54 Stylish Kids' Bedroom & Nursery Ideas
Looking for ideas to create a space your kids will love? A child’s room is the perfect place to explore imaginative ideas, from an ark-shaped bookshelf to butterfly wallpaper to neon bed frames. Go wacky with polka dots or try a more classic pastel aesthetic—whatever the theme, this is one room that is sure to stand out. So step away from the pale pink and baby blue and get ready to design a room that’s as unique as your kids are (and as tidy as you’d like them to be). Here are 54 examples from the AD archives to provide inspiration for your child’s next bedroom update.
Photo: Björn Wallander1/54A Cheery Girl's Bedroom
In the daughter’s room of a Bahamian home decorated by Miles Redd, the floral Paule Marrot wallpaper is by Brunschwig & Fils.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn2/54A Sophisticated Kid's Room
Artemide wall lamps flank a print by Sam Francis in the son’s room of a Manhattan apartment by Vicente Wolf; the headboard is sheathed in a VW Home wool, the bed linens are by Restoration Hardware, and the side table at right is by Room & Board.
Photo: Oberto Gili3/54A Playful Boy's Room
In a Manhattan apartment by Annabelle Selldorf and and D’Apostrophe Design, Tristan, the homeowners’ son, is joined in his room by his sister, Emma, and their dog, Cookie; the bed is by De La Espada, and the drawing table is by Ducduc.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn4/54A Polished Kid's Room
At decorator Sara Story’s Texas home, de Gournay wallpaper lines daughter Dagny’s room; the vintage chair is covered in a Josef Frank linen from Svenskt Tenn.
Photo: Roger Davies5/54A Striped and Serene Space
Stripes of Benjamin Moore white and blue paints enliven a daughter’s bedroom in a California home decorated by Miles Redd; the curtains are trimmed with a Samuel & Sons border, and an Alan Campbell pattern covers the chairs, ottoman, and bench.
Photo: Roger Davies6/54A Fantastical Playspace
Design studio Hammer and Spear collaborated with PSS Design Cult to devise an arklike storage unit for the son’s room in a Los Angeles home; the crib is by RH Baby & Child
Photo: Pieter Estersohn7/54A Rustic Kid's Room
In the daughter’s room of a home by Thom Filicia in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, a Cavern wallpaper adds a woodsy note; the vintage beds are painted in a Benjamin Moore green, the sconces are by the Urban Electric Co., and the carpet is a Matthew Williamson design for the Rug Company.
Photo: Roger Davies8/54A Space That's Pretty in Pink
In Kourtney Kardashian’s Martyn Lawrence Bullard–designed California home, a neon light installation is mounted above daughter Penelope’s bed, which is topped with an Hermès throw.
Photo: Roger Davies9/54A Whimsical Nursery
In the same home, Kardashian’s son Reign’s room features ikat curtains and a shag carpet.
Photo: Douglas Friedman10/54Polished Twin Beds
Images by Naomi Watts’s brother, photographer Ben Watts, are displayed above RH Baby & Child beds in the boys’ room of her Manhattan apartment, which was decorated by Ashe + Leandro.
Photo: Simon Upton11/54Fun Built-In Beds
In accessories designer Fiona Kotur’s Hong Kong home, the built-in beds, cabinetry, and desks in sons George (left) and Wyatt’s room were made by local artisans; the ceiling light is by Pottery Barn Kids.
Photo: Simon Upton12/54A Mod Boy's Bedroom
In the same home, an Eero Aarnio Bubble chair hangs in son Rex’s room; the David Hicks hexagon wallpaper is by Cole & Son
Photo: François Dischinger13/54A Bedroom Made for Slumber Parties
In publishing-world powerhouses Pilar Guzmán and Chris Mitchell’s Hamptons weekend home, the boys’ room is outfitted with Muji beds, an RH ceiling light, and Ralph Lauren Home sconces.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn14/54A Kid's Room With Bold Pattern
A Quadrille toile fabric and wallpaper envelop one of the children’s rooms in a Southampton, New York, beach house decorated by David Netto. The furnishings include a Room & Board bunk bed, vintage Poul Kjærholm armchairs from Dansk Møbelkunst Gallery, and a Stark carpet; the portrait is of one of the homeowners’ grandfathers.
