Jungle themed bedroom

Kids will love this modern ‘jungle’ bedroom with its bright, vibrant stripes and mix of patterns. Although a typical jungle scene would involve a great deal of green, we’ve reinterpreted the theme more loosely, using a deep, dark blue (Resene Bunting) to suggest the shadows and wells of darkness found on the forest floor, far below the tree canopy. This is offset by a tiger stripe of orange (Resene Hi Jinx) and a block of swimming-hole aqua (Resene Keppel).

This room would lend itself to both girls and boys and suit any child from a toddler up to a 10-year-old. What makes the scheme so appealing and fun is the use of different patterns – from the geometric paint effects on the wall and pinboard to the stripes, blobs and leaves on the bedding. All the accessories tie into the colour scheme with living greenery adding touches of tropical lushness (encourage your child to take on the role of caring for their plants). And don’t forget to layer the bed with both pillows and cushions so he or she has a place to chill out and read.

Basket project

Storage is king in a kid’s room and baskets are a great and inexpensive option for storing soft toys, dolls, blocks, Lego and small books.

To tie in with the colour scheme, we gave a simple seagrass basket a mini makeover by painting the lower half in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Keppel. To further link it in, we made a couple of wool tassels in orange and navy and tied them to the handles.

Left: basket project. Right: corkboard project; Walls painted in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Bunting (blue), Resene Hi Jinx (orange) and Resene Keppel (aqua) rom Resene ColorShops and resellers.

Corkboard project

If you are looking for somewhere to display your child’s art, certificates, birthday invites and photos, a corkboard is the answer. We made ours decorative as well as functional by giving it a quick paint job in two of our three feature colours (Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Keppel and Resene Bunting). Use painter’s tape to mask out your design and paint away.

Paint feature

Paint the walls in Resene Bunting. Once dry, mask the edges of your first stripe using painter’s masking tape (our stripes run the length of one wall). The aqua stripe (Resene Keppel) starts at 1.5m off the floor and is 40cm high. The orange stripe (Resene Hi Jinx) is 20cm high. Paint one stripe at a time, wait for it to dry, then mask off and paint the second stripe. All paint is Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen.

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