Storage and children’s bedrooms
Most parents will have had the problem of how to keep their children occupied during the school holidays. The six week summer holiday is often plagued in the UK by rainy weather and bored youngsters. One way of relieving their boredom and the parents’ headaches is to suggest a redesign of their bedrooms, which usually double as play areas in any case.
Involving them in the design of their new look room will be fun and may be a treat for them to make some decisions. There are many shelving systems to be considered in all kinds of different colours. A bench, for example, with storage space underneath. Different types of benches are available, some have a padded lid and others have pull-out drawers.
A storage bed, which will have a headboard with integrated shelves and a drawer underneath is another idea which can prove to be very useful. For youngsters sharing a room, bunk beds are fun for them as well as another great way to save space. Bunk beds can also break down into single beds should the need arise to give the children separate bedrooms. The advantage with this solution is the saving in cost since another bed does not need to be bought.
The clutter of toys and books is usually a feature of children’s bedrooms. One possible solution is a wall unit into which plastic storage boxes or bins can be stored. The children can then organise their belongings into different boxes and spend a day practising their art skills designing labels for the boxes. Alternatively, a wall-mounted home shelving system ensures that floor space is optimised, a particularly important requirement for active children.
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