Sensory Room Wall Colors

The purpose of a sensory room is to calm and retrain a child’s senses.  They make a great extension of the child’s Occupational Therapy they may be receiving in a professional environment.  A sensory room should be able to manipulate lighting, sound, and textures in order to calm or awaken certain parts of the brain.  Because of this, wall colors are typically pale, white, and/or soft.  Also, using black-out curtains and shades can help provide the ultimate comfort in what you may be trying to achieve in that moment.  

White Walls

White walls are good for being able to create a color of your choice, whenever you want. Kids respond well to fiber optic changing lights, projecting lights, and other kinds of devices that can change the colors of the walls. This color changing egg light provides slow color changing light that can softly light the entire room and create a calming environment. Lava lamps also provide soft room lighting, but with a more visual stimulation. Kids can breathe in and out with the soft flowing lava. Sensory LED Bubble Tube lights also create relaxing, soft light with visual stimulation. Ceiling projector lights are also another option for visual stimulation and can project a variety of calming scenes like ocean waves, stars, or pictures.

Blue Walls

Blue has always created a sense of calm. It’s why it is used in most nurseries and bedrooms….to create a sense of relaxation and peacefulness. Think ocean, sky, soft blue colors to create the sense of being outside. Not everyone responds well to blue, so this is a color that needs to be experimented and discussed with your child.

Green Walls

Some kids respond well to light, soft, pale green walls as it also feels like being outside in nature. Some shades of green can have the same calming effect as a blue room. Pale greens and blues can be a nice background for peaceful posters and paintings to be hung.