When thinking about decorating a child's room, it's common to first think about the paint and colors you'll use on the walls of the room. So, what might come to mind is the paint you can use on the children's furniture and furnishings.
Beds, storage units, tables, desks, and more generally any wooden furniture can be painted in your child's room or to prepare the nursery. And that's good news, Algo has developed an eco-friendly paint specifically for wooden furniture, which will significantly reduce the risks for your baby, especially if they chew on the bars of their bed, for example!
This guide will help you choose the best paint for your child's bedroom furniture. We'll also give you some tips for painting furniture like a pro and even some color suggestions to make your children's eyes sparkle!
Why and with what paint should you paint children's bedroom furniture?
It's true that we don't always think about it, but bringing life to furniture is an opportunity to change your child's room by adding personality and originality. It's also a possibility to adapt the colors of the furniture to the elements already present in the room, whether to provide a complement to the walls of the child's room. Tastes evolve in children: and it's the same for paint!
Painting children's furniture is one of the options to avoid repainting the child's room too often in terms of design, but also to be a real alternative for a room that is going to be too small in terms of space (the use of bright colors can visually reduce the space). It is also a way to give a second life to an old piece of furniture which can thus be brought up to date.
What paint should you choose to paint children's bedroom furniture?
Choosing furniture paint is always a crucial step: on the one hand, it concerns the quality and finish, but also its composition.
In a child's room, furniture can often be subject to abuse: bumps and scratches can be common, which is why choosing a durable and resistant paint is essential for the furniture in a child's room. Storage furniture, such as a bookcase or desk, is subject to these hazards, and the importance of a paint that can withstand these impacts is crucial.
Another aspect is that a baby will tend to chew on the bars of the chair or bed, which is why it is necessary to apply the most natural paint possible. The composition of the paint is also a criterion to take into account: even more so in a child's or baby's room! Choosing a bio-sourced paint is therefore essential to protect your child's health and the air quality of their room. Even if a specific furniture paint contains more VOCs than a conventional paint.
Algo furniture paint is part of this approach: qualitative and natural, which will have the effect of preserving the air quality of the child's and/or baby's room.
Developed specifically for furniture use, the paint for wooden furniture is available in a range of 100 shades.
How to paint a child's bedroom furniture?
Preparation of the support
Whether you want to paint your baby's wooden bed, toys, a chair, a bookcase, a wardrobe, a bedside table or a shelf, it is essential to prepare your wooden surface so that the paint can adhere properly and to give you the desired result for your children.
The first thing to do is to clean the piece of furniture you want to paint or repaint: remove dust, any residue that may be present and also grease.
Once your furniture has been cleaned of these impurities, you can lightly sand it. This will have two benefits: the first is to obtain a smoother surface, making it easier to apply. Secondly, it also ensures that the finishing paint adheres better.
Depending on the paint you're using, you may need to apply a primer to even out the surface. Our furniture paint is thick enough that you don't need to apply a primer.
Choosing the right tools is essential for achieving a good result: if your furniture is a flat surface, then using a short-haired roller is ideal for spreading furniture paint evenly on the headboard or any other wooden furniture in the child's room. It will allow you to apply the paint while limiting the number of marks. As with traditional furniture, children's furniture also has corners or elements that are more difficult to access to paint. For this purpose, using a brush may be necessary for a neat finish.
To avoid streaks, we recommend painting in thin, thick layers to spread the paint evenly and to avoid drips. It is recommended to cross your passes (horizontally and then vertically) before finishing with a dry pass to spread the excess paint over the entire piece of furniture.
For a more fun way to use paint, you can also paint toys or other wooden accessories for your children or your baby.
How much does furniture paint cost?
Of course, the price of paint is a key criterion in choosing the products that will be applied to your child's furniture.
While price is an important factor, we also invite you to consider its performance, which can vary from one paint to another and which will automatically have an additional cost on the price for painting your baby's furniture.
Discover the price of our furniture paints now, and enjoy fast delivery within one week for all paint orders. Another important aspect: delivery to a collection point is free for all orders over €99!
What are the trendy colors for painting children's furniture?
Yes, white is a widely used color for its design aspect in all types of painting work, but it is true that it is not the most popular color when it comes to painting wooden children's furniture.
An exception, however, may apply to cribs, which can be painted white. While white can sometimes seem too dull, you can definitely use a tinted white like warm white or beluga white on cribs. Both shades are safe options, especially given the evolving nature of color trends.
