and the builders will require an additional payment for repainting.

Design: Ivan Stoyka

How to choose a safe composition?

Water-based paints are intended for indoor use - they almost do not smell, dry quickly and are considered as harmless to the body as possible. At the same time, even the most environmentally friendly composition contains chemical solvents aldehydes, ketones and other volatile organic substances (VOCs or VOCs). How safe the product will be depends on the concentration of VOCs: according to European standards, the maximum allowable value is 3%, that is, no more than 30 grams per 1 liter. To determine how much volatile organic substances are in the paint, look for the VOC Label on the bank or the manufacturer's website indicating the content of these substances. The fewer of them, the better.

Design: Galina Golinei

It is useful to ask the seller for international certificates, for example, ISO 9001 (international standard for quality management), and look for special eco-labels, for example, “Nordic Swan” (Nordic Swan), “Blue Angel” (Der Blaue Engel) European environmental symbol (European Eco-Label) and others. At the same time, many brands produce separate lines of paints for children's rooms: hypoallergenic, low in VOCs. The fact that the paint is intended for the children's room, the manufacturer usually writes directly on the bank.

Design: Zhenya Zhdanova

How to paint the walls in the nursery by yourself?

It is better to entrust the preparation of walls to professionals: the surfaces to be painted must be perfectly aligned, and this is a complex multi-stage process with a lot of technological nuances. But the task of how to paint the walls in the nursery, if they are already prepared, or repaint them from one color to another is feasible even for an amateur.

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Design: Victoria Lazareva

We paint the walls in the nursery like the pros: 5 basic rules

1. You need to paint at least two layers, waiting for each to dry completely. More layers may be needed - it depends on the hiding power of the composition. The better the quality of the paint, the higher its hiding power, and the less the expense, effort and time spent on work. 2. First of all, the corners and joints are painted, then the main area of ​​the walls. 3. Each layer is applied with a roller strictly in one direction: either horizontally or vertically. And when applying the next layer, the direction of movement of the roller must be changed: for example, if the first layer was applied up and down, the second is applied to the right and left, the third - up and down again. So the composition will be applied more evenly, without smudges and unpainted areas. 4. When dipping the roller into the bath, it is important to run it over the ribbed surface each time so that the fur coat is well saturated and does not absorb excess. 5. To see unpainted areas, you need to look at the surface to be painted from a different angle, take a few steps back, look from different angles. Then the glimpses can be painted over immediately, without waiting for the layer to dry.

Design: Masha Feinberg

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How to paint the walls in the children's room? Choose Belinka acrylic paint on our website.

The walls in the children's room get to the fullest! They drive over them with cars, paint them with pencils and markers, wipe their greasy palms on them, stick stickers and plasticine on them, hit the walls with a ball, scratch them with scoops.

Whatever repair you make, the walls in the nursery get dirty, shiny and wear out ahead of time - and you need to try hard to make them at least more or less durable. But is it realistic to achieve this?

Decorating a child's room is always difficult. By the time the baby arrives, future parents promptly paint the room in pastel colors, but only one and a half to two years pass, and the little one starting to run clearly lacks bright colors. Then there is a passion for horses or robots, and you have to glue wallpaper with these characters, which after a couple of years, a teenager keen on subculture will paste over photos of idols - and once again parents are forced to make at least light cosmetic repairs.

But even if the child did not change so rapidly, the decoration of the walls would have to be updated no less often: thanks to the "masterpieces" of the little artist and the ugly traces of the posters pasted with adhesive tape.

Poor mothers and fathers! And so you want to be proud of a beautiful house and invite guests to look into a stylish nursery with a designer interior!

There is only one way out: from all the finishing options, choose the painting of the walls. With sufficient durability of such a coating, the paint makes it possible to quickly and easily change the interior design of the nursery.

How to paint a nursery: 4 tips from Belinka

  1. When it comes to children's room, safety is paramount, so always use water-based paints: acrylic or latex.
  2. Optionally, a can of paint will be marked "for children's rooms", just make sure that it does not harm human health: responsible manufacturers always post the appropriate certificates on their website, you can also request them in the store.
  3. Don't be afraid to experiment with color: for example, Belinka paints can be ordered tinted in one of over 1,000 colors and shades!
  4. Try to use paints in the children's room that are actually easy to remove marks: resistant to dirt and abrasion, creating coatings that can be washed - including with the addition of cleaning products.

Practicality without sacrificing design: walls in the children's room

So, how to paint the walls in the room of your beloved child not only stylishly, but also durable? Here are 7 secrets of professional designers.

1. Attention to invoice

When choosing between glossy and matte paint, choose the latter. Oddly enough, cleaning a glossy wall surface is usually more difficult, and besides, dull spots can appear on such a wall from strong friction. Do not use textured plaster in the child's room or paint on corrugated wallpaper - the dirt will clog too deep.

2. Can of paint just in case

Don't throw away any leftover paint after repairs, or even better, stock up on an extra can of paint of the same color: if the stain cannot be washed off, it can be painted over. You can gently correct imperfections with a foam sponge or repaint the entire wall. In any case, be sure to write down and save the color number that you used when tinting.

3. White is the best color!

Many parents are intimidated by the thought of white surfaces in a children's room - in fact, it is the most comfortable color for an apartment with children and pets. Even if after a while the color of the wall fades a little (which is not excluded even with high-quality paint), it will be possible to paint over unsightly places with any white paint, even of a different brand. Just imagine how difficult it is to find the right shade of red - and snow white is always just snow white.

4. Wall where everything is allowed

Do you suspect that your little one will not stop leaving his "arts" on the walls even after the renovation? Give your child the opportunity to draw as much as he wants - but only in a special place. Paint part or even one entire wall with slate or marker paint, or simply attach huge white sheets of paper to one of the walls. From needles for posters, games right on the wall and "unintentional" hits with the ball, the wall will be protected by cork.

5. Paint even the ceiling with washable paint

Sounds incredible, but many mothers know that splashes of hot chocolate and pieces of plasticine can often be found even on the ceiling. So maybe it’s easier to play it safe and immediately paint the ceiling with washable acrylic or latex paint?

6. Not pink, not blue!

Do you want to paint the walls not only durable, but also unusual, but don't have any ideas? Skip blue for boys and pink for girls and you'll have plenty of interesting options in no time. In addition, the child will already be bored with these gender colors for many years: in clothes, furniture, and toys. And one wants to “fix” a wall that is unpleasant to the eye, so the children “fix” it - in their own way.

7. Child's opinion

And, of course, it is useful to ask the child about his preferences: even a two-year-old baby can have his own opinion about what he wants to see around him.

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