The choice of furniture for a children's room should be done with a great deal of responsibility, because this is a real magical land where the development of a child's personality takes place. It is for this reason that you should take the selection of furniture for your baby’s room very seriously. This is especially true in light of the fact that all interior items for children are significantly different from furniture for adults.

So, why should you choose children's furniture made from quality materials?

First of all, because it is the safest. Furniture made from environmentally friendly materials can even be used in the room of a child suffering from allergies. In addition, it is easy to use and functional. Products made from chipboard or solid wood are more durable and aesthetically attractive.

As a rule, manufacturers of children's furniture made from laminated chipboard offer many options for the design of individual interior items. They can be made in a fairy tale or themed style. Quality finish furniture allows parents to choose the most suitable option for your boy or girl.

Parents who decide to furnish their child’s room should know that such products must have special certificates. You should be interested in them first of all if you are planning such a serious purchase, because furniture made from high-quality Egger laminated chipboard is not cheap.

A distinctive feature of such furniture is the material from which it is made. Laminated chipboard is the best raw material for creating real works of furniture art. Interior items for a children's room can decorate any environment. Their elegant design and deep color will fill the nursery with harmony, warmth and comfort.

The method used to process children's furniture during production makes the furniture practical and pleasant to the touch. The parts of children's furniture have an edge, which provides absolute protection from injury. Buy only high-quality furniture and then your child will always feel good and comfortable.

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Many parents always have difficulties when arranging a children's room. Especially often they cannot choose the right furniture; it is important that it is of high quality and comfortable. The main thing is that furniture elements must correspond to the tastes of children and please them. Of course, furniture stores have a lot of furniture for children, but often parents want to create for their child not just a nursery, but his own corner. Therefore, you can try to make these products. This process is quite labor-intensive, but do-it-yourself children's furniture will be of much higher quality and better than that offered by many manufacturers.

Before you start making furniture for a children's room, you should choose required material. If you want your child to have high-quality furniture that is safe for health, then choose the basis for it more carefully. Should not be used cheap material, which is of low quality. The fact is that the child’s body is quite vulnerable and weak, and if the structures are made of low-quality material, there will be a high probability that harmful substances will be released into the air. As a result, this can negatively affect the health of children and adults.

Another factor that needs to be taken into account when arranging a room with your own hands is that children often play outdoor games and run around, so during games they can damage or knock down furniture. It is important that it is safe and durable. It will have to be used for more than one year.

You should not use chipboard to make children's furniture with your own hands. This material releases formaldehydes into the air, which provoke allergic reactions. But these substances have a strong effect on children. If it is not possible to purchase another material, then it is worth purchasing slabs of class E0. This class of chipboard is used in Europe for the production of furniture used in many medical institutions. But it is worth considering that this material is quite expensive.

It is recommended to make children's furniture from natural solid wood. This material is absolutely environmentally friendly, it does not release into the air harmful substances, therefore it is completely safe for the health of children. It has a high degree of strength. Furniture made from natural wood will easily withstand the increased loads that will be placed on it during children's games.

We can highlight the most suitable materials for the manufacture of children's furniture structures:

• solid wood;
• MDF boards;
• plywood with the highest quality class;
• for stuffing upholstered furniture It is worth using natural fabric and fillers that have appropriate quality certificates.

When making furniture for children, you should avoid using varnishes and paints with a strong odor or toxic composition. For upholstery, you should use fabric that can later be cleaned using liquid cleaners. Additionally, it is worth sewing removable covers for upholstered furniture; they will provide increased protection of the furniture from damage and breakage.

Be sure to make drawings in advance, they will help you purchase in advance required material. In addition, they will greatly facilitate the entire process of making furniture.

Manufacturing instructions

How to make children's furniture quickly and correctly? This question interests many parents who are planning to equip their children's room with products. self-made. But if you have to do this for the first time, then many professionals recommend that you carefully familiarize yourself with the manufacturing process - look at photos, videos on the Internet. You can try to start by making something simple, for example, a small chest of drawers or a shelving unit. This will allow you to become more closely acquainted with the process of manufacturing furniture elements for children.

