Kids’ Room Ideas: 9 Hip Hideaways Your Children Will Love
Take the humble den to a whole new place with these cunning ideas for chic kiddie hideaways
Children love the magic and excitement of hiding, so why not incorporate that concept into the design of your home? It’s as simple as putting up a tepee in their room, or as creative and clever as a half-hidden platform, a cabin bed in the eaves, a secret nook for reading and scheming or a too-small-for-adults, below-stairs hangout. More inspiring than a playroom, the best hideouts fire a young imagination and provide space for creativity, while fulfilling a kid’s need for some space of their own, too.
Go below stairs
The generous space beneath these stairs has been converted into a cosy play area for children. Even the room beneath a standard, single flight of stairs can work as a hideaway and, once the children grow up, it can simply be used as storage.
The generous space beneath these stairs has been converted into a cosy play area for children. Even the room beneath a standard, single flight of stairs can work as a hideaway and, once the children grow up, it can simply be used as storage.
Create a reading nook
In this magical little hideaway, moulded plywood has been used to create a curve similar to a skateboard ramp, then spread with rugs to form a comfy seat. There is lighting integrated into the wall and the door can be opened simply by pushing it. There are shelves on the side of the door that faces the room, so when the nook is closed, it’s hard to guess what lies behind.
Be inspired by comfy reading nooks
In this magical little hideaway, moulded plywood has been used to create a curve similar to a skateboard ramp, then spread with rugs to form a comfy seat. There is lighting integrated into the wall and the door can be opened simply by pushing it. There are shelves on the side of the door that faces the room, so when the nook is closed, it’s hard to guess what lies behind.
Be inspired by comfy reading nooks
Design flexible chill-out space
What teenager would not love this converted attic? One side is home to two full-size mattresses, covered in cushions for lounging by day or sleepovers by night. Fatboy Original beanbags provide a further space where kids and their friends can hang out, while a string of fairy lights adds a mellow mood to the space.
What teenager would not love this converted attic? One side is home to two full-size mattresses, covered in cushions for lounging by day or sleepovers by night. Fatboy Original beanbags provide a further space where kids and their friends can hang out, while a string of fairy lights adds a mellow mood to the space.
Climb up to a platform
Sloping ceilings and skylights in this room make it the perfect place for a raised sleeping platform. For extra fun, it can be accessed by either a ladder or a climbing wall.
Sloping ceilings and skylights in this room make it the perfect place for a raised sleeping platform. For extra fun, it can be accessed by either a ladder or a climbing wall.
Take care with sharing
If children have to share a room, make sure they can engineer some me-time away from their siblings when they feel like it. It can be as simple as stringing up curtains along the side of the bed that can be drawn for privacy.
If children have to share a room, make sure they can engineer some me-time away from their siblings when they feel like it. It can be as simple as stringing up curtains along the side of the bed that can be drawn for privacy.
Utilise the eaves
Attic rooms are full of steep lines and awkward spaces, but this bedroom makes brilliant use of the area beneath the eaves, with a simple frame turning it into a cosy built-in bed.
Discover ways to use the extra room in your attic
Attic rooms are full of steep lines and awkward spaces, but this bedroom makes brilliant use of the area beneath the eaves, with a simple frame turning it into a cosy built-in bed.
Discover ways to use the extra room in your attic
Hide it away
A kids’ playroom is hidden behind a moving bookcase door in this house. It’s a winner for adults and children alike: the kids have a magical, secret space, accessed by a hidden door; the grown-ups have a room that can hold all the kiddie clutter, so the rest of the house remains tidy.
A kids’ playroom is hidden behind a moving bookcase door in this house. It’s a winner for adults and children alike: the kids have a magical, secret space, accessed by a hidden door; the grown-ups have a room that can hold all the kiddie clutter, so the rest of the house remains tidy.
Tune into nature
It looks like a tree house, but this wonderfully woody bedroom is inside a regular timber-frame home. A tree fort, constructed from huge tree trunks and wooden platforms, contains the bed.
How do you carve out private spaces in your home? Share your tips in the Comments below.
It looks like a tree house, but this wonderfully woody bedroom is inside a regular timber-frame home. A tree fort, constructed from huge tree trunks and wooden platforms, contains the bed.
How do you carve out private spaces in your home? Share your tips in the Comments below.
Tents are great for children to camp out in and enjoy some privacy. And they work beautifully indoors, too, creating a secluded spot with masses of style in a conventional bedroom.