General requirements
Regardless of the child’s age, his room should be multifunctional, practical, bright, cozy and environmentally friendly.
Temperature and humidity . The temperature regime in the place of permanent residence of children is set within 20-24 degrees. Less is cool and can cause a cold, more is discomfort.
Humidity can be maintained using air humidifiers and cleaning (washing walls, floors, wiping furniture) in the room where the crumbs are located. In winter, it is enough to place a basin of water near the radiator, and the air in the room will not be so dry.
Ventilation . The nursery simply needs to be ventilated frequently. However, at the same time, it is better not to bring your child into it, especially if it is cool outside.
Lighting . Natural lighting in a baby’s room also plays an important role: a dark room makes even the most cheerful person sad and melancholy, while a sunny room flooded with light will help the child always be in a good mood.
If possible, allocate a room for the child where the windows face south or southeast. You shouldn’t hang tulle with a frequent pattern on them, but curtains will come in handy at night.
Safety . When choosing furnishings for a nursery, it is better to avoid sharp corners, pretentious curves, small and easily falling decorative elements, and bulky and unstable furniture. Safety is paramount, besides, the baby should use the drawers in the table independently, and not call his parents every time to help pull out the hard-to-pull box.
All sockets in the house, not to mention the nursery, must be closed with special plugs. It is not recommended to place large chandeliers and wall lamps, glass furniture, expensive and easily breakable decorative items in the play area. The door should not be locked only from the inside.
Flooring . In addition to sharp corners, slippery floors can pose a danger. You need to lay a track or a well-fixed mat on the floor so that the children do not slip when running or jumping. There is no point in cluttering the children's space with “dust collectors”: huge carpets, massive armchairs and sofas are not welcome.
Room size . Each little person should have their own room for games, activities and sleep. It is worth allocating the most spacious (but not huge!) room in the apartment or house for the children's room, since if there are two kids, they will have less conflict and will quickly learn to respect other people's personal space.
But don’t be afraid of small rooms if you can’t allocate a larger one. There are many design solutions that can turn a small children's room into a multifunctional, comfortable room.
Indoor flowers. In the nursery, every thing should give comfort and meet all safety standards. For example, it is better not to place a large number of pots with plants on the windowsill, one or two at most. Chrysanthemums, ficus, prickly cacti, aloe and strong-smelling geranium are best avoided. You can put a pot of violet, as the flower gives a good mood and fills the atmosphere with positivity.
Room color . For children's design, it is advisable to choose neutral shades: beige, light blue, pinkish-white, light yellow, warm olive. Bright colors cause fatigue and irritation. Wall coverings are selected, as a rule, washable, be it wallpaper or paint. Before purchasing materials, you need to check them for smell. If the “aroma” from a small roll hits your nose, what kind of atmosphere will reign in the apartment from such a renovation.
We invite you to visit the photo gallery, which presents photos of rooms for girls, a selection of interiors for teenagers and options for newborns.
It must be remembered that the nursery is best located next to the parents’ room. A child can get hurt, feel bad or lonely if he is away from his mother in an empty corner of the house.
It is also useful to know:
The shape of the rooms greatly affects the perception of the space of the room. A square room seems larger and makes it easier to place furniture.
The combination of garage and living space should be considered with extreme care. It is always convenient to enter utility rooms without going outside, but the smells of the garage should not waft into the house. It is best to equip the exit to the garage with a tightly closing door.
An attic or attic space, in addition to a gym, can be perfect for arranging a laundry room. The laundry room in the attic should be provided with good ventilation in order to avoid the formation of musty air or mold.
If guests often come to you, you should take care of a guest area for cars, over which you can install a canopy.
There is no home without a living room. This is a must-have room for meeting friends and spending time with family. The living room should make an impression on the owner, since it is from its interior that guests and strangers visiting the house receive information about his morals and position in society. Simply put, a living room can tell a lot about its owner. However, in reality, creating the interior of a room whose functions largely contradict each other can be quite difficult. Especially if you don’t know some secrets...
In the living rooms they throw parties, relax after a hard day, play games, watch TV shows, have fun in every possible way - and this is only a small part of the activities. But even for these purposes, this room must meet certain parameters.
Changing the nursery as the child grows older
Repairs in the naughty boy's habitat will have to be carried out more than once, because at a very young age the child will definitely enthusiastically draw on the wallpaper or sculpt with plasticine right on the floor. But you can initially provide wallpaper in the room on which you can draw, and give the young “creator” a magnetic marker board, as well as purchase a table with a chair for creative activities.
The furnishings, design and style of the children's room will also change as the child grows up in accordance with his preferences.