Good help various videos With detailed process manufacturing. In the video you can see assembly diagrams, decoupage and furniture design. Children's kitchens made from old furniture. In this case, you can not only save on materials, but also restore old furniture that has not been used for a long period.

An obligatory step in manufacturing is the identification of types necessary furniture. Children usually require a bed and children's table. In the future it will be possible to make a cabinet or already purchase finished goods. A good option will frameless furniture with your own hands. These types of products are much easier to make, but at the same time they will be the most suitable for children.

Bed

So how do you make furniture for children with your own hands? First you need to make a bed. This product has great importance for the full growth and development of the child.

If the bed is made correctly in accordance with the requirements and standards, then it will have a beneficial effect on posture and overall well-being. To begin with, it is better to make a drawing with dimensions. A schematic drawing will facilitate the process of making a bed. Each element must be manufactured separately. In the future, the components will simply need to be connected to each other.

Features of manufacturing a furniture element for sleeping:

• MDF sheets are often used to make beds. The thickness of each sheet must be at least 2 cm;
• movable elements should be made from a base with a fine structure. For curb strips, the most suitable thickness would be 1.2 cm;
• the constituent elements are glued with glue with a strong base. For fastening, you can use strong connections - screws or metal corners;
• if the product needs to be fixed on the wall, then it is better to use dowels made of plastic material or screws.

The furniture element for the berth must be manufactured in accordance with necessary requirements. Assembly drawing, of course, will make the whole process easier, but in this case you will also need detailed instructions:

• The main plank made of natural wood is fixed to the area of ​​the upper border;
• the end panel must be secured at the base of the wall partition; its fastening should not be very tight;
• from the attachment point of the end panel it is required to screw MDF squares with a large thickness;
• the end of the base should move away from the wall surface a small distance, which is equal to the thickness of the MDF squares. The walls of the stock body will be mounted into the resulting openings;
• how the end wall will be completely mounted to the corner area, attached to it in perpendicular in relation to a special partition for fencing off the compartment. In the production of these constituent elements, corners from a metal base can be used;
• At the point where the dividing wall ends, you need to secure the sidewall. When making this part, be sure to maintain a small distance from the wall. The housing wall will be placed in this area;
• after the end of the dividing strip, its continuation should be the next base.

During independent When installing children's furniture at home, it is imperative to take into account that it must fit the children's height. If you are decoupaging old furniture, it is important to remember that, first of all, the furniture must be comfortable and fit the child’s size.

The main bar is fixed

End panel installation

We fasten the sidewalls

Children's table

A children's table is a necessary item in a child's room. Children often engage in various developmental activities - drawing, reading, modeling, cutting. And to implement them, you need a table.

Of course, if the house already has old table, then it can be updated, adjusted to the height of children and performed beautiful decoupage. But you can make it yourself.

The table execution process is carried out as follows:

• first of all, the legs are cut out according to the height of the future structure;
• End mills are used to attach the legs to the frame components with the load-bearing structure. When installing the legs, you need to mark the locations for the grooves and align the paired components. A hole is drilled in the marked area, but it should not be through;
• The leg blanks must be clamped one by one in a clamp. Next, the wood is selected with an end mill as carefully as possible until a smooth groove with the required size is obtained;
• a hacksaw and a knife are used to adjust the ends of parts power frame, spikes are created, which will subsequently fit firmly into the grooves of the legs;
• all component parts are coated with glue and assembled into a single whole;
• at the end, after the entire structure has dried, the tabletop is inserted into special grooves in the legs, and it is fixed with glue.

Legs are sawed out

We attach it to the frame

Correcting the ends of the parts

Coat with glue

We mount the countertop

Decoration

In addition to the basic elements, you can make other elements for the children's room - do-it-yourself furniture for dolls, you can make a design small house with your own hands from boxes, carved cars or small ships will look beautiful.

