The first thing you should think about when designing your child's
room is how your child responds to various colors. Like different types
of music and varying sound levels, people will possess certain color
preferences. In turn, children's room colors should reflect their own
personality.
One way to look at mood effects of different colors
is to see them as warm, cool, earth, and bright colors. Warm colors have
a tendency to emulate warmth, intimacy, and relaxation. They tend to
portray a sense of closeness and comfort. However, intense warm colors,
such as reds and oranges, tend to stimulate and excite. If your child is
warm and affectionate, you might want to consider designing the room
with warm colors. The use of these colors may also give the room a warm
and inviting feeling for your child.
While soft reds may create a
sense of warmth, brighter reds stimulate and energize. The use of red
accents with more neutral colors can add life and sparkle to your
child's room. Oranges tend to portray combined senses of energy and
happiness, and bright oranges are usually good for playrooms. Yellow is a
cheerful and sunny color, full of energy. Pale yellows make rooms feel
larger, while brighter yellows create warmth. The color yellow tends to
grab attention and stimulate muscle activity, however, bright yellow may
be too much for your child to handle if overused and may create
unsettling feelings.
Cool colors, on the other hand, have a
calming effect. Watch out for the darker cool colors, however, which may
depress your child. Light cool colors, such as blue, green, and violet,
have soothing effects and can make your child's room feel more spacious
and elegant. Blue is often seen as harmonious and peaceful, and offers a
sense of wisdom, confidence, and stability. It slows the nervous system
and produces a calming effect that helps prepare the body for sleep.
Greens have been said to reinforce self-esteem and suggest hope,
restfulness, and calmness. It is a refreshing color that makes dim rooms
more vibrant. These colors are great by themselves or as accents with
hotter colors.
Purple has the effects of blue and red, evoking
stability and energy. Depending on the shade, it can signify royalty,
power, and luxury. Lighter purples induce peacefulness and nostalgia,
while darker purples may induce sadness or frustration.
Earth
tones include grays, browns, and beiges. This color scheme creates a
sense of warmth, comfort, and relaxation and may be good for hyperactive
children. Muted earth colors, such as tones you may see in nature,
would be best for these children.
You may have noticed that most
room colors people choose fall within these tones, usually pale, light,
or bright shades. Some of the most popular include pale yellows, greens,
blues, and tans. This is because these colors tend to create warm,
peaceful, and welcoming feelings. It is a little different for
children's rooms, however. You may have a hyperactive child that needs a
more soothing room, or you may want a room color that is a little more
stimulating. It all depends on how your child responds to certain colors
and what he or she prefers.
For a mixture of color schemes, you
can create a wall mural for your child's room. The various colors can
help portray the desired effects you want for your kid. For instance, if
you want a warm soothing color, but also one that will help stimulate
and excite your child, consider a patterned wall mural with the
different colors.
For a colorful wall mural for your kid's room,
Create My Scene has several patterns and scenes to choose from. You can
also create your own mural to complete your child's room design.
