Playroom Paint Color?

[Blackcat31]

My furniture is either all white or neutral.

My wall colors are pale soft yellow in kitchen and main room, soft pastel blue in the entry way and the infant room is one gigantic Winnie the Pooh and friends mural. The figures on the wall are bigger than the infant~toddlers and they love to get up close and talk to or "pet" them.... !

Also my DH is also a contractor/woodworker and he has always suggested using a satin or high gloss on all trim around doors and windows. Makes it a 100X's easier to wipe clean.
Even if we paint the room and trim the same color, we use a flat tone on walls and gloss on trim

[LittleScholars]

You are all the best! I'm soo glad I asked! These are awesome suggestions! I'll definitely go pale colors, and I'm looking forward to trying out so samples!

[Ariana]

My upper playroom is dark beige (similar to sand colour) and my lower floor room is mossy green. I prefer calm earth colours

[Pepperth]

Mine is pumpkin orange. I love it...so bright and cheerful. We have a lot of dark and dreary winter days, and I think it helps the mood.

[AmyKidsCo]

I have a light tan with white trim. I wanted something neutral that would fade into the background.

[Mike]

My furniture is either all white or neutral.

My wall colors are pale soft yellow in kitchen and main room, soft pastel blue in the entry way and the infant room is one gigantic Winnie the Pooh and friends mural. The figures on the wall are bigger than the infant~toddlers and they love to get up close and talk to or "pet" them.... !

Also my DH is also a contractor/woodworker and he has always suggested using a satin or high gloss on all trim around doors and windows. Makes it a 100X's easier to wipe clean.
Even if we paint the room and trim the same color, we use a flat tone on walls and gloss on trim

Yup, and gloss can take more wear and tear which trim usually gets the worst of. Main reason walls are rarely done in gloss is because gloss shows imperfections, and no walls are perfect.

[ColorfulSunburst]

My furniture is either all white or neutral.

My wall colors are pale soft yellow in kitchen and main room, soft pastel blue in the entry way and the infant room is one gigantic Winnie the Pooh and friends mural. The figures on the wall are bigger than the infant~toddlers and they love to get up close and talk to or "pet" them.... !

why am I not surprised that I have the same color and decoration? ::

[DaveA]

I stink at describing colors, but my classroom is kind of a light tan/light yellow color. Since we have a bay window in the classroom, so it gets a ton of light. I wanted something bright but not so bright you needed sunglasses in the classroom.

[Unregistered]

A celery/light pear in one roo and Avery pale color that is called bamboo in the other room.

[midaycare]

We live in the woods on acreage, take kids for hikes on trails, etc, so I have a woodsy theme. I also live in a log home.

Our basement (where the daycare is) has wooden 2 walls like you would expect in a log home, and on my largest wall I painted it light green like leaves or grass (with a large tree mural with woodland animals) and on the opposite wall is a light brown wall meant to reflect the color of a tree limbs (but it's lighter) and has a large wall mural of woodland animals.

Everything pretty much reflects my woodsy theme in my decor, right down to the light grassy-like shag carpets I bought at IKEA for my craft room (Parents have commented, "I get it! Grass!")

I have 2 rooms in my basement, the craft room does not have carpet, hence the big green shag rugs, and the large play room does. The carpet in that room is beige/neutral.

I would say to think about your theme before choosing a color scheme.

If I had my way, everything would be purple lovethislovethis. But it wouldn't make any sense in my home.

[Febby]

I absolutely hate the color of my classroom at my center; it's a 90's mint green. Overall great center, but a couple room have hideous wall colors.

If I could choose a new color, I think I'd choose either a pale blue or a sand color.

My dad used to work in construction in finish drywall and he always told me that he hated whenever the final paint color was going to be high gloss black. Apparently it shows more imperfections than anything else. His explanation was that higher gloss shows more imperfections more and even more so if you combine with a dark color. We always did trim in either a high gloss or semi-gloss. Walls were usually either a satin or semi-gloss in our house.

[midaycare]

I wanted to add that if you have a smaller wall or a spot you can't figure out what to do with - make a chalkboard wall. I did this in my craft room.

Also, paint looks different on cement (I can't think of the right word) tiling than on walls. They look industrial. Found in centers often, or buildings that are remodeled to look chic, or even basements.

I have had to paint these types of walls a few times, and paint never shows up how I would expect it to.

[Controlled Chaos]

I wanted to add that if you have a smaller wall or a spot you can't figure out what to do with - make a chalkboard wall. I did this in my craft room.

Also, paint looks different on cement (I can't think of the right word) tiling than on walls. They look industrial. Found in centers often, or buildings that are remodeled to look chic, or even basements.

I have had to paint these types of walls a few times, and paint never shows up how I would expect it to.

I love my chalk wall!

[midaycare]

I love my chalk wall!

And chalk walls can be any color nowadays! So fun I went with boring normal chalkboard green, but when I repaint I will be bolder.

*You have to repaint every 3 years or so, for anyone who doesn't know. I've had mine 3 years and it's still working great, though.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

I can't have a chalk wall due to my allergies But we do lots of sidewalk chalk outside and I also have an outside chalkboard