The main thing is to correctly decoupage furniture for your baby with your own hands at home. In order to decoupage a table, you can use the following components:

• pictures, photographs. A photo from family archive or bright drawings depicting cartoon characters;
• drawings can replace patterns of various material blanks. Patterns with flowers and designs will look beautiful;
• PVA glue;
• primer;
• brush.

How to make decoupage yourself:

• the countertop or other furniture elements should be cleaned with sandpaper and coated with a primer;
• paint the surface in the desired color;
• Patterns or drawings are glued to furniture using PVA glue. If the patterns are made from dense material, then they can be slightly moistened with water;
• After drying, everything is varnished.

Doll furniture for girls can be decorated in the same way. You can also additionally make carved elements, but this, of course, requires experience in this matter. You can make children's furniture with your own hands, but this process will require a lot of effort. In general, you can make everything yourself, but it’s worth carefully studying the furniture making process. The main thing is to do everything correctly, respect the dimensions and make only from high-quality material. At the same time, you can also make a children's kitchen with your own hands from old furniture.

The process of manufacturing safe children's furniture requires a special approach, which many manufacturers do not follow at all, since they production processes set up to create furniture for adults. But children's furniture is not the same as adult furniture only in reduced sizes. For proper development and the child’s rest, it is necessary to take into account many factors, which only together will give the desired effect. Not every manufacturer, especially in small workshops, is able to develop and manufacture products that meet modern standards of reliability, ergonomics and environmental friendliness.

Let's take a closer look at the question of what is safe children's furniture and what nuances will parents have to face if they want to buy really high-quality and harmless products for their child.

All about safe children's furniture - risk factors

General safety points for children's furniture

First of all, notice that the right furniture must take into account the age and physical development of the child and at the same time have a safe design and meet environmental requirements. Then it is worth understanding that children's furniture is also a kind of play and educational complex, so it must, on the one hand, be ergonomic, have a practical design, and on the other, be as attractive as possible so that the child finds it interesting to be in his room.

Let us dwell on the safety factors for the child’s health. Not all parents are aware that such a popular furniture material as chipboard (chipboard) has several safety classes for the emission (emission into the atmosphere) of the formaldehydes it contains, and not all classes are suitable for children's furniture.

Formaldehyde is a dangerous colorless gas. It is included in the GN 1.1.725-98 list as a carcinogenic substance, that is, it can cause cancer. 60 ml of a substance that enters the body causes death.

Formaldehyde in high concentrations is irritating skin, mucous membranes and respiratory tract, it causes severe allergies. It has been proven that this gas can destroy genetic code human and influence the functioning of the reproductive system. With prolonged contact with formaldehyde, a person develops dermatitis and eczema, and nails soften. In case of severe poisoning through the atmosphere, acute bronchitis, pulmonary edema, conjunctivitis and disorders are possible nervous system: convulsions, dizziness, feelings of fear.

Remember that in Europe there are more stringent requirements for the formaldehyde content in chipboard, so it is usually 20-100 percent safer. This is not to mention the fact that in the vast post-Soviet space there are also problems with monitoring compliance with environmental standards. Therefore, in practice, the difference in safety with imported products can reach even more significant values. And although imported laminated chipboards are much more expensive, they are the best option for making safe children's furniture.

Main emission classes for chipboard:

• E0 - formaldehyde-free boards, the content level is extremely low, this material is very expensive and is considered medical chipboard, as it is actively used in the West for medical institutions.
• E1 – slabs for residential premises. Formaldehyde content is less than 10 mg (according to the European standard PN-EN 120 no more than 8 mg) per 100 g of material. These slabs are recommended according to GOST 10632 for residential apartments and houses.
• E2 – slabs for industrial premises. Formaldehyde content from 10 mg to 30 ml (according to PN-EN 120 no more than 15 mg). Can be used for industrial facilities, and is not recommended for residential premises, especially for children's rooms.
• E3 – slabs only for construction applications. Formaldehyde content from 30 mg to 60 ml. In no case should they be used for residential premises, but some unscrupulous manufacturers may use them. To avoid harm to health, buy products only from reliable sellers and check product certificates.

