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A children's room in white colors is one of the most traditional and at the same time reasonable solutions. White color creates a feeling of purity and freshness, looks good in minimalism and Scandinavian style, and its most important advantage is that it is neutral. It is enough to change the furniture, hang posters instead of pictures, and the baby’s room will turn into a teenager’s room. It is enough to change the furniture again, hang pictures instead of posters and put in a carpet, and now, this is a young man’s room. The versatility of white makes it a good choice. Find out in more detail about all the nuances of finishing for any age below.
Features of white color and choosing the appropriate shade
White color is the color of peace and tranquility for anxious children
White color has several characteristic features that distinguish it from other colors:
- Neutrality . It combines with all colors in general, and they also determine exactly how the interior will look. Mix it with pastel colors - peach, lemon, soft green - and get a calm, harmonious room that is conducive to relaxing. Add bright shades to it - red, orange, canary, rich blue - and get the impression of drive, beauty that awakens and puts you in a cheerful mood.
- Reflective properties . It reflects and refracts light so that the room seems brighter and larger. This is especially useful in small apartments, where only a small area could be allocated for a nursery.
- Lightness . It balances out other colors. When combined with it, even the most flashy or gloomy shades begin to look more peaceful. Its combination with black will give severity, not gloominess. Its combination with scarlet will give drive, not nervousness.
With this color the room seems larger and brighter
Overall this is a very nice color and easy to work with. The first step in this work is to choose a shade of white that suits a specific room:
- If there is little light in the room, its windows face north and there is almost no sun in it, the shade should be warm, otherwise it will seem cold and uncomfortable.
- If there is a lot of light in the room, its windows face south and there is a lot of sun in it, you can use cold shades, it will still not be cold.
Decorating a white children's room is not only easy, but also very interesting.
Warm shades always give a feeling of coziness. Cold ones are strict, and if you overdo it, you can get associations with an operating room or a hospital, which are completely inappropriate in a nursery.
Advice It is better to add cool colors to a cold shade of white, and vice versa.
Goes well with any color
To make sure that the shade is chosen correctly, you can paint a long strip of paper (for example, a piece of old unnecessary wallpaper) in it, hang it on the wall for the whole day and watch how the color changes depending on time. Then take a different shade and hang the ribbon painted in it the next day.
Usually such a visual demonstration really helps to decide.
Option for a boy in combination with blue color
What is the advantage of white tones in the interior?
Thanks to this shade, it can be used in any interior, although due to its properties it may not combine well, due to the fact that stains or dirt will be visible on white wallpaper without a single element or pattern.
Therefore, choosing white wallpaper for the bathroom or kitchen, as well as the hallway, is not always appropriate. In fact, getting rid of any stains is not that difficult, especially if the wallpaper is vinyl or non-woven based.
There are many more good qualities and advantages in choosing white wallpaper. White wallpaper with ornaments or small scenes are best suited to country or Provence style.
The development of classic design, as well as minimalism, is emphasized by striped wallpaper.
Finishes and possible color elements
White color is capricious - it gets dirty easily and needs constant care. Therefore, it is better to choose practical materials for finishing that will be easy to handle later:
- laminate or linoleum on the floor - both are easy to clean, both do not absorb odors and liquids, and are not sensitive to aggressive chemicals;
- paint the walls or cover them with washable wallpaper - both will be easy to clean later, even if the child decides to be creative and draw on them;
- paint the ceiling or make it suspended - both do not absorb odors, are easy to clean, do not suffer from humidity and last a long time.
Most often the walls in children's rooms are painted.
It is advisable not to have glossy surfaces. The white color is already reflective; if there is additional gloss in it, it will become too shiny and the resemblance to an operating room cannot be avoided.
Colored elements are designed to dilute the sterility of white, making it more fun and interesting. They actually set the main tone.
We dilute the sterility of white with bright elements
They may be as follows:
- Stickers . Large, colorful, depicting flowers, birds, favorite characters. They can replace the painting and will easily come off when you get tired of it.
- Posters or paintings . With flowers, with abstract patterns, with musical groups and anything else. They will add liveliness and brightness and are easy to remove.
- Colored wall or two walls . They will attract attention and completely change the perception of the room. The color may not be uniform, but with patterns or abstract tints. Or it could be a mural depicting a diagram from a book.
- Colored ceiling . An interesting, non-standard solution. You can not just paint it, but apply a design - the sky, intertwining leaves, the sun, the moon, stars and anything else.
- Chalk wallpaper or slate paint . They can be any color, and you can also draw on them - an excellent solution for a small child’s room.
- Colored carpet on the floor . Not only will it act as an accent, but it will also add comfort. It will be a pleasure to play on it, read books and even sleep.
- Colored furniture . Also a non-standard solution, which allows, along with changing the set, to completely change the appearance of the room.
A colored carpet on the floor is a bright accent for any room
You can glue wallpaper to the lower third of the walls, you can paint them with patterns, you can give them texture, you can apply abstract bright spots and tints.
