Dark blue walls and big opinions – why designing my 8-year-old son’s room challenged me more than I expected

Blue boys room with wooden furniture, red wardrobe, deer head style wall decoration and Harry Potter wall hanging.

Home decorator Lara Winter is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on revamping a 200 year old cottage to make it right for modern family life. See the rest of her articles here.

Designing a room for your own child sounds like it should be easy, doesn’t it? I mean – this is my thing. Give me an awkward corner or a tired bit of furniture and I’m happy. But designing a room for my almost eight-year-old son? Surprisingly tricky.