Safer and more environmentally friendly clean materials is MDF, premium plywood and, of course, solid wood. Manufacturers most often use wood for cribs for babies, and chipboard, MDF and plywood for furniture for older children.

Another safety aspect is the paintwork. It should also be of high quality and non-toxic, especially important for babies who may chew on cribs.

If we talk about other safety factors, then these are the quality of the mattress and the injury-proof design of the furniture. Moreover, than smaller child, the more important these factors are. It is advisable to purchase mattresses from hypoallergenic materials, always making sure that your child is not allergic to the material being purchased. The most common mattresses are filled with coconut coir (coconut fiber), buckwheat husks, seaweed or natural latex with the sap of the rubber tree Hevea. The mattress cover should also be made of natural, breathable fabrics. The mattress must have an orthopedic effect to provide support for the child’s body in the correct safe position.

For bunk beds The reliability of the design and safety bumpers for the second level are very important. Children's furniture should not contain sharp corners; all protruding edges should be rounded. It is not recommended to install shelves above the bed, especially with something heavy on them, since under certain circumstances even the most reliable design may fall. For example, if a child periodically, without the parents’ knowledge, pulls himself up on them, the fasteners may become loose and, as a result, collapse. The organization of space in a children's room should be done in such a way that the child has enough space for safe games, so that the light on the desktop falls on the left for a right-handed person and vice versa. The height of the table top should be comfortable for the child so that he does not strain while sitting at the table, and the chairs should have an ergonomic shape so that the child can easily lean on the back.

Safety parameters of children's furniture by age group

Furniture can be divided into several age groups:

• Furniture for babies.
• Furniture for preschoolers and primary schoolchildren.
• Furniture for middle school students and furniture for teenagers.

Each group has its own nuances and must respond to its own individual requirements. Let's talk in more detail about each.

These are, as a rule, cribs, changing tables and chests of drawers, high chairs and playpens.

The right crib should be made of solid hardwood: beech, oak, birch, walnut and so on. The corners should be rounded and the bottom of the crib should be adjustable in height so that it can be lowered as the baby grows. If desired, you can purchase a crib with chewing pads and a rocking device. Paintwork there must be highest quality from natural ingredients and completely non-toxic.

High chairs can be free-standing or attached to an adult chair. The design must always be stable to prevent the child from turning over with the chair, and in the case of a high chair that is attached to a table or an adult chair, it must have reliable metal fasteners. Free standing height high chair must be adjustable and the tabletop must be removable. The design should not contain sharp corners, and the seat should not be covered with non-air-permeable material to prevent the child from rotting. The materials used to make high chairs are usually plastic or wood. Changing tables must have restraints for safety, so that the child does not turn over and fall from the changing table. Folding devices must have a stable design and have a lock so that it does not accidentally fold.

Safe children's furniture for preschoolers and primary schoolchildren

For preschoolers and primary schoolchildren, full-fledged beds are already being made, onto which protective bumpers can be attached to prevent the child from falling onto the floor at night. It is advisable to use the colors of the sleeping place in accordance with the child’s temperament; for hyperactive children it is better to use calming or neutral colors, and for overly calm children you can add bright colors. Tables for preschoolers are usually made as areas for creativity and development. They often have an attractive appearance in bright colors and pictures. A children's desk for creativity includes several shelves and drawers, as well as a large rounded tabletop. Younger schoolchildren can already purchase tables and desks for classes and games. The requirements for rounded corners also remain here, since the children are still quite small, do not coordinate their movements well and can be injured due to inattention or in a rush of play.

