How to make the environment in a children's room truly cozy and inspiring? The question is not an easy one. A child is a sloppy creature, so his room is always a mess. Especially if you buy him a lot of toys. It’s not difficult to teach your baby to be tidy. Toy cabinet – perfect option
for these purposes. Aesthetic and stylish furniture successfully performs two tasks: it decorates the interior and solves the problem of toys scattered throughout the room.
A toy cabinet is indispensable during games, or rather, after them. Play is not the only direction in which a child intensively develops. If you have a little artist growing up, then he needs the appropriate tools : brushes, pencils, albums, felt-tip pens. All this is usually stored in special compartments of cabinets. An alternative option is separate plastic containers.
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How to choose good furniture for a children's room?
The ideal toy cabinet meets the following requirements:
- The height of the cabinet is optimal for the baby. If the child wants to remove the toys on his own, then there should be no difficulties;
- Inside the structure there are several ergonomic shelves where you can put toys;
- An important aspect is the design. A toy cabinet should have a bright, memorable design; Colorful and interesting furniture design is the key to your baby’s good mood. The child should “make friends” with the furniture as quickly as possible.
- It is desirable that the design has a compartment with a door, drawers and a special compartment for small toys.
It is better not to buy toy cabinets with mirrors for a children's room. A hooligan child can quickly break a mirror and cut himself on the shards. For the same reason, it is recommended to avoid purchasing designs with glass doors and shelves.
Pay attention to ready-made modular systems
for a children's room. They will allow you to decorate the room in the same style. If you buy a separate cabinet for toys, you will have to rely on your own aesthetic taste and sense of beauty. Everyone can create a harmonious composition. The main thing is to listen to our advice and recommendations.
It is advisable that the toy closet also have a convenient shelf for notebooks and books. The baby is growing, which means we must not forget about his intellectual development. Textbooks can be placed on one shelf, and entertaining literature on another. Another strict requirement is that the toy cabinet must be made of environmentally friendly wood.
– Children’s health must be taken care of first.
The benefits of creating a toy shelf with your own hands
Furniture made in a factory is devoid of individuality due to mass production. Production is on stream. Making your own items for storing toys has a number of advantages:
- ability to satisfy the most demanding requests;
- combination with the overall interior of the room;
- originality of execution;
- confidence in the quality of the materials used;
- convenience and functionality.
Making it yourself means being able to provide all the child’s preferences.
Unusual cabinets
- Treasure boxes
. The design is an open shelving unit with large sliding drawers. The dimensions are one of the key elements of the product - the entire “royal army” will fit here. The boxes are made of transparent plastic; - House for dolls. A special cabinet for collectible toys is one of the innovative trends
in recent years. The universal design allows you to build in a railway, a Lego town; - Wardrobe with compartments for clothes and toys. The child will be able to play right... on the shelf. Toys scattered around the room will become a rarity;
- “Car” with toys. Furniture storage structures can take on unusual shapes. Little car lovers will appreciate the car-shaped design. Things are stored in the trunk. Girls have their own option - a colorful kitchen stove with spacious drawers.
Making a rack
To make a rack from boxes you will need items that almost every person has in their home. You can find many boxes of a suitable size in construction stores, where they will be happy to give them to anyone for free.
Tools needed for the rack:
- stationery knife,
- scissors,
- PVA glue,
- construction stapler.
It is important to give all boxes the same depth, while the width and length of each box can be of absolutely any size. Moreover, asymmetrical shelving is much more convenient for a children's room, as it allows you to store everything you need - from small cars or dolls to large boxes of toys.
It is best to fasten boxes together using PVA glue, but there are also those who do this using double-sided tape or a construction stapler. It is important to understand that for structural strength it is best to take thick cardboard, which can also be purchased in sheets, so that you can then give them the required shape. For better strength after gluing, you can also process the structure with a construction stapler
Where else can you store children's toys?