It is advisable to hang shelves for books and watercolor accessories within the child’s reach: a shelf that is nailed too high will discourage any desire for creativity due to constant climbing on it with a chair.
A child should feel like the owner of a space from an early age, so he can quickly learn to keep it clean and tidy and be responsible for the integrity of the toys.
Communication with peers is important for a teenager, so his room should have a place to meet guests with a couple of poufs. At the age of 14, a child realizes his individuality and tries to decorate the room on his own. In order to avoid insults and conflicts when arranging the interior, you will have to consult with the younger generation on even the smallest issues.
You can’t start decorating a nursery without thinking through every detail in advance. The child should feel comfortable in his room: reach shelves and switches, not bump into sharp corners and objects, sleep peacefully on a comfortable bed and be able to happily invite friends into his home.
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General rules
Safety and practicality
Before you start shopping, write a list that will include not only the necessary items for the arrangement and interior of the nursery, but also devices that will protect and protect the child, designers recommend
“In terms of the safety and practicality of the interior of a children's room, consider the enclosing elements of furniture, the absence of sharp corners, open sockets, easily opening windows, slippery floors, podiums, high thresholds and stairs, difficult-to-clean objects on which dust quickly collects, open radiators, pipes and hot light sources,” advises designer, founder of the Grande Familia (iRoomproject) studio Inna Kaminskaya.
Zoning
Several zones should be created in the children's room - a play area, a bedroom area, a sports area, a study area and a storage area. Their size and functions will depend on the area of the room, the age and hobbies of the child.
“Design even the smallest space so that there is room for play and creativity - for example, building a railway or building an entire village within a week. Don’t buy bulky beds and wardrobes, leave your children freedom for creativity and entertainment,” advises founder and creative director of Copper & Tin Elena Spiridonova.
The play area can be separated from the learning area by shelving or screens, but here you should avoid furniture with sharp corners. It is convenient to store toys in open shelves with special containers and baskets - this way the child can get and put away everything he needs.
Place to sleep
The child needs to create a cozy place to sleep. Children love to set up houses and hide in them - this is how they feel protected. Therefore, it is desirable that the “ceiling” of the children’s bed be lower.
Walls and floor
Make your walls a creative space. “Let them not be a strict component of fashion design, but a surface for the realization of imagination and new ideas. It’s better to give up expensive textile and paper wallpaper; magnetic marker or cork panels, as well as coloring wallpaper, are suitable for children’s rooms,” recommends Kaminskaya.
When choosing a finish, you should take into account the preferences of children and their favorite characters from fairy tales and cartoons, Spiridonova explained. “Today we sell wallpaper for those who love to draw and are passionate about the circus, animals, for fans of PAW Patrol or The Snow Queen,” noted the director of Copper & Tin.
However, you shouldn’t build models of spaceships in the room and paint pirates on the walls, says Ekaterina Svanidze, partner at the architectural studio DVEKATI. She noted that the child himself will dream up his own fairy-tale reality. The space should be comfortable and creative.
It is better to choose flooring for the nursery from natural materials, but not cold and slippery ones - the child should be comfortable playing on the floor. This could be a parquet board, marmoleum or cork, the designer specified. She advised against carpeting in the entire room, as it accumulates a lot of dust and can cause allergies. However, you should definitely look at the carpet for the play area.
Children's room layout options
Creating a layout for a children's room is necessary at the moment when the baby moves into the nursery from the parent's bedroom. Convenient placement is considered an important element of its arrangement. The best option is a lighted room with a window exit to the southeast. It is in this case that it will be located at some distance from the noisy living room and kitchen layout. When creating a children's room project, free space for its creation is no less important. According to generally accepted standards, 8-10 square meters is enough for one child. m. of free living area, and the area of a children's room for two children will be slightly larger - 12 sq.m.
Layout option for a children's room 9 sq. meters
If this is not a one-room apartment, the dimensions of such a living space will allow you to allocate 12 square meters for one child. m., and for two you will need 15 sq. m. The layout of a children's room for a boy is impossible in narrow bedrooms of a strict rectangular shape, rooms with a glazed loggia. This is due to the difficulties of zoning such a quadrature and the presence of a source of potential danger.
The best option for placing a cozy bedroom with a crib is in the very center of the apartment, where it is surrounded on all sides by walls adjacent to other rooms, and one overlooks the street part. It is very important to comply with this condition in panel-type houses and poorly heated structures.