Cabinets with drawers should preferably have a closing system to prevent pinching of fingers. It is also correct and safe for children to use designs with gaps around the fronts of drawers, which will protect children from pinching their fingers. Chairs must be of stable construction. To prevent rocking and turning over. All corners should be rounded, and the back should have an ergonomic shape, that is, your baby should be comfortable sitting on such a chair. Stools should not be used, as the baby will not have the opportunity to rest his back muscles. High children's cabinets and walls should have reliable fastening to the wall to prevent them from falling on the child.

Safe furniture for teenagers

Middle schoolchildren and teenagers are already sufficiently adequate and serious to purchase furniture for them that is as identical as possible to adult products, but there are still some features. Firstly, it is worth considering that adolescents have not yet formed their bone structure, so an awkward position at a table of inappropriate height can lead to curvature of the spine and problems with joints. Secondly, be sure to keep in mind that furniture for older children should be functional and correspond to the hobbies of teenagers, that is, properly divided into zones for relaxation, storage of things and hobbies. In each individual situation, it is worth making a decision separately, but in general, try to geographically separate the place of rest and the place for study and hobbies. When purchasing furniture, you should always take into account the wishes of the teenager himself, because in this room, first of all, he should be comfortable.

How to choose safe children's furniture

Each manufacturer of children's furniture talks about its exclusivity and the fact that its products are the best. Of course, you shouldn’t take the word of little-known manufacturers. Before purchasing, you need to check the safety certificates for the materials used. Make a personal inspection of the products offered. The assembly must be neat, and the structure must be tightly knit and reliable. Look at the quality of the edges; too thin melamine edges on the front areas will quickly crumble and the furniture will lose its attractive appearance. They are often used in cheap furniture for children. More expensive and relatively reliable material- PVC edges. It is optimal when dense and reliable edges made of polypropylene, ABS thermoplastic (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) or polymethyl methacrylate are used. Don’t forget that in addition to its aesthetic function, the edge rounds the edge and makes it safer, protects the board material from moisture, and in the case of chipboard, prevents formaldehyde from escaping into the atmosphere.

When choosing a manufacturer and seller of children's furniture, do not rush into the choice and do not chase after the cheapest products. Your children are not the case when you need to skimp on health and safety.

This is why we study labels on clothes so carefully and buy only proven ones. quality products. That's why we tell them to "dress warmly" when they go outside, and "Wash your hands before eating."

Don't forget about this rule when you buy furniture for your child. And it doesn’t matter whether this furniture is bought for a baby or a teenager, the furniture should, first of all, be safe for the child’s health.

So what do manufacturers offer furniture from today?

Modern furniture can be made from different materials. It can be solid wood, MDF, chipboard, tambourate or veneer. Less often you can find furniture made of metal, glass or plastic. And, as always, each of these materials has its pros and cons.

Closer to nature

For a very long time, for centuries, furniture was made from natural wood. Each type of wood has its own properties, its own unique pattern and color. This was skillfully used by the masters of the past when decorating interiors. The stronger the wood, the more difficult it is to process. Furniture made from solid wood is durable, reliable and strong. And the biggest advantage of such furniture is its naturalness and absolute safety for the health of others. However, not everyone can afford such furniture. Solid wood furniture costs several times more than furniture made from more affordable and modern materials.

Previously, fashion in interior design did not change as often as it does today, and furniture was purchased “to last forever,” and in those conditions, solid wood furniture was truly a profitable purchase. Today, trends and trends in interior design change very often, and this is especially true for children's rooms, when a child simply outgrows, and not only out of clothes, but also out of his furniture. And whether you want it or not, you will still have to change the furniture, and it will be much easier to do this both in the material sense and in the moral sense by purchasing furniture made from more affordable materials than solid wood.

From sawdust to closet

The most common material used to make furniture today is laminated chipboard or chipboard. There is a myth in the minds of most consumers that this material is very harmful to health, but none of them can really explain why they think so.

A little about the history of this myth. Chipboard production originated in the late 30s of the last century in Germany and Switzerland - countries poor in their own forest resources and therefore especially interested in maximum use wood waste. It is wood processing waste that is the main raw material for the production of chipboard.

