Cheerful Paint Color Combos for Kids’ Rooms

Learn how color affects your mood and how to maximize its impact in your home

You and your child will be happiest with a room that functions for both of you. Determine the room's functionality by clarifying what activities will take place there.

Does your child's bedroom also function as a play area? Is there space to accommodate a desk, lighting, computer, and bookshelves for homework to be completed?

You could also plan a playroom to house toys and art supplies during childhood, then transform it later to a game/media room for teens.

Double-Duty Design

High-quality, multifunctional furnishings are a great way to begin a flexible room design.

You can find cribs that convert to toddler or day beds, bassinets that take on second lives as toy boxes, and changing tables that change into dressers.

Paint Color

When it comes to kids' bedroom paint, forget pink for girls and blue for boys. Instead, create dynamic color palettes for rooms that can take your children from their first steps to their first driving lesson.

Color palettes can easily adapt to changing tastes and styles without breaking your budget – making them an easy way to adapt your home to your kids' bedroom ideas as they grow and change.

Here's a fun idea for a girl's room that's fit for a princess of any age:

Softer tones of sherbet hues such as lemon, lime, and orange are cheerfully childlike, yet easily evolve to teen funk by swapping out accessories. While the decorative foot board and castle mural are decidedly young, the dresser, pillows, lamp, rug, and footstool will work as elements for the future teen's room.

Berry Blast

Vivid hues of citrus, berry, and sky blue make a bright but not saccharine palette.

 Tropical Crush Island colors evoke the endless sunshine of a tropical vacation

Candy Land

Chocolate brown mixed with candy colors creates an irresistible kid's room.

 

 

Green Peace

Taking inspiration from the natural world, grass green, sunshine yellow, and tree-bark brown make a surprisingly sophisticated statement

 

Gray piece

This is a rich gray that looks great with white trim. You can change the accent colors and therefore, the whole feel of the room without a huge expense

 

Pretty in Pink

A vibrant fuchsia paint color plus pops of pink in the draperies, artwork and pillow pull this bedroom together and add a fresh, youthful vibe.

 

Gone Fishing

You can create a themed kids' room using a variety of real and painted objects. Painted waves mix easily with a fishing pole and sailboat, blending into the colors seen on the plaid bedspread.

 

Not-So-Mellow Yellow

Aqua, canary yellow and white can convey many different moods for interiors. Often associated with feminine, youthful or coastal styles, this combo can be toned up or down to achieve a look that varies from sophisticated to juvenile. If both aqua and canary yellow are used as dominants, a space can become garish. But by emphasizing one color over the other then incorporating white or black furniture, the outcome is both energizing and balanced.

Citrus Blast

Juicy hues of orange, lemon, and blueberry create an energizing atmosphere with a modern edge

Pink Pops

These colors are similar intensities, making them a snap to combine in a room. Every surface done in brilliant red, pink, and yellow offer an eye-popping look for a child who loves the excitement of bright color.