All of our children grow so incredibly fast and before you know it you have a young child constantly calling you to come up to their room turning into a hormonal teenager trying to keep you out of their room.

With changes in age over the years comes changes in tastes and requirements, from cots to beds, nappies to sports kits and posters of Paw Patrol turned to pop stars. With this in the long term, there is nothing wrong with thinking ahead on areas that can last the maximum number of years without needing a dramatic change. This can fall under such areas as colour schemes, flooring requirements and wall design among many others.

Neutral Colours

By painting a room with neutral colours, you have a much better chance of not having to redecorate whenever they outgrow any wallpaper choices you put up.

No ten year old wants colourful animals or Pokemon wallpaper when on the verge of becoming a teenager, and no teenage girl wants pink walls if they grow up loving rock or punk – and these days it is not just a select few that head that way. Chances are they are not going to decorate themselves, so it is a good thought to do the walls in a neutral colour scheme so they can cover them with whatever they wish, from posters to paintings and their own decorative choices.

It saves on pulling out the paint pots every few years due to the interest changes of children in today’s world. Things tend to go out of fashion within months instead of years these days.

Sensible Flooring

Think of spilt paints, carpets covered in all kinds of stuff and toys constantly being scraped across the floor and leaving scratches. It sounds like every parent’s nightmare and reality in one

To make a long term investment, you could look into luxury vinyl flooring which not only comes with a 20+ year warranty but has incredible durability and protective measures in places such as anti-scratch, anti-stain, and moisture proofing – making sure those kids don’t rack up your repair budget.

Vinyl flooring is also a more cost-effective option over real hardwood flooring, with Invictus vinyl flooring providing a healthy spring in your bank account as well as a cushioned comfort underfoot.

White Walls

We all have been experienced with pen, chalk and paints on the walls which is usually the number one reason for redecorating a child’s room regularly.

Children are naturally creative, so why not feed into that and provide them with a wall they are free to be creative on. This can also be used for home-schooling as well as when they need to write down things to remember – meaning that as a long term investment, a white wall certainly is an idea to draw upon.

Naturally, you want your children to stay at home as long as they want, so by providing long term solutions in keeping them happy and looked after, you can find inspiration from the choices above.

Luxury vinyl flooring has an array of options and colours for you to choose from, so you don’t have to compromise on style! Oak Parquet Flooring is a very popular option with buyers for style.

Georgie

Georgie – twenty something content creator based in Yorkshire, writing about all things pretty in life