Colorful Bedroom with Checkered Wall Reveal and Sources

I’m so excited to share all the details and sources for our oldest son’s room! Since he absolutely loves color, that’s exactly where we started. You’ll spot a few dinosaur nods here and there, but mostly, it’s just a wonderfully colorful and happy space.

Checkered wall in a colorful kids bedroom with a lemon print, colorful clock and a red cabinet.

Yellow desk in a kids room under a window with green trim and next to blue ledge shelves.

One Wall At A Time

This room perfectly shows my “one wall at a time” approach! We tackled it bit by bit: first the headboard (I really need to make a DIY guide for that!), then the shelves, followed by the book nook, and finally the checkerboard wall.

Even the checkerboard was a two-parter – left side, then right. I just chip away at projects whenever I have a spare moment, which isn’t always a lot!

Colorful kids room with checkered wall, colorful art, blue dresser, green door and red cabinet.

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What I really love is that you don’t immediately see the checkerboard wall when you walk in; it’s actually behind you. But trust me, you definitely can’t miss it on your way out!

Colorful Bedroom Sources

Paint Colors: The base wall color is Farrow & Ball School House White and the trim is Farrow & Ball Breakfast Room Green. The checkered wall is comprised of the following colors from Farrow & Ball:

Those are actually all of the colors that make up our home color palette for the upstairs. I have a different set of colors that I use downstairs– still colorful, just a bit less so than in the kids area.