Your children's bedrooms are their most personal space and the place they can call their own. But this means parents have additional challenges when painting and repainting them. What can help you avoid unnecessary trouble when painting kids' rooms? And how can you make their paint jobs last the longest and be the most satisfying? Here are five great tips anyone can apply.
1. Use Quality Paint
Children's rooms — of all ages — often take a lot of abuse over time. From horseplay to drawing on walls to furniture being moved haphazardly, the paint on walls will suffer various challenges. Help it meet these challenges by opting for the right paint. It should be stain-resistant, easy to clean, resistant to scuffs, and long-lasting.
2. Start With a Neutral
The common tendency when painting kids' rooms is to go bold and colorful. And while the room should have a distinct amount of pleasing color, you should also include neutrals. Neutral shades work with many different color schemes or bedroom themes, so you'll have to repaint them less often.
3. Involve the Child
Even from the earliest days, the bedroom's occupant should be included in decisions about colors and paint accents. Allowing them to make as many decisions about their room style as possible helps them buy into the resulting look. It also encourages them to express their own opinions and personalities. It could even bring out their artistic side.
4. Create an Accent Wall
Add fun and boldness to the room by choosing an accent wall and playing with it. This could be a fun mural, a bright color, a pattern, or even a cool texture. Whatever it is that you and your child want to do to liven up the room, stick to this accent wall so that you limit the need to repaint things when their taste changes.
5. Repaint Regularly
Plan to repaint children's rooms more than many other rooms in the home. While adults' taste changes infrequently, kids should have a bedroom that reflects who they are today rather than who they were two, three, or more years ago. Because kids experience a lot of change in a short time, they deserve a bedroom that keeps up with their needs.
Where to Start
Want more tips for designing a paint scheme for your child's bedroom? No matter what their age, your budget, or the room's challenges, a professional interior painter can help. Contact an interior painting service to learn more.