Photo: Michael Moran15/54A Modern and Colorful Bedroom
Shelton, Mindel & Associates created this cheerful children’s room for the homeowners’ grandchildren; the yellow racing stripes and pair of matching CB2 stools provide an unexpected pop of color. (November 2012)
Photo: Roger Davies16/54A Dreamy Canopy Bed
Interior designer Peter Dunham created a whimsical children’s room in the Beverly Hills, California, home of film producer Steve Tisch. The hand-carved canopy bed is from Hollywood at Home, Dunham’s Los Angeles shop, and the headboard is upholstered in a vintage suzani. (June 2011)
Photo: Scott Frances17/54A Bedroom for a Sports Fan
Talent agent Kevin Huvane enlisted designer Michael S. Smith and Ferguson & Shamamian Architects to update his historic Beverly Hills, California, residence. His teenage son Declan’s room, which includes a colorful collection of sports paraphernalia, has a refined yet laid-back look. (July 2012)
Photo: Scott Frances18/54Colorful Bunk Beds
The bunk room in a Hamptons, New York, guesthouse by architects Leroy Street Studio and designer Thad Hayes provides plenty of space for visiting family and friends. The color-blocked Nurseryworks bunk beds pack a geometric punch in the otherwise serene space. (August 2011)
Photo: Roger Davies19/54A Boho Bedroom
At Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Stephen Samuelson–designed home in Calabasas, California, daughter Willow’s room is decorated in a fashion-forward, bohemian style. Plush pillows decorate the iron four-poster, which is draped with a canopy of patterned silk. (September 2011)
Photo: William Abranowicz20/54A Nautical Bedroom
At the Nantucket, Massachusetts, retreat of former Chanel president Arie L. Kopelman and his wife, Coco, a children’s room, which includes a Charles Manghis weather vane and a custom-made trundle bed, is ready to welcome visiting grandchildren. (July 2012)
Photo: Roger Davies21/54A Child's Bedroom With Midcentury Style
The Steinman House, built in 1956 in Malibu, California, by architects Craig Ellwood and Jerrold Lomax, was restored by designer Michael Boyd for a young family. The children’s room features a midcentury masterpiece of its own—a George Nelson Marshmallow sofa by Herman Miller, which is grouped with a cowhide rug and a trio of Jasper Morrison cork stools. (June 2011)
Photo: Matthew Millman22/54A Playhouse Bed
For a family home in Hawaii, architecture firm Ike Kligerman Barkley and designers Ron Wilson and Joe Guidera created the ultimate girl’s room. The space features a playhouse-like structure that contains bunk beds and a staircase with storage drawers built into the steps. (August 2007)
Photo: Roger Davies23/54A Blue Boy's Room
Musician Sir Elton John and film producer David Furnish turned to designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard to make their Beverly Hills home a family-friendly haven. Their son Zachary’s room features bold stripes in Benjamin Moore blues, Knoll’s Saarinen side table from Design Within Reach, and a sputnik-like vintage chrome chandelier; above the custom-made daybed is an artwork by Peter Beard. (March 2013)
Photo: Eric Piasecki24/54An Elegant Girl's Bedroom
In a Manhattan apartment decorated by David Kleinberg, the clients’ Siamese cat, Emma, poses on the daughter’s bed, which is dressed with embroidered bedding by Leontine Linens. A Quadrille toile de Jouy enlivens the walls and duvet. (June 2011)
Photo: Roger Davies25/54A Cozy Nook
Built by architecture firm McAlpine Tankersley, the Napa Valley, California, residence of Rela and Don Gleason includes a children’s guest room that features a chalet-style box bed nicknamed the Heidi Nook—a popular spot among the couple’s visiting grandchildren. (November 2011)
Photo: Paul Warchol26/54A Nature-Inspired Space
On Washington state’s Mercer Island, architect Eric Cobb fashioned a modernist glass-and-concrete residence for an entrepreneur and his two daughters. In one of the girls’ rooms, which features a desk chair by Arper and a rug by Pottery Barn, walls painted in Benjamin Moore’s Capri Seas recall the lush greenery of the Pacific Northwest. (June 2011)
