Kid's Bedroom with Doodle Mural & Arched Headboard

The wall to the side of the bed is painted as a simple cartoon mountain range in grey and purple. It was kept flatter and calmer than the busy doodle wall on purpose, so the two feature walls do not clash. The soft mountain shapes suit a young child and read clearly from across the room. Together the two walls give the room a playful story without needing wallpaper or panelling.

The headboard is the shaped highlight of the room, two tall yellow arches padded in soft velvet layers. The arch shape is friendly and rounded, which suits a child better than a sharp rectangular headboard. Yellow was chosen to pick up the warm tones in the murals and to add a strong colour behind the bed. Stacking the arches in tiers gives them depth and a bit of a fun, cushiony look.

The bed is a low platform with a grey channel-tufted base, chosen deliberately plain. With two lively walls and a bright headboard already in play, a patterned or coloured bed would have made the room too busy. The soft tufted base is also comfortable and safe for a child climbing on and off. Grey keeps it neutral, so it will still work as the murals or bedding change over the years.

A fox-shaped rug sits beside the bed for a soft, playful spot to stand on, and a floating bedside table gives a place for a lamp and a bedtime book. The bedside is wall-hung so there are no legs for little feet to catch. The floor is an easy-clean tile, sensible for the spills a child's room sees. The rug adds warmth and a bit of fun without covering the whole floor.

A painted mural costs more than plain paint because you are paying for an artist's time, not just materials. A hand-drawn design like the doodle wall is priced by how detailed and how large it is. A printed wallpaper mural can be a cheaper route for the same effect if the budget is tight. Keeping the murals to two walls rather than all four, as here, keeps the cost sensible while still giving the room its character.

The room is fun now but built to be easy to update, which matters in a child's space. The murals and the bright bedding are the parts a child will grow out of, and both are simple to change, repaint the wall or swap the sheets. The bed, bedside table and the neutral grey base are the pieces that stay. So when tastes shift from cartoons to something older, you redo the walls and soft bits, not the whole room.

Upkeep in a kid's room is all about easy cleaning. A washable paint or a wipeable mural finish lets you clean crayon or sticky hands off the walls without ruining the art. The velvet headboard should be vacuumed with a brush head and any spill blotted quickly. The tile floor mops clean and the rug can be shaken out or washed. Choosing wipeable surfaces from the start is what keeps a child's room looking good.