I’ve always loved the colour green for kids’ rooms: it’s gender neutral and I find it restful, which is perfect for a bedroom. Depending on the shade of green – yellow or blue based, with white or black to produce pastels or dustier colours – you can create an invigorating or more calming atmosphere, playful or more serious. Here are some of my favourite children’s rooms using green:

It doesn’t have to be green all over. In this kids’ room the play tent’s bright red accents contrast beautifully with the green-and-black two-tone wall.

More two-tone gorgeousness in this gender neutral nursery. The soft green colour on the wall is used again on the painted changing unit, creating a simple, calm Scandinavian feel with the pure plywood bed and sleek floor.

Unusual and simply stunning: dark walls with a green ceiling that picks out one of the wallpaper’s colours – making this girl’s room feel contained and cosy.

In this super playful boy’s room a dark green built-in cabin bed in the shape of a house is accented with green bedding and a plain green curtain. A nice change from blue for boys rooms!

I just love the eclectic stye of this shared kids’ bedroom. It features mint harlequin wallpaper on all walls which is emphasised by a stronger green bed. Yellow, orange and red brown accents add cosy warmth to the scheme.

I love tonal schemes – in this image the soft green walls and darker green bed contrast beautifully with red and yellow bedding, giving the room a soft and happy feel.

The examples above and below illustrate how well green works as an accent in kids’ rooms with white walls, adding a splash of colour which doesn’t take over. As an accent wall, dark green almost becomes a neutral, offsetting other colours beautifully like grey can do.

images: bettina holst, vt wonen, georgia’s room, l’ atelier d’ archi, paul et paula, buisjes en beugels, vt wonen, bobo kids, the boo and the boy, flexa creations, sian zeng, oh my deer, instagram, dana van leeuwen