Boys Bedroom Ideas: 4 Tips That Parents Shouldn’t Miss Out

The essential guide to create a boy’s bedroom—because he deserves the best.

Boys Bedroom Ideas and Tips
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A boys’ bedroom is a place to have a good night sleep and exercise their creativity and imagination. As they grow up, they will have new interests and needs that needs to be fulfilled, which includes their bedroom. And as parents, you want to give them the best bedroom by upgrading their bedroom with new look and functionality. Here’s our 4 tips for boys’ bedroom ideas. Additionally, we also have an essential guide to design a girls’ bedroom.

How to decorate boys’ bedroom?

  • Listen to your kids: Listen to their opinion and preference. Make their voice heard and they will thank you. You can guide them on their choices and give guidance when it’s necessary.
  • Loft bed: When they have come to an age where they need a proper studying space, you can start to consider a loft bed. The good thing about loft bed is it adds more area to the bedroom by moving the sleeping arrangements above. And you can make use of the area below the bed as a studying space or more.
  • Easy to clean: Try to get easy to clean furniture and decorative pieces, like removable covers, washable covers, and less corners to minimize dust build up.
  • Magnetic board: Get them a magnetic board so that they can post their creative side like their drawings, achievement, and more. It can be a message board as well!
  • Bookcase: Consider a bookcase to store all of their favorite books and they can change the books when their interest change.
  • Accent wall: Put an accent wall with a theme that your kids love behind the bed headboard.
  • Toys bin: A toys bin is a great item to store larger toys and stuffs to keep the room clean and tidy.

How to decorate boys’ small bedroom?

  • Compact furniture: Get a space-saver furniture like a bed with compartments under to store clothes.
  • Utilize odd spaces: Transform odd spaces that usually left unused, like a corner, to storage units to help organize their toys and keep the floor toys-free. Additionally, move his desk or cupboard to a corner to maximize the space.
  • Open shelves: Choose open shelves arrangements to open up the room. Open shelves arrangements will double down as showcasing unit for toys, collectibles, or figurines. Furthermore, it will make reaching and storing stuffs easier for your kids.
  • Toys box: A toys box is amazing storage unit to be put in your kids bedroom. You can tell your kids to stow all of their items inside the toys box to keep the floor clean and spotless.
  • Light colored wall: A neutral palette wall like white wall with abundant with natural light is the first thing that you want in a small boys’ bedroom. Light colored wall will help natural light to bounce all over the room and make the room feels open and inviting.
  • Dark paint: You shouldn’t be afraid with dark colors, especially if your son prefers dark colors. Having dark finishes will blurs the boundary of the room and make the room feel bigger than it actually is.

What color to paint boys’ bedroom?

  • Bright and cool colors: A light and cool hue color like blue, green, white, and grey are great choices. They complement very well with most of flooring colors and finishes. Furthermore, both dreamy and pastel palette are excellent choice for boys’ room colors.
  • Neutral colors: Most parents prefer to paint their boys’ room with neutral color like white and beige because they are timeless and stay relevant as your kids grow.
  • Dark colors: But some kids like to have bold and dark colors. And if yours have their mind fixed on dark colors, then you can look for midnight blue or navy with light or medium color flooring.
  • Wallpaper: If you are still unsure about your color choice, a stick and peel wallpaper can be a great choice. It is an affordable option and easy to use. A friend from bhg said that wallpaper with small patterns will make the room feel more spacious while bigger pattern will make the room feel more intimate.

How to personalized and add character to boys’ bedroom?

  • Mural: You can instantly add character by getting a mural or wallpaper. Let your children decide the design of the wallpaper or mural with the characters that they like.
  • Carpet: Get a carpet to add softness and depth to your boys’ bedroom. You can also try to find a cute cartoon themed carpet like dinosaurs, animals, and more. Additionally, if you get a thick carpet, it will absorb and lower the sound from their bedroom.
  • Bedding set: Have a themed bedding, quilt, blanket, pillows, and duvet with the thing that they love like dinosaurs, space, superheroes, and so on.
  • Themed area: If you have a space to play with, you can designate an area on your boys’ bedroom as a play area. It can be an open area for your boy to play or you can make it playful like adding a tent, slides, and reading nook.
  • Wall art: Several pieces art works of your boys’ favorite superheroes to state his interests and extends them to his bedroom.
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