What Your Kids’ Room Is Missing: A Mondrian-Inspired Palette

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When it comes to kid-friendly color palettes, it doesn’t get more fun (or classic) than primary hues. Yellow is known to evoke joy, warmth, and enthusiasm; red is a stimulating shade that works best as an accent; and blue is both comforting and calming. Together they make for the ultimate saturated trifecta.

If you find decorating with bold colors daunting, follow these steps. One: Mix in plenty of whites, tans, and grays. This will tame what could become an overwhelming riot of color. Two: Use blues that lean more navy than cobalt; a deeper shade will act almost as a neutral. Three: Let red and yellow serve as accent colors, and play with their range—tomato to cherry, lemon to mustard, the more the better.

Use this wool rug as a guide for the rest of the room, bringing in other elements that complement both its colors and playful vibe.

So much more than an easel, this craft station is a magnetic whiteboard on one side, a chalkboard on the other, and includes a roll of paper (that can be secured with a built-in clip), water cups, and plenty of storage for art supplies. The vibrant red and yellow accents are just a bonus.

Stuff animals inside and add some decorative pillows and a throw blanket on top—this chest is a nice layer for the foot of their bed.

This bright bedding set has a charming cat pattern with a hand-drawn quality. Plus we love how the inner dot lining acts like a game of Twister.

Not just a pretty picture, this wall decor—a graphic David Bowie–esque lightning bolt—is a visual aid for your little one’s out-of-this-world dreams.

Create a fun nook in the corner of their room for playtime, homework, snacks, and more. This table-and-chairs set is sturdy and easy to wipe down—two essentials for pieces that get a lot of action.

Kids love having a special space to display their most treasured belongings, and this fun giraffe-shaped design looks good even when it’s empty.

A collection of books will help your kids’ imagination run wild. Keep them all together with a wood-framed bookshelf that’s as much a focal point as it is an organizational tool.

Catherine Dash

Contributing Editor

Catherine Dash is a freelance design editor and prop stylist based in Oakland, California (a recent transplant from NYC). When she’s not testing new products and writing about interior trends, she’s likely on set sprinkling her styling fairy dust for clients like Nate Berkus and Chairish, perusing blooms at the flower market, or wrangling her charming, yet wily, 2.5-year-old toddler Coco.