The choice of furniture for a children's room: how to equip, furniture for a boy and a girl, play furniture

The choice of furniture for a nursery is a very important, crucial step. All parents want the child’s room decoration to be beautiful and the furniture to be as practical and inexpensive as possible. But this is not all - because the furniture should, among other things, be safe, functional and like your child himself.

Furniture for the nursery must necessarily correspond to the age of the child. Therefore, the necessary criterion for its selection will be the duration of its use. The child grows very quickly, and after only a couple of years in his room will have to change not only the interior itself, but also to redevelop it - the play area gradually narrows over time, and the work increases. And if your financial capabilities do not allow every 3-4 years to completely change the furniture in the children's room, then it is worth considering options for its selection more carefully.

In general terms, the basic requirements that must be observed when choosing furniture in a nursery can be identified as follows.

Requirements for children's furniture

1. All elements of furniture should be selected in accordance with the growth of the child - this applies to both chairs and tables, and beds, cabinets and shelves. It is very important that the children do not experience difficulties in using all these pieces of furniture, the child must reach all the shelves and be able to independently open all the doors. Today, an excellent option for children's rooms is furniture that "grows" with the baby from his very young age - for example, adjustable chairs and tables, beds that can be extended to adult sizes, hanging shelves, etc.
2. A prerequisite for children's furniture is its environmental friendliness and safety. This applies to the materials and construction of furniture elements. Firstly, only environmentally friendly materials should be used in their production. In this regard, you are unlikely to find anything better than natural wood. Varnishes, paints most often contain toxic substances. Upholstery should also be breathable and easy to clean. The best solution to this problem is to require quality certificates for furniture in the store.
3. Secondly, the issue of furniture safety in terms of possible child injuries is of fundamental importance. The instability of furniture, its excessive lightness or, conversely, heaviness, protruding sharp corners - all this can become a source of injury for the baby. Therefore, furniture should be chosen not in the catalog pictures, but in the store, personally checking the quality of its performance.
4. When organizing space in a children's room, it is very important to identify several main areas in it - a recreation area, a work and a play area. Each of them is furnished in accordance with the tastes and preferences of your child, then he will feel more comfortable in the room. If it is not possible to frequently change children's headsets, then it is worth paying attention to modular walls and transforming furniture. Thanks to this technological innovation, the child himself will be able to equip his little world as he sees fit.
5. Furniture must necessarily correspond to the character of the child and be chosen according to his taste. You should always remember that in children the selection criteria are different from ours. When buying furniture for the nursery, be sure to consult with the child, specify his preferences, offer to choose one of several options that he personally likes. The room should bring joy to your child, become his secret corner and a subject of pride in front of friends.

Types of children's furniture

All furniture is divided into:

• Cabinet

  

• Modular

  

Children's cabinet furniture is very appreciated for its durability and practicality. Its elements can be replaced with the age of the child, without violating the usual atmosphere in his room. For example, a children's bed is replaced with a teenager, a bedside table with a coffee table, while the chest of drawers and the wardrobe are left unchanged in the interior. Variety in the atmosphere is brought about by changing accessories - curtains, carpets, decorative elements.

Modular children's furniture includes tables, chairs, beds and wardrobes. Such furniture is similar to a designer, which allows you to create an individual atmosphere in a children's room. A flexible system of compartments in the cabinets and many sections make it possible to more rationally use the space of the room. In addition, the modular system can be supplemented and modernized over time, changed its configuration and adjusted to the changing needs of the child.

Children's room furniture for boys and girls

The stereotypes that a room for boys is arranged in blue tones, and for girls in pink, are long outdated. Almost any color can be harmoniously entered into the nursery’s interior, the main thing is that it suits the child himself. The only recommendation can only be a proposal to consider calm colors as possible options - they have a beneficial effect on the child's psyche and its development.

Furniture for a nursery for a boy should be functional. In the interior of the room it will be good to beat the theme of robots and cars. Cabinets should have numerous capacious boxes where the boy will put his toys, cars, designers. The nature of boyish games also imposes requirements on the strength and durability of furniture, the use of non-marking materials for upholstery.

For boy

For daughters, the design of the room should be softer. For a little lady, a nursery can be made in light pastel colors, in shades of lilac, beige, yellow. As in the version for boys, it is better not to get carried away with bright accents that contribute to increasing the excitability of the child.

For girl

The furniture for the children's room for the girl should include a spacious wardrobe for the young fashionista and shelving, on which you can put all the toys of the child. The chest of drawers for the young princess will also be very practical. Do not forget about the various accessories - stuffed blankets, bright pillows, a fluffy blanket, beautiful curtains. Any girl will be delighted with beautiful vases, caskets, flowers, interesting figures.

How to furnish a nursery for two children

When arranging a children's room for two children, it is first necessary to focus on their age. Well, if the difference between them is small and the needs of the children will not differ much from each other. Children's furniture for two children, in general, is presented in furniture stores in a wide variety. When choosing a bed, they are often guided by the two-tier option, the cabinets are installed capacious, with many shelves and drawers, which each child will use at his discretion.

But what if the difference in the age of the children is significant, but it is not possible to allocate a separate room to the older child? It is best to delimit the space of a room with a rack, cabinet or other piece of furniture that is suitable for the decor. The optimal choice in this case will be the acquisition of the so-called loft bed, one of the options for a two-tier children's corner. On the upper tier of such an "attic" a berth is equipped, and at the bottom - a working area. In order not to be puzzled by the choice of children's furniture for two, you can arrange two such corners at different ends of the room, most closely meeting the needs of each child. The use of such furniture significantly saves the space of the children's room and allows you to free up more space for games and other recreation.

An excellent solution when arranging a children's room for two children will be modular furniture - changing its configuration, if desired, will not become too burdensome.

Game furniture for a nursery

There is another category of furniture for a child’s room - children's play furniture. It is represented by a wide range of different slides, swings, orphanages, kitchens, miniature buildings, factories, car parks. All pieces of furniture from this category are designed to create a cheerful, relaxing atmosphere in the room and allow the baby to immerse himself in his fantasies and play a lot. Such furniture is not only a source of positive emotions for children, but also becomes an indispensable tool in their development.

Game furniture is designed to recreate a special cosiness in the children's room, where the child will be more interested in playing and doing homework. And it will be much more pleasant for your child to maintain order in such a room, which is also an important factor in developing a sense of responsibility in a child.

Furniture for a children's room can not only be purchased in the finished version, but also ordered at the furniture factory for individual projects. This will allow you to more carefully think through the situation and create comfortable areas for recreation, training and games, focused on a specific child. A set of children's furniture, made according to the sketches of the customer, will be fully adapted to the size of the room and the needs of your child.