Designing a Room for a Child? Consider These 5 Design Tips

May 17, 2017

Designing a room for a child can feel extremely complicated. You want it to look warm yet organized, you want it to be fun yet functional. Some parents are so overwhelmed that they simply give up. At Half Price Drapes, we’re here to offer five simple tips that can help you successfully design a child’s room.

1. Make distraction a part of the design

If you want your kids to leave your sophisticated art alone, then you should set up distractions in other areas so they have somewhere to use their creative outlets. For example, leave your fancy décor in the living room but give your kids a climbing wall in the garage, or add a music room next to their bedroom. The more places they have to act out appropriately, the less likely they will be to act out in places they shouldn’t.

2. Safety is essential

You know you need to cover your electric outlets, but you should also make sure that furniture doesn’t have sharp edges. For example, instead of a coffee table with sharp edges, consider an upholstered coffee-table sized ottoman.

3. You don’t have to shy away from antiques

Many parents assume that they have to say goodbye to their favorite antique pieces for fear the children will destroy them. This may be true if you’re discussing pieces like fragile side tables but remember that pieces in the past were made by hand and they were made to last. Get some antique seating, have it reupholstered, and you may be surprised by how well it stands up to wear and tear.

4. Choose the right fabrics

When it comes to decorating a room that a child will be using, it’s essential to choose fabrics that can be easily cleaned. This may mean vinyl on your kitchen chairs, outdoor fabrics for sofas, and curtains that can be machine washed.

5. Use fine art wisely

You don’t want to entirely stay away from the fine art you love, for a few reasons. First, you like it so why wouldn’t you want it in your home? Second, you want your children to grow up with an appreciation for beautiful pieces. Just make sure to keep your fine art secured to the wall in the form of paintings or similar pieces, rather than vases that are sitting precariously on a table.

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