Their Name in Lights! Top Ways to Personalise a Child's Bedroom
If you're looking for a sign that you should put your child's name on the wall, this is it
Children love to personalise their bedrooms to express their personality, interests and style. Decorating a bedroom with a child’s name is an easy way to make their space feel special, and for them to feel like they have ownership of their bedroom. Be inspired by these 12 decorative ways to personalise your child’s bedroom with their name.
2. Have fun with fabric
Kids can mix and match fabric-covered letters to create their name, with colours and patterns that express their personality and style. Buy pre-covered letters, or plain wooden letters that you can wrap in fabric yourself. These ones are simply hung with string over a hook in the wall.
Kids can mix and match fabric-covered letters to create their name, with colours and patterns that express their personality and style. Buy pre-covered letters, or plain wooden letters that you can wrap in fabric yourself. These ones are simply hung with string over a hook in the wall.
3. Go vintage
These metal-trimmed timber letters have a vintage and industrial aesthetic that stands out against the light and whimsical dragonfly wallpaper.
Letters: Restoration Hardware
These metal-trimmed timber letters have a vintage and industrial aesthetic that stands out against the light and whimsical dragonfly wallpaper.
Letters: Restoration Hardware
4. The name on the door
Kids loving see their name on the door as it marks the entry to their own personal space. These letters have been affixed to the door and painted over so that it looks like they’re part of the original Federation-era architecture.
Kids loving see their name on the door as it marks the entry to their own personal space. These letters have been affixed to the door and painted over so that it looks like they’re part of the original Federation-era architecture.
6. Say it with stencils
Framed stencils add colour and art to this toddler’s bedroom. Lilianna is spelt out by stencilling each of the letters on to coloured paper, which is then framed in black. Since these are homemade, you can experiment with colours, fonts and layout.
Framed stencils add colour and art to this toddler’s bedroom. Lilianna is spelt out by stencilling each of the letters on to coloured paper, which is then framed in black. Since these are homemade, you can experiment with colours, fonts and layout.
7. Keep it sweet and simple
A simple nameplate marks the entrance zone of this bedroom. White stands out against dark grey and complements the white furniture throughout the room.
A simple nameplate marks the entrance zone of this bedroom. White stands out against dark grey and complements the white furniture throughout the room.
8. Create wonderful wall art
This wall-sticker tree has been embellished and customised with soft fabric letters hung with ribbon, to appear as if they dangle from the tree. The magical display is an easy way to decorate a wall and personalise a space. The sticker can easily be peeled off and the letters can be removed or changed if and when necessary.
DIY wall designs with a difference
This wall-sticker tree has been embellished and customised with soft fabric letters hung with ribbon, to appear as if they dangle from the tree. The magical display is an easy way to decorate a wall and personalise a space. The sticker can easily be peeled off and the letters can be removed or changed if and when necessary.
DIY wall designs with a difference
9. Create a scene
This newborn baby’s name has been painted on the wall using metallic paint pens. The whimsical skywriting design suits the cityscape mural, made with a stencil, and starry mobile.
Skyline mural stencil: Youthful Nest
This newborn baby’s name has been painted on the wall using metallic paint pens. The whimsical skywriting design suits the cityscape mural, made with a stencil, and starry mobile.
Skyline mural stencil: Youthful Nest
10. Make a monogram
A monogram wall sticker adds a personal touch to a sleeping space. You can experiment by including your child’s name or initials on the decal, as well as customising the colour, font, size and shape. You can also add imagery such as animals, surfboards, flowers, rugby balls or anything else that appeals to your child’s interests.
How to make shared kids’ rooms work
A monogram wall sticker adds a personal touch to a sleeping space. You can experiment by including your child’s name or initials on the decal, as well as customising the colour, font, size and shape. You can also add imagery such as animals, surfboards, flowers, rugby balls or anything else that appeals to your child’s interests.
How to make shared kids’ rooms work
There are lots of websites to create a personalised monogram wall sticker. And remember, decals can be easily removed.
11. Mix it up
This eclectic display includes four letters that are each different materials, sizes and colours. And they’re also hung at varied positions, which breaks up the ordered stripes on the wall.
This eclectic display includes four letters that are each different materials, sizes and colours. And they’re also hung at varied positions, which breaks up the ordered stripes on the wall.
12. Get woven
A handmade nameplate is a curly addition to this teenage girl’s room. The yarn-wrapped wire wall art can be purchased for lots of common names, or made especially for less-common names, and colour can be customised to suit.
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A handmade nameplate is a curly addition to this teenage girl’s room. The yarn-wrapped wire wall art can be purchased for lots of common names, or made especially for less-common names, and colour can be customised to suit.
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What child doesn’t dream of seeing their name up in lights? It’s easy to make that dream come true with letters that light up. The industrial letters in this nursery complement the neutral colour palette and timber wall.
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