70 Kids' Bedroom Ideas That Are Anything But Child's Play

While a child can technically sleep anywhere (as countless exhausted parents can attest), a thoughtfully designed kids' bedroom does so much more than provide a place to rest. It's a launching pad for imagination, a safe haven for dreams, and a personal space that grows alongside your little one. Whether you're planning ahead for a nursery-to-big-kid-room transformation, or looking to refresh your tween's outdated space, the right design can spark creativity, encourage independence, and yes—maybe even make bedtime a little easier.

From whimsical nurseries to sophisticated teen retreats, we've curated 70 inspiring bedroom ideas that celebrate childhood while acknowledging the swift passage of time. These spaces cleverly balance playful elements with practical solutions, ensuring the room can evolve as smoothly as your child does. Ready to create a space that your kids will actually want to spend time in (and maybe even keep clean)? Let these creative solutions guide the way.

Sweet Floral Kids' Room

In this Florida home, design firm General Assembly doused the daughter's room in House of Hackney’s Hollyhocks floral pattern, from the wallpaper to the curtains. So precious!

Sophisticated and Youthful

This cozy bedroom designed by ELLE DECOR A-Lister Eric Hughes is the perfect blend of sophisticated and youthful. The canopy bed is by Amber Interiors, the custom daybed is in a Holland & Sherry fabric, the Ralph Lauren wall lamp is from Visual Comfort, and the carpet is by Stark.

Colorful and Playful Kids' Room

In this Hendricks Churchill-designed Manhattan apartment, a botanical theme flows throughout the space and into the daughter's adorable bedroom. The wallpaper is in a Josef Frank pattern, the beds are by Oeuf, the Grain side table is from Good Colony.

Airy and Cozy Kids' Room

Sometimes some fresh air is all that's needed to change the whole mood. In this snug New Hampshire lake house designed by Nina Farmer, "all the children’s bedrooms have these Dutch doors to let air flow through and really encourage that indoor-outdoor feeling.”

Minimalist Nursery

Welcome to the year 3000. In this ultra-minimalist London home designed by Miminat Shodeinde, even the nursery follows suit. The crib is by Sebra, the chair by Ron Arad, and the trolley is by Joe Colombo.

Cozy Corner

A cozy reading corner is always a good idea. In this glamorous apartment designed by Jessie Schuster, the boy’s bedroom features a screenprint of a tree trunk by Jake Longstreth (like kids, they grow fast!) and a delightful blue striped wallpaper.

Bunk Beds FTW

We love a good bunkbed, and this one is giving us the coziest vibes. In a mountain retreat designed by Commune, the walls are covered in a Kufri denim wallcovering that adds the perfect amount of warmth. Nap time, anyone?

Floral Cocoon

All flowers, no allergies, in this room designed by Melissa Lee, which creates a garden atmosphere by enveloping it in Wild Tulip wallpaper from Soane that covers the walls and ceiling.

Pretty and Charming

This whimsical, charming twin bedroom designed by Ramsey Lyons is perfect for sharing and adds a whole lot of character. The bed canopies are in a Schumacher fabric, the wallcovering is by Pierre Frey, and the lamps are by Visual Comfort & Co.

Statement Wallpaper

“[The homeowners] found the Schumacher wallpaper and just fell in love,” shares designer Joe Lucas of this fairytale print. “With wallpaper like that, everything else just fades away.” We couldn't agree more!

Casual Color

Take notes from this sweet yet sophisticated children’s room in a Manhattan apartment. Rather than paint every wall teal (or 2008’s iconic lime green), opt for a mural showcasing your little one’s favorite color. Whether it’s florals, animals, or scenes of outer space, the motif is easily painted over when they change their minds.

Book-Inspired Kids' Room

When looking for inspiration, take note of your child’s favorite show or bedtime reads. This small space is swathed in a Where the Wild Things Are–themed wallpaper, bringing storytelling to life in this New York beach house.

Play Loft

A play loft? Sounds like what childhood dreams are made of. For a son’s room, homeowner Alessia Bianchi commissioned built-in beds with play lofts inspired by a design she spotted in an old photograph. The custom chair is in an Andrew Martin fabric.

Nature Explorer

Let curiosity bloom by creating a bedroom with natural textures and flora-print textiles, like this classic 1970s house. A large, open window with a view will keep your keen little person occupied for hours on end.

