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How should I arrange my kids' room to inspire their imagination?

Kids' rooms are worlds of their own, full of ideas, creativity, toys and... chaos? No, it doesn’t have to be chaotic at all! Smart storage solutions make tidying up part of the playing. In a child’s mind, the soft toys go home to their house, while the parent simply watches them go without necessarily saying “time to tidy up in here”.

Girl playing with soft toys, sitting behind VITBJÖRN storage unit with drawer full of toys. BUSUNGE extendable bed in back.
Girl playing with soft toys, sitting behind VITBJÖRN storage unit with drawer full of toys. BUSUNGE extendable bed in back.

Consult an expert: Your child!

When planning a children’s room, don’t overlook the little ones who live there. The children know what they need space for, how they prefer to both wake up, play all day and last but not least; comfortably fall asleep at night. Make planning their room your mutual project, and why not use SKÅDIS pegboard as a canvas for all the different ideas? With a pegboard and creative minds, nothing is impossible.

Girl sitting in on the floor facing SKÅDIS pegboard, adding green leaves, drawings and things to the board.

Room for it all? Check!

The best way to plan a room is to first list all the activities there needs to be room for, and then create different zones for them. Usually you’ll find that every zone has its own centerpiece, such as the bed in the sleeping zone or the wardrobe in the getting dressed zone. By dedicating each space to one main activity, you will create an organized room where it’s easy to both find stuff and keep everything in order. Let’s go: What does there have to be room for in your room?

 

  • sleeping 
  • playing
  • getting dressed
  • studying
  • relaxing
  • hobbies
  • friends
  • you name it!

View of children’s room from above, with zones for different activities and functions marked out on the floor.

Let the planning of storage solutions be childishly simple

Planning the clothes storage together is the easiest way to make sure that a certain little one can get dressed in no time. Even if the child’s logic is, well... different from yours, the important thing is that everyone knows where everything goes. Smart storage solutions like SMÅSTAD easily adapt to fit growing needs.

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SMÅSTAD storage combination full of children’s clothes and things both hanging in the wardrobe and folded in drawers.
SMÅSTAD storage combination with the doors and drawers closed, some bags and soft toys placed on top of it.
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Remember to anchor furniture to the wall

We all want our homes to be a safe place. Make sure you properly fasten all large and tall furniture with the included wall-attachment devices. This is to prevent it from tipping over. We can all use a little less to worry about.

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How to make storage part of the playing

Knock knock, anybody home? VITBJÖRN storage unit with drawer is just one example of a storage solution that is a colorful piece of furniture, but also part of the fun! When the storage is on the floor where the playing takes place, the children automatically and happily take charge of the tidying up!

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Close-up of VITBJÖRN storage unit with drawer, full of soft toys and a with a girl looking into it through the open top.
VITBJÖRN storage unit with drawer on top of bright green SKOSGDUVA rug and with toys scattered all around.
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What does the world look like through the eyes of your child?

Instead of complaining about toys on the floor, lie down for a while and take a look at the room from your child’s point of view. Perhaps that ball you stumbled over also is an unknown planet in our solar system? Or the lucky soccer ball they set that last crucial goal and won the game with? Let the children’s room be their universe, where only their imagination sets the rules.

Shot taken from within blue DVÄRGMÅS play tunnel, with a child crawling out of the back end of it.

Hands-on tips for smart children’s solutions

A children’s room with a long storage combination along the wall and a little girl looking for something in a drawer.
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