Bright, spectacular photo wallpaper with your favorite hero will delight your child
Everything that is in the children's room necessarily affects the development of the child. According to psychologists, children's wallpaper plays an important role in this; there are general rules for boys and girls. If there is no pattern or design on the walls, then the child’s development is slower than if the room has colorful wallpaper with a clear, large image. This is explained by the fact that the drawing serves as a kind of “anchor” that fixes the child’s gaze, thanks to which he not only learns to distinguish shapes and colors, but also trains attentiveness. Therefore, let’s take a closer look at how to choose the right wallpaper for a child’s bedroom.
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Blue wallpaper creates a calming effect
What type of wallpaper is best to choose for a boy's nursery?
Safety for the child’s health comes first. The coating should “breathe” and not accumulate dust; be hypoallergenic. Thick wallpaper is resistant to damage and dirt, which is essential in a child’s room.
Paper
Environmental friendliness and cost-effectiveness are the main advantages of paper wallpaper. Their rapid wear and resistance to mechanical pollution in a children's room become a plus: without regret and significant costs, the wall decoration can be changed as the child grows older.
Non-woven
Durable and wear-resistant non-woven wallpaper is denser than paper; They hide small unevenness of the walls well.
Vinyl
It is better to avoid vinyl wallpaper in a children's room due to its toxicity and airtightness. They can be placed isolated in places where the child is more active (at the table, in the play area), as they can be washed and even cleaned with a brush or abrasives.
Liquid
Seamlessly applied to walls of complex structures. Eco-friendly - the composition includes gelatin, cotton, tree bark, mica, flower petals. Painted in any color of your choice.
The photo shows a football-themed room for a guy. The walls are decorated with green liquid wallpaper imitating a football field.
Fabric
They absorb dust, odors and are difficult to clean. In addition, they have a fairly high price.
Photo wallpaper
Create a unique interior. For a boy's nursery, materials depicting cars, trains, planes, ships, comic book characters and favorite cartoons are suitable.
The photo shows a modern bedroom for a boy in calm blue tones. The walls are decorated with photo wallpapers with the cartoon character “Cars”.
Natural
Cork and bamboo wallpapers are environmentally friendly and safe, but require care and thrift.
For painting
Paintable wallpaper allows you to change the color of the walls up to 6-8 times. This will help get rid of stains and change the boring design.
The photo shows orange wallpaper with a brick texture.
Wallpaper for drawing
Wallpaper with a blackboard effect for chalk drawing, marker canvases and coloring wallpapers not only decorate the children's room, but also help develop the child.
Color psychology
The red color of the wallpaper is used in doses: in this case, the accent wall is highlighted in a bright tone
When choosing wallpaper for a teenager's room, a schoolboy's room or a newborn child's room, it is not enough to take into account age-related color preferences. It is very important to correlate the color scheme of the interior with its character. Calm, slow-moving, thoughtful children are very impressed by warm colors. You can increase their activity with a small number of bright pictures placed on the walls. Fidgets with a heightened emotional background need a room decorated in cool colors.
the yellow color of the wallpaper will make the nursery’s interior warm and sunny
If you want to use all the possibilities of color, it’s a good idea to know its leading characteristics.
Peach shades create an atmosphere of love and tranquility.
Yellow wallpaper is good for a schoolboy’s room, as it stimulates mental activity and promotes better learning.
interior of a boy's children's room in green color with a football theme
But you need to be very careful with red flowers in a children's interior. On the one hand, the spectrum is very relevant, on the other, with an overdose, it can give rise to aggression, especially in hyperactive children.
You can read more about the psychology of the color you chose to decorate the nursery in specialized articles.
Color spectrum
When choosing a color scheme, you need to take into account the child’s age and temperament. Bright colors activate calm children, and pastel shades calm restless ones.
White
Will fit harmoniously into a nursery for newborns. Bright furniture and contrasting interior items on a white background are an option for older boys.
Black and white
They will effectively decorate the interior of a boy’s room of any age, especially if you choose the right colorful accents in the form of decorative items or textiles.
Greens
The wallpaper will look great in the sleeping area, having a beneficial and calming effect on the children's nervous system.
Black
If the room has a lot of natural daylight, then you can use black wallpaper, but it is better to do this for one accent wall, for example, at the head of the bed.
Turquoise
A gentle boyish version will look good in a classic or modern bedroom.
Beige
A universal, calm color of wallpaper for a children's room. Goes great with other colors.
Blue
In a room with blue wallpaper, an active child will calm down, recover, and get ready for sleep.
