Each parent has a time when it is necessary to achieve order in the nursery and to teach the baby to lay out his "treasures" in places. A well-thought-out organization of the space of the children's room will to some extent help parents find solutions to these problems. Shelves in the children's room will become a practical and useful place for storing books, toys and other small things, dear to the heart of the child.
Shelves in the nursery - types
Shelves in the nursery should be arranged taking into account the age and growth of the child, so that a small person could reach for himself the desired object lying there. It should be borne in mind that the baby will quickly grow up, so think about whether it is worth buying bulky, expensive furniture sets for the nursery? Perhaps bright shelves will be a good alternative to gloomy cabinets. Do not overload the room with a lot of them, you need to feel the measure. Otherwise, instead of a cozy nest, the child will live in a kind of warehouse or storage.
Wall-mounted children's shelves allow you to save space in the room, leaving plenty of room for reading, handicrafts, outdoor games, sports and other important children's affairs. They are an indispensable part of the interior and that's why:
- a lot of options for design and placement;
- relatively low price;
- simplicity of the device, installation, installation;
- the opportunity to make their own hands.
It is advisable to select this detail of the interior in one style with the furniture of the room. It is important to reflect on the color scale, but for the nursery moderately bright colors are allowed, not cutting eyes, pleasant and clean. When making a choice, one should consider not only the appearance. Pay attention, from what material the product is made, its safety from the point of view of ecology. Make sure that the structure does not cause injury: preferably no sharp corners, unreliable anchorages, protruding handles, glass parts, mirror inserts and the like.
Shelves in the nursery
Bookshelves in the nursery are most conveniently done hinged. They are simple to manufacture, do not clutter the room. At the same time, hanging shelves increase the useful area for placing toys at first, and as the child grows up, the child will find them to use according to his preferences and tastes. Suspended shelves are safe, the main thing is to secure them securely on the wall.
For a small child, it is better to choose shelves with a rim that will protect objects from falling. Hanging on the belt loops or thick ropes the shelves need to be fixed by attaching a few screws to the bottom of the belt (rope) so that the base does not slip out of the loop. Such shelves can be made in the form of a swing, on which to seat soft toys.
Hanging shelves can also become an excellent repository for a collection of books, cars, dolls, soldiers. The owner of the collection will proudly show off to her guests. The very same collection will serve as an additional decoration of the interior. To demonstrate the dolls, attach the shelf in the form of a balcony or in the shape of a house. The shelves look charming in the form of the initial letters of the baby's name.
Shelves floor in the nursery
In addition to hinged it is possible to use floor shelves or racks. In fact, the rack is a series of shelves fixed to the racks or side walls. Shelf for toys in the nursery should be stable, cumbersome and high floor shelves still better to be attached to the wall in addition to avoid injuries in children, if the child during the game comes up to climb up the shelves.
Well, when the shelf is not only a piece of furniture, but also acts as a fun toy. Make a nice deer from cardboard, from boards or plywood - a rack in the form of a giraffe. Several figures of African animals are perfect for a safari-style room. Open a small pet zoo from shelves in the shape of animals. This is a budget option for the child will bring a lot of joy to the kid.
Shelves above the bed in the nursery
If you ask an adult person whether his parents have read to him before going to bed, then most likely he will answer in the affirmative. It is convenient to store books over the bed, on a small shelf, which you read to the child for the night. In the same place at night, put, if necessary, a drinking bowl-non-spillable with water. Children sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and ask to drink. The child will cope with this problem on his own, just reaching out to the shelf.
For security reasons, bulky shelves should not be hung above the child's bed, heavy objects should be placed on them. It is quite enough to reliably strengthen a couple of light cute, bright shelves of unusual shape. Actually, even one shelf for books in the nursery, located at the head of the bed, will allow the kid to arrange there for an overnight stay next to a volume of fairy tales of the beloved bear.
Shelves around the window in the nursery
To save space in the room, children's furniture and shelves can be located in the window area. This accommodation is especially convenient for small apartments, when every centimeter is on the account. If you put a good mattress and a few cushions on the low window shelf, you will get a cozy place for rest and games. And around the window opening to arrange shelves in the children's room for books and toys.
