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Nurseries, kids’ rooms & teen bedrooms

Kids’ Room Neon Signs & Nursery Name Signs

Their name on the wall, in a glow soft enough to sleep under.

A kids’ room neon sign is a child’s name or a short phrase in flexible LED neon on an acrylic backboard, with an optional star, heart or crown. It runs at 12V with no glass tubes, dims to a nightlight with the remote, and mounts high on the wall, out of reach, above a cot or bed.

A kids’ room neon sign is the one piece of a child’s room that is theirs alone, and it has to survive being lived under every night. These are built for that: low-voltage silicone with no glass, a glow that dims to a nightlight, and colours that still look right when they are twelve.

  • Free design mockup before we build
  • Flexible 12V silicone, no glass
  • 5-year warranty
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Wording ideas

What to write on a kids’ room neon sign

The wording is the decision people stall on. These are the lines this occasion actually gets ordered with — use one, change one, or send your own.

  • Their first name
  • Name + a star, heart or crown
  • Dream Big Little One
  • Sweet Dreams
  • Hello Sunshine
  • You Are Loved
  • Little Explorer
  • Playroom
  • Good Night Moon
  • Their nickname, in their handwriting
  • Your own words →

Before we fabricate

Before you order a kids’ room neon sign

Each of these is cheap to settle at the mockup stage and expensive or impossible to change once the sign is built.

Mount it out of reach, and plan the cable

Above the cot, above the headboard, above a shelf they cannot climb. The cable runs down to a socket, so pick the wall with power on it and tell us where the socket is — we cut the cable exit to suit and can supply a cover.

Choose a colour they will still like

Hot pink and electric blue are the ones children ask for and the ones parents replace at ten. Warm white, blush and soft mint age better and still throw a coloured wash on the wall. A dimmer solves most of the rest.

Script for little ones, block letters for older kids

Rounded script reads as nursery. Uppercase block letters read as a teenager’s room. Pick the style for the age they will be in five years, not the age they are now.

Decide if it doubles as the nightlight

With the remote, a name sign dims low enough to leave on all night. If that is the plan, choose a warm colour and mount it where it will not shine straight at the pillow.

Placement

Where to hang a kids’ room neon sign

  • Above the cot

    Small, warm, high on the wall and dimmable. The first thing on the nursery wall and the last thing to leave it.

  • Over the bed

    Centred above the headboard, wider than the pillow. The classic placement.

  • Playroom or reading corner

    A phrase rather than a name — Play, Dream Big, Little Explorer.

  • Teen bedroom

    Block capitals or a nickname, in a single strong colour.

Questions

Kids’ room neon signs: your questions answered

How much does a kids’ neon name sign cost?
The name length, the width, the number of colours and any added shape or dimmer decide it, so each sign is quoted individually rather than priced from a list. Send the name and the wall width and you get a free mockup and an all-in quote before anything is made. The cost guide below explains what moves the price.
Are neon name signs safe in a child’s bedroom?
Our LED neon is flexible silicone on an acrylic backboard, running at 12V from a plug-in adapter. There are no glass tubes, no gas and no mains voltage at the sign. Mount it out of reach, and keep the cable and power supply tidy and away from small hands, as you would with any plug-in light.
Can it be dimmed for night time?
Yes. Add the optional wireless remote and the sign dims from full brightness down to a soft nightlight, and switches off from the doorway.
What size should a kids’ name sign be?
For a name above a cot or single bed, most people choose a sign a little wider than the pillow. Send a photo of the wall and the width you have in mind and we will show it at scale in a free mockup.
Which colours work best in a nursery?
Warm white, blush pink, soft mint and pale blue are gentle enough to leave on. Stronger colours look wonderful in photographs but throw a strong wash on the walls at night, so pair them with a dimmer.
Can I add a heart, star or crown to the name?
Yes — a shape can be part of the same sign, in the same or a second colour. Send the name and the shape you have in mind and the mockup shows the exact layout before we build it.

Free mockup

Get a free kids’ room neon sign mockup

A photo of the space, the wording and a rough size is enough. We come back with your sign placed on your own wall, in your colours, before anything is built — and every sign carries a 5-year warranty.

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