Small children love bright colours and large patterns so if you are fortunate enough to have the space, take advantage of the freedom from constraints and let the extrovert in you lead the way with the decor. The playroom can really be indulged with primary coloured window blinds, like the Acacia Bazaar roller blind, brightly painted curtain poles such as the Byron & Byron Ball curtain pole and wall coverings.

A television is often an integral part of children’s play time and also as the family grows the playroom may become a media room so light interference from the window may well be an issue. A brightly coloured blind at the window, the Neome Blue vertical blind for example, will cover every eventuality and prevent daylight interfering with the television or PC monitor screen when in use during the day.

 Plenty of clever storage is one of the main criteria in a child’s bedroom. If they go to bed at night surrounded in clutter, it will become part of their make up and will be harder to break in later years, clutter becoming the norm. A bendable curtain track such as the Integra Jubilee metal curtain pole fitted to the ceiling with curtains matching the windows or bedding makes an ideal storage area.