Corner shelves in the nursery
Shelves on the wall in the children's room can be hung not only in the center of the wall, but also in the corners of the room. In this case, you can zonate the children's space by arranging a place for reading and quiet games in a cozy corner. It would be nice to put a soft thick hand-made mat there, throw a few pillows or big soft toys. For a child older than the corner shelves, it is acceptable to hang a small hammock or put a chair-bag.
Crib with shelves
Sometimes it is not possible to allocate the entire room to the child, therefore, not always shelves in the interior of the nursery are appropriate. In this case, in a small apartment, a bed with shelves can serve as an alternative to a children's room. Place a small table next to the bed, and you will get quite comfortable children's territory. Shelves arrange:
- in the headboard;
- under a bed;
- Under the stairs leading to the second level of the bunk bed.
The bed for young children with shelves under the bed should not be high. For babies it is better to buy a low bed with fencing edges. Older children prefer high beds where they can climb up the ladder. In childish fantasies the usual sleeping place turns into a pirate ship, an uninhabited island, an interplanetary cruiser.
The bed for young children with shelves under the bed should not be high. For babies it is better to buy a low bed with fencing edges. Older children prefer high beds where they can climb up the ladder. In childish fantasies the usual sleeping place turns into a pirate ship, an uninhabited island, an interplanetary cruiser.
Children's table with shelves
You can also consider such variants of shelves in the children's room as tables with shelves. They look quite modern. In addition, a table of this type will help in the education of useful habits in the child:
- The skill of the organization of the workplace (all school supplies, materials for needlework and creativity will take their position, rationally and conveniently located near the work area).
- Increase the productivity of classes (the child will not need to be distracted in search of the right thing)
- Inclination to order (the kid will understand that each item should have its own permanent storage).
Shelves design in a children's room
To emphasize the individuality of the young owners, it would be good to think up or select from the already available assortment of interesting shelves in the nursery. Options for the baby a great many:
- the regiment-auto garage;
- train-shelf;
- rocket shelf;
- regiment-boat.
For a serious teenager, you can offer a "solid" version or a mischievous version:
- In the form of a hemisphere resembling a globe protruding from the wall;
- located in the niche of the wall;
- in the form of a spiral or other arbitrary configuration;
- made of old skateboards, skis.
Shelf-plane in the nursery
Unusual children's shelves can be done on their own, but it's better to involve in designing and manufacturing shelves in the children's room of your children and their companions. Suggest son to make a regiment-plane, invite his friends, the guy is sure to be interested! Joint creativity is a convenient chance to get to know your son's friends. Well, as Cat Matroskin said, "joint work, for my benefit, it unites!"
Shelves in the form of a house in the nursery
For the girl can become a pleasant surprise shelves for children's houses. Each dad will be able to do it themselves. For this you need one or two free evenings, environmentally acceptable materials and the desire to give the daughter of the regiment a house in the nursery. The little princess will be pleased to receive high guests (bunny, bears and Ken) in a new house for her favorite doll. Well, for a teenager suitable hanging shelves, similar in shape to the silhouette of the houses of the city.
Children's shelves in the form of wood
Children's shelves for toys and books are actually a repository for sources of knowledge. The shelf in the form of such a "tree of knowledge" perfectly emphasizes the importance of reading in a person's life. The shelf itself does not need to have a base on the floor. You can fix a stylized tree trunk on the wall or even draw it, and in the form of branches fix the wall hung hanging shelves. Why not enliven the picture? For this purpose in "branches" of such tree plant a toy: a squirrel, an owl, a cat.
Not bad looks and a rack in the form of a stand-alone tree. And if you want - plant a whole grove, it would be a desire. There are craftsmen who mold the trunk and the thickest branches on the wall in the form of a bas-relief, paint it with suitable paints, and stick small pieces of bark here and there for credibility (it does not need to glue the cortex with a solid layer, it will most likely look rough ). Over them and shelves are attached to the wall. Thin twigs and leaves paint on the wall. It turns out magically! Actually, the choice is yours!
Shelf cloud in the nursery
Make of boards and hang children's shelves in the form of clouds on the wall, create an atmosphere of children's dreams from ordinary shelves in the children's room! Perhaps, many years later, the adult sons will recall with fondness the spirit of distant wanderings, flew on clouds to your house. Remember the song from the cartoon? "On the road with the clouds, on the road with the clouds I really like when we return back." Again and again, along the road with the clouds, the sons and daughters will mentally return to the house of their childhood, into a cozy dream house!