Photo: Nikolas Koenig27/54A Grand Bed
In Darcy Miller Nussbaum’s home, David Mann placed an Anthropologie lit à la polonaise fit for a princess in the center of a daughter’s room. (February 2012)
Photo: Michael Moran28/54A Bedroom with Bold Color and Geometric Accents
For an apartment overlooking New York’s Central Park reservoir, Shelton, Mindel & Associates chose refined furnishings in subdued hues throughout, except in the children’s rooms. In one of the spaces, a vibrant painted detail in the style of Josef Albers and a curvaceous Verner Panton chair inform the colors and shapes on the daybed and throw pillows. (July 2005)
Photo: Luke White29/54A Spot for Sleeping and Reading
Classic architecture meets cutting-edge art in a family’s London townhouse updated by designer Francis Sultana and architect Thomas Croft. The children’s freestanding bed-and-library unit provided a creative solution to historic-preservation regulations restricting the construction of new walls. (February 2013)
Photo: Luke White30/54A Pretty Peach Bedroom
Tasked with reimagining a historic plantation house in the West Indies, designer Emma Burns of the firm Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler used a soft palette in the children’s room. A peach Manuel Canovas fabric adds subtle interest to a pair of canopy beds. (August 2006)
Photo: William Waldron31/54A Multi-Functional Space
In a 19th-century Manhattan townhouse, Leroy Street Studio carved out space on the attic level for a multifunctional boys’ room. Decorator Christine Markatos Lowe furnished the room with bunk beds and desks by Nurseryworks and a custom-made sectional sofa by Vladimir Kagan. (December 2012)
Photo: Nikolas Koenig32/54Pink From Top to Bottom
Adman Donny Deutsch tapped Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper to create a striking New York townhouse that would highlight his impressive art collection. In a daughter’s room, however, the gallery-like environment was amended to favor all things pink—including fabrics from Osborne & Little and Designers Guild, a side chair from Profiles, and a Stark carpet. (October 2011)
Photo: William Waldron33/54A Hand-Painted Mural
For Marc Jacobs president Robert Duffy’s Manhattan townhouse, decorator Richard McGeehan conjured a fanciful retreat for the homeowner’s daughter. A trompe l’oeil tented ceiling by artist Matt Austin, an elaborate sleigh bed, and a menagerie of stuffed comrades outfit the space. (October 2012)
Photo: Pieter Estersohn34/54Built-in Storage
Publishing executive Robert E. Abrams and his wife, Cynthia Vance, called on Joel Barkley of Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects to craft a sophisticated, barn-inspired retreat in upstate New York. In the bedroom of the couple’s young son, a tapestry version of Robert Indiana’s Love is the focal point of a custom-made ash bed/storage unit. (June 2012)
Photo: Roger Davies35/54A Glam Girl's Room
In a Bel Air, California, mansion designed by Kelly Wearstler, a girl’s bedroom gets a dose of glamour with a graphic wall covering by Porter Teleo, a Paul Evans four-poster clad in mirror, and a custom-made carpet by the Rug Company. (January 2013)
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The children’s playroom in architect Benedikt Bolza’s Italian farmhouse features a spiral wood staircase and a large dollhouse.
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A custom-made bunk bed by A Great Find stands in a children’s guest room of decorator Pauline Pitt’s Aspen, Colorado, chalet.
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Children’s chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen surround a table in the playroom of decorator Laura Santos’s Manhattan townhouse. The sofa is by Ligne Roset, the teak cabinetry is by Poliform, and the curtains and pillows are made of a Clarence House fabric.
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A ceiling light created by interior designer Celerie Kemble oversees the children’s playroom in her Dominican Republic home. The furniture is upholstered in Dutch-wax prints from AKN Fabrics, and the orange rug is from Nomadic Trading Co.
