Ideas for my kids playroom
This is my kids playroom at the moment. It is a very nice space with plenty of light but it is not working and my girls don't play that much in it.
I need some ideas to make it more inspiring and fun. But I don't like bright colours, I love scandi style kids rooms, powder greys and pinks and wooden touches... any ideas??
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PRO8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoHi Anna,
This is a brilliant space for a Play room. There is so much that could be done here.
What the room lacks is a theme, colour scheme, (even if it's neutral shades), cosiness and clear zones for the different activities.
For example you could create a super cosy reading corner, with a tent and loads of pillows. A drawing zone with 2 desks, well organised pencils and some open shelving. Another space could be dedicated to dolls and some smart storage solutions for board games and maybe Lego. Finally a ceiling fixed soft swing... by the window, could add a sense of adventure.
Kids love somewhere to hide, something to climb, swing and move in general and thankfully you have enough space for it all.
Finally, it is good idea to remove all the toys from your living room so that there is only one main play area in the house.
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Thank you for the great ideas!
Zeta Interiors, I love the tipi idea and I think it would be fairly easy to make with nice cushions and maybe fairy lights? Definitely need different playing areas so they find it interesting and easy solutions to tidy up because when the space is messy they don't wan't to play there anymore...
This is another angle of the space, that is actually part of the living room.
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8 years agoWhat age are they? If they are not old enough to read to themselves but you want books in there you may want an armchair for you to sit on and a couple of cream furry beanbags for them.
I have had one of those indoor teepees and although they look nice they take up a huge amount of space, although some kids may like them.
I would suggest a huge amount of storage as they have so much stuff at that age. Are they into lego? Mine still play with it every day and it absorbs them. We have a ton of those clip lid boxes (available from Rymans) and it's sorted into those. Also, I have never ever met a child who doesn't like art. A space to at least draw (if not paint) is really absorbing for children, and a display wall is a good idea.
They also love fairy lights so that may entice them to use the space on an evening. Put in soft flooring, no one want to kneel on a wooden floor. Narrow shelves to display books are a fabulous way of introducing colour and good design. These put up against a deep toned wall would give good visual interest.
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