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    Updated: Apr 22, 2024 by Kris Jarrett

    Kids Room Ideas: My Six Favorites

    Looking for some fun kids room ideas? I’m sharing six of my favorites!

    Kids rooms are my favorite rooms to decorate because they’re all about having fun and thinking outside of the box! Today I’m sharing six of my favorite kids room ideas for adding special touches to your little ones’ spaces. (post includes affiliate links; full disclosure statement available {here}):

    1. Monogram It!

    From the littlest kids to teens, they all love things that are personalized with their name or initials so I often use monograms when decorating kids rooms. In my oldest daughter’s room, I bought a slipcovered chair from IKEA and had someone local add her monogram to the back of it in a color that coordinates with the rest of her room:

    Take an inexpensive slipcovered IKEA chair and add a monogram to the back of it - LOVE this idea! Lots of other clever ideas for decorating kids rooms in this post!

    Sources: Blue grasscloth wallpaper  |  Desk  |  Round gold mirror  |  Crystal urn table lamp

    You could also hang large decorative letters on the wall, using a single letter to represent their first name, 2-3 letters as initials, or multiple letters to spell out their full name or a fun word. Check out my post on decorative letters for some fun ideas for incorporating them into your space!

    2. Use Paper Rosettes as Inexpensive Wall Art

    I never spend a ton of money on art in kids rooms because their taste and likes/dislikes change quickly. In my youngest daughter’s room I was originally going to create a large art gallery wall over her chest of drawers. But in the end, I decided to go with something a little simpler and lot less expensive – a wall of overlapping paper rosettes:

    Simple and inexpensive wall art for decorating a kid's room - paper rosettes! Post includes link to simple tutorial to show you how to make them!

    The rosettes are SO simple to make – you can find all the details in my DIY tutorial for making paper rosette! We used wrapping paper that’s sold by the sheet at The Paper Source for our rosettes but any kind of paper that’s on the thicker side will work. So much fun, whether it’s as inexpensive wall art or as festive decorations at your next party!

    Paper rosettes are a cheap and easy idea for adding color and pattern to a kid's room without spending a lot of money!

    They’re inexpensive to buy too – I think {these colorful sets of rosettes are darling!

    3.Add a Cork Board

    Cork boards are awesome to have in teen and tween rooms, both for them to pin things that interest them and for moms (and dads) to have a spot to leave little notes and reminders. You could go the simple route and hang up a standard cork board in your child’s room or get creative and add the cork board in an unexpected spot! In my daughter’s room I did something a little different and added them to the closet doors:

    The perfect closet door idea for a teen bedroom - add cork boards and molding! Love this tutorial!

    This was actually a “kill two birds with one stone” project because it not only gave me the space to hang two large cork boards but it was also a fun way to dress up what used to be flat, plain closet doors.

    Loving this closet door idea for a teen bedroom - cork boards and molding were added to flat closet doors!

    For the step by step tutorial, check out my post on closet door ideas.

    4. Hang a Swing

    When we made-over my youngest daughter’s room, her #1 request was a swing chair. We hung one in the corner of her room and she loved and used it for years! Definitely a favorite kids room idea:

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    Room Sources: Gold quatrefoil pendant  |  DIY upholstered headboard  |  Moroccan leather poufs (similar) |  Hanging swing chair (similar)  |  White linen quilt

    She used it to do homework and read books and her friends always loved coming over and taking a little swing in it too! We hung it with a simple metal eye hook that screwed into a ceiling joist and covered the chain hanging down to the swing with rope.

    Loving this hanging swing chair! So perfect for a kids room!!

    The exact swing she had is no longer available but {this rattan swing chair} and {this similar chair} are great options! If you want to see more of my daughter’s bedroom, you can check out my post on her boho bedroom colors.

    5. Turn a Favorite Song into a Piece of Art

    If your child has a song that they love (or a poem, quote, or saying), turn it into art! You can create your own song art by hand lettering a canvas or there are several artists on Etsy who will create art with personalized lyrics or quotes. 

    I ordered custom prints of my daughter’s favorite Taylor Swift song from an Etsy shop and framed them with barnwood frames similar to {these frames}. They looked so cute hung above her bed:

    Loving the combination of blue and white pillows, including the patterned lumbar pillow that's an Anniversary Sale deal (click through for link!)

    The options are truly endless with you being able to choose the song or saying along with the print size and font!

    6. Add a Daybed That Does Double Duty

    If you’re decorating a kids room that’s quite small, consider a daybed! There are lots of great daybeds that hold a full size twin or full mattress and can do double duty as a bed and lounging spot. We added a daybed to the small landing area at the top of the stairs at our previous home and it worked out so great:

    Blue and white bonus room area with daybed, blue floral quilt, blue and white pillows, white leather Moroccan poufs, Roman shades, and an art gallery wall!

    Sources: Mattress | Herringbone wallpaper (denim color) | White quilted Euro shams w/navy stitch (similar) | Blue & white block print pillow covers | Cozy pom pom throw (similar) | Roman shades with light navy ribbon trim | White Moroccan leather poufs

    See my post on stylish daybeds for all of my favorite daybed options.

    So there you have it… those are my favorite kids room ideas. Do you have any to add?

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