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A vestibule in the children’s wing of the Los Angeles home of design duo Alexandra von Furstenberg and Dax Miller features a Ron Arad rocking chair and Von Furstenberg’s acrylic console.
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Wallpaper by Marthe Armitage animates the ceiling of one of the children’s rooms in this eclectic Houston mansion decorated by Miles Redd. A William Yeoward for Designers Guild pattern stripes the walls, and a Lee Jofa floral was used for the curtains; above the bespoke Fine Arts Furniture beds are framed reproductions of vintage Vogue covers from the Condé Nast Collection and Oscar de la Renta Home for Century Furniture pagoda canopies.
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An Andy Warhol Mickey Mouse print hangs in one of the children’s rooms of Tommy Hilfiger’s vibrant Miami home designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard. The walls are striped with a Benjamin Moore red, and the bed is upholstered in a Manuel Canovas fabric; the adjoining bath has a scratch-and-sniff banana wall covering by Flavor Paper.
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The nursery in designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent’s Manhattan home is clad in wallpaper by Apparatus and Zak + Fox; the crib is by RH Baby & Child, and the black-and-white rug is by Caitlin Wilson.
44/54A Nursery With Bright Colors
Ellen Pompeo’s Los Angeles nursery is furnished with feather headdresses from Nickey Kehoe, a Pierre Jeanneret child’s chair from JF Chen, and a carpet from the Rug Company. The actress collaborated with decorator Martyn Lawrence Bullard to design the eclectic space.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn45/54A Comfy Reading Nook
Wall coverings by Hinson & Co. (on the ceiling) and Phillip Jeffries (on the walls) animate a child’s room in Brooklyn brownstone designed by Nick Olsen; the picture light and swing-arm sconce are both from Circa Lighting.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn46/54A Preppy Shared Bedroom
In the same home, two of the family’s children share a room lined with a Sandberg wallpaper from Stark; the Fine Arts Furniture trundle beds are dressed with RH bedding.
Photo: Simon Upton47/54Floral Accents
A children’s room springs to life with a vivid Osborne & Little wallpaper in the New York home of contractor Nicholas S.G. Stern and his wife, Courtney, an interior designer.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn48/54A Contemporary Bunk Room
The children’s bunk room at the Texas Hill Country home of designer Sara Story is accented by a Claremont-fabric curtain and a chair from Karkula.
Photo: William Waldron49/54An Art-filled Kid's Room
At the New York townhouse of Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka, their son’s room is anchored by a by an RH Baby & Child bunk bed and enlivened by a Flash Gordon lithograph and a Keith Haring chair by Vilac; the Roman shade is of a DwellStudio fabric for Robert Allen, and the carpet is by Safavieh.
Photo: Adrian Wilson50/54A White Space With Pink Accents
In a children's bedroom in a Hamptons home by KA Design Group and Leroy Street Studio, an Inmod chair and a metal Ligne Roset side table add playful modern notes.
Photo: William Abranowicz51/54A Serene and Sophisticated Space
In a children's room in Tracy Pollan and Michael J. Fox's Manhattan apartment, sconces from Remains Lighting are mounted between Charles H. Beckley beds upholstered in a Fabricut linen.
Photo: François Halard52/54A Playful Nursery
At Laure Heriard Dubreuil and Aaron Young's New York City townhouse, the walls in son Marcel’s room are painted in a Donald Kaufman blue (DKC-104), the dresser is by RH Baby & Child, the chair near the window is by Max Lamb, and the Roman shades are of a striped Boussac fabric in different colorways.
Photo: Douglas Friedman53/54A Modern Loft Bed
At the Los Angeles home of designer Brigette Romanek, the loft bed in a daughter’s room was fabricated by Quality Custom Cabinetry. The chair is by Gaetano Pesce.
Photo: Roger Davies54/54A Charming Nursery
Whimsical prints of insects and birds flank a framed Hermès scarf in the daughter's room of Jenni Kayne's house in Beverly Hills, California; the butterfly ceiling installation is by Maurice Harris of Bloom & Plume, the birdcage light fixture is by Mathieu Challières, and the Turkish Tulu rug is from Nathan Turner.