- An alternative to wardrobes is spacious and ergonomic chests of drawers. This is a great option for storing board games and art kits. When purchasing, try to focus on the presence of retractable plastic drawers
; - Another alternative to cabinets is textile sections with pockets. They can be hung throughout the room;
- Children's bed with drawers. An excellent solution for storing toys that the child no longer plays with;
- Loft bed. A multifunctional ergonomic complex that combines a wardrobe, a sleeping area and a work area. The versatility of the design makes it popular;
- Desk with shelves for toys. An excellent option for younger students. Combines business with pleasure - an ergonomic desk and shelves for storing books and toys;
- Soft ottoman with reclining seat. Good design for storing coloring books, construction sets and children's books;
- Closet. Multifunctional furniture for storing both toys and other things. You can put household items on the upper shelves, and dolls, cars and soft toys on the lower shelves;
- Wardrobe rack for toys. Structures with shelves. Many parents do not use this option precisely because of the “openness”. The reason is simple: things will be on public display. And they buy a closet precisely to hide toys inside. But if you decide to go with shelving, then take a closer look at wicker baskets with handles in which you can put all your items. Alternatively, you can use a simple cardboard box
covered with colored paper. Boxes and containers can be arranged in any order. On the remaining sections you can place the most presentable toys - cars, dolls and books. This composition makes the interior truly inspired and aesthetic; - Racks with a step are an original design in which the bottom shelf is moved forward. The child can climb on it and take the necessary thing. The main thing is that the fastening is reliable. Otherwise, the baby may slip and fall;
- Plastic buckets in the shape of a honeycomb are a smart solution for storing toys in a large nursery;
- Cabinet for soft toys with pipes. An aesthetic and at the same time practical design, thanks to which the child can be sure that his toys will not fall.
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Toy rack design and construction
It's hard to imagine a children's room without a shelving unit. From birth, it is able to perform the function of storing personal hygiene items. As the baby grows up, it begins to be used for its intended purpose. Toys, books, and construction sets appear on it.
For the baby, the most important thing is the atmosphere of the room, where he feels comfortable, first of all, with his favorite things.
The design and construction of a toy storage rack must be selected based on personal needs, as well as taking into account the following requirements:
- stability - the structure must have good support;
- safety - the absence of sharp corners and protruding parts will reduce the risk of injury to a minimum.
The simplest option for making children's furniture for storing toys is from fabric stretched over a frame or thick cardboard.
Depending on the age of the child, the toy storage system can be classified as follows.
- Up to 1 year - as a rule, at this age a baby has a minimum set of toys that can fit in one box or section with several shelves.
- From one to 6 years is the most active and inquisitive age, which is why the functionality of the children's room and the storage system for children's toys increases. There are a lot of items to play with and more space is needed to accommodate them to maintain order. In this case, an integrated approach to the issue is required: creating several boxes for storing toys that are interconnected.
- From 6 to 10 years is a transitional age for games. Some children continue to actively play with toys, others devote more and more time to studying and reading books. Accordingly, the role of furniture is changing. This can be a separate drawer or box for storing toys, or shelves that combine several tasks.
- After 10 years, there are usually a few favorite toys left that don’t take up much space. Functionality is directed to the placement of school supplies. It is most convenient to store them in a hanging cabinet, with open or closed shelves.
Depending on the type of rack, the materials and tools used in production will vary.
Depending on the gender of the children, the design of the children's toy rack will vary. For boys, it is preferable to choose more restrained tones in the design and keep decorations to a minimum. Furniture for girls should be more romantic, in bright colors, with a variety of decorations. However, the toy storage item must fit organically into the overall interior of the room.
Depending on the skills and abilities, it is possible to create an object from wood or rods, chipboards, plastic.
You can initially make a shelving unit for a children's room with your own hands in such a way that, as the child grows up, it will grow with him.
It is optimal to place niches along the free wall, which can gradually increase in number.
Among the variety of types of furniture with specific functions, single boxes, drawers, groups of boxes, ottomans, hanging shelves for storing children's toys and much more are distinguished for a children's room. It is optimal to place niches along the free wall, which can gradually increase in number.