Kitchen
There are two options - a separate kitchen or a kitchen-dining room. In the latter case, if you intend to receive about 10 guests, the total area of the room should be at least 18 square meters: 8 m2 for the kitchen work area itself and 10 m2 for the dining room. Accordingly, if you just have a kitchen, without a dining room, its optimal size is 8 m2. This is enough to cook for two and have breakfast for a family of four. For a kitchen with an island, according to experts, an area of at least 10 square meters is required.
Bathroom and bathroom
For a separate bathroom with a toilet and a small sink, 1.3 m2 of area will be enough. For the bathroom where the washing machine and washbasin will be located - no less than 4.25 m2. To accommodate the bidet you will need approximately 0.75 more square meters. It is advisable to make a combined bathroom with two sinks, a bathtub and a washing machine with an area of 7 m2.
As for the rest of the house, 6 to 10 m2 should be allocated for the hallway or hall. If you have a staircase here, do not forget that its width is at least 0.9 m, and in total it will take about 6 “squares”. For a small pantry, 2 m2 will be enough; at least the same amount should be allocated for a dressing room. The minimum vestibule area in a private house is 1.3 square meters.
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Basic rules for comfortable zoning
A children's project is not just a design, but the correct arrangement of furniture, taking into account the available space.
Design and layout of a children's room measuring 15 square meters. m.
Unique interior design is a manifestation of taste and individual preferences; it directly depends on the stated requirements. But the layout of a small nursery is all about taking into account all the general requirements to create the most comfortable conditions.
A little advice: before starting decorative finishing of the floor, it is important to carefully consider the overall interior of the room so that all these actions do not lead to a violation of the compatibility of tones in the color scheme.
The design of a small nursery for a girl should, like a large one, consist of a small working, sleeping and play area. Compliance with this condition is required for the comfortable development of the child, and one should not lose sight of education and good leisure time. The main thing is that study and well-deserved rest after school do not overlap with each other and are clearly demarcated.
Special cases of redevelopment
When redeveloping a residential building that is a cultural heritage site, two options for carrying out the work are possible. If this affects the subject of protection, then the design documentation for the adaptation of residential premises must be approved by the Department of Cultural Heritage of the city of Moscow. Otherwise, the applicant submits project documentation to the Moscow Housing Inspectorate, which forwards the documents to the capital’s Department of Cultural Heritage. Its specialists prepare a final decision and forward it to the Moscow Housing Inspectorate.
If a house is recognized as unsafe, then it is prohibited to carry out redevelopment and reconstruction.
And the expert calls the open plan, popular in new houses, quite conventional. In any case, the premises there are planned in advance. “Zoning still remains: where there should be a kitchen or bathroom, you cannot make a living room,” explains Andrey Kuptsov.
If you buy an apartment in a new building, where there is nothing but load-bearing walls, you need to start repairs by developing a project and getting it approved by the Moscow Housing Inspectorate. After this, you can begin repairs.
Cozy sleeping area
This is an important detail in the nursery layout, because this is where the baby rests after an eventful day. The placement of the crib plays an important role here. The best option for placing it is in the area opposite the window, so that when the baby wakes up he can see beautiful nature. A well-designed interior of the sleep area will give your baby excellent energy for the whole day, and there will be few problems with getting up early.
A crib is a mandatory attribute of any nursery, so it is necessary that it differs from other models in convenience, functionality and quality. You can save space in your room by purchasing comfortable folding chairs and sofas.
An example of the layout of a children's room 10 m
The designs and layout of furniture must have sufficient strength and rigidity, because this is how the correct formation of a fragile child’s skeleton is achieved.
The dimensions of the crib should not be selected taking into account the current growth of the baby, because the growth period lasts quite a long time. For children under 4 years of age, choose a playpen-shaped bed with comfortable removable blocks. For older children, it is better to purchase a standard single bed.
A small recommendation: it is advisable to purchase a comfortable bed in a minimalist style for the children's room. Its simple design and bright colors will make some difference to the overall tone of the nursery. The ergonomics of such standard models allows you to wisely use the square meters allocated for children.
Convenient layout and zoning of a children's room 11 sq. m. meters
If it is difficult to decide on the final size of the bed, then the best option in this case is a compact transforming bed, which is suitable even for a bedroom of 10 square meters. m. It will help ensure adequate sleep for your child and will last until the onset of adolescence. The only thing that needs to be done during this period is to change the old mattress. Even a one-room apartment can accommodate such compact furniture, and your baby will be provided with personal space.
Modern bedrooms with a minimalist twist
A modern bedroom is, first and foremost, a bed. Design inspirations are different, but each follows the same principle - not to clutter up the space of the room. You may be tempted by innovative lamps.
