White, soft pastels and light greys are some of the most popular colours for kids rooms and nurseries. It’s not hard to see why – I mean who doesn’t love those colours and they’re easy to decorate with. But if you’re after something a bit more unique, more striking or more daring, there is no better colour than blue – lots of it in deep, dark and bold shades (we’re not talking hints of blue or baby blue here!). I’ve noticed a growing trend in blue kids rooms, bedrooms, living rooms, hallways and even kitchens and I’m so drawn to it. There is something so cool and calming about this colour even in it’s darkest shade and so it’s ideal for any age, any gender and any space.
I’m always looking for creative and interesting ways to refresh a room or to give it a new lease of life. One easy way of doing this is to paint the walls a different colour or wallpaper just one wall in the room. Or you could simply move the furniture around the room, add a few new cushions and it will look quite different. Recently I came across some really amazing painted floors and thought it was just the best way to give an old room a new look. This could work in any room where you don’t have carpet but I like it best for a kids room. You can be as bold as you dare or as subtle as you want and with a little effort you can keep updating the look as your child grows up.
As the pictures above show, painting stripes works really well – how cool is that rainbow floor? I also like the idea of going for one solid colour like the pink floor which works so well against the white walls and the (gorgeous) yellow cot or for a bolder look, how striking is that green floor? For a more vintage feel, those subtle diamond shapes add bags of character to the room and are my favourite of them all. Alternatively painting polka dots or a few little geometric shapes would look really fun too. And you don’t even have to paint the whole floor if that seems too much, instead paint around the furniture or pick one area of the room. I’ve even seen kids rooms where they’ve painted a hopscotch board! So many ways to get creative with your floors.
Painting your floors is a great way to brighten a room that already has floors down and also a cost-effective way to re-decorate a kids room or to refresh tired carpets. You can lay down some inexpensive flooring from places like Carpetright and then customsie it so it is totally unique to you. And it’s such a fun way to add some character to a room, especially a kids room.
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Ebabee Likes is a style guide for babies, kids, teens and their mamas. It’s all about inspiration, ideas and indulging yourself and your brood. It’s written by me ~ Nomita ~ a style loving girl from Mumbai who now live’s in London. Read More...
