Make your child’s room a special place with optical tricks and colour

Horizontal stripes on the wall can help small spaces look a bit bigger. Photos: dpa

A child's room is supposed to be a place where they can retreat and hang out with all their toys, away from the watchful eyes of their parents.

To make this room a special spot, parents should set up lots of storage space, especially for smaller rooms, as well as make the space seem bigger by using a few optical tricks.

Mareike Hermann, from the DIY Academy in the German city of Cologne, recommends moving away from walls that are painted white, which can come across as cold.