Interesting post since I don’t have any kids of my own, yet most days I feel like I live in a Willy Wonka Music Video. Kids seems to be everywhere, multiplying faster than I can keep up with!  Choosing the appropriate design for your child’s room can bring many questions to mind. 

• How do you create a gender neutral room?
• Who is providing a unique decor for children’s rooms?
• How mature is too mature for a teenager?
• Where can you purchase artwork for a kid’s room?

 Your child’s room should express the same level of creativity you want to encourage. I absolutely love the energy that Little Crown Interiors brings into a child’s room.   They make each room stylish and practical but with a hint of whimsy.  This shared boy’s room is an excellent example of the work done by Little Crown Interiors. It is amazing what a little pattern can do.  Use a stencil or a modello to make a custom pattern on a rug, pillow or comforter.

Another great resource for your child’s room is Design Sponge.  Sneak Peak: Best of kid’s rooms 2010 is a wonderful collection of fun spaces for children.  I pretty much want to live in every kid’s room on this site! This room was created by Emily Henson, a prop stylist and interior decorator from Los Angeles.  It is OK to model a whole room around one item. Emily reused the birdhouses, which were originally displayed in an Anthropologie window display, as the theme for this room.  She hand painted the tree to be a home for the birdhouses and used a vintage sheet to tie the colors together.

This little girl’s room was designed by Joy Thigpen,  talented photographer & creative director/stylist for shoots and events. If your child can’t select a color, take a note out of Joy’s book. Purchase paint samples, some glaze and create a vivid rainbow.  The rainbow is art enough for this room! For more images of Joy’s beautiful home click here.

Two of my favorite rooms that O’Neill Studios designed are this little girls bathroom and this little boy’s bedroom. This wonderfully girlie room was accomplished with just a sharpie and pink paint. The boy’s room used color blocking, the combination of two different colors that support and compliment each other, and some wonderful free hand painting to create this fun composition.

 If you are not interested in designing  or revamping an entire room you can always opt for some custom artwork. My new LolliPOP Series can be used as decor for your walls or as a table top.  Either way it adds a bit of flare to brighten a child’s room.