Gray
The basic classic gray color of the wallpaper will balance the diversity of bright children's toys and textiles. If used inappropriately, it can make the room dull and “boring”.
Examples of room design for boys of different ages
Obviously, the design of the room directly depends on the age, interests and temperament of the baby. Only parents know how active their child is, whether he can get overexcited by bright colors and colorful designs, or maybe, on the contrary, the child needs colorful accents to gain vigor in the morning. With age, the child’s interests, preferences, hobbies and activities change, and the environment around him should change accordingly. No one will argue that the interests of a child and a schoolchild are different, but the onset of adolescence even leads to global changes in the child’s worldview.
Of course, no parent would agree with the prospect of renovating their child’s room every 2-3 years, taking into account his changed preferences or occupation. Moms and dads would like to keep the decoration of the boy's room for at least 4-5 years. We offer the following classification of design options for children's rooms depending on the age of the child. This approach will allow you to avoid making repairs to the premises for several years.
Room for a newborn
If you have the opportunity to allocate a separate room for a newborn, then you need to approach its design with special care. If everything is approximately clear with issues of environmental friendliness and safety, then the choice of a color palette for any parent is very difficult. Plain wallpaper or with a pattern? Bright or pastel colors? Should I use the technique of organizing an accent wall or combine finishing materials?
To decorate the walls in a room for a newborn, experts recommend using light, pastel colors. A newly born baby is more oriented towards the mood of its parents rather than the environment around it. Until a certain point, the objects, colors and combinations thereof surrounding the child will be completely inaccessible to the baby. Therefore, parents are recommended to choose a palette in which they themselves will feel at ease and calm, peaceful and harmonious. It is this mood that will be transmitted to the child.
Neutral wall decoration in a room for a newborn can be an excellent basis for shaping the interior of a growing baby. You will not need to repaint the walls (if you used paintable wallpaper), but only add bright accents - stickers, shelving or open shelves in colorful colors, photos in colorful frames.
Interior of a room for a preschooler and elementary school student
The ideal option for decorating a room for a little explorer is to cover the walls with paintable wallpaper. Not only because you can choose the optimal shade of coloring, but also in the process of the appearance of indelible stains, drawings and other manifestations of the baby’s creativity, they can be eliminated with leftover paint. If this finishing option seems boring to you and your baby, then you can diversify the design of the walls by using artistic painting (the most expensive option), using stencils (a budget method) or stickers in a theme the child likes (the cheapest variation).
If two boys of different ages live in a room, then both the decoration and the furnishing of the room cannot be done without zoning. Every child needs his own nook, even if it is just a small table and chair or a shelf with toys and books. Highlighting an accent wall or using alternating colors (prints) in wall decoration within one room is not only possible, but will also be advisable when zoning a fairly spacious room.
The choice of color palette for wall decoration largely depends not only on the size of the room, but also on its location relative to the cardinal points. For example, if a room faces the northern part of the building and there is clearly a lack of natural light, then by choosing a warm color scheme you can slightly “raise” the overall degree of the interior. Beige, yellowish and even orange (as an accent) tones will help create a warm atmosphere even in a room with a lack of sunlight.
Modern finishing materials stores sell quite a few original wallpaper options that imitate a wooden surface, stone or brickwork. They can be used as an accent wall material. In this case, experts also recommend choosing a light palette that harmoniously combines with any color schemes for furniture and finishing of other surfaces.
Decorating a teenager's room
Decorating a teenage boy's room is a difficult challenge for any parent. Disputes about the practicality of the material, the modernity of the design and the cost of wallpaper will certainly arise between the owner of the room and his parents. Let your teenager choose the concept for decorating the room - color palette, style, decoration (or lack thereof), furnishings. Of course, the desires of a growing man will be adjusted by his parents based on common sense and the size of the family budget. You can always find a compromise solution, given that the modern market for finishing materials is incredibly wide.
If a teenager’s room is a fairly spacious and bright room, with large windows, then the use of wallpaper with a colorful print will be completely justified. Neutral geometric patterns and abstraction are universal options for creating finishes that will be relevant for several years.
If the room in which a teenage boy lives has a small area and a standard-sized window, then it is better to give preference to a plain finish in neutral colors. It is necessary to take into account that in addition to the sleeping area, study area and creative activities, it is necessary to place storage systems, and in some cases, sports equipment. To prevent a small room from looking too colorful, it is better to create a light, neutral background for the walls for an abundance of furniture.
Cool design ideas and drawings
The use of drawings and large graphic objects will make the room individual and emphasize the child’s character and hobbies.