In fact, the colored elements can be absolutely anything. A person who acts as a designer is limited only by his imagination.
Draw attention to the wall with bright wallpaper
Tip You need to be careful with colored elements. There should not be too many of them and they should be combined with each other.
Popular destinations
The most popular combinations today remain white and gray wallpaper. Neutral tones help you focus on rest and relaxation.
Using white and silver wallpaper will help maintain the unpredictability and taste of the interior. As an example, you can consider the option of white wallpaper with large silver patterns.
It is appropriate to use white wallpaper with blue stripes, since the blue color does not look at all in a snow-white interior.
The entire green palette emphasizes natural strength and energy. Regardless of the interior of the room, white wallpaper with a green tint or ornament will look amazing and highlight the stylish design.
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As an option, you can use additional contrasts, glossy or bright inserts.
How to decorate a child's room in different periods?
At different periods of a child’s life, colored elements can be different, carry different messages, and there can be different numbers of them.
The main thing is to focus on the age of the child
Baby's room
In the room of a baby who doesn’t even go to kindergarten yet, warm shades of white, diluted with pastel, soft colors, are appropriate. It can be:
- pink;
- peach;
- pale lilac;
- baby blue.
A children's room in white colors can be decorated with racks or shelves
They can color:
- patterns on the crib;
- a canopy over the crib, if there is one;
- a carpet on the floor, which you simply cannot do without, because the child needs somewhere to learn to crawl and then walk;
- patterns and pictures on the walls - parents should still like them, because the child is too small to express his opinion.
Not everyone prefers a canopy on their crib
Toys can act as bright spots. A cabinet with them can be highlighted and made an accent, or you can curtain it with a curtain of the same delicate color, which is chosen in addition to white.
Large bright accents will be inappropriate.
Furniture
The main element in the interior of a nursery, on which everything depends, from design to the general mood. The walls, ceiling, floor, window decoration - everything is done in white. But without light furniture the idea will not come true.
Any room with it looks elegant, fresh and innocent. It can be emphatically simple, as if rustic, or expensive, classic or modern. You can create a white nursery in several styles: Provence, hi-tech, shabby chic or minimalism.
For kids, it is better to choose furniture with a matte finish, as it is easier to care for. For older children - glossy in the Art Nouveau style.
What you need to pay attention to when developing the design of children's rooms
When choosing a design for a children's room, it is necessary that the style and color design be combined with comfort, the furniture should be easy to use, environmentally friendly, and multifunctional. As the child grows, so should his room. This can be achieved with finishing materials and furniture that can influence your baby’s mood, have a positive effect on his behavior, develop a craving for beauty, and promote the development of healthy habits.
You should not decorate the interior of a children's room in dark gloomy colors: marsh, khaki, slate, earthen. They not only visually reduce the area of the room, but also contribute to the development of depressive conditions in children, which can cause chronic diseases. If, nevertheless, the teenager insists on dark colors, they are introduced into the interior composition in doses, in small quantities. They can be accessories or accents on pieces of furniture.
Advice from professionals
It is recommended to use blue contrasting shades on a white background. This combination is perfect for the bedroom; it will personify purity and natural freshness.
- Light green colors combine harmoniously with white.
- You can also use warm shades such as gold or yellow.
- For spacious and large rooms, a combination of green, yellow and white is perfect.
In the living room and kitchen, white wallpaper goes well with red. You can choose an option with large bright flowers on a white background.
Combination of wallpaper of two colors in a nursery
Why do you need to combine wallpaper in a nursery?
We can name at least 5 reasons:
- To zone the space and visually divide, say, a shared bedroom of two children, into personal “territories.”
- The principle of zoning is also useful if the nursery has one owner. In this case, you can highlight a wall near the bed, a play or study corner in the room.
- By covering the walls with different wallpapers, you can divert attention from unsuccessful architectural solutions or change the visual proportions of the room.
- In order to make good use of leftover wallpaper.
- And just to make the nursery’s interior more interesting and fun.
In this material you will find 7 ways to combine wallpaper, 10 tips on how to combine coatings of different colors and types, as well as 30 photos of interiors for your inspiration.
Examples of room design for a teenage girl
Designers offer several options for arranging the room and choosing furniture for a teenage girl’s nursery, from which everyone can choose the most suitable option for themselves.
In order for furniture for a teenage girl to be comfortable and convenient, it should be chosen based not only on the advice of designers, but also on the child’s personal preferences.
As a result, the overall decor of the children's room will look both stylish and cozy.
Versatile material for design
For many, white wallpaper causes conflicting opinions. Some associate them with the Scandinavian style, others consider it too soulless and cold.
However, in fact, White wallpaper is great for wall decoration and looks great. It is a neutral color that goes with absolutely anything else. It personifies a peaceful atmosphere, tranquility and allows a person to relax.
White wallpaper visually expands the space.
Against the background of such walls, bright objects look expressive and delightful. You can use canvases with a pronounced texture, with images of imitation wood, brick and stone.