The color gallery is based on deep greys, browns and whites - darker colors will give the room elegance and mystery, but decorating the bedroom with such colors can be depressing.
A good solution is to place the bedroom in a clearly separated night area (for example, closed by an additional door). This way, you will provide the peace and quiet you need for relaxation, and if guests arrive, privacy. Consider the options for a variety of bedrooms for a private home, the design of which will definitely come in handy.
Comfortable play area
The equipment of this important area is determined by the dimensions of the allocated room, i.e. first the bedroom with a crib is arranged, then the work area. It is advisable to purchase a spacious closet for numerous children's toys, a fluffy carpet, and a small bedside table for the play area.
Furniture arrangement in a children's room 12 sq. m.
Mini-sofas are installed in children's rooms of a small format, for example, 10 square meters. m. or 12 sq. m. Here it is most appropriate and necessary, because it does not at all violate personal space.
Creating a play area is an excellent option for warm-up, active and fun games. In addition to all this, such a zone is a place for the child to develop the necessary creative thinking, to realize children’s creative hobbies: playing various musical instruments, drawing, modeling, various types of creative work.
conclusions
By and large, the convenience of living in a house is influenced not by the number of squares, but by the proper distribution and planning of this space. You can make a house of 200 square meters with a well-thought-out and flexible heating system, you can intelligently and super-conveniently distribute a space of 20 square meters (of which there are many examples). There are no universal solutions, so the choice is yours. Just in case, let me remind you that my wife and I settled on a house of 40 square meters, and we do not regret our decision at all.
But how can you wisely manage your twenty, forty or two hundred squares? Are there any rules, patterns, tricks? Let's talk about this.
The difference in arranging a nursery for boys and girls
Layout of children's room 9 sq. m. for children of different sexes has some differences. For example, girls are more critical of the interior. Her little nursery must have all sorts of interior details, for example, compact bedside tables and cabinets for more efficient use of space. A children's room project for a girl is not complete without the following details:
Option for design and decoration of a children's room
Choosing a neutral color palette is the best option for a boy's or girl's nursery. Boys appreciate the presence of large free space and the absence of unnecessary interior items. More often than not, you can see boys playing happily on the floor than at a table or on a soft sofa. This once again confirms their desire to acquire personal space. The composition of a children's room requires the following pieces of furniture:
Original layout and zoning of a children's room
It makes sense to place the table in a corner near the window. The second corner can be allocated as a sports ground area by placing the necessary exercise equipment and children's equipment. For a small child, purchasing a wall bars is enough. A bunk bed will be considered a profitable purchase due to the following advantages:
Purchasing such a bed is beneficial for a small room for two of 10 square meters. m. You should not clutter the room too much with unnecessary furniture and special design elements in the form of a round aquarium, a massive floor lamp, and chairs. A TV is also an unnecessary device for a child's room.
Decor of a bunk bed in a children's room
Don’t forget, the main thing that is required is the creation of free space for leading a healthy lifestyle, developing children’s thinking, studying, active games and good sleep. Before planning a large children's room, you need to look through ready-made options for decorating a children's room. Before determining the interior, you need to purchase the necessary materials and boldly begin the responsible work. The comfort of their child’s nursery depends on the choice of parents.
Layout and design solution for a spacious children's room of 12 sq.m. - a matter that requires a responsible approach. Such a room should be distinguished by its safety, ergonomics, and maximum comfort for the baby. If you do not plan to entrust the layout of a room of 12 sq.m. For real experts in their field, it is necessary to master the basic principles of furniture arrangement.
Option for arranging furniture in a children's room
These rules differ from the usual rules for designing rooms for adults, because children have slightly different views on life and perceive personal space and the environment differently.
Styles
Scandi
To design a Scandinavian-style nursery, choose white and light neutral shades. You can also use natural textiles and wood.
Classic
The classic aristocratic design of a nursery is suitable for a girl. A bed made of natural wood can be decorated with a canopy, and a bedside table and table can be chosen with carved legs. Pictures in gilded frames will look good on the walls.
Provence
For a children's room in Provence style, you should choose finishing in pastel shades and textiles in small checkered or floral patterns. You can put pillows in lace pillowcases with ruffles on your child's bed. Dried flowers in vases are suitable as decoration.
Country
Country style is similar in many ways to Provence, but here you should focus on colorful decorative items, such as a cozy patchwork blanket or embroidered pillows. You should also choose checkered or polka dot textiles. It is better to give preference to furniture made of natural wood, painted white.
A loft-style children's room is more suitable for an apartment with high ceilings or a country house. A sports corner with a wall bars and a bunk bed would look great here. Also don't forget. that one of the walls should have a rough finish.