Graffiti
Photo wallpapers with stylish modern inscriptions in the style of street art will fit unusually and creatively into a teenager’s room.
The photo shows a modern-style boy's room with bright blue graffiti on the accent wall.
With cars
A win-win option for any age. Small cars on a plain background - for a child, tractors, tanks, mischievous characters from the cartoon "Cars" - for a younger boy, realistic modern racing cars - for a schoolchild.
The photo shows a modern children's room for a boy in a contrasting red, white and black color scheme with a car-themed design.
Aircraft
A popular story for a boy's nursery. It will add airiness, lightness, and a spirit of adventure.
Stickers
With the help of stickers you can liven up plain wallpaper or hide stains and dirt on the walls. A huge selection of bright themes will enliven the children's room.
3D photo wallpaper
Create a magnificent three-dimensional fairy-tale world in a child's room. It is better to place it on one accent wall (opposite the bed, near the table) to develop attention and imagination.
Under the brick
White ones are appropriate in the room of a child of any age. Bright orange, with traces of scuffs and unevenness, will fit into a loft-style bedroom for guys.
Geometry
They influence the visual perception of the room: horizontal stripes expand the space, making it low, vertical stripes narrow it, adding height to the ceilings.
Checkered wallpaper will give the room a truly masculine character; blue and blue checkered for preschool children, brown for teenagers.
The photo shows a children's room for a boy in a classic style. A combination of light brown checkered and vertical striped wallpaper was used.
Football
Wallpaper in football style for the room of a real fan and football player. Decorating with thematic decor (a pillow, a chandelier in the shape of a sports black and white ball, textiles or a carpet simulating a football field) will complete the image of the room.
The photo shows a boy's room in white and dark blue, the walls of which are decorated with football-themed wallpaper.
Cartoon and fairy tale characters
Winnie the Pooh, Transformers and Spider-Man are boys' favorite characters, and have long been on the walls of many children's rooms.
Animals
A huge topic in the gallery of children's prints. Dogs, bears, elephants, giraffes and dinosaurs will be excellent neighbors for a child.
World map
A world map with detailed names of cities, capitals, countries, geographical features, relief and animal habitats for travel enthusiasts.
In the photo, the boy’s children’s room has a bright accent wall in the shape of a world map.
Space and planets
Planets, constellations and spaceships will make the room attractive and original.
In the photo, a children's room for a boy is decorated with dark blue wallpaper with a geometric pattern and space-themed photo wallpaper.
Alternative options for wall decoration in the nursery
You can decorate a room so that your child feels incredibly comfortable in it using materials such as:
Glass wallpaper
Although glass wallpaper is an expensive option for decorating children’s walls, it is more practical
Despite the name, which is associated with chemistry, the environmental friendliness of this method of wall decoration does not raise any doubts among experts. Moreover, glass wallpaper does not support combustion and has a whole bunch of positive qualities in operation. However, this type of wallpaper is not used very often for a boy's bedroom. The reason for this is the monotony of the canvas, which can be boring for a child. The problem can be solved by playing colors or applying a pattern to such walls. You must be prepared for the fact that the latter will be quite expensive, since it will be done manually by the artist. There are other examples of successful combinations of materials. Often in a room for a teenage boy they are supplemented with photo wallpapers, as in the photo.
Liquid wallpaper
decorating the walls of a boy's children's room with liquid wallpaper
This type of wall decoration is similar to decorative plaster. It contains exclusively mineral and plant fibers, which allow you to create uniform and seamless surfaces. This decision may be relevant for teenagers. For boys, wallpaper will be an excellent background for placing posters, stickers, and graffiti painting.
Cork wallpaper
A small assortment variety, high cost of material - all this does not contribute to the popularization of environmentally friendly finishing. And in vain! No other type of wallpaper has such heat- and sound-proofing, antibacterial, and hypoallergenic qualities.
Velor wallpaper
velor children's room looks stylish and rich
Original version. The velor interior looks beautiful and rich. The only drawback can be considered the abundant accumulation of dust on the walls. They will have to be cleaned frequently, which can lead to damage to the material. Photos will tell you how to make velor wallpaper attractive to a teenage boy.
Textiles in the nursery
Its use will help give the room an impressive look, although the option is more relevant for girls' boudoirs. Using textile wallpaper in interiors for little ones is impractical. The environmental friendliness of the material and stunning appearance won’t even help here. Firstly, they are too expensive, and secondly, they have a small margin of safety, so it will not be difficult to damage them.
