Children's Rooms Around the World: Inspiration

A Journey Through Children's Rooms Around the World: Unique Decor and Design

I invite you to explore children's rooms from around the world. Each country has its own particularities, whether in terms of food or home design.

In the United States, everything is oversized, for example! Children's beds are all 120cm wide! While in Sweden, the interiors are minimalist and cozy... Australian mothers like the style with rattan furniture and pastel colors.

Different children's bedrooms around the world

Every country has its own traditions and styles when it comes to decorating and furnishing. In the United States, kids’ rooms are known for their oversized beds and generous space. In Sweden, minimalism and cozy comfort are the order of the day, while in Australia, rattan furniture and pastel colors create an atmosphere inspired by surfing and the beach. Each culture brings its own unique touch, reflecting its lifestyle and values. Join us as we explore kids’ rooms around the world and discover how parents around the world are creating welcoming and inspiring spaces for their little ones.

A little girl's bedroom in Australia

Children's bedrooms in Australia are, for the most part, inspired by surfing. Light colours that remind us of sand. Beige, taupe, off-white are the most used colours in this part of the world. I also noticed that the furniture of little Australian girls is often made of rattan. The headboards or bedside tables are made of rattan or other natural weaves. There is often a wooden base and carpet on the floor. This combination is super cosy.

Trendy prints like checkerboards are very present in children's bedrooms in Australia. And of course everything related to surfing for decoration, like a wooden surfboard, a shaka (the rallying sign of surfers) in neon above the bed. Accessories around the world of the ocean, like shell-shaped cushions or shell sconces are often present in children's bedrooms in Australia.

What do you put in a bedroom in the United States?

To begin with, have you noticed the size of bedrooms in the US? They are often huge! You have certainly noticed it in American series like in ........ Another particularity of the child's bedroom in the United States, the very large bed. Everything is out of the ordinary in this country.

In France, a child's bed is generally 90x190cm but in the United States it is more like 120x190cm. Americans are fans of decoration, their style if we can call it classic with dark-colored furniture. We find, as in Australia, carpet on the floor. This covering is so pleasant for children. The bedrooms of little New Yorkers are darker and more opulent. The wood is dark, the cupboards are fitted with large shelves like in Toy Stories. Sport is proudly displayed in the bedrooms of American teenagers.

In the American teenagers' bedroom, we find the American flag above the bed. A beautiful patriotic headboard in the colors of the country. Sports like baseball or football take up a large part of the decoration in the American boys' bedroom. For girls, the sport that inspires them is cheerleading. Cheerleader accessories are enthroned in the bedroom. Trophies are proudly displayed in the children's bedroom in the United States.

What do you find in the Nordic baby room?

You will have certainly heard of Hygge, which is much talked about in northern European countries. The lifestyle is intended to be minimalist. It is therefore not surprising when we observe the decoration of Finnish children's rooms to find the bare minimum. Danish mothers are the best in terms of DIY for children's rooms. The common point of many Nordic rooms is Ikea!

The flat-pack furniture brand is omnipresent. Ikea hack: dollhouse (link) In a Swedish baby's room, we find a light wood bed, sheepskins to warm up the space and a rocking chair, the ultra-comfortable rocking chair for breastfeeding.

The toy that is regularly found in a Nordic child's room is the rocking horse.

Colour and vintage in a child's room in Germany

German children are bathed in colors and graphics. These children's rooms are certainly the most cheerful in the world. German mothers love color and it shows! In children's rooms, we find walls in red or yellow. Often on the walls, we find frames with beautiful colorful and graphic posters.

The colored polystyrene blocks from the German brand Stapelstein are in all the rooms of little Germans. Children love them and do not lack imagination to use them. Sometimes games of skill, sometimes motor skills courses, the possibilities of use are enormous and they bring a touch of color to the room of little Germans.

In Germany, vintage style has a special place in interior design, including in children's bedrooms. Germans have a real love for flea markets and second-hand shops, where they find unusual treasures and unique pieces. This penchant for retro finds translates into a predilection for vintage objects and furniture, especially those from the 60s and 70s.

German children's rooms are often decorated with elements that recall this era, when bright colours and original shapes were in the spotlight. Colourful plastic objects, typical of the 70s, find pride of place, bringing a playful and nostalgic touch to the space. We can see chairs, tables, toys or lamps in bright colours, such as mustard yellow, electric blue, or emerald green, which brighten up the atmosphere of the rooms.

The furniture, often from flea markets or specialist shops, is chosen for its retro aesthetic but also for its quality and history. German mums and dads like to combine these vintage pieces with modern or minimalist elements, creating a harmonious contrast between the past and the present. This fusion of styles makes children's rooms warm, welcoming and full of character, providing an ideal setting for the development and creativity of the little ones.

A world tour of children's bedrooms.

Whether you are a little American or a young Australian, in their bedroom the bed will always be in the center of the room.

Depending on the country, the color of the walls or floor covering can vary. The bedrooms of Australian and Californian children are inspired by the ocean and surfing. A common point for these countries miles apart.

Pastel colors and checkerboard prints are very present in the room of Californian babies. In California we clearly live outside. The sun shines here almost all year round. Palm trees and cacti are omnipresent in the American landscape.

All these outdoor inspirations can be found in the children's bedrooms and baby rooms of little Californians. You can easily find palm trees painted on the walls. Sky blue to recall the color of the sky.

Pastel colors are super calming in a child's room. I love these colors, it's so cheerful and childish.