70 Coolest Kids’ Room Ideas

Bunk rooms are great for sleepovers, but there’s nothing worse when early risers and night owls clash schedules. To remedy the matter (and keep the grumpy moods at a minimum), line each side of the bunks with a floor-to-ceiling blackout curtain. This kids’ room idea was inspired by ski chalets.

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When in doubt about how to design a kids’ room idea, focus on one side and then repeat it on the other. Symmetry works wonders, and it can help ease fighting over their favorite throw blankets because now they can each have their own.

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Nursery art can get kitschy very fast. Instead of alphabet letters or zoo animals, opt for a chic tapestry instead. The soft textiles can help soundproof the room and pull in colors from your other decor choices.

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A kids’ space should be playful and fun, so utilize different materials and textures to amp up a subdued color palette. This pom-pom lamp and wicker swing chair turn a neutral room into a teen girl’s paradise.

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Your kids won’t be able to resist naptime in this warm and cozy kids’ room idea. Becca Casey of Becca Interiors designed custom elements for this Connecticut home, opting to keep the kids’ spaces playful but refined. Instead of going for an alphabet carpet, she added texture to the room with a cushioned rug, bean bags, and fluffy throw pillows.

Kids’ room ideas are a great place to go bold with color and pattern, welcoming a more-is-more ethos. Here, designer Meta Coleman dreamed up a magical bedroom centered on nature (and race cars) using St. Jude’s Squirrel and Sunflower wallpaper. “Sometimes you have to lean into a home’s quirk,” says Coleman. “Wallpapering the whole room makes the angles feel less pronounced.”

When searching for a jumping-off point for your kids’ room idea, sometimes the answer is right in their sketchbook. Artist Kiki Slaughter designed a collection of textiles and wallcoverings featuring her little ones’ own doodles, covering the walls in their Richmond, Virginia home with patterns they created. “Seeing their eyes light up being surrounded by something they made makes my heart happy,” she says.

While a bed that’s low to the ground might not grow with your child, it can certainly make for an easy big-kid-bed transition. The bed in designer Chauncy Boothby’s son’s room has been passed down through her husband’s family for four generations. She paired the classic brown wooden furniture with fun nautical wallpaper that’s perfect for a kid’s room.

Your kids will sing your praises if you give them a setup that invites their friends to sleep over. To ensure a family’s two sons had a big open area to play and room for their friends to spend the night, designer Andrew Howard arranged a pair of bunk beds in the corner of the room. Built-in storage beneath each bunk is a space-saving solution that makes cleanup a breeze.

Limited on space? No problem. Harp Design Co. created a custom triple-decker bunk bed for a family’s small bonus room to make it a multifunctional spot for sleeping, playing games, and watching television. This kids’ room idea can actually sleep up to four: There’s a trundle bed below the bottom bunk for when their little cousin sleeps over.

Tea time just got a lot more chic with a pretty clothing rack in the playroom to keep dress-up costumes and props organized and on display. We love how designer April Tomlin added little house structures to this playful space to make activities like practicing dance even more immersive—it’s basically a Barbie dreamhouse waiting to happen!

Your child will cherish the memories (and TikToks) made in their epic playroom. This curtained stage designed by Phillip Sides adds drama to everything from guitar practice to spontaneous productions. If your kids love music, consider setting up a similar space that can double as a rehearsal and performance arena (you’ll appreciate how those curtains and the wall-to-wall carpeting help absorb noise). You can cheer them on from the front row.

For this kids’ room idea, Lucy Harris Studio chose a bubble-themed wallcovering by Chasing Paper and a ceiling painted in Benjamin More Blue Jean. The bunks in this epic home feel as if they’re floating.

Once brimming with the client’s books, this wood-paneled library was converted into a playroom by designer Bruce Shostak, who added hot pink, turquoise, and raspberry accents to appease its new inhabitants.

Kid-friendly and cheerful yet sophisticated and versatile, the floral watercolor wallcovering by Flat Vernacular and vintage butterfly mirror will grow with this room’s inhabitant. “She can change the bed and keep everything else,” says designer Colleen Bashaw of Brown Hall Design.

Let’s face it: Where kids go, mess follows. When it came to designing her daughter’s playroom in her own home, Ariel Okin chose Farrow & Ball paints Green Ground and Citron in a wipeable modern emulsion finish to relieve the stress of discovering art on the walls.

Whether it’s a bedroom corner turned workspace or an entire kids’ room idea, a dedicated area to focus on schoolwork is a must. This study zone by designer Eric Olsen features custom pendants for ample lighting over an elongated desk that seats multiple children.

To frame the antique Dutch windows, E&A Interiors created matching green lacquered canopy beds. “It’s grown-up enough for two friends and equally magical for children,” says designer Chlöe Elkerton. Whether you have twins or not, a matchy-matchy look always wins in the world of interiors.

Amy Berry incorporated a chaise and rocking chair into this kids’ room idea for reading and brought the space to life with a classic toile wallpaper and framed botanical prints. Keeping most of the decor on the walls leaves more useable floor space so there’s ample room to play.