The basic concept or idea behind painting a kids room is to make it more lively and a cozy place for the children to spend their time in. The paintings should be such that they entertain the children as well as provide them information about their surroundings.

Specialty paints for kid’s rooms:

• Chalkboard paint – great to use on one of the walls. Kids can write on the wall with chalk and then wipe it off.

• Glow in the dark paint – the latest craze among older children and teenagers. You can create pictures of our solar system, dinosaurs, favorite characters, and more by using glow in the dark paint!

• Magnetic paint – great to use on one wall or just part of the wall. It is fun way to hang up posters, kid’s artwork or memos.

• Glitter paint – fun non traditional way to make your kids walls shine. Try for princess room theme and winter room theme.

Choosing color
A great idea is to ask your child what their favorite color is and work around that, using different shades to incorporate that color into the scheme.

a. Pastels       : Kids rooms look great when you use a variety of pastel colors.
b. Plain           : You can keep the wall paint neutral by using white, cream or gray but create a feature wall.
c. Bold colors : Using blues, reds and pinks depending on whether your child is a boy or girl.

Pictures
There are many ideas that one can choose from for painting a kids room. Pictures have a great impact on kids and they learn much more through pictorial forms rather than more words.

a. Animals : Parents can use these pictures to teach the children about animals. The pictures of wild animals depict some kind of motion or movement. It helps create a lively atmosphere. Kids are fond of such pictures and enjoy having them in their rooms.

b. Plants and Flowers : To draw a flower is very easy, and a layman can draw a basic flower shape without much difficulty. One need not be an artist to draw simple structures or parts of a flower like the petals, leaves and stem. Drawing can be made simple with the help of tools and accessories easily available in the house itself. Plates could be used to draw circles.

c. Planets : Designing a kids room with the planets of our solar system is a good idea. Any new idea or concept introduced to children acts as a trigger for a ‘chain reaction’ to follow; which means that the kids ask a lot of questions related to the new things they see. It can be termed as a process of building up curiosity in them to guide them to learn new things, and in short makes them think a lot.

d. Quotes and Poems : Painting the room with poems and nursery rhymes help children in reciting them easily and also develops their interest in further reading. One can write their own quotes which describe or are associated with their children. It helps develop a sense of belonging in children for their rooms.

e. Blue Sky : A perfect blue sky is an interesting concept that can be implemented for painting a kids room. The blue color has a soothing or calming effect on the mind. Painting the room blue with clouds, a rainbow and birds would create a pleasant atmosphere in a kids room, and is one of the best kids bedroom painting ideas.

Themes
There are so many great painting themes you can use for children’s rooms, all you need is some artistic flare and a little drawing skills. At your local craft shop you can purchase some stencils in various shapes and designs to help

a. Transport       : Paint cars, buses and trains traveling over hills and city roads.

b. Stars               : Paint stars around the walls and ceiling using templates. You can use a plain color for the wall and paint the stars in silver and gold.

c. Underwater world: Paint dolphins and whales, starfish and other sea creatures on the featured design wall.

d. Alphabet        : Use letters of the alphabet to create a room surrounded by letters and words.

Implement Unique Designs
These designs could include an assortment of stripes, checkerboard designs, different colored polka dots and even incorporating a large assortment of different sized diamonds on the walls.

Personalize with Letter Stencils
You can purchase letter stencils and number stencils in order to place poems and/or nursery rhymes on a wall. You may even elect to incorporate a poem that your child has written in order to create a high level of customization into the room.

Art Wall
Basically, this involves incorporating large sections of drawing paper and hanging it on a wall in the room. You and your child, your child, or your child and their friends may color, draw, and paint on the paper. When your child is tired of one scene, you can remove the paper and place a new sheet up and create a whole new scene. Read more Interior Design Guide and Ideas

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