A children's room in white is the most win-win option; it is an opportunity to implement the most unusual design solutions. After all, using white color you can decorate your child’s room for many years to come.
In addition, this color is universal; it can be furniture for a girl or a boy. White visually expands the space, fills the room with air and light, and individual bright accents will make the nursery interesting and stylish.
The main rule for this color is that it should not be the only shade in the room, otherwise the room will resemble a hospital, the nursery will look uncomfortable and cold.
Designers give some top tips for using white in a children's room. In this article you will find photo projects of white children's furniture, which will become a clear example of how you can arrange a room for your children.
Feature of white color
- White tone can be combined with absolutely any colors.
- Color makes the room lighter, more spacious, objects against a white background become weightless, lightweight, in addition, bright colors in the room become balanced.
- White color is considered the color of purity, neatness, and gives a certain freshness to the room.
- White is typical for absolutely any style, Scandinavian or classic, modern or Provence.
- This color can be furniture for a boy or a girl.
Choosing the right shade
White color is not as simple and universal as it might seem. There are many shades of white, all of which are divided into warm and cool.
Warm shades : ivory, eggshell, cream, creamy, champagne, pearl, baked milk - shades with a yellow or beige undertone.
Cool shades : snow-white, milky, porcelain, office paper color and other shades with gray or blue undertones.
Important. If you are going to use several shades of white in the interior of one room, they should all be either warm or cool.
Moreover, all additional colors used as accents must also be of the appropriate “temperature”. For example, against the background of snow-white walls, cream-colored curtains will look yellowed, and next to a warm sand-colored canopy, a porcelain-colored cabinet will appear dirty gray.
Use warm shades for a north-facing room or a room with small windows. A room with large windows that is flooded with sunlight during the day will look visually cooler if it is decorated in cool colors.
Which white should you choose?
White color must be chosen depending on the amount of light in the room. The same shade does not always look good in a nursery. White can be found with a hint of milky or alabaster.
It becomes difficult to choose the right tone. Experts advise paying attention to the orientation of the room.
If the children's room faces north, there is always not enough light in it. Here it is advisable to use a white, warm tone. Ivory, baked milk or cream colors are welcome.
If the nursery's windows face south and it is full of light, then white can be chosen with a shade of gray or pearl.
Pure white color itself is a little boring; its shades are considered more noble. Today, IKEA furniture is in great demand. The manufacturer offers a wide selection of white in a variety of shades.
Understand the child and choose the right interior
In order to competently and tastefully arrange a child’s room, you should understand the child’s feelings, character and preferences. The children's room is associated with the best time of life - childhood. Parents should take care that the child has only joyful memories of this stage of life.
A work area, a place for games, a sports corner are mandatory requirements for a full-fledged room for children. Fortunately, modern furniture manufacturers offer multifunctional furniture sets. The loft bed with work area includes a sleeping area, desk, computer space, compact wardrobe, bookshelves and exercise ladder.
The children's room is the child's own territory. If the room is not intended for one child, the interior should provide a personal area, space for privacy
. The ringing laughter and noise in the nursery will be a sign that he is comfortable and joyful living in the fairy-tale interior that his loving parents created for him.
Accents
To prevent the room from seeming boring, you should add bright accents. A white room is so boring that sometimes it can make you feel like a hospital room.
To prevent such an opinion from arising, removable large drawings in the form of flowers, animals, etc. can be attached to the white walls in the nursery. A bright children's rug can be laid on the floor, and a variety of decorative pillows can be placed on light-colored furniture.
If you want to leave the walls in pure white colors, then you can hang decorative shelves on the wall, paintings, photo frames, thus hiding a boring, monochromatic wall.
Designers also advise highlighting one wall with colored photo wallpaper or painting it with paint of a different color.
How to “revive” white?
Don’t be afraid that a white room will be faceless, boring, sterile, “lifeless.” The best option is to play on the difference in textures. Let glossy furniture facades be combined with a matte stretch ceiling.
Use textured textiles, for example, a large knitted bedspread, decorative faux fur pillowcases, and openwork curtains. White doesn't always stay that way. Thanks to the play of shadows in the room, individual elements change shade, becoming darker or lighter.
Idea. You can fill a room with color using just one detail - colored organza curtains. Penetrating into the room through such curtains, sunlight is painted in a delicate shade.
Practicality of materials
You need to make sure that light-colored materials are practical. This means that when painting walls white, the paint may peel off, crack, and may have little pigment.
The final result directly depends on quality materials. Good paint will not be erased by wet cleaning of the walls, and it is also necessary to choose a composition so that dirt can be easily washed off.
Bright furniture
A white children's room requires colored furniture. The walls can be painted white, then the furniture should be darker, for example, walnut or ash color. Furniture in white colors is allowed, then bright pillows or blankets are applied to it.
Dark furniture against the background of light walls will look strict, and it will not be so pleasing to a child’s eye. A children's sofa covered with colored fabric will look beautiful.
Gloss in the nursery?
It is not recommended to use glossy furniture. A bright children's room will be full of light. If there is glossy furniture in the room, especially white, it will strongly reflect light and the child will quickly get tired.
As for the glossy stretch ceiling, everything is exactly the same. Especially the ceiling will reflect all objects, in which case they will look double, which negatively affects the child’s psyche.
By arranging a children's room in white, you have the opportunity to create a bright room with interesting accents.
White color is the color of purity; white furniture in the interior of a children's room always looks neat, refreshing and beautiful.
Rules of care
A children's room with white furniture really looks elegant, sophisticated, and unique. To maintain such a beautiful appearance of this room, you should pay a lot of attention to proper care of all interior items.
Care depends entirely on what material the furniture is made of, but there are several basic recommendations that, if taken into account, will keep all interior items attractive for a long time and will also be clean. These tips include:
- It is desirable that an optimal microclimate be created in the room, so an average temperature and low humidity are set;
- furniture should be located at a considerable distance from all heating devices, and this distance should not be less than 1 meter, otherwise various wooden elements may dry out under the influence of high temperature;
- the floor must be level, and various distortions can lead to rapid wear of various fasteners in the furniture;
- although the furniture is intended for a child, parents should ensure that children do not jump on it, and do not draw or perform other actions that lead to the loss of the attractive appearance of the interior items;
- if the furniture is made of leather, it is recommended to cover it with special capes and covers to protect the material from wear and other influences;
- for each individual item, the optimal means for protection and care is selected, therefore different polishes or other substances that remove dirt are used;
- Children should not be allowed to eat in the room, as food can leave stains that are difficult to remove on various interior items.
Various stains are clearly visible on white furniture, so the child should be careful about maintaining the cleanliness and attractiveness of these products.
Thus, choosing white furniture for children's rooms is an interesting, unusual solution. It is important to choose these products wisely, as well as to provide them with proper care so that the room looks beautiful and unusual.
