Black and white children: shocking or the perfect solution?
The stereotype that children's rooms should be decorated in blue, pink or yellow, that pink is suitable only for girls, blue for boys, and black and white combination is a monopoly for adults, has long been a thing of the past.
The trend in interior design in recent years - the color palette of children's rooms should be much wider and include not only pastel colors. From now on, black and white are unisex colors that are equally well suited for decorating a room for both a boy and a girl. With the help of black and white, combining two neutral colors, you can create a modern unique artistic image, balanced, personalized, where the child will be happy to learn, play, relax, sleep.
The black and white color combination is very elegant, gives a lot of room for imagination, has countless options for combinations, opportunities for updates, and never goes out of style.
Choose a style
A contrasting combination of colors is applicable to various styles in which a nursery can be designed - minimalism, modern, art deco, provence, cheerful fusion. A black and white room in a minimalist or Scandinavian style is a win-win technique for creating the perfect interior.
A small, spacious, well-lit bedroom in a minimalist style. The horizontal stripes on the wall are repeated in the floor mat. The details are made bright in a simple and laconic interior - decorative elements against a black wall, a set of red furniture - a table and designer chair from Werner Panton.
Art Deco Room
Art deco room for a young princess. Horizontal black stripes visually expand the wall. The carved, intricate black frame of the mirror contrasts in the picture and is combined in color with the photo frame. The transparent chiffon black fabric of the bedspread, canopy and curtains gives the feeling of lightness and airiness of textile accessories. The dominant white color of the walls, floors and ceilings is the perfect backdrop for all the expressive details of the interior. A note of glamor makes a pink shade of pillow covers.
Luxurious Art Deco bedroom for a young lady
Luxurious Art Deco bedroom for a young lady. The black-and-white palette is animated by the presence of a deep yellow hue in the decoration of the bed, curtains, lampshade of a table lamp and pillow covers. The mood of the aristocratic past is created by carved frames, a print depicting a crystal chandelier and a transparent acrylic ghost chair from Philippe Starck.
Provence style room for a girl
Room in the style of provence for a girl. False windows decorated with fringed lambrequins, floral patterns of bed linen, paintings and curtains create a cozy atmosphere of a country house. Pink shades of the interior elements destroy the achromatic monotony.
Take into account age
When starting to design a room for a child, many factors should be taken into account, including the age group, which changes very quickly and requires modernization of the interior. The black and white version of the nursery can be easily and not too costly updated with new original parts, removing at all or for a while those items that are a little tired, old, or from which the children have already grown.
Nursery for a newborn
Nursery for a newborn. The elegance of the room will undoubtedly affect the formation of the impeccable taste of the little man. Personalization is achieved using a monogram on behalf of the child, art photographs on the wall and table. Natural wood flooring destroys the monotony of gray shades and makes the interior of the room warm and soft.
A cozy room for a grown up baby
A cozy room for a grown up baby. Black and white stripes are presented in different versions - window blinds, crib grills, floor carpet texture. The room has enough space for movement and active games of the child.
Room for older teens
Room for older teens. The ascetic clarity of black and white geometric shapes is emphasized by the decoration of the wall in the form of a board covered with formulas. And only huge fluffy decorative pompons soften the severity of the interior, introducing a note of humanism into it.
Teen room
The room for a teenager is designed taking into account the interests of the owner - from digital technology to extreme sports and martial arts.
Zoning space
Most often, a children's room is multifunctional - it combines a bedroom, a playroom, and a study room. With the help of designer tools (the use of furniture, flooring, partitions), zoning of the space is carried out.
In the bedroom area, the main object is a children's bed painted in white or black, or preserving the color of natural wood. On a white crib, bedding made of printed fabric with large black and white prints depicting the letters of the alphabet, funny drawings of men, animals or vehicles can be used.
Black and white stripes that perfectly blend with white furniture and two-tone or completely white walls are simply perfect in the play area for the floor mat. Rugs with contrasting prints combining a geometric pattern with animal figures, a floral ornament will function not only as a place for games, reading, sitting, but also as a spectacular decorative element.
In the training area, the wall or part of it can be covered with a black board, on which you can write or draw with colored crayons or special markers.
Room for a young lady
A room for a young lady with creative inclinations. A blackboard almost over the entire wall makes it possible to visually capture the idea that has arisen. A red coverlet - ideally combines (if one trusts Shakespeare's opinion - "On the perfection of scarlet on white!") With snow-white bedding.
Color additions to the achromatic interior
Color additions to the achromatic interior. Red and blue blotches make the perception of the situation joyful and optimistic.
In the room for a teenager
In the teenager’s room, furniture and textile products are designed in black, which forms a single color ensemble in the conditions of dominant light shades. Elements of wall decor overlap with colored splashes of pillow covers. Wood furnishings, a wall frame and a beige flooring are also combined.
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It is a mistake to believe that black is too dark for children's rooms, because the addition of white in a dominant proportion provides a sufficient amount of light component. In addition, the achromatic combination is a wonderful background for creating a game theme that takes into account the individual interests of the child.
