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.
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Cloud Nine
1/10Cloud Nine
1/10Photo Credit: Behr: Rock Crystal MQ3-28 + White Veil OR-W14
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).PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomCloud Nine
PHOTO 1 of 10READ LESS -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).Photo Credit: Behr: Rock Crystal MQ3-28 + White Veil OR-W14
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Teenage Dream
2/10Teenage Dream
2/10Photo Credit: Behr: Spice PPU2-18, Graceful Gray PPU18-12, Flaming Torch PPU3-3
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.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomTeenage Dream
PHOTO 2 of 10READ LESS -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.Photo Credit: Behr: Spice PPU2-18, Graceful Gray PPU18-12, Flaming Torch PPU3-3
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Green Machine
3/10Green Machine
3/10Photo Credit: Behr: Spring Valley S390-2
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.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomGreen Machine
PHOTO 3 of 10READ LESS -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.Photo Credit: Behr: Spring Valley S390-2
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Botanical Beauty
4/10Botanical Beauty
4/10Photo Credit: Behr: Funhouse M140-1, Ultra Pure White 1850, Ballerina Tutu P130-6
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.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomBotanical Beauty
PHOTO 4 of 10READ LESS -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.Photo Credit: Behr: Funhouse M140-1, Ultra Pure White 1850, Ballerina Tutu P130-6
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Get Toned
5/10Get Toned
5/10Photo Credit: Behr: Silky White PPU7-12 + Fruit Salad M200-2
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.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomGet Toned
PHOTO 5 of 10READ LESS -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.Photo Credit: Behr: Silky White PPU7-12 + Fruit Salad M200-2
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Hero Worship
6/10Hero Worship
6/10Photo Credit: Behr: French Silver PPU18-5, Popped Corn W-B-200, Blue Jewel 510B-6, Extreme Yellow P260-7
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.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomHero Worship
PHOTO 6 of 10READ LESS -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.Photo Credit: Behr: French Silver PPU18-5, Popped Corn W-B-200, Blue Jewel 510B-6, Extreme Yellow P260-7
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Graceful Greys
7/10Graceful Greys
7/10Photo Credit: Behr: Historical Gray N370-4A, Polar Bear 75 + Mission White PPU24-15
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.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomGraceful Greys
PHOTO 7 of 10READ LESS -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.Photo Credit: Behr: Historical Gray N370-4A, Polar Bear 75 + Mission White PPU24-15
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Purple Rain
8/10Purple Rain
8/10Photo Credit: Behr: Bit of Sugar PR-W14, King’s Court P560-7 + Confetti P570-2
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.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomPurple Rain
PHOTO 8 of 10READ LESS -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.Photo Credit: Behr: Bit of Sugar PR-W14, King’s Court P560-7 + Confetti P570-2
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Sky’s the Limit
9/10Sky’s the Limit
9/10Photo Credit: Behr: Rainy Afternoon N430-4 + Sleek White OR-W15
Pulling inspiration from the sky outside, this moody blue-green is ideal for a sky-like backdrop of on-trend mid-century-modern furnishings.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomSky’s the Limit
PHOTO 9 of 10READ LESS -Pulling inspiration from the sky outside, this moody blue-green is ideal for a sky-like backdrop of on-trend mid-century-modern furnishings.Photo Credit: Behr: Rainy Afternoon N430-4 + Sleek White OR-W15
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Honey Ohs
10/10Honey Ohs
10/10Photo Credit: Behr: Pale Honey PPU6-08 + Ultra Pure White 1850
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.PaintThe 10 Best Colours to Paint Your Child’s BedroomHoney Ohs
PHOTO 10 of 10READ LESS -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.Photo Credit: Behr: Pale Honey PPU6-08 + Ultra Pure White 1850