For convenience, the toy rack is equipped with wheels and lids.
Ways to zone space in a nursery using shelving
Decorating a spacious apartment
The need for zoning arises in two opposite situations: if the room is small and the child lives in the same room with his parents, or vice versa, you need to create coziness and comfort in a spacious room.
A children's toy cabinet or an open shelving unit are the best helpers for proper zoning of premises.
To zone a room with one window, it is better to use open furniture
If there are two children in a family who are forced to live in one room, then the ideal option is to partition the nursery with a double-sided shelving unit - in the end, everyone will have their own shelves for toys. Such furniture can be inexpensively made with your own hands or ordered from specialists.
It is best for the furniture delimiting the space to be as high as possible. This will help create a feeling of coziness in each area. If the height is not enough, you need to block the upper space with flowers or toys.
When placing fresh flowers on top of furniture, you should think in advance about how to water them. It is not always convenient to constantly jump up to the ceiling with a watering can in your hands; besides, if water overflows from the pot, it can ruin the contents of the rack.
What should you pay attention to?
Be sure to involve your child while cleaning or rearranging. Consult and listen - what toys and things he needs in the access area, and what can be put away.
It is logical that cars and dolls should be stored on the lower shelves (preferably in drawers), and figurines or cups should be placed higher.
Home organization experts (there are some) emphasize the need to store each category of things in a separate place. For example, children's books should only be in the nursery, and then you will know exactly where and what is.
And yet, before you put things in order, carefully weigh the need for each thing. Broken toys should be thrown away, as should clothes that the child will no longer wear.
Safebox warehouses - a place to store toys
Good toys that your baby has lost interest in can be stored for any period of time in Safe-box storage boxes. After a few months of storage, you can take them home. It often happens that children miss their old toys.
While in the warehouse, they will not lose their qualities. All conditions have been created for this:
- The ability to choose storage of any size in order to freely place household property in it.
- Availability of ventilation, maintaining optimal temperature and humidity conditions.
- Availability of fire and security alarms. Serves as a guarantee of the safety of the property entrusted to us for storage.
- Free 24/7 access to the warehouse.
Call or send an application electronically and our managers will select the most optimal option for you.
Other ideas for storing toys in a children's room
Magnetic strips will turn ordinary cars into a decorative element.
There are several other interesting options for storing toys:
- A convenient way to store soft toys is a mesh basket.
- It is most convenient to store educational sets, construction sets or board games in their original packaging. The boxes are easy to stack one on top of the other, and the inscriptions on the ends make it easy to find the one you need.
- Magnetic strips or boards are a convenient option for storing cars or metal objects.
- A drawer under the bed is a convenient solution for organizing space. Children most often store their treasures there, and the presence of a special container will help maintain order in the nursery and eliminate dusting.
- In a small room, a shelf covering the entire wall will be replaced by a bookcase; you can also place the most important or favorite things for the child on it.
- Narrow shelves are suitable for collections, photos or favorite books - they will not take up much space, but will decorate the room.
Narrow shelves are a good solution for decorating a nursery.
It should be remembered that having too many toys is not good for a child. It’s better to consciously play with a few, but favorite and important objects, than to fill the room with things that the baby doesn’t even remember and throws away a couple of days after purchase. And joint games with parents will bring the heir much more positive emotions than another purchase.
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Necessary materials
Depending on the type of rack, the materials and tools used in production will vary. Everything depends only on imagination. The simplest option for making children's furniture for storing toys is from fabric stretched over a frame or thick cardboard. This task will be feasible even for the mother of a baby. The choice of the fabric itself should be based on its ability to be durable and wear-resistant, i.e. have a tight weave of threads. These types include poplin, calico, satin, denim, as well as artificial leather and fur. Depending on the skills and abilities, it is possible to create an object from wood or rods, chipboards, plastic. For convenience, the toy rack is equipped with wheels and lids.
You can initially make a shelving unit for a children's room with your own hands in such a way that, as the child grows up, it will grow with him.