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Nuances of planning a children's room
They need to be placed in such a way that the child can independently put them in place. The design of the play area for children is carried out taking into account the age and gender of the child.
Setting up a play area in a children's room
A schoolchild must have a separate work area, where there will be a compact study desk, a computer desk, and durable shelves for textbooks. It is important to have good daylight for the working desk; it is advisable to place the desk to the right of the window. The principles for creating a comfortable relaxation area are as follows: it is important that the bed matches the child’s age or is a little larger in size.
For a baby, a closed crib with reliable sides is suitable, for an older child a compact sofa is suitable, for a schoolchild the best option would be a standard teenage bed. A child's bed should not serve as an obstacle to access to the room and should not be placed near a working radiator. The recreation area can be easily defined with a place for communication; the child will be happy to invite his classmates into his room.
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How to choose an apartment on a floor plan
Few buyers invite an architect or designer to select an apartment. It seems that an experienced specialist will correct any layout later, during the renovation. But the designer won't figure out how to fix the polygonal rooms and sloping façade of the building. He will put an armchair and a coffee table in the room and call it a relaxation area. In fact, in 99% of cases this area in the apartment will simply be empty.
Or, during the interior design process, the designer will develop furniture based on an individual project, which will be made to order. The cost of an apartment with such an interior will only increase. In general, it is better to initially choose an apartment in which you won’t have to fix anything, but you can immediately live comfortably.
Let's say you choose an apartment in a new building. They offer you a plan of the entire floor for you to choose a layout. Here's what to look out for:
I will tell you in detail about each item on this list.
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Secrets of planning a small children's room
A tastefully decorated, neat, ergonomic room plays no less a role in raising a child than conversations about beauty and calls for cleanliness. A reasonable layout of a small children's room, which has everything you need and still leaves enough space for games and creativity, creates ideal conditions for the development of a child.
All parents strive to ensure that their children have their own room and that it is furnished in accordance with the age and individual needs of their son or daughter. It is here that the child learns to independently maintain order, take care of things, and create beauty around him.
Adults, when developing the layout of a small children's room, create for the baby a certain standard of a comfortable, rational, beautiful lifestyle. Having become an adult, a person subconsciously strives for the same model when decorating a home, trying not to lower, but to raise the bar.
Two-tier corner for sleeping and studying
From the living room to the garden
When planning a living room, we always try to take advantage of the cultivated landscape. Large floor-length windows overlooking a pond or garden make the living room a favorite place for the family to stay and make a good impression on guests. On the other side of the glazing there is a terrace, which serves as a summer living room. Such terraces are often glazed, which allows them to be used as winter gardens. For the living room in the house, this is an additional decoration, which also visually expands its space. There is no need to obstruct the exit to the terrace with furniture so that nothing interferes with mutual penetration.
With the onset of darkness, a large area of glazing turns into a transparent wall of the living room, where neighbors or passers-by can observe the events. Few people like to be in plain sight, so you need to provide some kind of curtain. It is most convenient to use automatic roller shutters, which will lower at dusk or upon a signal from the remote control. In this case, instead of a beautiful garden, only the inner side of the roller shutters will become visible. To decorate it, use a film with an image or spectacular photo wallpaper glued to the slats. You can cover large windows with a curtain, but it is better to use automatic curtains.
The glazing of adjacent walls looks very good, through which two directions open at once. However, this is only possible if the living room has at least two external walls. When choosing a house project, you should pay attention first of all to this layout. The exception is projects of semi-detached houses.
Pros of a small nursery
Why, when discussing room layout issues, do we immediately talk about a small nursery?
First of all, because this is the reality of our days. Most parents allocate the smallest room for the children's room, since the layout of a modern apartment often leaves no other options - an “adult” bedroom, with an indispensable wardrobe or built-in closet, cannot be placed in this nook.
Secondly, a small nursery is not a reason for grief. With a successful layout of this room, all the advantages of such a choice for a child will appear, and there are many of them:
Layout of a children's room for a girl
Modest children's room for a girl
All of the above applies to kids, but what is it like for a teenager to live in such a room? Oddly enough, there are a lot of advantages, only priorities change.
As you can see, a small room shapes the child’s character - independent, thoughtful, independent, enterprising - the main thing is to choose a successful nursery layout from the very beginning.