Chipboard is compressed sawdust, where the binding element is synthetic resins. They are this very mythical evil. Some of the resins used can release phenol into the air, high concentrations of which can actually affect human health. But modern technologies make it possible to produce chipboards whose phenol content is several times less than the concentration dangerous to humans. In fact, there is much more phenol in the air that we all breathe on the street than in the chipboard from which your furniture is made. So is it worth paying extra for mythical threats?

Besides chipboard devoid of such disadvantages inherent in wood as knots, internal voids and cracks. Important advantages of laminated chipboard include high strength, rigidity, uniformity, ease of processing, and the ability to firmly hold nails and screws. This makes it an ideal material for the production of high-quality and inexpensive furniture. A very large assortment of furniture, including for children's rooms, made from high-quality laminated chipboard, is presented in the assortment of the Ronikon Furniture Factory

Another material from which furniture is made and which you should pay attention to is MDF from the English MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard). MDF is, like chipboard, a board material, but made in a technologically different way. Just like chipboard, MDF is based on dried wood fibers, and synthetic resins are used as binders, which means the disadvantages are still the same. But there are a number of advantages, and the most important of them is the external aesthetic appearance.

MDF is easier to process and allows you to implement more daring design solutions than chipboard. And the small difference in price compared to chipboard makes MDF furniture a very popular and desirable product on the market.

There is another material that has recently become increasingly popular and which can compete with furniture made from chipboard and MDF. This is a tamburat. Tamburat is also a product modern technologies, which is designed to solve those problems that laminated chipboard or MDF cannot do.

Very often there is a need to manufacture furniture with fairly thick surfaces. For example, tabletops for tables or side and front walls for cabinets. This is how designers give the interior more weight and even charisma. But it is difficult to make furniture with such a surface from chipboard or MDF; it will turn out to be inappropriately heavy.

This is where tamburate is used. Its secret is that it is lightweight furniture board“sandwich” type, where the role of the outer surfaces is played by the same chipboard or MDF, but the middle layer is cellular cardboard, which makes the tambourate slab so light. But the thickness of such slabs can reach 10 centimeters.

Space materials

What else is furniture made from? Recently, in modern furniture design there has been a tendency to widely use glass, metal and plastic in the production of home furniture. This is especially true for the ultra-fashionable high-tech style. A large abundance of chrome and glossy surfaces are the distinctive features of this style.

The use of glass and metal in furniture production allows us to expand and diversify the range of products and identify different style trends. Glass is used both in the form of structural parts of furniture and as decorative and overhead elements that improve the aesthetic properties of furniture. Apply different kinds tempered and non-tempered glass: transparent, frosted, tinted, painted.

When installing glass furniture in a children's room, make sure it is safe. On glass surfaces must be glued protective film. In this case, if a child accidentally breaks, for example, the glass facades of a cabinet, this film will not allow the fragments to fall to the floor and injure the baby.

Perhaps these are the most common materials from which manufacturers offer furniture on the market today. The main thing is to remember: it doesn’t matter so much whether the material is artificial or natural. It is important that it is of high quality. If the material is produced in compliance with all hygiene requirements, he is harmless. How to find out? Easily! Request a quality certificate from manufacturers.

Companies that value their reputation, such as the Ronikon furniture factory, will provide you with everything Required documents, and they will tell you in even more detail what material is best to choose in order to make high-quality and safe furniture for your child.

It would seem to choose new furniture– it’s a pleasure: you go, you look, you like it, you buy it. But in reality everything is not so simple, especially if we're talking about. When choosing furniture, we all focus on such main parameters as attractive appearance, functionality and quality, but there should also be a room for the child as safe as possible for the baby. That is why it comes to the fore environmental friendliness all pieces of furniture, absence of sharp corners, glass inserts and other traumatic elements. At the same time, do not forget to compare the parameters of the room with the size of the furniture so that your child has room to play.

