Planning your kids’ rooms can be surprisingly difficult. There’s so much to consider; from the theme to the style to the size of your furniture, it can be a head-scratching endeavor. However, today on the blog, interior designer Daniela Benloulou, Co-Founder and Principal Designer at Hamsa Home, is here to talk about how to design a room that your children can grow into, so that you can curate pieces for them that will last for years and years to come. Scroll through to see her top tips…

Designing a room for your kids can be a painstaking process sometimes. You might not necessarily know where to begin. It’s easy to pick out furniture or items that look adorable and fit a nice aesthetic for when they’re very young. However, what about when they grow up? They’ll grow out of those furniture pieces and more likely than not, you’d have to redesign their room all over again. I imagine that’s the last thing you want to invest in, so here are a few of my tips to help you design a room that will grow with your child…

1. Invest in Larger Furniture Pieces

Any of the large or pricey furniture pieces you buy shouldn’t be juvenile. While buying them a twin XL during their pre-teens might seem like a good idea, eventually, as your kids grow, you’ll need to buy them something else that will physically fit them. Consider buying larger furniture pieces now, so that you’ll have one less thing to purchase as they get older.

Photos via Daniela Benloulou

2. Get Picky with Your Theme

Get picky when choosing a theme. A theme is a great way to add cohesion to your kids’ space, especially when, often, there are various bright colors in the form of toys and trinkets. Be careful, however, not to pigeon-hole a space into a theme that your kid will grow out of quickly. Perhaps, try choosing a generalized umbrella theme that can encompass the things they’re into right now, but that also might leave room for future interests. For example, we recently designed a “surf shack” themed room for two boys currently obsessed with sharks. We figured in a few years, sharks will be passé, but surfing will be cool well into their college years (and beyond!). Within the surf shack umbrella theme, we could put all the shark stuff we wanted to please them now, while leaving space for future growth.

3. Design for the Future

Aim to design your child’s space for a few years from now, so you don’t have to redesign then. I’m all about reducing your workload, so if you have a toddler, for instance, design a room with furniture sophisticated enough for a kid. If you have a kid, design for a pre-teen. If you have a pre-teen, design for a teen. You don’t want your kid to feel like they’re going to outgrow their space by tomorrow.

4. Include Extra Storage Space

Anticipate storage needs for the future. A lot of the time, people tend to forget that as kids get older, they simply need and have more things. While little kids may not need much organization for clothing and accessories, teens definitely do. Consider all the potential scenarios before committing to anything, and always assume there will be more stuff in the future!

Photos via Inhance Interiors

5. Incorporate Bold Design Elements

Add bold design elements to their rooms, but not ones that belong in preschool. Whether you wallpaper a ceiling, add a unique rug, or hang a couple of fun prints, remember that you want these elements to lean more age-neutral.

And if you want to recreate this beach shack theme in your own kids room design… these GM prints are a great place to start!

What do think of Daniela’s tips and tricks?

You can see more of Daniela’s work on her Instagram here and at Hamsa Home here, and don’t forget to shop more prints perfect for kids rooms here.

Xx Team GM

Photos: Inhance Interiors, Daniela Benloulou