I was recently introduced to the Jimmy Cricket range of wallpapers seen above – seriously that watermelon wallpaper is AWESOME so if you are one of my clients, look out, I might force this on you and your child in the near future.
I’m so glad that wallpaper is a trend that hasn’t died down, it adds so much to a room, it’s like a giant piece of art for your child’s bedroom wall and when they come in patterns like the ones above why would you deny your child such an awesome piece of art on their wall?! So I thought I’d share my top tips for selecting wallpaper for children’s bedrooms.
Picking the Wallpaper
Wallpaper is obviously a pretty permanent piece of art for their room so you really only get one go at getting it right. If you’re feeling brave have fun with it and go with a geometric pattern, a fluro pop or a fruit salad feature. If you’re worried that your child will out grow unicorns in a few years go for a softer colourway like mint, peach or lemon in a more classic pattern like a stripe, clouds or birds – these will last through transitional stages and if you get it right they’ll still love it into their teens!
Wallpaper The Whole Room?
Painted feature walls are slowly becoming a thing of the past but wallpaper feature walls are still hot to trot. Obviously this also comes down to your budget but I think wallpapering one wall can look just as fabulous as the whole room. Use the longest flattest wall in the bedroom as the wall that the bed rests against, that’s the wall you want to wallpaper so you’re framing the bed nicely and creating symmetry in the room. It should also be the first wall you notice as you enter the room, no point wallpapering the wall the door is on, you’ll never see it!
How Do I Wallpaper It?
My last piece of advice for wallpapering a kids room is to hire a professional to hang the wallpaper. I have attempted wallpaper hanging once in my life and I have sworn I’ll never do I again. It’s worth paying someone else to do it properly as gluing and sticking paper especially patterned paper is now my idea of what Chinese torture would be like and you’ll never get it perfect so do it properly the first time and pay someone else to do it.
Any other tips you can share from your wallpapering experiences?
