The key to kitting out your children’s bedroom is creativity; children love everything fun and exciting. This means lots of colour and decorations to keep their imagination occupied, while also maintaining a level of style. Most of all, you should consider your child’s interests because, ultimately, this is going to be their room. Browse our helpful guide and become inspired by our useful tips and information.
Bedding for children’s rooms
When buying duvet covers for your children, the two main factors you should consider are design and quality. Choosing a design should be easy. There are a wide variety of designer or generic bed sets ranging from robots, dinosaurs, and sports themed sets to unicorns and enchanted forests. There’s bound to be something your child likes.
Children’s bed sets are usually available in junior, single, and double sizes. It’s often a good idea to buy high quality bedding your child can grow into that will last, rather than an expensive set they will quickly grow out of. To ensure your children get the best night’s sleep you’ll want a quilt cover at least made from polycotton, these materials blend the softness of cotton with the durability of polyester. For a higher quality bed set you can purchase a 100% cotton or brushed cotton flannelette set. These materials are very soft due to their fluffy brushed exterior, while still maintaining a high level of durability.
Throwovers are an excellent decorative addition to a bed while also providing extra warmth during the winter. Choosing a plush lightly quilted throw is ideal for placing on a bed as it gives that extra weight and adds a soft touch. A looser non-quilted material throw is perfect for draping over furniture within the room. Your child can then pick this up whenever they want and use it as a warm blanket.
Curtains for your child’s room
To complete the set you can purchase curtains in the same or similar design, matching curtains are essential for creating a theme. It’s important to ensure the curtains are fully lined. This gives them extra thickness for blocking light to help your children sleep. While also offering insulation to keep heat in during the winter and keep the room cool in the
From space to magical fairy tale castles, it is essential to lay a solid foundation to your new funky bedroom, this means deciding on a theme or colour scheme in accordance to your child’s interests. Children can be very indecisive but it’s always a good idea to discuss with them how they might want their bedroom to look, making a list of potential ideas and offering these suggestions to them can simplify the process.
Decor for children’s rooms
Get creative with colour, instead of just painting the room one colour, think about fun patterns or multicoloured stripes. This can give the room a playful feel and look very stylish. A great tip for fantasy or space themes is glow in the dark paint. Use a stencil to decorate the walls and ceiling with glowing stars and planets. Your children will love this when they lie down at night and see an entire solar system in their bedroom. For toddlers/babies it’s recommended to use soft colours to elicit a warm and cosy feeling to aid their sleep.
Wall art can define a theme; this could mean painting the walls with fantasy dragons or exciting race cars. If you’re not artistically inclined or aren’t fond of the mess involved with stencils, you can also get large removable wall stickers in a variety of fun designs.
Create a play area and tie the room together with a rug, or decorate the bed with a selection of shaped cushions. The smaller elements of a room can often contribute greatly to the bigger picture.
Rugs for children
Children’s rugs vary from plush deep pile shaped animal designs to fun play mats. Featuring miniature printed towns or snakes and ladders games ideal for playtime. Creating a designated play area is important for keeping the room tidier; this means that all toys have a home. Click here to check out our fantastic selection of rugs. Additionally, you can decorate the shelves or bed with a selection of fun cushions in various shapes.
A key aspect of the bedroom should be storage, children will always have lots of toys strewn around the room so you’ll want to create space. Storage chests and boxes are perfect for keeping toys and they come in a variety of fun designs.
Furniture for children’s rooms
It’s important to purchase furniture in alignment with your child’s height. This means storage, shelves, and seating areas all within reach. This can help to teach your child how to be more organised as they tidy their room independently. Children are constantly growing so it is more cost effective to find high quality, hard wearing furniture that they can grow into.
Create a study area within the bedroom; set aside an area of the room with a desk, a chair, and good lighting. Younger children can use it as a creative area while older children can use this area for learning. This is also an ideal place to store a bookcase with all your child’s educational books.