Botanical Kids’ Room

For the kids who tell you they’re pretty, pretty princesses, the pink-on-pink palette in this room designed by Redd Kaihoi sits well within a cocoon of fantastical vines to create the desired effect.

All-Over Print Kids' Room

For the little bookworm in your life, give them a private place to escape into their favorite novels with a reading nook. In this light-filled Austin home, various patterns in the same color palette coordinate without feeling too busy.

Double Vision

For a pair of twins, symmetry is embedded in everything they do. Honor that by taking tips from designer Robert Couturier, who mirrored the decor in this Gramercy Park townhouse. Plus, having the same of everything ensures no fighting ensues.

Endless Summer Camp Bedroom

When you remove the threat of hungry bears and poison oak, a summer-camp aesthetic is actually very chic. Designer Victoria Sass proves that here with white oak cabinetry, bunks, and a “hidey hole” tucked up into the ceiling.

Box Bed Kid's Room

Ideal for cozy bedtimes and make-believe alike, this custom cabinlike bed frame adds architectural interest to a formerly unvaried space in a California home designed by ELLE DECOR A-List firm Studio Shamshiri.

Window Seat Kid’s Room

You can never have too much storage when it comes to a kid’s room. And in this one by Pappas Miron, a window seat provides room to stash excess stuff while providing a perfectly sweet perch for the littles. Bonus for the wallpapered ceiling, covered in a Sister Parish print.

Glamorous Playroom

The room that Michelle Gerson designed for her son in the family’s Manhattan loft bucks all clichés with black walls, a lucite crib, and serious high-design firepower like the David Hicks carpet from Stark and a light fixture by David Weeks.

Extra Storage

Kids’ rooms have a way of getting cluttered. Designer Linda Hayslett had that in mind when she created this one in Los Angeles, which is a storage tour de force. Beyond the ample shelving, the custom bed features drawers beneath.

Wood Bunks

After a day of the kiddos skiing the signature icy slopes of New England, a warm and cozy bunk within unvarnished wood-paneled walls is suggested. Designer Alfredo Paredes did that here in a kids’ bedroom in a ski house in Stratton, Vermont.

House Within a House

In this kids’ room by Georgia Tapert Howe, playing house is taken to new extravagant heights with this insane Pottery Barn bunkhouse. The look is elevated by the Nicky Haslam tented fabric and window shades.

Wallpaper Wallop

Children love pattern, and this bold Milton & King wallpaper in the kids’ room of the upstate New York home of Perifio’s Matt Bidgoli and his partner, Raphael Portet, provides it in spades.

Lots of Lines

If stripes and wood paneling can get along, so too can your kids. The brightly colored lines of the Pendleton throw in this upstate New York house by Vicky Charles mirror those of the ceiling boards. A little harmony like this makes for a happy childhood.

Perpendicular Panache

One bed goes one way, one goes the other in a Northern California house designed by Lauren Geremia. Throw in some tasteful colors and pattern by way of the quilted throws, throw pillows, and bouclé pillows, and you have yourself one elevated kids’ room.

Arts and Crafts Moment

Another entry in the precious category, this time with Pre-Raphaelite undertones. In a kids’ room-slash-nursery in Litchfield, Connecticut, designed by Robin Henry, the wallcovering is by Luddite icon William Morris.

Forever Young

Visually, the kids’ room designed for a family apartment in Poznan, Poland, by Paradowski Studio seems like a complete departure from the rest of the home. Its youthful spirit shines through in pops of color and custom animal carvings on the walls.

Earth-Toned Kids’ Room

For the cozy kids’ room in the same apartment designed by Paradowski Studio, the designers chose a palette of warm, earthy hues for the fabrics that accompany postmodern-influenced custom built-ins.

Primary-Hued Kids’ Room

Here’s another fun variation on the primary color theme: Red, blue, and yellow play harmoniously in this bold bedroom thanks to its unexpected yellow ceiling, map-themed red wallpaper, and striped blue carpet.

Precious Purple Kid’s Room

If “aren’t you precious?” were a room, it would be entirely lavender. If you want to make such a statement, opt for a precious little monochrome look by Alex Papachristidis.

Musical Notes

Expose your children to the icons and classics early, like this mom did with a large David Bowie portrait in this downtown New York loft. The canvas hangs right alongside her child’s own artwork.

Bird-Themed Kids’ Room

Kids need something to fixate on, and winged creatures are always a hit. In this Cape Cod house by Raquel Garcia, a bird-themed wallpaper was central.

