Bedroom, playroom, study area and dressing room.How to fit them in one room, leaving the child with space to live? The only way out is transformable furniture. We have collected the best models and fresh solutions for you
Every parent knows:The nursery is the most multifunctional room in the house. If you organize it correctly, it's a children's world. If you make a slight mistake, it's a graveyard of broken toys. The trick is to fit everything your child needs and leave enough space for their imagination. It doesn't matter how many meters you can allocate for the children's kingdom, 8 or 18, there won't be enough free space for play anyway.
The main task of a parent is optimizationspace — will turn into an equation with continuous unknowns. How to do it? How to choose furniture that is environmentally friendly, safe and bright, and not go broke? How to arrange it to stimulate independence and the habit of order, but not stifle the imagination and the need for creativity?
Bed
Let's start with the main thing - a place to sleep.A cradle-bed for a newborn, a small bed for a preschooler, a couch or sofa for a teenager... In a short period of time, you will have to buy 2 or 3 pieces of sleeping furniture, equipping each with an orthopedic mattress! Transformer beds in this situation are the quickest and best help. Moreover, they can be selected in accordance with specific needs.
Our opinion:— Whether a newborn needs a separate room is a controversial issue for both parents and pediatricians. A preschooler is another matter. From 3-4 years old, immediately after the first crisis of self-identification, when the child begins to show his own character and reach out to other children, the need for personal space arises. And it should be thought out taking into account the characteristics of the awakening personality. This applies to both decor and functionality. Before choosing the color, theme and even the shape of the furniture in the nursery, take a close look at what your child is more interested in: airplanes or butterflies, paints or a construction set.
The right convertible bedcan "last" from the age of a child of 3-4 years and up to elementary school. The simplest solution is a sliding structure that will "grow" with the child. Some manufacturers supply it with additional sidewalls both for safety purposes - many children toss and turn so actively in their sleep that they wake up on the floor, and "for growth" - over time, something like a sofa is obtained.
A more complex, but also more interesting option istwo-tier structures with ladders. At the top is a bed - below is a space that can become an office, studio, closet or house. An additional option is a slide that turns the room into an attraction.
To save precious footage, they have come up withbed-wardrobes equipped with lifting mechanisms (this option is more suitable for teenagers), podium beds that slide out of a constructed box, bed-tables and many other designs.
Our opinion:
— Manufacturers also offer fold-out sofas,including for the youngest children. But we are not ready to recommend them. No sofa will provide the same comfort during sleep as a stationary bed equipped with an orthopedic mattress. Among other things, this is daily prevention of scoliosis and posture disorders. Lessons, computers, TV - a predominantly sedentary lifestyle has led to the fact that more than two thirds of modern schoolchildren need, if not help, then observation by an orthopedist.
Storage systems
About that, But if there is no place for it, you have tomake do with a good old wardrobe. It is better if it is multifunctional. The main requirement, in addition to safety, is a small height. The child should have full access to all his things, with the exception of seasonal clothes, which a parent can get out twice a year. Everything else - himself, please. When choosing the main children's wardrobe, remember that it will very soon become a cave of forty thieves, and a hole of an offended rabbit, and a third planet, and a bunch of other unusual places. The wardrobe should be reliable, roomy and without glass.
In addition to cabinets that can be arranged under a bunk bed, there are cabinets that can be disassembled into nightstands and shelves, and cabinets from which you can remove the diaper shelves and insert a rod.
From about two years of age, a child acquires the abilityconcentrate and fix your attention. This is the very moment when it is time to start. To help the parent - open shelves, storage containers that can turn into tables and chairs: chests, seats with drawers inside and light mobile nightstands, as well as various modules.
Great design ideas for stimulationchildren's imagination - plastic modular blocks from the Swedish company Nola, which can be used as chairs, stools and a construction set at the same time, from the same series - a bright rack Quby from the Italian company B-line. A great solution for storing little things dear to the child's heart is the Under my roof house rack by Mexican designer Christian Vivanco.
Tables and chairs
The question arises: “What to feed?”", as the next one immediately arises - "on what?". For this purpose, children's chairs with a tabletop were invented. Modern transformers can be used for several years. In the most comfortable ones - not only to eat, but also to play, draw and even sleep.
In the 70s, the famous Norwegian designer Peter Opsvikinvented a transformable chair that literally grows with the child until he enters adulthood. The idea was born, of course, in a game with his son, who always wanted a bigger chair - like his dad's. Since then, Opsvik and his company have managed to sell millions of Tripp Trap all over the world. The design, inspired by his own life, turned out to be very successful.
No matter how convenient the transformer is for food andrest, soon it will have to be replaced with a transformer for work. Many kids need a desk and chair already at 5.5-6 years old. Preparation for school begins in kindergarten. It is believed that the best models in this category are offered by the Germans. These models are suitable for everyone, from preschoolers to students, allow you to adjust the height and angle of the tabletop, meet the standards of the strict German Ministry of Health. However, they are very expensive.
Russian analogues are also appearing, of good quality and more affordable, for example the Evolife kit from the Moscow region company BGM.
In very small spaces the problem can be solvedIt's easier to decide. The table doesn't necessarily have to "grow" with the child. The same effect can be achieved by buying a good work chair with height adjustment. And you can successfully save space with a hanging board or a shelf against the wall.
Do it yourself
For very small or non-standard roomsChildren's furniture, including transformable furniture, is best made to order according to individual sizes. There are now enough private carpenters and furniture companies on the market that will make you any design and even help with drawings. It is better to take wood as the main material and be very careful when choosing paints, impregnations and varnishes.
Our opinion:
— A child’s room, even the smallest one, should beis planned in such a way that three or four people can play an active game in it. The less space the furniture takes up, the better. But the furniture needs to be special. For a child’s imagination, a wardrobe, bed or table is always more than just an object: it is a source of inspiration and a basis for play. Therefore, it is important to select them so that the child feels like a full-fledged master of his own home.
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