Children's room in the attic
Plot size and house area
When determining the area of the future house, it is also necessary to take into account the size of the plot on which it is being built. A huge house on a small plot will look ridiculous, just like a small building on a large area. In addition, space should be provided for additional buildings such as a barn, playground, or swimming pool. You can plan the placement of a flower bed with decorative shrubs and flowers. If you turn to a specialist for help, he will, without a doubt, correctly position the house plan on the site and calculate the optimal size of a residential building. However, if you plan to make do on your own, you should focus on the standard ratio of areas that has been tested in practice more than once. The ideal option is 1:15. In other words, the size of the house should be 15 times smaller than the area of the plot. For example, a house up to 200 m2 will fit perfectly into the landscape of a plot of 10-12 acres.
It should also be taken into account that for a comfortable life, the distance from the house to the neighboring plot must be at least four meters.
In addition, the most common mistake when determining the total footage is the “blind” belief that children and grandchildren will always live in this house. As practice shows, children prefer to live separately from their parents. Therefore, building a family house with an area of 300 m2 in most cases is a wasteful waste of money and effort.
Small – what is it?
It must be said that the concept of a “small children’s room” is quite vague, and before discussing possible layout options, let’s decide what size room we have in mind. In the projects of famous designers, small is sometimes called a children's room, comparable in size to the area of a modern apartment of a young family. Let's be realistic: a small children's room is a room of 8 square meters. m. (sometimes it is even placed in adapted premises of 6-7 sq. m., although this is prohibited by building codes) and up to 12 sq. m. m. Moreover, 12 sq.m. - this is not such a small room for one child, but, of course, quite small for two or three.
Children's room with lots of books
Replacing bookshelves
If you don't have enough space for a proper bookshelf, try installing floating shelves. They might not be able to hold the last few Harry Potter books, but anything under 300 pages should fit. It's also a great way to create a functional and stylish wall in a small space.
What really matters
In dreams, everyone sees their beloved child’s room as spacious, bright, with magnificent, comfortable furniture and bright accessories. When it comes to a small room, it is especially important to decide what is really important for the good development of the child, and what is of secondary importance.
Let's try to highlight the points that need to be taken into account in order to develop the optimal layout of a children's room, even if it is small. Let’s be clear right away that they often conflict with each other, and the decision you make will reflect your personal priorities in matters of raising children.
Swing in the children's room
Health
The health of a child who spends most of his time within the walls of a small nursery is most affected by the environmental friendliness of materials.
The choice of furniture, finishing materials, floor and ceiling coverings should be taken especially carefully. No matter how you ventilate the room, if you use synthetic materials that are not recommended for children’s rooms - plastic panels, cheap linoleum, polyvinyl chloride, chipboards, vinyl wallpaper - the concentration of harmful substances in the air may exceed permissible standards.
Children's room in warm colors
Materials that can be safely recommended for a nursery are high-quality linoleum, laminate, wooden parquet, for example carpet, provided that it is very easy to clean and wash. On the walls and ceiling - paper wallpaper or painting with water-based paints.
Furniture is preferably made of solid wood. It is not necessary to use expensive types of wood; pine and birch are an excellent alternative for a nursery. Metal beds are coming back into fashion - openwork, thin, they bring light airiness to a small child's room and are absolutely safe from an environmental point of view.
Large window in the nursery
Psychological comfort
The psychological comfort of children depends not so much on the layout of a small children's room, but on the degree of illumination and aesthetics.
The smaller the window in the nursery, the more significant is its immaculate cleanliness and the transparent weightlessness of the curtains. Partitions that shade any corner of the room are not welcome. Natural sunlight is an essential condition for healthy development, physical and mental.
Color plays a big role in creating a child-friendly atmosphere. The absolute favorites for children are clean, light pastel colors.
Indian style in the design of a children's room
Purity
Lightly cleaning the room teaches children to be clean much more effectively than edifying conversations and the persistence of parents: this point must be taken into account when planning a small nursery.
When choosing finishing materials and furniture, evaluate how quickly they will get dirty, and whether it is possible and how easy it is to wash them - this is especially true for light-colored surfaces. We agreed to be realistic, right? Sometimes it is easier to achieve a feeling of comfort and order in a boy’s room by decorating it in dark colors, brown and blue. A bit dark? But this is much better than stained light walls and the grumbling of a mother armed with stain remover.
Saving space due to sleeping space
Development
The physical, aesthetic and intellectual development of a child depends on the layout of a small children's room.
To encourage a child to exercise and give an outlet for his energy, it is necessary to leave enough space for somersaults even in a small room, even at the expense of shelves and cabinets. Now you can find miniature but fully functional sports corners on sale, which are mounted, occupying half a square meter of area.
For intellectual development, you need a comfortable play corner and a table for reading, drawing and modeling, and schoolchildren need a work corner.