Another proof that the choice of furniture for a nursery needs to be approached especially carefully is the influence of the surrounding space on the child’s psyche and on the formation of his personality. Psychologists have repeatedly proven this. In addition, if the child can already evaluate and analyze, has his own taste and preferences, then when choosing each piece of furniture you will have to pay attention to his opinion, otherwise the room will be uncomfortable and uncomfortable for him.

No. 1. Choosing the right color

IN early age Absolutely everything influences the development of a child, and the colors that surround him play an important role. And since the baby spends a significant part of his time in the children's room, its color scheme primarily affects the subconscious. This is why it is so important to choose correct colors for arranging a children's room, which will also be used when selecting furniture. Consider the age of the child, since advice that is applicable for children under three years of age is absolutely useless for parents of teenagers.

A schoolboy can simply ask which color you like best, and then discuss the proposed options together and make a choice. But what to do if the child cannot yet answer such a question, and the parents’ choice, based on their own taste, is often wrong? Child psychologists recommend take into account the child's temperament, which is clearly visible even at a very young age, and use a characteristic color: in this case it will be possible to create a harmonious room.

• So, for example, for little ones melancholic preferably brown, gray and yellow shades, and on a neutral background you can use bright color spots, i.e. the furniture can be calm, light or pastel colors, and accents are placed with accessories and textiles.
• If the child phlegmatic character, then you should pay attention to shades of red and orange: even if not the whole room is like this, but some details.
• Ideal for sanguine– shades of purple.
• A for choleric- the whole range of blue, green and dark blue colors.

In any case, it is worth remembering that a children’s room differs from other rooms in its brightness, fabulousness and colorfulness, but in the desire to make it so, it is important not to overdo it, otherwise it will turn it into a color chaos that puts pressure on the psyche.

When choosing the color of furniture, you can rely on theory of influence different colors on the psyche. For example, red promotes activity and fatigue, and can be depressing, but green helps to concentrate better, improves mood and calms. And such bright colors, How yellow and orange should be used in combination with more neutral ones.

But, probably, the first thing that parents take into account when choosing furniture for the nursery, as well as when determining the general color scheme, - This gender of the child. Colors have long been firmly divided in our minds: for example, pink, peach, yellow, orange are chosen for girls rooms, and green, blue, violet are for boy's room, although they are suitable in both cases. If children of different sexes live in the room, you can choose similar furniture, but in different colors, thereby dividing the territory.

In any case, be prepared to completely renovate the room in a few years and buy new furniture, since as the child grows, his needs and tastes change. This applies to the color of the furniture, its purpose, and size.

It is necessary to take into account age characteristics: if a baby’s room needs a crib with a crate, a changing table and a small closet for storing toys, then as they grow older this set changes to a table and a chair for creative works, more space is needed to store not only toys, but also books. Arrange a room for a child preschool age and primary school age– it’s pure pleasure, since you can dream up your imagination and turn the most ordinary objects into elements of a fairy tale: make storage places into chests, in the form of a sail, or use the plot of your favorite fairy tale or cartoon in the design.

When the child goes to school, the room should again change a little: now you will need a serious table for constant writing or even for working at the computer. It is necessary to provide a huge number of shelves, bedside tables and cabinets: now there will be not only toys, but also textbooks, school supplies, hanging school uniform etc. In addition, the student will already begin to receive guests in his room, so it is worthwhile to provide additional seating: a sofa or armchairs with poufs.

Room the teenager is already settling in completely to his liking and is more reminiscent of adult room with a regular bed, computer desk, wardrobe, shelves and decor. The color, by the way, at this time becomes calmer, fairy-tale and cartoon characters leave their former places.

No. 3. Growing or regular furniture?

As you already understand, as the child grows, the set of furniture will have to be changed several times. But there is another option - furniture that grows with the child. Such sets are found mainly in collections European manufacturers. For example, the height of the table and the inclination of the tabletop can be adjusted, as well as the height of the chair and the inclination of the backrest. The bed and some other pieces of furniture also vary in size.

