30+ Creative Kids' Room Ideas for a More Inspiring Space

Why not use your kids’ room real estate to encourage and inspire their creativity? This kids’ bedroom-playroom combo, designed by Emily Henderson, includes an actual climbing wall alongside chic storage.

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When babies outgrow the pastel colors of a nursery, transform the space with an all new look in bold primary colors.

A cheerful yellow hue and a statement-making jumbo stripe pattern combine to give this kids’ room a positively cheerful aesthetic.

Kids’ toys are precious to them — even after they outgrow daily play. That’s when you can create a display that honors their objects’ importance, elevating stuffed animals and toys in a dedicated but tidy out-of-reach space.

Give them a space filled with their favorite activity: This Hawaii bedroom designed by San Francisco-based NICOLEHOLLIS displays an array of surfboards on its wall, in a nod to its occupant's true love for the sport.

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Bunk beds can be an endless source of creativity: Take ordinary bunks to the next level with fort-like build-outs, curtains, and a bold wallpaper backdrop, like Southern California-based firm Studio Life/Style did.

Designer Emily C. Butler explains why a vibrant green is not only an aesthetic choice for a kids room — but an enduring one, too. "Less conventional than your typical navy, this striking green plays well with blue, red, gray, black, and even wood tones, making it the perfect accent color for a bedroom that can easily grow with its inhabitant," she told House Beautiful.

Don’t be afraid to mix prints for a dramatic, lively effect. Coordinate the look with a unifying color, as blue was used in this bedroom.

A California state flag, cow skin rug, and woven lamp shade turn this space into a laid-back yet stately hangout spot.

Gallery walls need not just be for grownups’ spaces: Dads Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent hung an elegant gold and white gallery wall above a pink upholstered child’s bed.

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Painting a kid's room pink doesn't have to mean creating a demure space. Consider this room’s vibrant alcove done in high-gloss hot pink paint.

Impart a sense of exuberance in a kid's room by decorating with a liberal use of patterns. A teal-and-white polar bear print oilcloth was the source of inspiration behind this lively, exciting space. A patchwork quilt adds to the pattern play.

Black and white lends a sense of chic and cool — for any age. This Tribeca loft plays up the graphic look in its rug, lighting fixture, and accessories.

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Encourage diligence when it’s time for homework by creating a desk where kids will truly want to sit down and work. This attractive space takes advantage of a cozy corner space with a wall-mounted desk, and a shelf displaying vintage soda bottles.

If your family loves camping, bring that experience of togetherness in the great outdoors… indoors. This themed-out kids' room features a canvas tent rigged up as a fun "headboard."

Give a kids room a truly individual flair with a piece of furniture like no one else has — because you carefully curated it secondhand. The owners of this upstate New York cottage found an iron bed at a yard sale for $40. To complement it, they found a trunk at a thrift store, which they transformed with paint for a perfectly unique and vintage look.

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Inspire kids’ curiosity about the world — while encouraging their understanding of geography, too — by transforming a wall in the bedroom with a map mural. Use pins or flags to mark where you’ve been as a family — and where you’re going next.

Orange plaid blankets, faux wood-paneled walls, and a sleek black-and-white childhood photo make this room polished, but still cool enough for a kid.

Crystal Palecek, cofounder of Rue magazine, her husband, Andrew, had to adapt their cozy San Francisco home to accommodate their son, Benjamin. Space was limited, so the couple turned to an underutilized space — their cluttered walk-in — for the reno. Black and white horizontal stripes elongate the sweet space, giving a greater sense of width. With a cute little crib and star-studded ceiling, we imagine that Benjamin, now two, is sleeping just fine.

A nautical-wave rug and orange stripe duvets are a playful pair. Plus, a rope ladder adds a fun touch to these bunk beds.