When it comes to ideas for decorating kids’ rooms and nurseries, the sky is the limit— but it can finger a little overwhelming with where to start.
While decor for kids’ rooms is a personal nomination (and you want it to fit in with the rest of your home), we’ve got tons of ideas and project inspiration to get you started off right for any upkeep or decorating style!
From bedrooms, to playrooms, to nursery decor, we’ve got you covered on interior diamond ideas that will grow with your kids and fit your family to a tee.
Looking for increasingly kids’ room decor ideas? Trammels out our favorite kids’ bedroom tours in our archives:
- Nova’s Retro Floral Bedroom
- Elsie’s Kids’ Shared Bedroom Reveal
- Lola’s Room Tour (Before After!)
- Nova’s Bedroom 3.0
Just considering it’s a kids’ room doesn’t midpoint that you have to do a nondescript lighting fixture. Segregate a fun chandelier like this that moreover compliments the vibes in the rest of your house to hoist the space.
Use cute baskets on the floor for toy storage. That way, it’s quick and easy to put things yonder and kids of any age can help wipe up when it’s all stuff put into a basket.
Consider a custom closet door DIY to take wearisome doors to a new level (this star diamond DIY is perfect for a kid’s room but here are a few options).
Gliders can be the inside hub of a nursery, and they get used long into toddlerhood for storytime and snuggling. Segregate a quality one you love and get a glider (or rocker) that fits the overall style of the home so it can be used in other rooms later if you like.
And if you want versatility, segregate a increasingly neutral verisimilitude (or one that appears a lot in the home) so it can still match as you transpiration up the room diamond or use it with a new victual later.
Make a DIY Oversized Rainbow Wall Hanging! This large rainbow project brings in verisimilitude and sunshine to any kid’s room and is mostly made with pool noodles and yarn!
Or, you can buy your own if you aren’t the DIY type.
Looking for more kid-centered projects and DIY ideas? Trammels out our archives for tons of ideas!
Wallpaper, wallpaper, wallpaper!! Choosing wallpaper for a kid’s room can be such a fun experience, and choosing something special like Emma did for her son’s room can make all those late nights in the nursery a cozy place to treasure.
We love wallpaper resources like this since there are tons of patterns to segregate from and you can plane tweak designs to your specific needs.
If the forfeit and effort of wallpaper is a deterrent for you, you can unchangingly go with …
A hand-painted wallpaper project for your kids’ room or nursery. Projects like this painted nursery wallpaper or this painted daisy wallpaper are very budget-friendly, and you can hands paint over them when you want a change!
Choose a crib that turns into a toddler bed like this one (or this similar tempera crib), and you’ll stretch your money remoter when it comes time to leave the crib walls overdue (and if you aren’t waffly your room diamond it will once match!).
Looking for increasingly nursery room decor ideas? Trammels out these sweet spaces:
Hanging single higher shelves in areas can moreover requite you increasingly space to exhibit decor items (or alimony increasingly usable things out near a diaper station), but still alimony them a little out of reach for smaller hands.
You can either go with increasingly kid-like shelf options or a more elevated squint with some contumely or marble.
Choosing toys that are moreover exhibit worthy kills two birds with one stone since you can set them out as a sweet decoration, but they moreover get played with and earn their keep! Favorites of ours include wooden stacking rainbows, cute plush dolls, and wooden toys!
Choosing an ottoman that’s variegated from your glider moreover helps to add some increasingly variation to the room rather than one that’s too matchy-matchy. We love a shaggy one to add texture.
Fun novelty pillows are moreover a unconfined way to add some personality to a room and can be used as your kiddo grows.
Hang toys as wall decor like dolls, toy cars, or these mini guitars—that way you get some wall art and some toy storage at the same time!
Adding family photos to a kid’s room is an easy way to decorate (and alimony faces that don’t live nearby familiar to them), and you can exhibit them in fun ways like this Wooden Unprepossessing Photo Holder DIY to requite it a whimsical twist.
Paint an easy rainbow vocalizing corner wall using whatever colors go weightier with your nursery or kid’s room.
Corner vocalizing details may suit your room layout largest than an vocalizing wall, and an easy rainbow is the perfect theme to choose! If you don’t want to use paint, you can do a large rainbow wall decal like this!
Layer variegated sized rugs for textural variation. While you may have one larger rug you love for most of the room, consider layering a smaller rug (or rugs over it) for increasingly visual interest—or to designate a reading zone or play nook.
