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The best way to make children good is to make them happy.

Oscar Wilde

The statement is exceptionally true, and one way to go about this would be to create an aesthetically pleasing and amusing atmosphere for our kids to live in.

Working on the interiors of the room can go a long way in the overall development of our child’s behavioral traits, academic performance, creative skills, and cognitive abilities. And it can even help mold the personality and individuality of the child.

As significant as this idea is, it is also the most undervalued. So keep reading to know why designing the interiors of your child’s room is fundamental for their growth.

1. It lets your kid’s imagination run wild

As grown-ups, all we may see is a bed and a sheet. But your daughter views her bed as her castle and your son considers his sheets to be his superhero cape. Trivial as it may sound, this imaginative phase is crucial for the development of the child’s psychological abilities.

And giving heed to their wildest imaginations and personal preferences while designing the interiors of their rooms greatly encourages them. It makes them feel that their ideas are accepted and are in turn more confident in expressing their opinions and emotions.

So give them equal participation in deciding what goes into their room. Ask them a few questions to understand if they know what they want. Does your kid have a favorite color, fictional character, animal, movie, or personality?

Although their ideas are very abstract, take note of these and consult with your interior designer. They can give you valuable insights on how to best implement their ideas with a realistic estimation of how much of it is possible within a budget.

2. It gives them room to showcase their creativity

What’s more annoying than finding splattered paint over important documents in the office room or stepping on lego while going to chill in the living room? Well, our children obviously need a dedicated space to carry out their favorite activities in an organized manner.

This can be ensured by creating a vacant space in the middle of their bedroom where they can play with their toys or perform artistic activities. And creating easily accessible storage cabinets that contain their toys and paints can encourage them to engage in these activities even more.

Plus, rooms that have vibrant colors, fictitious characters, and things that our kids love gives them a sense of appreciation for good style and taste. These influence and inspire them to get more creative and experiment with their artistic skills.

So keeping this in mind, your interior designer can create a balance between the furniture space and play area considering the size of the room.

3. It gives them a customized experience

When kids are a part of the designing process, it gives them the liberty to share their preferences. This helps incorporate their personality with the decor of the room, thereby creating a positive feeling towards it.

They know it’s their private space and would be happy and thrilled to be a part of it. It can unleash their inner potentials as they would be more than happy to go about the activities that they love freely.

Moreover, that’s the room that they’re going to be staying in for a long time -their entire childhood and quite possibly their entire teenage life as well. So why not give them a personalized experience?

Because when they look back, we would only want them to associate their childhood house and room with fun-filled happy moments and irreplaceable nostalgic memories.

4. It motivates them to stay responsible and organized

This one’s more of a mind game. It’s a well-known fact that when something is clean and organized, people tend to keep it that way. And when something is unorganized and cluttered the opposite is true.

So by designing an organized space for our kids, they are more likely inspired to keep it clean and tidy. And this is not the only way to influence them through interior design. There’s definitely more.

For example, by creating a board or a shelf that’s dedicated to showcasing their certificates, trophies, and other achievements, you can be sure that they wouldn’t want to keep it empty. Same way, you can introduce a bookshelf by their bed to develop the habit of reading. Add a dedicated study table and chair with a board to get them more interested in their academics. 

Through a thoughtfully planned design, you can inculcate any characteristic that you would want to see in them by introducing certain elements that can influence them.

5. It has an impact on their social life

Self-confidence and self-expression pave the way for a great social life. Both these characteristics start from the confines of your home. And when we choose to listen to our kids, they feel valued and know that their ideas are welcome.

The same is reciprocated in their school and outside events. They feel more confident about themselves and who they are as a person. Also, our kids feel more comfortable inviting their friends home to play or study.

Incorporating a bunk bed can enable them to invite friends or cousins for a sleepover. This can guarantee enjoyable and fun-filled memories for the kids.

6. It provides a comfortable and safe environment

As a parent, our primary concern should be the safety and comfort of our children. And ensuring this is the most crucial task of an interior designer. They can plan our space accordingly so that our kids can make the most out of it.

Professional designers also consider aspects like the materials that they’re going to use. They choose materials that are durable and practical. For example, the usage of floorboards that have high slip resistance, considering the fire rating, etc.

Therefore anyone can have a good sense of style, but interior design requires far more than just decorating your space.

Conclusion

Our accomplishments should be in making our kids proud of their homes. Give them the sense that anything is possible and surround them with magical and happiness filled memories. So shape your kid’s rooms now, so that it can shape them.