5 major mistakes when designing a children's room

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The children's room is one of the most important areas in your home. It is from the way you make it that the child's mood, a sense of comfort and security, is largely formed. It would seem that there is nothing easier than creating a design for the most beloved member of your family. However, this task is not at all as easy as it appears to creative parents. Ilya Meytys, head of the Archkon architectural bureau, will tell you how to avoid the 5 most global mistakes when designing and decorating a nursery.

Mistake # 1: wrong location

It is advisable that the child's room is located as far as possible from the front door, kitchen and living room. This should be a space that does not allow extraneous noises and unnecessary sounds to enter. Only under this condition will you keep the baby's sleep sound and the nervous system stable. If it is not possible to arrange the room in this way, it is necessary to think over a system of additional sound insulation, and, if possible, create an artificial vestibule in front of the entrance to the room, and in it, for example, a child's dressing room can be placed.

Mistake # 2: insufficient lighting

If you have a city apartment, insufficient lighting can be compensated for with the right color scheme.

Children are the flowers of life, so they need the maximum amount of daylight. Bright natural light is essential. It creates a comfortable and warm atmosphere. The optimal orientation of the room is to the east, southeast or south. If you are planning a country house, then the issue of illumination is solved due to the required area of window openings and the location of the room in the house. If you have a city apartment, insufficient lighting can be compensated for with the right color scheme ("sunny colors") and a combination of various artificial lighting techniques.

Mistake # 3: flashy colors

Yes, kids really love bright and even acid-neon colors. However, given the fact that many children today are hyperactive, it is worth avoiding such coloring, because it contributes to excessive excitability. It is enough to add a couple of elements in your favorite “active” color, for example, a pillow.

Mistake # 4: decorating in the style of a certain cartoon or movie

If your kid loves SpongeBob today, perhaps tomorrow he will already be delighted with Iron Man.

Children grow up very quickly. And if today your kid likes SpongeBob, perhaps tomorrow he will already be delighted with Iron Man. And it will be difficult for the room to have time to take shape in accordance with the new tastes of its little master. But a poster with your favorite character or a vase with his image can be easily changed to others. There are also series of furniture for children's rooms, in which it is possible to use the facades as a frame for drawings or posters, and also replace them as your child's hobbies change.

Mistake # 5: underestimating the importance of storage

Already at the stage of designing a children's room, you should understand how to harmoniously integrate all kinds of storage systems into the design - shelves, boxes, baskets, bedside tables, etc. Children have more things than any other family member - toys, books, sports equipment and a lot of everything that will be randomly scattered if you lose sight of this moment. If the room is not very large, you need to make the most of all the possibilities: for example, use the bedside space and make the most of the walls.

Advice from Ilya Meytys:

- In fact, the children's room is one of the most difficult moments in designing. Unlike "adults", the nursery is a multifunctional area and, in fact, very often - "an apartment in an apartment." Whatever the size, it is necessary to provide an area for games and sports, for classes, for socializing with friends.

The child grows, changes, and it's great if you foresee from the very beginning how his room can also change, while remaining functionally comfortable and familiar. The task of the designer is to anticipate possible changes during the initial design and offer you a plan in which you could implement all your ideas without causing a feeling of protest in the baby.