Love a cute playroom? Trammels out these creative spaces:
- Nova’s Playroom Reveal
- Lola’s Playroom Makeover
- Kiddo Guest Playroom Update
- Holiday House Playroom Before & After
Makeover an IKEA play kitchen to fit your room theme! If you have space in your room (or playroom) for a play kitchen, you’ll be surprised at how many years you can get out of some play-cooking fun.
It’s a go-to for friends when they come to play, and you can make it fit your room theme, from mid-century vibes to a more traditional, archetype feel. And if you don’t want to DIY a cute kitchen, you can just get one of these!
Add a plush unprepossessing mat for lounging! This plush unprepossessing mat DIY or this lion rug is the perfect pal to put on the floor for tummy time or reading/coloring activities. Cute, furry, and cozy. You may plane want to lay on it, too!
Think well-nigh getting light-blocking taps or blinds for largest sleep. When it comes to getting babies and kids to sleep as long as possible, light-blocking blinds and taps can really make a big difference.
Thicker velvet taps like these add a lot of coziness to a room, but moreover help to woodcut light. Just make sure to get cordless blinds for kids’ rooms for safety!
Buy a washable rug for easy cleaning! Rugs like this trademark are unconfined for cozying up a room, but moreover stuff worldly-wise to be thrown in a home washer as needed. If you once have kids then you know how handy that can be!!
Try a statement headboard for a big kid bed. Statement headboards like this or this one add a lot of personality to the room and can get used up through pre-teen into teen years, as well.
Books, books, books! You can either do wall-mounted shallow bookshelves to exhibit books like these shelves or these shelves (perfect for creating holiday themed typesetting walls) which hold less but show increasingly of the book.
You could moreover add a Christmas bookshelf like this, and decorate the whole room with festive decor like Santa bedding, candy cane curtains, and a nutcracker wall hanging.
U
Or, you can segregate a low bookcase for easy reader access. Keeping books lanugo low in bookcases like this will encourage typesetting interest from a young age, and bookcases are a unconfined way to store the most books in a room compared to a shallow exhibit shelf.
Check out 20 Amazing Kids Books (That Your Friends Don’t Once Have) and Our Favorite Kids Books for Autumn!
Find a spot for a mirror. Mirrors are unconfined for kids’ rooms considering can use them to make funny faces together, show them what their princess crown looks like, and more.
It moreover helps to vellicate some light virtually the room (making it brighter) and makes the room finger larger. Try something simple and tony or something fun!
Like the squint of this wallpaper? Try this hand-stamped clementine wall project!
Try an vocalizing wall for a pop of pattern! If doing a whole room of patterned wallpaper feels like too much, try doing an vocalizing wall overdue the bed or crib. Trammels out our tips for When To Wallpaper An Vocalizing Wall (and which wall to choose!).
Hang a weaving instead of a photo for a cozy texture. We love weavings hung on walls (check out our weaving archives for increasingly weaving projects!) and whether you make your own easy (faux) weaving or buy a trappy one once made, you’ll instantly notice how cozy it makes the space.
Collect small vintage items to group together like these rattan butterflies or brass animals for shelf decor.
Add shiplap to the walls (or just one wall) as a textural accent. Shiplap is a unconfined way to add some detail without it stuff an overwhelming pattern, and you can paint it any verisimilitude you like to match or unrelatedness the rest of the room. Want to do it yourself? Check out this post!
Consider an unprepossessing theme for a archetype way to tie a room together, and you can incorporate that unprepossessing into bedding, wall hangings, and toys as much (or as little) as you like!
Closets should be part of your room diamond too! Choose closet hardware colors and storage containers to match the rest of the room.
You can plane spray paint closet rods like Elsie did in her kids’ closet.
Check out our Tips for Organizing a Kids’ Closet with The Home Edit!
No closet? Try subtracting in some IKEA wardrobes to build your own into a room! Storage is KING when you have babies and kiddos around, so not having a closet in a room (or a very small one) can be tough.
Building some IKEA wardrobes like these may be the thing you need to add the space you want without taking up a lot of floor space.
If you don’t have closet space, you can moreover add a cute gown rack to a room like this DIY kid’s rack or this sweet wooden one for hanging items and the serviceability helps to teach little ones to dress themselves, too!
Add wallpaper or pattern to unexpected places. Putting wallpaper on the backs of shelves or in areas like closets requite a little pop of pattern (and a surprise) without stuff “too much” for pattern conscious people.
