Henri Matisse - Il Pappagallo e la Sirena

Henry Matisse used to say: << Look at life with the eyes of a child>>.

This sentence, read in an architectural key, becomes one of the main rules for designing the world of children so that their environment and specifically their bedroom, is suitable for their way of being and, at the same time, interprets their dreams because each child is unique!

In most cases, during the renovation phase, we come across situations where is clearly evident the exclusive care of only specific areas of the house, focusing on representative environments – such as open-space, living rooms and kitchens – while overlooking others. Children’s bedrooms, for instance, do not fully reflect the physical and emotional characteristics of the child. The trend is to take care of even the banalest piece of furniture inserted in the living room with extreme attention, studying the colours, finishes, lighting technology and then limiting to simple anonymous prefabricated furniture in the bedrooms. Hence, the importance of underlining how essential a careful design is also of the bedrooms. The study must start from the way of being and seeing of children or teenagers, the designed space must help them grow, in their bedroom. The children must be able to find references, must feel comfortable with the imagination among bright colours, cheerful and dynamic furniture, and must be able to rediscover what arouses emotion, joy and well-being.

Therefore, it is needed to design environments that reflect their fantasies, favorite cartoons, hobbies and passions. Children are fully aware of their fantastic fairy tales and their superheroes; in their own way, interpret and imagine fantastic worlds and imaginary countries. So why impose an already pre-packaged environment without giving voice to their expectations?

The architectures for children are playgrounds, public gardens, schools, as well as their home. It is the latter that will influence their growth, because it is the one they get to know better and what they will probably carry in their memory for a long time. Before any other shared space, the child will live in his/her room, wake up in it in the morning and get ready for school, study, listen to music and watch cartoons in it. This is why it is essential to take care of every architectural aspect from the very beginning of the design that will allow him/her to obtain a safe and playful space, necessary to ensure healthy and above all personalized growth in every corner.

Thanks to current technologies, it is now possible to create tailor-made projects, customizing everything to measure, from lighting to custom wallpaper printing, the result will always be an environment where the real protagonist of the scene is the “little client”. Below we will show you some bedroom projects, created on the basis of the requests of the child who will live there.

Cameretta tema Star Wars

In this bedroom, the protagonist of the scene is the custom-made wallpaper with customized graphics on the back wall of the bed. On it, are also applied the RGB LED bars, which really illuminate the laser beams and Kylo Ren’s sword, all as requested by our little client, obviously a Star Wars fan.

Camera da letto a tema Wonder Woman

Similarly to the previous one, in this room the protagonist of the scene is the wall made to measure again with personalized graphics. On the back wall of the study area, the RGB led bar illuminates the sword of Wonder Woman, as requested by our teenager client, obviously a Wonder Woman fan.

Camera rosa con un pianoforte a lato

In this room, our young client is a promising pianist, which is why we have given the right functional space to the piano, highlighted by a themed wallpaper, without neglecting the custom-made study area, wardrobe and bed. Being a teenager, we have also dedicated a vanity space also custom-made.

This project is from a villa, the top floor of which is entirely intended for children’s bedrooms. We have created this hallway as a common play area by inserting an area equipped for video-playing, a refreshment area with mini-fridge, and a series of pouf mobile seats, all extremely rich in colours.

 

In this double room, our young clients are two balls collectors teenagers with a passion for football. We have therefore given the right location to the balls designing a wall system behind the beds, made in perfect urban style as requested by them.

Camera con un albero decorativo rosa

In this bedroom, we have satisfied the requests of the very small client with really clear ideas: she asked to study under a tree that would remind the imaginative world of Barbie. Hence the creation of a fluid and colored false ceiling that satisfies this special request.