DIY Ballet Room Design: 6 Tips for a Ballerina Bedroom Makeover

In this article we will cover selecting the best color for this ballet themed bedroom, wall art and other decorating ideas, and possible ballet equipment to inspire your daughter to pursue her dreams of becoming a ballerina someday.

1) Colors

Generally speaking, most ballet themed room designs will go with a soft pink color for walls and bedding. Other colors you might consider include lavender and peach. Combine one of these colors with a soft white or a lighter hue of your chosen color. With these colors you can create interest by painting alternating stripes of the lighter and darker color or simply painting the molding a lighter color than the main color.

You can also choose a color that is a little outside the box where ballet is concerned. A tangerine orange might be a fun twist on a ballet theme and would certainly stand out from her friend’s ballerina rooms. If you choose orange, I recommend painting the walls a super pale creamy orange and accent with tangerine colored tulle and ribbons. Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo for this fun, orange idea. Sorry guys! Be warned that choosing an alternative color to pinks or purples will make finding ballet themed decorations in the same alternative color a challenge. Be creative and you may be pleased with what you come up with even more than anything offered in the stores.

Here someone has chosen a combination of green and yellow to decorate this ballet room design.

2) Wall Art

What ballet room is complete without images of ballerinas? Art depicting ballet is usually not hard to come by. There are watercolor paintings by modern artists, photographs of ballet dancers on pointe and classic oil paintings by famous artists like Edgar Degas. I recommend searching online for just the right art for this ballerina bedroom design. There is so much ballet themed art available out there, I am sure you will find something unique that will really make this room stand out.

Ballet art comes in may styles. I love this water color piece, it’s simple and beautiful.

3) Silhouettes

A while back I found some really neat wrought iron silhouettes of ballerinas and I loved the idea. It’s a great way to fill up a large wall and add some dimension. If you aren’t lucky enough to run into one of these creations, or your daughter is too young to have metal hanging on her wall, there are vinyl wall decals available that create the same look but without the raised dimension of the wrought iron. Look online at places like decalmywall.com for decals like the one in this link.

A vinyl ballerina silhouette can be fun to have in a ballet bedroom design.

4) Pointe Shoes

Used pointe shoes are a simple way to decorate a ballet themed bedroom and are pretty easy to come by if you know where to get them. Most dance gear stores carry used pointe shoes for about $10. These shoes are sold for the purpose of using as decoration as they have been worn out and no longer provide the support a ballet dancer requires. I have seen these used shoes simply hung on a bed post or wall just as they are. It gives the impression that a ballerina was just in the room

Hanging pointe shoes as part of a ballet bedroom design, adds a nice touch and give your dancer something to work towards.

Another idea I have also seen is Mod Podged pointe shoes using printed tissue paper, glitter glaze and sequins. No kidding, real pointe shoes with Mod Podge and tissue paper. This can be a really fun project to add details and pizazz to a ballet themed room. Plus, you can make them any color you wish. This link from Dance.net provides some pretty good instructions on how to Mod Podge pointe shoes.

5) Dance Space

If you have space in the room, arrange the furniture to create an area large enough for dancing. If you really want to inspire the dancer in your little girl, set up a full-length mirror. Depending on how old she is, a standalone ballet barre might be a nice feature as well. You can make one of these barres out of metal pipes or you can follow this tutorial for mounting one onto the wall. If you go with the wall mounted barre, make sure your daughter knows not to hang on it or you may have a wall patching job in your future.