Fun and Creative Bedroom Ideas for Kids

A child’s bedroom is their private hideaway, their space for relaxing, dreaming, playing, and growing. It should be as personalized as their ever-present fingerprints. That’s why we’ve come up with these excellent kids’ bedroom ideas. 

A kids’ bedroom needs the basics: a bed, some storage, a light source, and bedding. But kids’ bedroom ideas extend well beyond the bare necessities. Your kid’s room can include many creative elements regardless of your home decor budget.

Whether you’re designing a nursery or an older kid’s room, these ideas will inspire you to get creative in your boy’s or girl’s bedroom.

1. Creative Wall Ideas

When it comes to designing kids’ bedrooms, creativity knows no bounds. From whimsical wall art to imaginative play spaces, there are endless possibilities to make their rooms truly magical. Think outside the box and consider unique themes like enchanted forests, underwater adventures, or outer space exploration.

Incorporate interactive elements such as climbing walls, indoor slides, or hidden reading nooks to spark their imagination. Introduce vibrant colors, mix patterns, and experiment with textured wallpapers to create a visually stimulating environment.

Personalize the space with customized artwork, name decals, or DIY projects that showcase their individuality. By embracing creativity, you can transform a simple bedroom into a captivating haven where kids can dream, play, and let their imagination soar.

2. Boho Kid’s Bedroom Ideas

Boho room decor is perfect for creative kids who revel in organized chaos. Bohemian design mixes and matches furniture, room decor, and textiles from around the world. An older child or teenager may want to reclaim furniture or other decor of yours to bring their own bedroom ideas to life.

Remember that neutrals are a must in a boho bedroom. Include lots of natural fibers, such as woven baskets or an old wooden crate for a toy box. A boho kids’ bedroom can be perfect in a home already dedicated to boho, shabby chic, or other unstructured, relaxed styles.

3. Inspiring Bedroom Ideas for Boys 

A boy’s bedroom can highlight his favorite themes, such as soccer, trains, or construction vehicles. Whatever his favorite bedroom idea, find decor options that incorporate his favorite colors. For a kids’ bedroom that will grow with your son, choose neutral colors and pair them with classic navy blue and red.

If your son is into hunting or camping, piece together a rustic wilderness-themed kids’ room. Use earth tones, browns, and greens and hang a tent-like canopy over his twin bed.

4. Space-Saving Bunk Beds

A bunk bed is ideal in many kid room designs. It provides double the sleeping space as a twin bed—perfect in a shared children’s room or for sleepovers. Today’s bunk beds often include drawer space under each bunk or shelves in the unit. Fun bunk options include a slide to exit the top bunk or frames designed like a castle or barn.

Another great idea for kids’ bedrooms is a loft bed. It takes up the same area as a bunk bed but leaves open floor space under the bed. You can use this space for storage, a desk and chair, or a reading nook.

5. Adding Color

A kids’ room is usually a colorful bedroom with bright colors that are joyfully playful. But your little girl may prefer pastel colors over brighter shades. Pink, pale yellow, sky blue, or seafoam green all make lovely colors for a child’s furniture, walls, rug, and bedding.

Don’t be afraid to use dark colors, such as navy blue or even black, in a kids’ bedroom. Dark background colors can make decor accents pop in a way that white walls cannot. A solid black chalkboard wall also looks stunning behind a white wrought iron headboard. Use pastel pink bedding with black-and-white paisley throw pillow and quilt.

6. Cool and Innovative Options

Kids have different definitions of the word “cool,” so your idea of what’s best in kids’ room decor may differ from theirs. However, they are bound to assign that word to anything that is a little beyond the norm. Whether you paint an entire chalkboard wall or put a teepee in the corner, your kid will enjoy the creativity.

Building a loft over the bed, adding a slide that descends from the top bunk bed, or hanging an indoor swing are all cool elements in a kid’s bedroom. An indoor basketball goal or climbing wall adds playfulness to your children’s bedroom. However, if you’re worried they’ll be a distraction in the bedroom, add these features to a playroom instead.

7. Adorable Kids’ Bedroom Options

Cute kid’s room ideas are perfect in a nursery or small child’s room. There are countless adorable stuffed animals you can build a theme around—or include all the animals for a zoo, jungle, undersea, or Noah’s Ark theme.

