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habitat plus – kids' spaces

The kids are all right – Once upon a time, the palette for children's bedrooms was focused on pink for girls, blue for boys or decidedly gender neutral colours like red, yellow or green. Luckily, today's kids are able to draw from a much larger source of inspiration and colour choices for their bedrooms and play spaces.

Habitat plus - kids' spaces
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Greater internet exposure means even quite young children often have very clear ideas about what they do and don’t like – favourite colours, hobbies, interests, video, book and movie characters can all give shape to a room of their dreams. By looking to these sources of inspiration, you can be sure your children will love their rooms just that much more if they’ve had a hand in coming up with the design.

A child’s room is also a great chance to really play with colour and try out some design ideas you might not feel bold enough to attempt in your living room or kitchen. Now’s your chance to take a cue from your child and allow yourself the freedom to get messy and be as creative as you'd like!

Happy decorating!
The Resene and habitat teams

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On theme

On theme

If you’re going to go all-out in imagining a fun space that your kids will truly embrace as their own, deciding on a theme is a great place to start... more

Shape up

Shape up

Bold geometric shapes are a popular way to add colour without going overboard and can add real flair to a child’s room with little effort... more

Head space

Head space

Headboards can be an expensive addition to a room, particularly if there are multiple beds to accommodate... more

Made for sharing

Made for sharing

Decorating a shared children’s room can be tricky as those sharing the room are bound to have different ideas about how it should look... more

Grow into it

Grow into it

One thing is for certain: as your kids get older, they will change – and so will their tastes... more

Older and bolder

Older and bolder

At some point, almost every teenager thinks they want a black bedroom. If that feels like a step too far, there are plenty of ways to come up with cool compromises... more

Storage solutions

Storage solutions

For some, it’s hard to imagine that it’s possible to have both kids and a clean house... more

Heads down

Heads down

Making space to study and create is increasingly important in every home... more

Nursery times

Nursery times

When you’re thinking about decorating a nursery it’s generally a very exciting time in your life... more

Party time

Party time

Each child looks forward to their birthday celebration all year long, and every parent wants to do what they can to make it memorable... more

Bright ideas

Bright ideas

These quick DIY projects can add a touch of fun to any room and you can even get the kids to help!... more

Sunrise stripes

Sunrise stripes

Say rise and shine to this bright room with sunrise stripes... more

Cover look

Cover look

Contributing stylists: Gem Adams, Kate Alexander, Amber Armitage, Greer Clayton, Megan Harrison-Turner, Laura Lynn Johnston, Claudia Kozub, Annick Larkin, Vanessa Nouwens, Emily Somerville-Ryan, Leigh Stockton.

Contributing photographers: Bryce Carleton, Wendy Fenwick, Melanie Jenkins, Mike Rooke, Zoe Hembury.

Special thanks to Your Home and Garden magazine for use of many of the images and information in this booklet.

This cool iceberg design is an easy detail to add to a bedroom wall. Use painter's tape and three shades of paint to create 3D-looking ice shards. Upper wall in Resene Quarter Frozen, lower wall and floor in Resene Spinnaker. Iceberg painted 'headboard' in Resene Sea Fog, Resene Frozen and Resene Blue Moon. Dresser in Resene Quarter Frozen (upper) and Resene Spinnaker (lower), shelf in Resene Blue Moon and pendant lamp in Resene Bright Spark. Plant pot in Resene Matisse and vases in Resene Frozen, Resene Matisse, Resene Bullitt and Resene Fuel Yellow. DIY penguin skittles in Resene All Black, Resene Sea Fog, Resene Smoke Tree and Resene Roxy.

 

Current edition: PDF | Ebook.  Archive – 2019 edition: PDF | Ebook

updated July 2021
habitat plus - kids' spaces


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Printed copies of habitat highlights are available from late March 2024 at Resene ColorShops and resellers, while stocks last. You can view back issues of habitat magazine online.

If you have an idea, project or story that you think would suit habitat plus, we'd love to hear from you. Please drop us an email with your details and include photos if submitting a project.

habitat plus are not mailed directly. They are available free from Resene ColorShops and resellers while stocks last and available for viewing online.

 
 

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