A thoughtful, stylish design of a nursery affects the child’s aesthetic development no less than children’s artistic activities, but a place must be reserved for it. In addition to the work table, you can install an “exhibition board” on one of the walls - a special perforated plate on which it is convenient to mount children’s drawings and crafts. For the little ones, many parents set aside part of the wall for drawing - in this case, until the child grows up, the white wallpaper (“canvas” for the first masterpieces) is re-glued as necessary.
Work area in the children's room
Safety
Safety in a small children's room implies, first of all, the absence of sharp corners and protruding fittings that could cause injury.
Considering that when planning a small nursery, the second level is often used, all stairs leading to the mezzanine or to the upper shelves of cabinets must be absolutely reliable.
Layout of a children's room in blue tones
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Long before building our house, my wife and I designed more than ten of them, and their sizes varied from one extreme to another. Either a two-story mansion of 200 square meters, or a temporary shack of 20... But the problem was not the size, the problem was us. And it sounded like this: we were guided by our “wants”, and not by reasonable sufficiency
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No, dreaming is useful, and we all love this business. It is important that these dreams are at least somehow correlated with reality.
I’m not sure if you understand this, but the desire to build a house of 200 square meters was born from watching Western films.
Think, analyze, look at the picture on the right and you will understand that you have become a victim of thoughtful marketing. In the movies, people live beautifully: expensive cars and yachts, beautiful girls, big houses... “May we live like this.”
But it is important to understand that this “beautiful” cannot be afforded by everyone without exception. There simply aren’t enough resources on the planet. So it's a bait for simpletons.
A house of 200 square meters is certainly cool and glamorous, but these 200 square meters first need to be built
, and this is
10±5 times more costs
than 20 square meters.
Secondly, we live not in Europe, but in Mother Russia, and these 200 square meters need to be heated in the winter
, and if the design is incorrect, also
air-conditioned in the summer
.
In 20 years, these costs can add up to no less than construction costs. And this is not just for words. Sit down, calculate the heat loss and its costs: in 20 years it’s realistic to burn the value of the house in the stove
. I mean costs not only monetary, but also temporary and physical, I wrote about this in detail.
General principles for planning a small children's room
Children's rooms have a universal purpose: here the child plays, studies, sleeps, which is why their layout is based on zoning, but in a very small children's room it can be very conditional - there is a play area on one wall, a work area on the other, and a bed on the third. Any partitions, even low ones, or dividing space with furniture in a small room are meaningless - they simply will not leave any useful space.
Based on this, it is necessary to allocate an area for night rest, and then, in accordance with age and individual needs, areas for games, sports, study, daytime rest - but in total there should be no more than three or four.
Layout of a narrow children's room
The difficulty of a small room is that it is difficult for a child to concentrate on one activity. There are a lot of distracting objects around, very close by. I sat down to draw and there was a bright book next to me. Doing her homework, her favorite doll just looks into her eyes. I sat down at the synthesizer - the physics textbook on the shelf reminded me of the upcoming exam.
The main task of zoning a small child’s room, especially a schoolchild’s room, is to ensure that only what is directly related to his occupation falls into the child’s field of vision; all the features of the layout are connected precisely with this.
As already mentioned, in a tiny nursery, “perimeter” zoning is the most common, but not the only one.
Two-story play corner
A small nursery for a baby - no surprises
No matter how cramped the room may seem, you can turn it into a comfortable nursery for a baby or preschooler.
There are no problems for the baby - a changing table in a bright place, a crib against the wall where direct sunlight does not fall, a small chest of drawers and a basket with a lid for dirty laundry - that's all the baby needs. It would be great if there was also a chair for a nursing mother. A baby rug and large boxes of toys are what he will need very soon, but there is always enough space for this.
When the child gets on his feet and masters the basics of independence, there are usually no big difficulties with planning either, but by this time the children's room for a small child must be designed so that he can distinguish the purpose of different zones.
Classic nursery layout
The bed and chest of drawers are where he gets ready for bed and gets dressed when he wakes up. Low cabinets, shelves or chests are houses where toys are hidden at night, so that in the morning they can play with him again on the rug. And finally, a small children's table with a chair is a prototype of the future workplace, where the baby will learn the first skills of drawing, looking at books and making pyramids. By this time, mom's chair is usually moved to another room to make room for games.
Often in the nursery there is a high cabinet or shelf at an inaccessible height - there the mother stores useful ointments, dangerous bottles and various small things with which she treats, cleans, and combs her child’s hair. For a small nursery, a shelf is preferable - it does not take up space and is safer in terms of limiting access to medications.