Red Zebra Print

A zebra-print wallpaper by Brunschwig & Fils brings whimsy and a touch of the jungle to a bedroom by Megan Winters. The oversize plush toys seem right at home.

Up in the Loft

Is it a set from a black-and-white movie or a kids’ room with a thoughtful design? Regardless, the neutral colors are giving in this room by Sims Hilditch in a restored rectory.

Art on Grass Cloth

A Kravet grass-cloth wallcovering serves as the perfect backdrop for a boys’ bedroom, featuring a colorful piece of graphic art by David Edwards.

Blue-Patterned Kids’ Room

Primary colors are not created equal, and blue reigns supreme. Here, in a bedroom of an Oakland home designed by Patrick Printy, the dusty blue wall color will never grow dull. When your kids go to college, there will be no need to change the scheme when you’re deciding whether to convert it into an office or a guest room.

Map Quest

Decorator Grant Gibson was responsible for the full wall world map in this vibrant children’s room.

Pretty Princess Kid’s Room

At some point, all kids become tyrants. When that happens, it’s incumbent upon you to consider a regal look for their room. In a Manhattan apartment, designer Katie Ridder did just that. Nothing says royalty like a custom pink-on-pink canopy bed.

Twinning and Winning Bedroom

Designer Ken Fulk designed this adorable twins’ room to be like “a little animal kingdom,” with its leopard print cushions and exuberant Pierre Frey fabrics. The four-poster spindle beds add just the right amount of grown-up to an already sophisticated room.

Bumblebee Bliss

We love a new twist on a primary palette. If you look closely at the blue Farrow & Ball wallpaper in this charming nursery designed by Alec Holland, you’ll see it’s covered in tiny bumblebees, a motif that’s picked up in the honey-colored wall paint. The Eero Saarinen Womb chair and matching ottoman make a modern spot to cozy up for bedtime stories, according to the homeowner.

Major Glamour

Lean into your little fashionista’s glamorous tendencies with wild card furniture. The lip-shaped sofa in this tween’s space is a welcome conversation starter.

Open-Air Teen Pad

Separate but equal, the differences in these boys’ stacked bedrooms are defined by their interests—collectable KAWS figurines for one, a slew of guitars for the other.

One and Done

Chic and monochromatic, the visual interest in this Californian nursery is all in the area rug. Geometric planes of color balance out the remainder of the peachy palette.

Whimsical Touches

Playful can still feel chic, just take a note from this Hendricks Churchill–designed bedroom. An oversize bunny lamp is perfect for nighttime, while fine art above the bed adds a playful yet scholastic touch.

Calm and Collected

Kid’s favorite colors and current interests change on a whim, so give them a blank slate to express themselves like this Sydney home with a neutral color palette. Quilts and artwork can be easily swapped whenever the mood strikes.

Pet-Themed Kids' Room

“I bought the poster twin beds [second one not shown] long before I had a son. I knew they’d be perfect for a little boy’s room one day,” says Mandy Reeves of her Tennessee home via Country Living. She painted them a handsome shade of gray-green (Rosemary by Sherwin-Williams) that will easily transition from tot to teen. For now, they’re right at home alongside a fabric reindeer bust and dog prints (enlarged from Rifle Paper Co.)

Subtle Safari

In the Bucket List family’s Hawaii home the children’s bedroom has a Kenya theme complete with custom built-in bunk beds set off with an orange and white striped rug and a blue dresser.

Black, White, Wood

Described as “a fun spot to chill, play, and dream,” this black and white bedroom in a TriBeCa loft is a chic take on a traditional sports theme, with furniture by Oeuf, a custom Madeline Weinrib rug, lighting by Atelier De Troupe and Iacoli & Mcallister, and wallpaper by Ferm Living.

Place of Peace

In a Hamptons retreat by Haynes-Roberts, the message of peace is clear. This room can teach young kids the value of nonviolence via a powerful semiotic statement above the headboard. It also looks cool.

Swan’s Next Kid’s Room

Every kid’s room needs a focal point. Can we agree that the swan is where your eyes fall when looking at this dreamy white bedroom in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Manhattan by interior design firm SISSY + MARLEY?

Vintage Cool

For the girl’s bedroom, a playful style is centered around vintage artwork, such as the cast aluminum antlers purchased at auction. The side chair is vintage Milo Baughman, reupholstered in Rogers & Goffigon fabric, and the chest is from CB2. The accent table is from West Elm. A floor pillow, also from West Elm, enhances the youthful atmosphere.