Glowing wallpaper
the mysterious flickering of luminous wallpaper will delight the boys
Having seen such wallpaper in the photo, for a 12-year-old boy and a teenager, the issue of decorating his room will be immediately resolved. Interiors with such finishing are truly impressive. Modern technologies make wallpaper images come alive. Specific lighting helps the picture acquire real silhouettes. A small fluorescent lamp is included in the wallpaper set. Once you light it, a real miracle happens! Not only does the image acquire volume, but due to the uneven lighting, a flickering effect is also created. Well, what boy can resist such a magical sight?
Metal wallpaper for a teenage boy's room
metal wallpaper has good sound insulation
Although the canvases are presented in only a few shades: silver, bronze, gold, in sunlight they can look unpredictable and help create an exclusive decor. Highly durable, non-fading, easy to clean - they also perfectly soundproof walls. This type of wallpaper requires a perfectly prepared surface, otherwise the metal foil covering the front side of the canvas will wrinkle and take on an unflattering appearance.
Photo examples in various styles
Any style from classic to modern will look appropriate, it all depends on the preferences of the child and the financial capabilities of the parents.
Scandinavian
In a laconic, eco-friendly and spacious Scandinavian style, plain white wallpaper or light wallpaper with a contrasting geometric pattern (stripe, zigzag, with stars) and a white brick wall are suitable.
Classic
Luxurious, elegant and sophisticated classic style involves wallpaper in light shades (blue, beige) and small patterns on them (stripes, checks).
Modern
The style gives a lot of scope for choosing the design of a children's room: bright colors, colorful prints, realistic photo wallpaper, luminous inscriptions on the walls.
Nautical
Allows you to create different interior options: a stormy, wavering sea (contrasting colors with bright accents), and a quiet, calm one (white, delicate shades of blue, brown).
Loft
Rough, untreated walls, brickwork, pipes and wires are a real den for a growing man. Loft is for original and brave teenagers.
What a stylish room might look like
High tech
For high-tech style, plain wallpaper is used
To decorate the walls, you need to choose plain wallpaper, but in any color scheme, even acidic-toxic shades. Against their background, gray furniture, shine of glass and metal will look great.
Loft
children's room interior in loft style
This is the domain of gray walls that imitate cement or exposed stonework. Lamps without lampshades, ideally hand-made improvisations, rough furniture, and beams in the ceiling decor will help maintain the industrial atmosphere. Paintings in the spirit of pop art or comic book cutouts placed on the walls will help hint that the room belongs to a teenager.
Combining wallpaper
In order not to overload the children's room, making it clumsy and annoying, it is better to choose companion wallpaper: one wall is bright, colorful or with a large image, the rest are plain or with a neutral small pattern.
Photo wallpaper for a teenager’s room is a way to emphasize individuality
Today, thanks to the fact that technology is rapidly developing, such an element of wall decoration as photo wallpaper has appeared, which in 2015 again, after the triumph during the years of the USSR, is experiencing a surge in popularity. Previously, posters were common among teenagers, but young people still don’t mind decorating the entire free wall with the image of their idol.
Photo wallpaper on the wall is an ideal option for any children's room and a good way to decorate it with taste. You can order any image. Basically, all photo wallpapers are made to order, and on sale you can only find those with a neutral pattern, for example, with the image of flowers. Photo wallpapers are very easy to put up and easy to remove. Thus, you can easily change the design of a teenager’s room using photo wallpaper, especially if you choose self-adhesive canvases.
Design of a teenager's room with photo wallpaper
Advantages of photo wallpaper:
- thanks to a wide selection of image themes, a teenager can express himself and choose what he likes;
- Photo wallpapers can be replaced if they have lost their relevance . For example, in the case when a boy’s interests change with age. We also note that this is a budget option for changing the interior;
- Photo wallpapers create an atmosphere of order . Since this option is a modern analogue of posters and photographs, it has a significant advantage: it keeps order on the wall. Posters are usually not hung in one copy, and when there are many of them, a feeling of chaos and disorder is created.
Room with photo wallpaper for a teenager photo
You should definitely pay attention to what your child likes. There are no boys without interests, and if your child has not decided what he likes, help him with this.
How to choose wallpaper for a boy?
The choice of suitable materials depends on the age of the boy, his individual characteristics and interests, and the general style of the interior design.
Age characteristics
0-3 years
It is recommended to decorate the room in neutral, calm shades to bring a feeling of tenderness and security. This will ensure restful sleep and harmonious development.