Plus, if you don’t have to wallpaper a whole room, you’ll save time and money by focusing on a smaller spot (and you can do a removable peel and stick wallpaper for renters or for easy removal).
If you don’t have room for a hamper in a closet, choose a hamper that’s cute unbearable to be part of the room decor like this elephant or bear!
Consider subtracting built-ins to a wall for storage and display. Elsie widow these custom seated shelves to her daughter’s room to frame the bed, giving them tons of room for toy and typesetting storage.
Check out Built-In Shelves in 4 Easy Steps (With “How To” Video!)
Add an art corner to foster creativity. Whether it’s in a playroom (like Elsie’s playroom) or directly in a kid’s room, having a little corner or section for an art space can really foster kids’ creativity with age-appropriate supplies.
And, it gives you a endangerment to display supplies in rainbow order if you wish!
Display your kid’s artwork proudly in frames where they can switch it out themselves! Especially if you are on a budget, displaying their artwork is a freebie that you once have, and they will finger so proud to see it on display.
You can make DIY kid art frames where they can switch out the art themselves as they make new creations or you can moreover buy them once made.
You can moreover take your kid’s drawing and turn it into a graphic art poster to display. Just follow this tutorial to turn a drawing of any size into whatever size poster you want for your room to add that personal touch you’ll all finger proud of.
Look for or make one “special” piece for a room. It’s unchangingly fun to alimony your eye out for one really special item that goes into a room that kind of feels like the star of the show, and makes the space unique.
It could be a DIY whimsical children’s vanity, a vintage wicker decor, a toy item from the flea market, or a custom neon sign. Anything that jumps out as unique!
Try a faux taxidermy wall with cute unprepossessing heads! No scary faces here when you pick some plush cute faces to hang together on your wall.
You can choose whatever animals are your favorite in the soft category, or try a raffia unprepossessing face for a increasingly natural looking option.
Check out this Fabric Lion Bust DIY for a cute option to make at home!
Add something personalized to the room. Subtracting something unique to your kiddos room with their name makes it finger like the room is really theirs. You could learn how to build a toy box or scan some really cute kid items that you can personalize to your little one.
For an easy budget-friendly idea, try a stamped wall for an easy wallpaper that can be painted over whenever you move or want something else! We love this star pattern idea that can grow with a kid for years to come.
Choose a dresser that can grow with your kid. Dressers can be an investment piece for a room when you segregate one like this or this that can have a removable waffly table mounted on top.
Once diapers are over (yay!!), you can take it off, switch out the hardware for a new look, if you like, and requite that dresser a whole new life!
Add a seated wall desk to save room (but add a table). Seated wall desks like this built-in computer sedentary DIY are a unconfined way to save some space while still giving your kid a place to verisimilitude or do homework.
You can plane get one that folds down for uneaten space savings!
Add a hanging chair to a space for a fun reading spot! Cozy hanging chairs like this one or this cocoon one are a unconfined space for older kids to hang out and read or listen to music or audiobooks. I mean, what kid doesn’t want a little swing in their room?
Stencil a wallpaper or vocalizing area! Another budget-friendly decor option is to stencil a diamond on a wall like this cactus pattern in Elsie’s playroom. All you have to do is trace the shape over and over!
Give a plain bed frame a fun makeover! A unconfined way to DIY something is to segregate a frame and then add something fun to it!
We reverted this simple house bed frame and turned it into a Palm Springs-inspired bed with just a few additions to make it special, and plane widow some felt planter boxes with subconscious toy storage!
Add some DIY felt succulents in a window box. This DIY is both super cute decor (and a toy) since you can make the plants detachable and your little one can grow their untried thumb from their room all year round!
Go with bunk beds for shared rooms (or for sleepover space!). Bunk beds are a archetype for a reason. You get two beds for the footprint of one, and it’s fun for kids that are old unbearable to be up upper and finger a little increasingly independent.
And, going with a fun verisimilitude like in this kid’s room gives a little twist on a archetype squint (here’s another cute untried option that’s similar).
Have kids sharing a room? Check out our tips for room sharing and tour this shared bedroom for ideas!
Bring in a family heirloom! Kids’ rooms are ripe with nostalgia, so they are a unconfined place to use or exhibit a family heirloom like grandma’s rocking chair or a toy you had as a kid.
Items that shouldn’t be played with can go up upper on a exhibit shelf or hung on a wall but can still be seen and appreciated.
P.S. Want to see increasingly room tours? Trammels out our Home Decor archives and get inspired!