No matter how small the children's room is, its layout must include a mini sports corner; they can be very compact, 80x60 cm.
The color scheme is soft pastel shades with the inclusion of several bright accents - they can be curtains, furniture, or a rug.
Layout in the form of a labyrinth
Secrets of planning a nursery for a primary school student
Features of the layout of a small children's room for a primary school student are related to the fact that he needs to learn to clearly divide time for play, rest and time allocated for doing homework. Even if the room is small, its zoning should be done in such a way as not to distract the child from his lessons. Therefore, the key isolated zone is the work zone - compact, but sufficiently isolated from others.
A low podium by the window will help to emphasize the special status of the work area, the space under which can be used for storage systems.
Sometimes, to save space, the work area is located under the bed, located in the second tier - but in this case it is difficult to provide sufficient natural light.
It is reasonable to position the table “facing” a window or wall, so that the child has racks and shelves with textbooks in his field of vision, and the play area remains behind him. It is also very important for a primary school student that the table and chair are suitable for his height and are comfortable. It would be good if all the furniture in the work area - table, chair, shelves and racks - were from the same set or in the same color scheme.
World map instead of wallpaper
By this age, the night zone may remain the same, but due to a lack of space, it may undergo significant changes. Starting from the age of six, you can use bunk beds, or those in which the sleeping place is on the second tier, and the first is used as a relaxation area or for storage systems.
In the play area, not only low storage systems - chests and low bedside tables - are suitable for storing toys. The child is dexterous enough to use the top shelves, so tall narrow cabinets, racks and wall shelves become popular.
A very important point: when planning a small children's room, do not try to use furniture of standard depth - 45 and 60 cm. For children's things on hangers, a cabinet depth of 50 cm is sufficient, and if they are located on perpendicular racks, even less. For books and toys, as a rule, a shelf depth of 17-20 cm is sufficient. Reduce the depth of the furniture, even if this means making furniture to order - only due to the optimal depth of cabinets and shelving, you can increase the free space in a small nursery by one and a half to two times .
The color scheme, as well as accessories, must be chosen together with the child - let this be his first serious experience in decorating his home.
Small room for a teenager
Of course, I would like to renovate the room and forget about it for the next 10 years, but this is not possible with a nursery. The child grows, by the fifth grade he becomes cramped at the children's study table, unless he is transforming, growing with the child. In addition, the room is filled with equipment that was not there before - a computer, audio systems. Where should I put all this?
The computer takes a strong place in the updated work area. The playroom disappears from the teenager’s room, and its place is taken by a recreation area. There is a sofa for guests, and music and video equipment. The bed is either located on the second tier, or it is a folding sofa, which is not very good for a developing organism.
A teenager’s small room, which he no longer agrees to call a nursery, needs a new layout and a fresh style design.
Children's room for homework
Together with your older child, make a drawing, outline a new layout, decide which design style to choose and which furniture needs replacing. Furniture often has to be changed completely - this is due both to the fact that it must have “adult” dimensions and to a new interior design.
Teenagers, as a rule, choose a bold, often shocking, design style - loft, hi-tech, minimalism. Girls may like Provence or Art Deco. All these styles can be implemented in a small room, and in different budget ranges.
A loft in a small nursery lacks space, but you can make a new layout - move the bed to the second level, make a podium for a work area by the window, remove cabinets and replace them with hidden storage systems, and place a sofa and equipment in the center of the room. Imitation of rough brickwork on the walls and posts will complete the loft-style design.
Layout of a children's room for a boy
Provence looks great in a small room: sunny pastel colors, small and large floral patterns in textiles, light, “faded” furniture, white walls - such a room will make a teenage girl happy. So does the Art Deco interior. Despite the “rich” appearance, such renovations will not cost much – the style will be created by spectacular wallpaper, vintage accessories, and the predominance of white will fill a small children’s room with air.
Both Provence and Art Deco are chosen exclusively by girls, while loft, high-tech and minimalism are unisex styles; all teenagers like them.
Since in a small room the possibilities for using space are limited, the emphasis is on stylish accessories, colors, and decoration. Don’t be afraid to overdo it, to exaggerate the colors – a little theatricality and play in a teenager’s room won’t hurt.
Multi-tiered layout to save space
Small children's room for two owners
Accommodating two children on eight square meters is not an easy task, but if life dictates such conditions, it is doable.
For children over 6 years old, actively use the second tier. If the ceiling height allows (more than 2.5 meters), two sleeping places can be placed on the mezzanine. Then the vacated area will accommodate everything you need - two workplaces and a common recreation area.
For babies, two cots will be required, but the play area can be shared.
Room layout for two children