Loft Love

The style of the children’s bedroom in this restored rectory complements the overall design, but it leaves room for a little playfulness. The trundle beds come from Tasha Beds; the bed cushions, from Neptune. Beside the beds, the dome wall lights are from Original BTC, and overhead, the star-printed lampshade is from Jim Lawrence. A Balineum laundry basket serves as a catch-all space for storage and dirty laundry.

Mild and Mellow

The daughter’s bedroom in this Hamptons townhouse features a vintage daybed upholstered in a Zimmer + Rohde embroidery, a Swedish cabinet, and a 1940s rocker found at a local antiques shop and reupholstered in romantic floral. The shade fabric is by Pindler.

Baby’s First Gallery Wall

In Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s Los Angeles home, a pink upholstered twin bed is set off with a gold and white–themed gallery wall.

A Toy Story

In the Paris apartment she shares with her partner and their children, French fashion designer Alix Thomsen arranged a collection of vintage and contemporary toys and superhero figures on the shelves above her son’s bed. A boldly striped fabric attached to the wall serves as the headboard.

Pastel Panache

In a bedroom at fashion stylist Meredith Melling’s family retreat on Martha’s Vineyard, which was designed by Ariel Ashe and architect Reinaldo Leandro, the bunk beds and walls are painted in Benjamin Moore’s Fairy Tale Blue, the throws are from Pottery Barn Kids, and the rug is Moroccan.

Petite Glam

In a Manhattan apartment designed by Steven Gambrel, a boys’ room features monogrammed headboards by Leontine Linens. The wallpaper is by Phillip Jeffries, the carpet is by Stark, and the trim is painted in Pratt & Lambert’s Garnet.

Moroccan Cool

Samuel and Caitlin Dowe-Sandes paved their daughter’s room at their house in Marrakech in starburst floor tiles by their firm, Popham Design. The iron bed is a flea-market find. The light fixture is by Claire Norcross for Luminosity.

Jr. Bachelor Pad

Inspired by the original decor in the 1970s Paris building where he lives with his family, French architect and designer Thierry Lemaire sheathed the walls and ceiling of his teenage son’s bedroom in black-and-white wallpaper that evokes Pop and Op Art. A black lacquered headboard, a punching bag suspended from the ceiling, vertical shades, and overhead track lighting complete the bachelor-pad vibe.

Zoo Trip

At her Lake Forest, Illinois, home, designer Megan Winters swathed the walls of a bedroom for her niece in a zebra-print wallpaper by Brunschwig & Fils. The bed and ceiling light are vintage, the linens are by Frette, and the ottoman is by Oly.

An Old Western

For the children’s bedroom in a turn-of-the-century summer house near Stockholm, a Swedish couple chose whimsical cowboy-themed wallpaper by designer Cath Kidston. The lamp is an Isamu Noguchi design.

Jubilant Motifs

In the Westchester, New York, home of designer Katie Ridder and architect Peter Pennoyer, their daughter resides in a dreamy oasis infused with springtime colors.

True Blue Stripes

The beds in the children’s room at this Nantucket home are by Flou, and the Dakota Jackson lounge chair and ottoman are upholstered in a Holland & Sherry linen.

Personalized Fun

A young man’s room features a display of what he loves most, including a signed snowboard on the ceiling and a skateboard and guitar next to the bed.

Statement Gingham

Designer Jonathan Adler combined vivid colors and graphic patterns to create a playful yet tailored look in a child’s room in a Manhattan apartment; the gingham bed curtains and yellow highboy are vintage, the wallpaper is by Cary Leibowitz, and the rug is by Adler.

Captain’s Quarters

A jaunty nautical theme runs through a boy’s room in the Manhattan apartment of actress Jennifer Creel, which was designed by her sister, Suzanne Coleman Bancroft; the signal flags are vintage, and the wallpaper features a lighthouse motif.

Chic but Adventurous

Geography is certainly a theme in trendy kids’ rooms and offers just the right amount of adventure for any young explorer. In this kid-friendly Manhattan duplex, the son’s bedroom features a bed by DucDuc and a womb chair by Knoll.

Pattern Play

The founders of the tile firm Popham Design embraced pattern and playful color in their Marrakech house, especially in their five-year-old daughter’s room. The vintage chair is by Eero Aarnio and a pendant light is by Claire Norcross. The feather headdress is from Cameroon, and the floor tiles are Popham Design’s Hex Knot.

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