This is functional, convenient, practical and will allow you to forget about buying new furniture for a long time, but, nevertheless, such sets are expensive and will be justified only if they replace two or three sets of ordinary furniture.

But such expensive furniture Not everyone can afford to buy, so the modern market captivates us wide choice chipboard furniture. Most of these products are not only of poor quality and will break, delaminate, etc. during active use, but will also constantly release toxic substances. But there are also responsible manufacturers who offer high-quality furniture made from chipboard: if there are no other options, then be sure to check all quality certificates. Remember that for residential premises, and especially children's rooms, you can use furniture of at least class E1: here the emission of formaldehyde is minimal, and the amount released is not capable of harming health. Also pay attention to all ends and edges, they must be well sealed and not cause injury.

Something between chipboard and natural wood is MDF furniture. This is an environmentally friendly, durable material that will definitely not harm your health. It is glued on top decorative panels or films to make furniture care as simple as possible. Buying a more expensive set, although it hits your wallet, but, on the other hand, quality furniture will not fail so quickly, and when it becomes unnecessary, it can be easily sold, because its presentation will be preserved.

In addition to the main part of the furniture from the listed materials, you can purchase several plastic items. These are cute chairs or tables that sometimes captivate with their design. At the same time, they are lightweight and can be carried independently, but it is important that only the most expensive non-toxic plastic is used, and similar products are available in the range of well-known European brands.

Another good material - wicker furniture, especially from natural materials: rattan, wicker, bamboo. It is light, beautiful, environmentally friendly, comfortable, and can complement the interior of a children's room.

As for upholstered furniture, then it is better to choose natural upholstery for chairs: it is less resistant to abrasion than synthetic counterparts, but it is easy to replace after some time. But natural fabric has such advantages as the ability to breathe, it is more pleasant to the body, reduces sweating, etc. The most commonly used upholstery is chenille, jacquard and cotton.

A more or less adult child, who is already consciously doing things, must reach all the objects in the room. Ergonomists advise not to buy cabinets taller than 1.8 meters for children with a shelf depth of more than 50-55 cm, otherwise difficulties cannot be avoided.

No. 6. Games and sports corner

Children are mostly active and love to play, so you can try to arrange a playroom in the children's room. They should be clearly separated from the sleeping and studying areas, and at the same time have sufficient quantity places.

IN play area Not only toys with storage places for them can be located, but also toy houses or other structures. When choosing them, you should take into account the size of the room, the material from which this or that toy is made, and its safety.

Sports furniture It won’t fit in every room, but if there is such an opportunity, then why not organize a small sports corner with stairs, a horizontal bar, rings, etc. It is important not only to choose a high-quality kit that will withstand all the loads, but also to assemble and install it correctly, which directly affects the safety of the child.

Anyway free space must remain. When planning the arrangement of furniture, it is worth considering that it is better not to place the bed near the heating radiators or right next to the window, but it is better to move the table towards the window, and the sunlight should fall from the left side if the child is right-handed, and vice versa if the child is left-handed. It’s not even worth talking about the suitability of the table and chair for height – this is the key to health and correct posture. Don’t forget about: it’s better if there are several light sources, for example, a common chandelier and a lamp in the desktop area. During the day, natural light should penetrate into the room as much as possible, so for the nursery it is better to choose the lightest curtains that are easy to control, but at the same time, capable of providing darkness when needed.

As for accessories, then they should serve here not only for decoration, but also fulfill some role: educational, cognitive, playful, protective, etc. These can be beautiful boxes for toys and books, bright textiles, letters of the alphabet, lamps, pillows, canopies, etc.

In conclusion

Beauty, functionality, quality and safety are the main criteria when choosing furniture for a children's room. When making purchases and choosing certain items, do not forget to consult with your child if he already has his own taste and opinion. But still, the emphasis should be on environmental friendliness, durability and quality of furniture. Because it must withstand the child’s active games and not cause injury.