Decorating your child’s room is perhaps the most fun you can have with an interior design project. But how do you achieve the right balance between soothing safe haven and stimulating educational space? We think that artwork is the perfect way to transform a dull and lifeless room into a colorful sanctuary that’s perfect for making memories. Read on for creative tips on how to hang art in a way that’s sure to inspire your little ones day after day.
1. Get Creative with Crocodile Clips
In a nursery you can take a more playful approach to hanging your chosen artworks. Crocodile clip wall allow you to change up the art you display as your child’s tastes change and grow. Why not mix in some of their own drawings and family photographs for a more sentimental feel? Artist and mother Ellie Vandoorne paints delicate, colorful pieces that look wonderful framed or unframed and are great for an arrangement like this.
2. Illuminate the Room
One of the most impressive and practical ways to bring art into your child’s room is through creative lighting. It’s guaranteed to garner the highly regarded “that’s so cool” soundbite from their friends but it has a really practical effect of creating softer lighting for story time and instilling a sense of calm for sleep. From high street fairy lights to bespoke neon sculptures, this is one of the easiest ways to animate a child’s or baby’s room.
3. Curate a Creativity Corner
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, but unfortunately his homework isn’t going to do itself! Designating a study corner within your child’s room is a great way to help them concentrate, and artwork is the perfect accompaniment to a space like this. You have total freedom to update your display as they grow, from animals and color for infants, to maps or typographical prints in childhood to expand their educational horizons.
4. Interior Coordination
Artwork blends into a space best when it appears as a seamless extension of the décor in the room. In this London town house nursery, Takashi Murakami’s colorful caricature artworks and Kristjana Williams’ intricate map collages coordinate cleverly with playful accents around the room. Sometimes it’s the simplest touches, such as matching the color scheme of your soft furnishings with the artwork you choose, or even coordinating animal artworks with a forest-themed mural to encourage imagination.
5. The Pin Board Collage
A gallery-style wall is ideal for hanging a collection of small pieces of art in an array of different themes, colors and sizes. Don’t worry about clashing– be bold and hang every piece you have to create a pin board of inspiration for the little ones. Make sure to arrange the pieces on the floor before hanging to finalize your composition. Getting the kids to help you choose some of the artworks is a great way to get them involved. Don’t worry, you can take care of the hanging on your own (level and tape measure are essential!)
There are unlimited ways to display artwork in your child’s bedroom and it’s a guaranteed way to inspire them. From the affordable to the collectable, take a look at Rise Art’s curated collection of Art for the Kids.
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