In addition to the basic materials you will need:
Having decided on the type, design and construction of the toy storage rack, you need to make a sketch of it.
Step-by-step production
Having decided on the type, design and construction of the toy storage rack, you need to make a sketch of it. Great artistic abilities are not required in this case. This can be simply a sketch on which the dimensions and overall dimensions will be noted. From these data the required amount of materials is calculated.
For an item consisting of three vertical shelves, you will need 1.3 m of fabric with a width of 1.5.
The production of a fabric variation does not involve the construction of special patterns and patterns; as a rule, markings, taking into account future sizes, are applied directly to the fabric.
Furniture for girls should be more romantic, in bright colors, with a variety of decorations.
For an item consisting of three vertical shelves, you will need 1.3 m of fabric with a width of 1.5. From the specified quantity, cut out and cut, taking into account seam allowances of 1.5-2 cm, elements of the following sizes:
- shelves – 4 pieces measuring 30*60 cm;
- side parts - 6 pieces measuring 30*30 cm;
- cardboard inserts – 4 pieces, size 28*28 cm;
- braid – 1 m.
The parts of the shelves are folded in half and stitched with a pocket, similar to a pillowcase.
The parts of the shelves are folded in half and stitched with a pocket, similar to a pillowcase. Then they are connected to each other by the side parts. Cardboard is inserted into the pockets to strengthen the bases. A braid is sewn onto the top of the finished structure and tied for hanging in the right place.
For boys, it is preferable to choose more restrained tones in the design and keep decorations to a minimum.
This type of rack is convenient because it is completely mobile, and the soft side walls, devoid of frame support, allow it to be folded like an accordion. The shelf is ideally placed in a closet if its purpose is to store children's supplies. Equipping the design with side pockets will provide additional storage space. This type will serve as a good alternative to a regular box.
A braid is sewn onto the top of the finished structure and tied for hanging in the right place.
Making a version from wood planks or chipboard will require more advanced skills, such as metalworking.
This type of rack is convenient because it is completely mobile, and the soft side walls, devoid of frame support, allow it to be folded like an accordion.
The manufacture of the frame begins with the walls: side, top and bottom. They are cut from laminated chipboard with a thickness of approximately 16 mm, according to the dimensions. Ordinary plywood is also perfect for the back wall.
Depending on the gender of the children, the design of the children's toy rack will vary.
The next step is making shelves with dividers. Rebates are cut out on the finished parts and grooves are made in the right places. The joints are glued with special wood glue and dried well. To ensure reliability of the structure, the elements are tightened from the inside with a metal angle. The boards must be provided with a good corner connection, which can be equipped with additional spikes and eyes. The sampling is performed with a chisel or chisel.
Making a version from wood planks or chipboard will require more advanced skills, such as metalworking.
Now you need to connect the shelves and vertical walls with nails and additionally glue them. The intermediate shelves are connected to each other with wooden pins. To do this, you need to make a through hole in the frame board, and drill sockets two-thirds the length of the pin in the shelves. They sit on glue. The back wall of plywood is nailed.
The design and construction of a toy storage rack must be chosen based on personal needs.
To equip a structure with drawers, it is important to accurately determine their dimensions. Installation takes place on special furniture casters.
According to psychologists, from early childhood a child must be taught order.
Finally, the finished structure is processed with sandpaper, the existing holes are filled with putty, and excess glue is removed.
And the evening collection of toys can be turned into a kind of ritual.
The wooden model is quite heavy, and therefore, in order to prevent falling and injury, it must be attached to the wall with a metal corner. In this way, sustainability will be ensured.
As the baby grows up, it begins to be used for its intended purpose.
Playhouse with elements for storing toys
The playhouse with a sleeping place is complemented by modular lockers.
Sleeping and playhouse with storage space.
The lower part of the children's sleeping house contains several drawers in which you can put bedding, baby things and toys.
A compartment for games, arranged in a large children's room or any other. Such a compartment can be made without the involvement of specialists.
A structure in a nursery containing a sleeping area and many niches for storage.
