KidSpace Stuff blog posts covering design basics of interior design with ideas for walls in kids rooms, all ages, from newborn through teens.
Do your kids like to draw “art” on the wall? Some of mine did but not too often (thank goodness!) and it was mostly light, easy to clean stuff. When I found the photos in this post, it turned my thoughts to “what if drawing on the wall was really art instead of just scribbles?” [...]
Remember when you were a kid how some things were bigger-than-life? One of my boys missed playing on the “big hills” when we moved to a new city. During a visit a few years later, he asked where the big hills had gone. I laughed. We were standing next to them….he had just [...]
No headboard? No problem. When all you have is a mattress and frame, create your own artsy painted headboard…..on the wall like this giant poppy and blades of grass. Sure to give your kids something to stir their imaginations. Painting a headboard on the wall is a quick way to add a focal point or [...]
Boy….does this take me back! (The vintage paint-by-number used for the wall mural, not the baby nursery.) I remember painting a few of these kits trying to be an artist the easy way. Seeing the technique used larger than life on a wall is an awesome way to share nostalgia of the 1960’s. If you [...]
The last few months, our Thursday: Design Basics covered ordinary wall covering materials and techniques. This last post? Let’s say markers, maps, and Legos don’t “stay between the lines” but do provide some unique kids’ room walls. via Aimee Weaver Sheet music, recipes, fiction, dictionaries, poetry just to name a few….and a great way to [...]
Face it. As hard as you try to keep it from happening, sooner or later, your kids will draw on the wall. (I well remember “Z’s” on every wall after a few re-run TV episodes of Zorro!) If you want help in controlling this inevitable impulse, pick a wall in the house and creatively [...]
Fabric wall covering used in public buildings most often goes unnoticed, generally in place for sound control, not design impact. Not so in kids’ rooms! Fabric wall covering is a flashy way to dress a kid’s room wall for a dramatic effect and is a quick, easy option for drastically changing a room Benefits Wide [...]
Rarely do you see kids’ room walls covered with architectural woodwork, except perhaps in specialty rooms like the nursery or library. Woodwork is costly and is generally reserved for the “front” of the house. But, if you love the look of trims and moldings, there is another way to create an attractive, cohesive backdrop with [...]
According to Wikipedia, a doodle is “an unfocused drawing made while a person’s attention is otherwise occupied”. Do you have a tween or teen schooled in the art of absentminded scribbling? I bet they were also the same toddlers who liked to draw on the walls. Now it’s OK for them to do both at [...]
Whimsical wallpaper has been a primary source of character for kids’ rooms for decades. With numerous color, pattern, and design options available, covering the wall with vinyl coated paper or cloth backed vinyl was the trend…..and somewhat permanent until wall coverings became “strippable.” There’s a new trend for vinyl on walls giving an old material [...]