Many parents adopt it for its aesthetic, balanced and ecological side…
If you are about to become parents or if you simply want to redecorate your child’s room, you could not have missed this trend that is being debated on social networks, but also in certain conversations. A few years ago, our children’s rooms were adorned with all sorts of colors, from the most classic to the flashiest. Perhaps you too, when you were a child, your space was decorated with candy pink, anise green, bright blue wallpaper or with colorful toys. But now, this is no longer really the case…
Indeed, if we look at what is being done in decoration stores or if we leaf through specialist magazines, the big trend in terms of children’s bedrooms is the beige colour in all its variations. Of course, we sometimes find a hint of pale pink, sage green, blue or pastel yellow depending on the season, but most of the time, these colours are blended with more neutral tones such as off-white, very light brown, anything that ultimately comes close to beige. Today, children’s bedrooms are above all minimalist and aesthetic. You only have to go to Pinterest or Instagram to realise the phenomenon, which has its fans and its detractors on the parents’ side.
By adopting 100% beige for their toddler’s room, some parents are pushing gender stereotypes a little further. Beige tones are neither feminine nor masculine. Others also see a certain aesthetic in having a room with soft and natural shades. For parents, there is also the ecological aspect that stands out: by choosing beige paint or wallpaper, by buying wooden furniture and toys, they think they are doing something ethical and sustainable. However, this is not the opinion of all parents.
The trend of beige children’s bedrooms, which can be found under the hashtags #beigemoms (beige moms, editor’s note) and #æstheticmoms (aesthetic moms, editor’s note) on social networks, is more guilt-inducing than anything else for parents who like colors or who still buy plastic toys for their children.
Some even think that it can harm the child’s sensory development. Which is not really the case according to pediatrician Julie Salomon, interviewed by our colleagues at Huffington Post. “First, because children are not always in their room. They have other opportunities to be exposed to different colors. Afterwards, the fact that everything is without any nuance perceptible to toddlers, as long as they can only see 25 or 30 centimeters, is not a big deal,” she explained.