As parents, we want our child’s rooms to make them feel happy and comfortable when they sleep at night. When you paint the room a specific color or design, you want to achieve the best result for your kid. When you’re painting their room, you must remember to keep a few safety measures in mind. This way you’ll give your child the space of their dreams with a minimum of worry.
Use Soft Colors
A child’s mind is easily over-stimulated by bright lights and sounds. Bright colors may also cause some discomfort for your children and can make their room feel uncomfortable to be in. Softer colors are a great in-between for adding color to the room while also keeping a calm atmosphere in the space. Periwinkle, sky blue, lilac, and mint green are some paint colors to consider in the room.
Paint When the Kids Aren’t Around
Painting is sometimes harmful, especially when performing large-scale projects requiring safety, like painting your child’s room. Some paints have toxins that release into the air as fumes when exposed to oxygen; these fumes are dangerous for children and can make them sick if inhaled. It will be best to wait for a time when the kids aren’t around for a while, such as a sleepover with friends.
Less Is More
Sometimes you don’t need to focus on painting the entire room; instead, you could find small features and details in the room to paint. Parts of your child’s room, such as the door or window frames, will require less paint and save you a lot of time. You can even focus your creativity on painting the furniture in your kid’s room instead of the entire room. You’ll use less paint which means it will take less time to dry and won’t produce as many fumes in the air.
Use an Eco-Friendly Paint
As stated before, paints tend to release fumes when exposed to the air, especially paints of more intense colors, because of the higher concentration of chemicals. Some of these chemicals, known as volatile organic compounds (VOC), assist the paint’s ability to stay on surfaces. Fortunately, eco-friendly paints make painting your child’s room a safer process. Eco-friendly paints will have minor amounts of harmful VOC and rely on other chemicals and minerals, making them less toxic and easier to work with.
Painting your child’s room requires precaution and consciousness to ensure everyone remains safe both during and after the painting is complete. Use these safety tips to keep your children safe and their walls looking splendid.