Interior room marine theme for a boy
Interior room marine theme for the boy. Black and white colors not only balance, but also complement each other functionally. Black walls, white ceiling, light flooring make the room visually taller, natural light coming from the windows - brighter and more intense. A major role in balancing the contrasting proportions is played by the details - the lighting system (ceiling chandelier with a white shade, decorative LED lights on the wall, table lamps), textiles (light bedding, striped bedspreads), accessories (striped carpet, large wall calendar). Bright color accents (yellow furniture, decor elements) make the room warm and cozy. The room’s decoration is devoted to the marine theme, expressed in laconic details - a drawing on a pillow, a crab in a glass case, an image of a fish above a narrow window, a clock in the form of devices from the captain’s cabin and a large decorative letter M. No one will doubt that there is nothing superfluous in the room and reigns perfect order, belongs to the future conqueror of the open sea.
Compact room for a young musician
Compact room for a young musician. Here, every centimeter of space is rationally used. The black musical ruler is presented in the form of a print of a floor carpet and black bars fixed to the wall. The theme of music is reflected in black and white and color paintings framed by white frames. White furniture contrasts beautifully with black linen textiles. The floor of the light wood color "warms up" the atmosphere of a simple room.
Children's room for senior preschool age
Children's room for senior preschool age. The theme of the dark northern night is represented by a cold gamut of colors - white, blue and black. A little teddy bear, sitting in a white cozy bed, observes a beautiful landscape of white trees sleeping in a winter sleep from the window of his den.
We place accents
In order to destroy the achromatic monotony, you can add elements of bright colors, such as red, orange, pink, yellow or blue. It can be a lampshade of a floor or wall lamp, carpet, curtains, wooden furniture. The inclusion of fluorescent colors will add space to the warmth and joyful mood.
Small room for a teenager
Small room for a teenager. The black wall makes the room deeper. White - give the room light and volume. The furniture is also designed in black and white with the inclusion of light wood elements (headboard, wall shelves, worktop). The expressiveness of the room is enhanced by the use of orange colors of textiles, combined with a shade of radiant flooring.
Room for the younger student
Room for the younger student. The bright red frameless chair acts as the focal center of the room, although for its owner it is rather an association with the warm fire of a bonfire in the winter forest.
Playroom for baby
The playroom for a preschool child is decorated with a wide black stripe adjacent to the ceiling. A popular decorative technique is the use of letters of the alphabet. White decoration of walls, ceiling and floor visually expand the space in which the main elements of children's activities - toys, blackboard, table - are presented in bright colors.
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A children's room can serve well for several residents of different or the same age. In this case, their individual and common interests should be taken into account. The black-and-white gamut ideally solves the problem of "taste and color - no friends."
Room in gray tones.
A room in gray tones for two young owners. A wooden bunk bed provides maximum comfort for relaxation. White translucent floor-to-ceiling curtains soften the intensity of the light output from the window. With this interior design, any chromatic color will fit perfectly. In this case, a bright red floor carpet was chosen to create a room color accent.
Twin room
A room for twins, whom it is customary to dress, equip and gift equally. When decorating a room, the same principles of “sameness” are used. Identical cots, seats, shared sofa and table. Floor carpet with black and white stripes echoes the elements of wall decoration, windows and accessories. the use of turquoise, yellow and orange makes the interior very festive and cheerful.
Room for two mature sisters
For two young ladies sharing a small room for two, the ideal choice is minimalism style with its characteristic dominant white finish, black furniture, laconic decor and bright focus. In this room, several color accents are used - a brown screen, which allows, if necessary, to delimit the space; bright pillow covers and a scarlet Imson molded plastic chair.
Attic room for teens
Attic room for teens. Spacious and bright (due to the white color of the walls, ceiling and floor), the attic is decorated using elements in black tones, emphasizing the characteristic geometry of the attic. Red-orange interior details give it the necessary "hot" nuance, and the design of the rug and bedspreads is designed in the folklore style associated with the care of a good grandmother.
Remember that the details create the interior.
In the decoration, details are very important that make the space more personal and natural and comfortable. These can be photographs of the young owner of the room, pets in glazed frames and hung on the walls or mounted on a table. Black color can be represented in the decoration of the room (walls with polka-dot wallpaper or vertical or horizontal lines), pieces of furniture (bed, table, chair), textiles (striped linens, pillows with elegant shapes), accessories (drawing on curtains, plafonds), small details (wooden toys, garlands, balloons). Black shelves and frames look great on a white background, you can use vinyl stickers with a geometric pattern to decorate the wall.
Photos in the framework - the main element of decor
Photos within the framework are the main element of decor.
Small room for a teenager
Small room for a teenager. The dominant white creates a feeling of blinding light in the room. The black stripes used in the design of the walls visually raise the ceiling and expand the volume of the room. The design idea is emphasized by the use of a black frameless seat with white firmware and black and white striped bedding. Decorating a wall with a black panel and bright numbers is a technique often used by designers to decorate a nursery. The extravagance of a black wreath on the wall is softened by a pink garland, matched in color to the curtains. Delicate pink in various shades is repeated in small details - the color of the table, the pattern of the bedspread.
To create an ideal interior for a children’s room, it’s not the size of the room that matters, it can be any, carefully selected interior items that combine with each other, do not clutter up the space, make room, air, and light the main components of the room’s design.