Do you think it's bad to paint a toddler boy's room pink?

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We don't particularly mind repainting a few months/a year down the line. Our son is 3 and really into science (I mean the child science things you can buy) or age appropriate science videos, so we thought would be nice to do a science theme, plus I have lots of things that would fit! The best colour for the walls is this darker pink, it matches really well with the potion on the duvet set. My mum has asked why we would purposely paint it pink

Not fan of pink walls for anyone. I'm more of a lime green kind if person for kids.

I wouldn’t deny him pink walls if he’d explicitly asked but I wouldn’t do it otherwise. Surely there’s another colour that goes with a science theme? Just go with plain white if you can’t find anything else!

No because it is a devil to cover when you want to change it.

Nothing wrong with pink but why not do it white and do the outlines of lab coats and benches on the wall and put scientific symbols on the lab coats and potions on the benches?

Ds2 loved pink when he was younger, unfortunately I hate it. We compromised with cream walls, pink lightshade, pink rug and pink Peppa pig duvet set. He was very happy.

I wouldn’t paint walls pink because I’m not sure strong, bright colours aregreat for sleep hygiene rather than because you have a boy.

The walls don’t have to match the duvet surely? I’d try to find something a bit more restful.

Why on earth would it matter if a boy had a pink room

Dark pink walls sound fairly horrible whether for a boy or a girl. At 3 he’s still very young to have an interest that’ll last until you fancy redecorating.

I wouldn't just because I don't think dark pink walls look nice, it's a bit intense. But don't not do it because he's a boy, my little girls room is under the sea so all blue, got to be accurate to your theme!

i don't think it matters if you have a boy or a girl, but dark pink is bloody difficult to cover over, plus its a bit of a harsh colour to have in a small childs bedroom.

your mum is being a bit silly though, toddlers don't care if somethings a 'boy colour' or a 'girl colour'

I do think it’s weird to paint a boys room pink. Have you considered he may get bullied when he’s old enough to have friends over to play?

Bad idea. It’ll turn him gay for sure.

I wouldn’t paint it pink unless your DS explicitly asked for it because I can see potential for him to hate it in a year or so when he starts school and gets into that ‘pink is for girls’ mindset. I don’t agree with that view but it’s undeniable that a lot of reception aged kids go through a phase where they dismiss anything they see as for the opposite gender do you might end up having to redecorate sooner than you think.

It also seems crazy to paint walls to match a duvet - I’d have assumed most kids duvets need changing at least weekly, more often if your DS wets the bed/ is in night nappies?

I would go for a pale colour that your DS likes and which will go with a number of themes if your DS changes his interests in a year or two.

My ds’s nursery was pink and blue ( knew he was boy , just worked .

We moved st it was all bye for Thomas.

I don’t think it matters at this age but dark pink sounds hard to cover.

Do your children bully their friends if they like different things Bear?

I can’t believe that dark pink is the only colour that will go. It’ll be a bugger to cover.

But if he wants it that colour then crack on

What colour does he like?

I wouldn't paint it pink just to make a point and surely there are many other colours that go. Pick a few that fit in, including pink if you want, and let him choose, or just have it white and let him have posters or stickers on it.

I wouldn't want a pink room personally.

If it's lead paint, then yes, that's pretty bad.

Otherwise, no, of course not.

I'd paint it white. If he requests a certain colour the next time it needs painting and is old enough to understand that it is a long term choice, then change it then.

Of course it's bad OP. Bad, bad, bad.
(I'm being sarcastic, in case you're wondering)

Why don't you ask him what colour he wants his walls painted rather than a load of people on the internet who don't even know your child or what shade of pink you're actually thinking of using.

Your walls, paint it whatever color you like. Thinking that you can only paint walls pink for a girl's room is a bit silly, imo

No, of course my children don’t bully other children (that I’m aware of anyway) but I made an effort to try and bring DD up in a fairly gender neutral environment and i never had any qualms about dressing her younger brother in pink hand-me-down baby grows etc. I don’t care what colour children wear or think any toys or colours should be for a specific gender.

However, my experience is it doesn’t matter what we think as grown ups. Many kids seem to go through a phase when they realise gender is a thing they share with 50% of their peers and don’t with the others and it suddenly becomes very important to label things. Pretty much as soon as my DD started school suddenly she became mad about all things pink/ princesses (even though we had made an effort to avoid this when she was a toddler, I don’t mindlink but there’s something about Disney princesses I find kind of creepy) and she was very anti anything she seemed to be for ‘boys.’ All the peers in her class seemed to be the same as well, the girls seemed to stick with the girls and the boys with the boys and unfortunately they were very gender-obsessed.

DD is in Y1 now and still the girls seem to play together and the boys seem to play together and there seems to be a gender split. I definitely wasn’t trying to say that there’s anything wrong with painting a boys room pink, but just that if it’s not something he’s chosen or requested he might feel strongly against it if he goes through a similar phase in a year or two.

One of our bedroom walls was a darkish pink when we moved in. We repainted it, it's obviously personal taste but the room felt a LOT calmer and more peaceful afterwards. Personally I wouldn't paint a room a bold colour for a small child as they will in all likelihood change what they like. I'd go for neutral walls and carpet and change the cheaper accessories to their preference at the time

I wouldn't but because it'll be hard to cover, might be a bit much and it doesn't give you flexibility if his interests change. Go for a neutral wall and colourful accessories, pink if you/he likes, just means if in six months he's into something else you change the bed linen and accessories and don't have to repaint again.

I wouldn’t. I also wouldn’t paint a girls room dark pink. Sounds awful to cover and it would feel like living in a womb!
What does he want? My DD2 is 3 and she’s adamant she wants a yellow room. He’s old enough to have an opinion?