Latest looks for kids and teens

Are you decorating a nursery... or a room for your child or teen? Get inspired with colour and the latest decorating trends for young people! Browse through these beautiful mood boards, colours and room ideas to help you select just the right look and mood for your child's space.

For more information on choosing colour for young people, see our colours for living and learning page. For more kids' room ideas submitted by keen DIYers, see our kids' inspiration gallery or check out our habitat plus - kids' spaces magazine.

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Tip of the iceberg
An Antarctic fantasy where the imagination of a young penguin lover can run free... more

Where the wild things slumber
It’s a space that should reflect the child who lives in it, designed to accommodate his evolving passions... more

Where imagination lives
Providing your kids with a special place to have fun, create and maybe even get a bit messy... more

Avian inspiration
We wanted the bedroom to have strong ties to the forests that our birds call home... more

Teen dream
With walls in Resene Olive Green, this dramatically coloured bedroom is a teen’s dream... more

Warrior Matariki nursery
The Matariki story makes fitting inspiration for a tamariki’s (child’s) room or nursery... more

Striped delight
Playful and always up for a grand adventure, kids love an element of fun... more

Fantasy land
A shared bedroom where fantastical creatures bring the space to life... more

Dive into the deep blue
It’s a no-brainer that blue is one of the most compelling colour choices for bedrooms... more

A nursery with rhyme and reason
A warm and whimsical pattern on your nursery wall will be soothing to more than just bubba... more

A magical meadow
A sweet and playful mural in Resene colours transforms a bedroom into a magical space for a pre-teen... more

They call it cubby love
These cool coloured block striped cubbies are a fun way to bring order to the after school dumping ground... more

Ship shape
Kids adore fairy tales – especially ones that tell exciting adventure stories about pirates, cowboys or knights... more

Woodland inspired bedroom that grows with your teenager

Out of the woods
As your kids get older, decorating their bedrooms can sometimes become more challenging... more

Shared style
Sharing can be difficult for some children but decorating a shared kid's room doesn't have to be hard... more

Teenage - tween music inspired personal space

In harmony
There are few things more popular or better at uniting human beings than music... more

Weather inspired nursery mobile and bookshelf

Whatever the weather
Rain or shine, you and your kids will never get tired of looking at these cheerful bookends and cloud mobile... more

Paint an motorway to play cars in your childs bedroom

Way for creative play
When you love playing with cars, the world is your motorway. Help pave the way for creative play... more

In transition – teen to office space
When your child leaves home, you may revert the room back to its original purpose, or give it a brand new one... more

Transitional spaces – from toddler to teen
As your child’s personality develops, their room can become more of a reflection of their individuality... more

Dot a lot
Often, girl’s bedrooms can fall victim to being too ‘pinky-pinky’ and ‘girly-girly’. Unexpected accent colours... more

Upbeat skate
Decorating a teen’s bedroom can take a bit of finessing, but it can also be a lot of fun... more

Ever evolving
Nursery to toddler's room - it’s important to keep things simple, to consider how the room will need to evolve... more

Love and whimsy
The primary school years are a delight. Children this age are generally full of fun, love and whimsy... more

Teen time
As your kids get older, it’s understandable that they’ll start to crave more independence... more

Childrens bedroom with repetition of shapes for design

Rule of three
Repetition is one of the key tenements of interior design, a principle that can be followed by all... more

Chocolate in stripes
Deep, chocolatey brown is given a fun, bold new life with this striped wall... more

Childrens working spaces for boys and girls

Playful working spaces
Choosing the right colours for a room that's shared by a boy and girl can feel daunting... more

Soft circles
For kids that love colour, these intersecting circles of modern pastels are just the ticket. Big and beautiful... more

One for the boys
A simple painted shape can add fun to a child’s room without having to go overboard... more

Ideas for your kids room you can do in a weekend

Oh baby, creative ideas
If you are wanting to add some creativity and colour to your kids rooms here are a few ideas... more

Live brightly
Liven up the nursery this winter with these clever and colourful décor hacks from interiors... more

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