Children's Furniture - The All Rounders
Robust and yet cozy, homely and yet practical, cuddly, but also cool - many expectations are directed at furniture in the children's room. An astonishing number of pieces of furniture meet these requirements.
Especially children between the age of six and twelve have a variety of needs. They need a lot of exercise and action, but they also have to be able to withdraw and take a break. You already need a job, but also plenty of space for play and creativity.
"Children need exercise!" says architectural psychologist Annette Peters. "Vertical access in particular is of great importance to children. Step by step upwards, have to assess for myself what I can and cannot do yet. This increases self-confidence and self-esteem." Adventure beds are therefore very popular in the age group. Climbing up a ladder, swinging at a plate swing, building a cave under the bed or setting up a Kasperlebude - there are no limits to your imagination. However, parents should consider whether to buy a ready-made pirate ship bed or furniture that can be changed. "Too many concrete requirements restrict," says Herwig Danzer of the furniture makers in Franconia. "A hook over the loft bed or a device to attach cloths stimulates the creativity of the children far more than a finished knight's castle."
Loft beds must be particularly stable and stable. Nevertheless, they should also be attached to the wall. The upper level needs fall protection, and the ladder must be firmly attached to the bed.
Rung walls, swings or a gymnastic arch, to which a hammock can also be attached, offer a good alternative to the adventure bed. Action plays a big role in the children's room, but if you have a lot of action, you also need a retreat corner. "Loft beds are great because of the cave underneath," says eight-year-old Charlotte. But also on a cozy beanbag or a hanging swing it is easy to "hang out". A screen or a small shelf can separate a cuddle and reading corner.
Great are opportunities to help shape things. These can be panel surfaces. "If children's furniture has relatively large areas, it can be treated with blackboard lacquer or panel film," writes in this website. "This can then be designed by the children according to their mood." If you don't like it so much that children live out their creativity on their own furniture, put a painting table in the children's room, if space permits. At the latest, when the children come to school, a job is needed anyway. Very important: Desk and desk chair must be ergonomic and grow with them.
The table-top should therefore be adjustable. Some models have a tilting counter top. Desk chairs that grow with you can be adjusted in height with both the seat and the backrest. The chair must provide a secure hold on its castors. Ideal is a desk that can later be converted into a computer workstation.
Tidying up is not exactly the favorite word in the ears of children - but of course it doesn't work without it. Containers and boxes with system are the best clean-up furniture for children. Cleaning up does not take so much time and is still effective. If the boxes are stowed on a shelf, the room is tip-top and invites you to play again. Funny and pedagogically valuable: sticking on what's inside. The wardrobe is still missing. It should not look too bulky and not take up too much space. A front in bright colors or woods does not look so massive. If you choose a model that can be expanded later, you can start small and then grow bit by bit according to the motto "we are getting bigger and bigger".
