Children’s room that grows with the child
How parents save space, time and nerves
So that parents and their offspring can benefit from the children’s room for a long time, it is worth letting the children’s room grow with them.
© Erfurt wallpapers
Floors, walls, furniture: there is a lot to consider in the children’s room – ideally also that the room grows with the short ones.
Parents know this: the offspring simply grows out of everything too quickly. As soon as you have found the right piece, it is already too small again. This applies to clothing as well as to the entire children’s room. At least the latter, however, can be planned in advance. If you take these tips to heart, you can simply let the nursery grow with you.
The cot
It makes sense to rely on a convertible and expandable bed solution right from the start, because the short ones benefit longer – ideally until they are moved out. There are many child bed solutions that grow with the child, it is important that the model chosen fits the living situation. Depending on the variant, the beds can be pulled out to gain length or converted into a desk or a children’s sofa that you will need later. This not only creates flexibility, but is also sustainable.
Closets and dressers
There are also flexible solutions for the other pieces of furniture: changing tables, for example, which can be converted into storage space or a desk after the diaper time. The Munich-based manufacturer FILOMI offers a nine-piece set whose basic cubic shapes allow for ever new combinations. The Cologne company de Bruyn also has furniture that grows with the child in its range, as does the Swedish furniture chain IKEA.
The walls
Most people know the feeling of needing new paint on the walls – especially in children and teenagers. The wallpaper manufacturer Erfurt & Sohn, for example, offers special wallpapers so that the effort involved in redesigning is kept within limits: They can be painted over and are available in all common variants – whether as woodchip, non-woven woodchip, smooth fleece or textured wallpaper. For example, the walls can be quickly adapted to the changed furniture or the floor. “The wallpapers are not only decorative and very sustainable, they also support healthy living. Free of questionable ingredients such as plasticizers, PVC or solvents, they promote a healthy indoor climate”, states the company – ideal for the children’s room. As an alternative to painting over, existing wallpapers can be used Spice it up in a few simple steps.
The floor
Carpet, laminate, cork, parquet, rubber, linoleum – the choice of floor coverings is almost endless. If you don’t want to commit yourself too early, you should first use cork in children’s rooms. It is heat-insulating, non-slip and cushions jumping children’s feet better than wood, for example. If you lay the cork floor “floating”, i.e. without glueing it, you will have easier time later when it comes to changing the floor covering. Prefabricated parquet, for example, lies on the cork substrate in no time, which serves as additional insulation.
Curtains and drapes
If there is no roller shutter box on the window, a blind or curtain must be able to darken the room. Fabric blinds or half-length curtains that extend to the window sill are often the best choice here, as they do not invite you to exercise or pull on them. This is not the only reason why it is important to strive for a stable suspension right from the start. When choosing a fabric, the quality of the material is important; consumers can use seals such as GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) or Oeko-Tex orientate.