4, 5, 6 years
For preschool boys who are actively developing and learning about the world, bright colorful wallpapers with their favorite cartoon characters, animals, coloring books and chalkboard effect wallpapers are suitable.
7, 8, 9 years
This age is characterized by rapid development of fantasy and imagination, so it is better to choose wallpaper in a marine, pirate, or space theme so that the children's room becomes a favorite place for games and learning the basics of the world.
10, 11, 12 years
By middle school age, many boys have identified their favorite hobbies, hobbies, and lifestyle (for example, the theme of sports, London, travel, anime, robots). A modern design with bright accents, wallpaper with geometric patterns and inscriptions will look good.
13, 14, 15, 16 years old
Washable wallpaper for drawing
For a child, a room is not only a place to relax, but also a play area. From the age of two, a boy will become interested in drawing. And when paper is not enough for children's creativity, kids happily begin to paint the walls.
A regular coating will be damaged and require replacement, so designers suggest using easy-to-clean wallpaper in children's bedrooms. They are made on a non-woven or paper base. The top side is equipped with a thin acrylic or vinyl layer.
Advantages of this type of finishing material:
- Practicality and durability. With a regular damp sponge and detergent, you can wash away traces of pencils, felt-tip pens, markers, grease, dirt, and plasticine from the wallpaper.
- Safety. This material contains no harmful substances.
- Large selection of colors and textures. Manufacturers offer a lot of unusual solutions: holography, 3D effect, metallic and mirror shades, imitation leather, wood, tiles, stone. There is also a variety of coverings with soft, protruding elements that will interest the baby.
Expert opinion
Olga Kovalenko
Since 2010 I have been engaged in interior design and architectural design.
This type of wallpaper is made using synthetic fibers, which can cause allergies or exacerbation of asthma. Therefore, washable wallpaper is recommended for use in bedrooms for children over 3-4 years old.
We combine wallpaper with other materials
By combining wallpaper from a boy's nursery, you can create an unusual room that will not be too boring or overloaded. It is best to select two types of canvases and use them to zone the living space.
Using a vertical or horizontal combination, a bright covering in the form of a picture or a niche can visually enlarge the space or divide the bedroom into zones. It is also possible to combine a paper covering with a plain painted wall or ceiling.
If your child likes to draw, then it is suggested to combine wallpaper with a special coating that resembles a blackboard. A child can draw anything on it with multi-colored crayons.
For a boy's bedroom, tiles, plastic or inserts that imitate leather, wild stone, or wood are not allowed.
Features of choosing wallpaper for two boys
For twins, it may be difficult to place a double set of furniture, while the choice of wallpaper will depend on the age, preferences and hobbies of both.
For boys of different ages, the room can be zoned to reflect the personality and needs of each. We can highlight:
- sleep and relaxation area (light and neutral shades with small, discreet patterns);
- play area (bright colors with active patterns, photo wallpaper, wallpaper with a developmental context);
- study area (textured plain walls in calm shades, as a background for shelves with teaching aids).
Choosing a suitable room
We can confidently say that such an event will bring you closer to your child, who is going through a difficult period.
Advice. Start the renovation yourself and involve your children in it, taking into account all the wishes of the owner of this room.
So:
- The first thing to start with is choosing a room. Very often, children in adolescence want to change their location in the house, and, as a rule, choose the most secluded corners of the house.
- Let your child choose the room in which he will live, that is, his bedroom. You can be sure that he will choose the smallest bedroom in the whole house.
This is the result of the specifics of the child’s age, since a small room for a teenage boy is a kind of separate world for him. In addition, few people want to enter a small room, so he will feel that his territory is inviolable.
Bedroom decoration
The interior for a teenage boy's bedroom should be quite unpredictable. If you want to achieve exactly this, then the oriental wallpaper style is just for you.
This style implies:
- Arabic script.
- Panel with hieroglyphs.
- Savannah landscapes.
Note. It should be noted that wallpapers differ not only in style and color, but also in water resistance, density, and surface type.
For example, in terms of water resistance, wallpaper can be:
- Washable.
- Regular.
- Water resistant.
Wallpaper density is:
- Lungs.
- Heavy.
Based on surface type, wallpapers are divided into:
- Smooth.
- Embossed.
Advice. For a teenage boy's bedroom, choose ordinary, light wallpaper; firstly, it is practical, and secondly, the bedroom is a place that does not require careful care of the wallpaper.
Which wallpaper you choose depends only on your taste preferences, the main thing is to coordinate the choice with your child, who at this moment should feel that all responsibility lies with him.