A little girl may ask for every cute kids’ room idea you can imagine—everything from unicorns to fairies and rainbows. A cute and whimsical kid’s room is a welcoming zone where they’ll make many happy memories. Cute decor also works well in a small bedroom, as its small size pairs well with adorable decor choices.

8. Charming Bedroom Ideas

Decorating a kids’ room for a little girl is often a study in the number of ways you can use the color pink. But a monochromatic girls’ bedroom that uses various shades of pink can look beautiful when anchored by white or pale grey.

In a small room, using a variety of textiles helps the room feel more spacious and interesting. Mix and match chenille, satin, lace, velvet, and tulle to create a range of textures and sensory experiences for your girl. However, your daughter may prefer primary colors and simpler decor. If so, don’t try to force her to accept your idea of the perfect girly-girls room.

9. Neutral and Serene

A neutral kids’ room doesn’t have to be boring. In fact, pairing white, beige, or grey with blue is a classic look for boys. A monochromatic nursery that uses shades of grey with white and yellow is perfect for parents waiting to learn a baby’s sex at birth.

Black, white, and grey together can work well for all kids. Add a pillow, rug, blanket, or piece of art in orange or red, and it will be the focal point of the room. Neutral color palettes also work well as a background for favorite metallic colors.

10. Scandinavian Inspiration

Scandinavian simplicity is a great kids’ bedroom idea because its lighter colors work well with other hues. Lots of white creates a spacious-feeling kids’ room, and light wood floors look nice below a rug of any muted shade.

Scandinavian design makes the most of available light, so keep window treatments simple and unobstructed. Even a small room can look airy and spacious when decorated with Scandinavian style in mind.

11. Creating Harmony With These Kids’ Bedroom Ideas

When two or more siblings share a bedroom, it comes with certain challenges. Storage can be a big one. Tuck a rolling storage bin under each bed, or buy bunk beds with a drawer or two built-in for each child.

If your kids can’t decide on a color they both love, let each child choose bedding in their favorite colors or themes. Use neutral shades in the furniture, rug, and walls to keep the room from looking too visually cluttered. As long as each kid has their own bed, storage, and favorite possessions, it’s possible to make shared bedrooms work.

12. Smart Ideas for Small Bedrooms

Thankfully, kids are small, so they usually don’t mind small bedrooms. A separate playroom for toy storage is ideal if your child’s bedroom is small. Keep colors light and bright to open up the space.

Built-ins can make the best use of a small bedroom. A wall of cabinets, bins, and drawers will maximize storage, and you can even build it around a twin bed. Bunk beds are ideal for kids’ bedrooms that have a small footprint.

13. Themed Delights

It can be hard to choose a theme for your child’s bedroom because you may not want to spend a lot on a room whose theme your child will soon outgrow. Sticking to a basic theme, such as the outdoors, the beach, or a signature color can be longer-lasting than a favorite cartoon character.

Still, some kids will settle for nothing less than seeing their favorite amusement park mouse every day or a daily tribute to their favorite team. If so, try to keep the themed decor to art, pillows, toys, and accessories so that it’s easy to change the theme without spending a lot.

FAQs

How do I decorate my child’s room on a budget?

Kids’ room decor doesn’t have to be expensive. Paint is one of the most affordable ways to decorate your child’s bedroom, whether it’s on the wall or a piece of repurposed furniture. Wall stickers or decals are also an inexpensive decorating idea for a child’s room—and you can find a huge selection of characters and themes to suit your little one.

What is a good color for a boy and girl room?

Any neutral color will work in a shared bedroom that must include boy and girl features. A background of white walls or a soft grey will bring continuity to the space. If you prefer to use a color on the walls and bedding, good choices include aqua, sky blue, yellow, or pale green.

What should be in a child’s bedroom?

Build your kids’ bedroom ideas around these basics:

• A comfortable bed
• Practical objects, such as a bookshelf and a clock
• A lamp, nightlight, string lights—or all three
• At least one stuffed animal to snuggle with
• Curtains or blinds
• Toy storage
• A kids’ closet or wardrobe