Choosing the right wall covering for a child’s room isn’t just about aesthetics; this choice affects the child’s health, mood, and even the growth of their creativity. Painting and wallpapering are the two main options, but which one is better for a child’s room? Paint or children’s wallpaper? In this article from Extreme Walls, we compare these two options in terms of health, durability, cost, color psychology, and ease of maintenance so that you can make the best decision for your child’s room.
Paint or children’s wallpaper?
Child health and safety
Painting:
One of the most important factors when choosing a wall covering for a child’s room is health and safety. Many ordinary paints contain chemical compounds and volatile organic compounds; these substances can remain in the air for weeks or sometimes months after painting and can cause allergies, eye irritation, and even chronic skin and respiratory problems for young children. For children whose immune systems and lungs are sensitive, this issue can be dangerous. Even high-quality and odorless paints contain some amount of these compounds, and in small, enclosed spaces, their accumulation is inevitable.
Painting a child’s room endangers their health and safety.
Wallpaper:
In contrast, modern standard wallpapers, such as washable vinyl (PVC) wallpapers, are a much safer option; these wallpapers are produced without harmful chemicals, have no odor, and the room can be used immediately after installation. In a wallpapered room, children can freely play, touch, and approach the walls without being exposed to chemical particles. In short, if your child’s health is your priority, wallpaper is the choice that fully guarantees parents’ safety and peace of mind.
Color and pattern psychology
Plain paint usually has limitations, and creating creative patterns on the wall with it is costly and difficult. Meanwhile, children’s wallpapers offer a wide variety of fantasy, cartoon, and modern or minimalist patterns that help foster the child’s creativity and sense of security.
Impact on the quality of the child’s sleep
Wallpaper can play a decisive role in creating a soothing environment; choosing wallpapers inspired by the sky — such as patterns of stars, sleepy moons, and cotton clouds — or wallpapers in soft pastel colors like sky blue and lilac can strengthen the feeling of comfort and imagination in the child’s mind and prepare them for deeper sleep.
Cleanliness and easy maintenance
A painted wall gets stained quickly, and frequent washing causes the paint to become dull. But washable wallpapers can be easily cleaned with a damp cloth and diluted detergent, resist various greasy stains, and maintain their beautiful and clean appearance for years.
Durability and longevity
Paint peels or cracks after a few years and needs repainting, whereas a high-quality washable wallpaper has a useful life of up to 10 years and remains chic and attractive on the walls of your child’s room as if it were the first day.
Safety against scratches and scuffs
PVC-coated wallpaper doesn’t scratch easily, and the child can play without worry, but a painted wall gets scratched quickly and stained. All Extreme Walls wallpapers resist physical damage such as wear and scratches and do not get damaged easily from impacts.
Speed and cleanliness of application
Painting is time-consuming, requires several days to dry, and its smell can be unpleasant; whereas installing wallpaper is done in less than a day and you can use the room immediately.
Short-term and long-term cost
Painting may seem cheaper at first glance, but considering repainting every few years and the cost of wall preparation, over the long term it will be more expensive than wallpaper.
Possibility of changing décor in the future
Children’s tastes change rapidly. Wallpaper allows you to easily change designs without having to clear out all items or endure paint smell.
Conclusion
Considering child health, visual beauty, ease of maintenance, and cost-effectiveness, wallpaper is a more reliable option than paint for a child’s room. Choosing cheerful and standard designs creates an inspiring environment for play and the child’s growth, and saves parents from the hassles of frequent repainting; the Pampo wallpaper album offers a 100% vinyl (PVC), washable, anti-allergy, anti-dust, stain- and damage-resistant collection with 120 children’s designs, so you can make your child’s room dreamy and pleasant.
