Streamlined Methods for Organizing Children's Rooms with a Minimalist Touch
Children's rooms are the places where kids should enjoy all the comfort, freedom, and creativity they can imagine. Various studies have confirmed that kids' brains develop the fastest from their birth until the age of five. This is, at the same time, the period when they form their personalities and soak in the most information. You want their rooms to allow them to develop as much as they can.
But, we need to remember one very important thing here. There is a very thin red line between freedom and chaos. Excessive clutter will only keep your kids aggravated and confused.
Well, let's see if we can help you sort out this issue. Here are a couple of ways to organize the kids' room with a minimalist touch while, at the same, time stimulating their proper development.
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Keep the décor under control
If you have kept tabs on the latest design trends, you can see that minimalist home interior aesthetics gained a lot of traction recently. And, although this look is not something we usually link to children's rooms, visual clutter can over-stimulate young children and make them stressed. So, be sure to start out with something gentle and subdued like light grey or natural wood. You can later expand this backdrop with some interesting visual cues like kids' art, cartoon characters, or cute rugs. But, even these details should be used with good measure. Otherwise, the room will be too jarring.
Use streamlined storage solutions
This will prove to be beneficial for two reasons. First, you will give your kids more room to play, And second, you will have fewer things you need to childproof. Of course, that will also mean you will have to keep seasonal clothes somewhere else, and that you will need to de-clutter the room on a daily basis. But, the latter effort can only prove beneficial in the long run. What storage options are we talking about? Well, the things like hanging shelves, wall-mounted baskets, cubbies, and large straw bins. All of them are either out of reach or gentle and cute. A perfect solution for this problem.
Make the toys count
Now that you have somewhat limited storage at your disposal, the question arises – where you will keep all those toys? Well, you will need to drastically trim down the list of toys as well. Instead of giving your kids endless options, you keep your focus on items like educational Montessori baby toys or some other toys or games that inspire proper values, creativity, and logical thinking. Keeping their number limited will make your children more appreciative of their belongings and force them to find new, interesting ways to play with them. This is the case where the less is truly much better. Image by freepik
Use multipurpose furniture
This was always one of the popular ways to squeeze out the optimal functionality from even the smallest rooms. And fortunately enough, children’s room furniture pieces lend themselves to this idea rather nicely. Some of the most popular options you have at your disposal come in the form of small bookshelves integrated into the storage bins, ottomans with built-in toy storage, or beds with built-in storage units. You can even opt for the trundle beds that can be neatly tucked away when your kids are not sleeping. Make using these pieces a part of the kids' routine in a playful way.
Split the room into different zones
This simple move will make the room more dynamic, interactive, and immersive, without forcing you to add excessive visual or entertainment resources. So, you can have a play corner, a reading nook, a resting area, and so on. If you are in doubt, you can look for online resources like CAD drawings you can use as a reference point to create small benches and other pieces you will need for such a setup. What you will get in the end is a room that is not only creative, and encourages exploration but also packs a strong sense of order which is something you want to instil in your kids from an early age.
Make your kids a part of the process
Of course, as soon as they are able to participate in the decision-making process in any sensible way. Be that as it may, you are setting up room for your kids' and keeping their interests and opinions in high regard can only make your efforts even more fruitful. Also, giving your children a sense of ownership over the decisions of what to keep and what to ditch, the long-term look of the room, and entertainment choices will make them more responsible and capable of sorting out priorities. You should be guiding them throughout the affair and outline the pros and cons of their decisions.
Wrapping-up
So, there you have it – the top six tips that will allow you to set your children's room in a neat and minimalist way while losing nothing of the fun, functionality, or sheer magic that areas like these should entail. When raising their children, people usually think that more options, more distractions, and more fun, lead to higher creativity and faster development. But, in this case, it is the lack of endless options and excessive visual clutter that will encourage your kids to seek out creative ways to have fun. Keep in mind, then, everything we said, and roll up your sleeves.
Author : Marie Nieves
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