As I said last week I am making some changes to Mimi’s room to make it work better for her age and I wanted to show you some of my favourite children’s bedrooms that I will use for inspiration. The only real change we need to make is the colour of the walls to pull the room together as we have already made changes to the storage and play space. Have a look at these rooms and I’d love to know which colour scheme you prefer…
Mimi has been saying she wants a pink room since she was two – ha! I’m not completely sold on the idea as I love the current colour of the woodwork in her room but it won’t work with pink walls. However, if we were to make that change I just love these examples of soft pinks above and below.
Kerry has used Cinder Rose in her daughter’s room and I think that the darker pink in combination with the jute rug is really lovely.
I just love this clever set up that integrates an IKEA Trofast unit and desk space using the wall colour.
The other idea that I have is to keep the woodwork Light Blue and paint the walls Slipper Satin to make the room feel warmer and cosier. I imagine having a neutral base will have more longevity and I could pick out her wardrobe and paint that a bold colour – maybe the Cinder Rose from above. It would be a very similar feel to Siobhan’s daughter’s gorgeous room.
I’ve wanted to add wallpaper to the room since the beginning as I had wallpaper in my childhood bedroom and I just loved all the little characters and tracing the patterns with my finger. However, it is very expensive to buy and I’m not sure I’d be able to hang it myself very well. I do love this Farrow & Ball paper that would at least grow with the child.
This is a very beautiful example of using a neutral colour as a base and layering it with tonal pinks to give it just enough colour to make it interesting for a child.
I’m not going to make any changes at this stage as we’re so busy with the garden and having Mimi at home full time doesn’t leave much time or energy for decorating jobs! I’ve got a quick fix planned just to make it look less of a muddle as we went into lockdown just as I’d started making changes. I’ll show you what I do on the blog soon!
Katy x