The 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s Bedroom

It’s an exciting time when decorating a nursery for a soon-to-appear baby or updating an existing child’s bedroom. There are themes to pick, furniture to arrange and paints to test out. These 10 paint colours and treatments reflect the latest trends and are guaranteed to give your kid the coolest room around.

Modern nursery with white crib paint in BEHR White Veil OR-W14, a navy blue rocking chair, and walls painted in BEHR Rock Crystal MQ3-28

Behr: Rock Crystal MQ3-28 + White Veil OR-W14

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Cloud Nine

Soft grey walls create a cozy neutral palette where colour touches can come from the soft furnishings, toys and room accessories. (Plus, it makes for a sweet stormy backdrop for these adorable cloud wall lights).

Energetic teen bedroom with white bunkbed, grey carpet and BEHR paint in Spice PPU2-18, Graceful Gray PPU18-12 and Flaming Torch PPU3-3

Behr: Spice PPU2-18, Graceful Gray PPU18-12, Flaming Torch...

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Teenage Dream

Bold and bright, this teenager’s room makes a spicy statement on the walls, but it’s the grey carpeting and grey on the ceiling that ground these two high-energy colours.

Behr: Spring Valley S390-2

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Green Machine

When looking for a calm colour that acts like a neutral, but still has a hint of tint, a muted mint green is at the top of this year’s cool-colour class.

Sweet botanical themed child’s bedroom with a floral duvet cover and walls painted in BERH Funhouse M140-1, Ultra Pure White 1850 and Ballerina Tutu P130-6

Behr: Funhouse M140-1, Ultra Pure White 1850, Ballerina...

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Botanical Beauty

In this pretty botanically themed bedroom, a classic rose tone is given a punch of punk attitude with a strip of fuchsia below the traditional wall trim. An opaque floral decal above the bed adds depth without distracting from the wall colour.

Modern nursery with a grey crib, dog portrait hanging on the wall, which are painted in BEHR Silky White PPU7-12 and Fruit Salad M200-2

Behr: Silky White PPU7-12 + Fruit Salad M200-2

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Get Toned

This modern two-tone mix of a greyish white and soft peach on opposing walls brings an ultra-contemporary vibe to a newborn’s nursery without making it feeling cold or stark.

Funky child’s room with floor to ceiling windows, comic art, and bright primary colours painted on the walls with BEHR French Silver PPU18-5, Popped Corn W-B-200, Blue Jewel 510B-6 and Extreme Yellow P260-7

Behr: French Silver PPU18-5, Popped Corn W-B-200, Blue...

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Hero Worship

Drawing inspiration from the comic-book universe, this bedroom uses blocks of primary colours – true blue, sunflower yellow and fire-engine red – against a neutral grey to highlight specific architectural features and furnishings.

Beautiful big nursery with a bay window seating area, large grey and white hound’s-tooth rug, grey cribs and walls painted with BEHR Historical Gray N370-4A, Polar Bear 75 and Mission White PPU24-15

Behr: Historical Gray N370-4A, Polar Bear 75 + Mission...

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Graceful Greys

Just because the room is for a child doesn’t mean it can’t be elegant – a sophisticated palette of soft white, dove grey and deep grey show off the attributes of the space, while the splashes of sunshine yellow add a youthful glow.

Fun child’s bedroom with polka dots above the black bed, walls decals, and walls painted in BEHR Bit of Sugar PR-W14, King’s Court P560-7 and Confetti P570-2

Behr: Bit of Sugar PR-W14, King’s Court P560-7 + Confetti...

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Purple Rain

Sometimes, letting a wall remain white is a statement in itself – the carefully chosen purple tones now really stand out, drawing the eye above the bed to a fun multi-coloured polka-dot wall display.

Classic mid-century modern inspired child’s bedroom with teak dresser, yellow bed and walls painted in BEHR Rainy Afternoon N430-4 and Sleek White OR-W15

Behr: Rainy Afternoon N430-4 + Sleek White OR-W15

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Sky’s the Limit

Pulling inspiration from the sky outside, this moody blue-green is ideal for a sky-like backdrop of on-trend mid-century-modern furnishings.

Behr: Pale Honey PPU6-08 + Ultra Pure White 1850

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Honey Ohs

A sweet choice for a nursery, this buttery honey shade matches up beautifully with wood tones and other neutrals such as grey and white. Opt for this tone when you want the effect of neutral, but still want a touch of colour.