Rooms
Kids room ideas, previewed in your own room
To try kids room ideas on the real room, photograph it, mark the walls, the bed, the storage or the floor, and write what each should become. Interify returns a photorealistic preview of that room, and with no style everything you didn't mark comes back as it was.
Key facts
- Mark and describe
- Rectangle, lasso and marker tools outline the areas to change; each area gets its own note.
- Try again
- Runs the same request again for a different take. The first Try again of each version is free.
- Cost of a version
- 1 credit. Packs start at $9 for 30 credits, down to $0.16 a credit
- Compare and share
- Compare versions side by side, download them, and share a link with a before/after slider that opens without an account.
How to do it in Interify
Shoot the room as it is
Toys and all. You are previewing a change to a room that gets used, and the preview keeps what is in the photo, which makes the result easier to judge.
Mark the walls and the floor
Use the rectangle tool on the walls you would repaint and on the floor. Washable paint and a hard-wearing floor are the two practical decisions in a child's room.
Lasso the bed and the storage
Mark them separately. Beds change as children grow, and storage is what keeps the room usable, so you usually want to decide them one at a time.
Describe the change in plain words
Say the color, the material and the piece. Avoid naming characters or brands, and write what you want the room to look like rather than a theme.
Try again for a different take
If a version is close but not right, Try again runs the same request again for a different result. The first Try again of each version is free.
Notes you can copy
Each marked area carries its own note. Copy one of these and change the words that don't fit your room.
- Walls
- Soft sage green washable paint, matte, white trim unchanged
- Bed
- Low pine bed with a slatted frame and a plain white duvet
- Storage wall
- Low open shelves with fabric boxes a child can reach, in the wall color
- Floor
- Hard-wearing light oak-effect floor with a washable round rug by the bed
- Desk corner
- Add a small desk and a chair at a child's height under the window
- Clutter
- Remove the loose toys from the floor and keep the shelves as they are
Photographing the room
The photo decides how much of the result looks like your room.
- Shoot in daylight with the lights off, so the wall color in the photo is the real one.
- Stand in the doorway. Children's rooms are often small, and the doorway is usually the only view that fits the bed and the storage.
- Keep the bed in frame whole. It sets the scale for everything else you preview.
- Don't photograph children. Use the empty room, and keep schoolwork, name labels and photos out of the shot.
- Take a second shot of the wall you plan to repaint, straight on, if the room is too tight for one good angle.
Decide what has to survive five years
Children's taste changes faster than paint and furniture. The usual approach is to keep the expensive, fixed things calm and neutral, and put the personality into bedding, posters, boxes and the things on the shelves.
Preview the fixed parts, the walls, the floor, the bed and the storage, and leave the changeable parts out of it. That is also the cheapest way to redecorate later.
Paint that can be cleaned
A matte finish hides wall imperfections but is harder to wipe. A washable matte, or an eggshell on the lower half of the wall, holds up better where hands and crayons reach.
This is a finish decision as much as a color one, and a preview shows you the color while the can tells you the rest. Write the finish into the note so the version matches what you plan to buy.
Storage a child can actually use
High shelves are adult storage. If you want a room that gets tidied, the everyday things need to live low: open shelves, boxes without lids, hooks at child height.
Mark the storage wall and describe heights in the note. Seeing low shelves instead of a tall unit usually changes the plan for the better.
Beds, and planning for the next size
A crib becomes a small bed and then a full-size one, and bunk beds suit sharing but need headroom and a rail. Each change moves everything else in a small room.
Use a preview to see whether the next bed size still leaves a path to the window and the door. Then measure, because that is the part that decides it.
Themes versus a room that grows
Painted murals and themed furniture are fun and short-lived. The alternative is a neutral room with themed textiles and art, which is cheap to change when the interest moves on.
Both are legitimate choices, and which you prefer is taste. Previewing both on the same photo is a quick way to see what you would still like in a few years.
Styles that suit a child's room
Scandinavian and Danish hygge suit children's rooms with light wood, simple shapes and soft textiles. Coastal gives a lighter palette. Farmhouse brings painted wood and practical surfaces.
A preset shows the direction across the whole photo. For the bed, the shelves and the paint you would actually buy, use marked areas with notes.
What to expect
What a preview settles, and what it can't.
- A preview is about how the room looks. Safety, from anchoring tall furniture to window restrictors and bunk-bed rails, is a separate job and not something a photo can check.
- Furniture in a preview is a look-alike. Check the real item's measurements, age rating and stability before buying.
- Screen color is an approximation. Get paint samples on the wall, and check that the paint you buy is washable if that matters.
- A room that suits a four-year-old rarely suits a nine-year-old. Preview the version you can live with for a few years, not just the one for now.
Examples
Made with Interify, each from one photo and the areas marked on it. Switch a card between the original and the result.
Kids' room: hot-air balloon wallpaper
Kids' room
- Wallpaper with small hot-air balloons on a pale blue background
Made with Interify 
Kids' room: soft sage wall
Kids' room
- Paint this wall soft sage green
Made with Interify 
Kids' room: house-frame bed
Kids' room
- White wooden house-frame bed
Made with Interify 
Kids' room: round mustard rug
Kids' room
- Round rug in mustard yellow
Made with Interify 
Norwegian Cabin kids' room
Kids' room · Norwegian Cabin
Nothing marked: the style restyled the whole room.
Made with Interify 
Scandinavian kids' room
Kids' room · Scandinavian
Nothing marked: the style restyled the whole room.
Made with Interify
Common questions
Can I preview a wall color for a child's room?
Yes. Mark the wall, set the action to Change color and name the color and the finish. Buy a sample and check it on the wall before painting the room.
Can I see the room without the toys?
Yes. Mark the cluttered area, set its action to Remove item and say what should go. With no style, the furniture and surfaces you keep stay as they were.
Can I preview bunk beds?
You can see how a bunk bed would look in the room. Headroom, rails and age ratings are measurements and safety requirements, which no preview can check.
Can I show the result to my child?
Yes. Share a link to a version and it opens with a before and after slider, no account needed. Free results carry a small watermark.
Read on
- BedroomSee bedroom makeover ideas in a photo of your own room: mark the wall behind the bed, the floor or the closet and say what each should become.
- EntrywaySee entryway and hallway ideas in a photo of your own entry: mark the walls, floor or storage, describe the change and compare the versions.
- Paint colorsA paint color visualizer that uses your own photo: mark the wall and name the color, and with no style the trim and furniture stay as they were.
- WallpaperSee wallpaper in your own room: mark the wall, describe the pattern, scale and colors, and judge it against your real furniture and light.
- Scandinavian styleWhat the Scandinavian preset does to a room, and when to pick it.
- Coastal styleWhat the Coastal preset does to a room, and when to pick it.
See it in your own room
The sample room needs no account. Your own photo starts with 3 credits free and no card.