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Ikea furniture is easily recognizable in the homes and apartments of Russians, even if the decor is full of things from other manufacturers. Among the distinctive features are functionality, laconic execution, thoughtfulness of details.
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Here are just a few examples. Children's closets and chests of drawers do not have handles to prevent the child from bumping into them. Instead, the fronts have large recesses into which a child can stick their hand and open the cabinet. On the reverse side, the slots are supplemented with plastic inserts to prevent things from collecting dust. The doors themselves are equipped with closers for slow and safe opening and closing.
The cabinets are usually stable, but the manufacturer warns: to avoid harm, or rather, to prevent them from tipping over, they must still be attached to the wall. Depending on the material of the walls, when buying a cabinet in a store, you can choose screws, dowels or self-tapping screws.
- Children's
IKEA for schoolchildren: 8 items that will help arrange their workplace
Line "Stuva"
One of the sales leaders.
Its main property is its modular structure, which allows you to make the furniture larger as the child grows up, i.e. These products can be adjusted not only to the size of the room, but also to the height of the baby.
For example, in the future a changing table can be transformed into a play table, and when he goes to school - into a writing table.
Models from this line are quite compatible with each other, both practically and in appearance. IKEA furniture design allows you to add separate necessary modules, the appearance of which will not be affected, but the functionality will expand.
Common items from the Stuva series are:
- Wardrobe Foglia and Fridits.
- Dressers and modular elements for storing toys.
The assortment also includes universal solutions that combine the ability to store both things and toys.
The interesting thing is that the modularity of this line allows you to create completely different combinations that will fit well into any interior and layout.
Storage systems
The issue of maintaining order in a children's room is solved by the Stuva line of cabinets and storage modules. The range includes a wide selection of open shelving and chests of drawers, wardrobes with a large compartment for toys and wardrobes. You can choose a ready-made complex or create your own combination.
If white seems too boring to you, and you have no desire to pick up a brush and paint, bright facades are for you: red or green, or pastel-colored facades - pink for little princesses and blue for restless daredevils.
Sundvik series
This is a set that is characterized by ultra minimalism. They are also characterized by high functionality. Dressers and cabinets, as well as tables and chairs, are made without any decoration.
They will fit into a stylish and fashionable child's room.
Each object is made of wooden beams, thanks to which they comply with all environmental standards.
Here, each item has its own function. Here's an example: a changing chest can become a great place to store things over time.
The style in which these items are made is minimalism in a Scandinavian style.
It will allow you to successfully place this furniture in any room. These products are perfect for a room for boys or girls, thanks to their universal appearance.
Almost every element from the collection is available in 2 color options - natural brown and white.
Of interest may be a crib equipped with a sliding frame, which can be made longer as the child grows.
Decorate according to age, furnish with perspective
Considering the future, it is worth choosing neutral-colored furniture with an “adult” design for the decor. The bed should last as long as possible. As you grow up, tastes change. They will make it easy to change individual parts. New carpet, curtains, lights, etc.
It is more practical to purchase a chest of drawers and a changing mat than to acquire a separate table for this. There is no need to spend money on a wardrobe for children's clothes. It’s better to immediately opt for a full-fledged wardrobe.
Lexvik
There is a mini-line “Lexvik”, which consists of sliding products. They can grow larger thanks to this ability.
For example, a crib equipped with an extendable frame is ideal for a school-age child, because children are actively growing during this period.
After all, not every family can afford to constantly buy a new one with a different size.
They are characterized by a simple design in a minimalist style, and price tags start at 10,000 rubles.
Kura
Also, the small collection “Kura” consists of a bed in a unique style (double-sided model), as well as a mattress that is suitable for either side. You can also purchase a canopy for it, which will clearly decorate the product and make it more attractive for the baby.
Prices start from 14 thousand.
Sliding beds
Thus, the elegant “Minnen” model made of steel with openwork sides and a slatted bottom can be easily extended and fixed in a new position; you will only have to buy a larger mattress.
The same can be said about the wooden models with a high back and sides “Sundvik” and “Busunge”. The bed can “grow” almost twice: from the initial 137 to 207 cm, and withstand a weight of up to 100 kg.
Minnen series
The Minnen series is represented by 2 cribs, which are intended for girls. Their graceful appearance is like that of a princess from a fairy tale.
The presence of a sliding frame allows you to adjust the dimensions to the child’s height individually.
This object can be made the basis of the entire interior and with its help you can create a fabulous room design.
To finally decide on the future appearance, it is worth considering several factors: for a boy or a girl, you need furniture, the appearance of the room (it’s easier if renovations are underway or planned, because then it can be decorated in any way you like).
Add accents to your furniture set
It is possible, and to achieve originality, it is even recommended to combine products from different series and with different colors. For example, the main part of the cabinets will be dark in color, and a few bright ones (from another line) will add contrast to the room. It will be much more interesting.
The main thing is not to use completely incompatible shades. You can alternate furniture materials - wooden cabinets + metal bed.
The most suitable color scheme
Since we are talking about a room for children, it is permissible to use bold and bright combinations.
After all, monotonous and monochromatic color schemes are more suitable for decorating living rooms and bedrooms for adults.
If you are planning to purchase furniture made from natural solid wood and are afraid that it will look too boring, we recommend that you pay attention to painted models.
You can also purchase an IKEA children's room, which is decorated with various patterns or decorative elements. However, you need to exercise some caution.
After all, not all accessories are safe for children.
Be sure to pay attention to whether there are decorative elements with pointed ends at the corners. They may cause injury.
Children are mobile and therefore, when playing, they may not notice this object on the corner and get hurt.
If you plan to use multi-colored furniture, be sure to take into account the gender of your child.
Remember that colors such as green, beige or brown are more suitable for boys.
You can also use blue, however, designers consider it too outdated and completely uninteresting.
For girls, the IKEA children's room, which is made in a pink or yellow palette, is more suitable.
It is also acceptable to use white. However, there should not be too much of it. After all, you are purchasing a children's room, not a hospital ward.
Don't be afraid to add something of your own
A lot of budget furniture is devoid of any decorative flourishes, and this can make the decor look boring. Therefore, no one forbids you to add your own original ideas to the products. You can do the following:
- Install unusual handles on chests of drawers, etc.
- Place a cover on a chair or armchair and install your own upholstery.
- Tint some elements with some interesting color.
- The fronts and bottoms of the drawers can be decorated using film, which is self-adhesive. Wallpaper is also suitable for this purpose.
How to furnish a nursery using IKEA products
Combine IKEA with other brands in the interior of the nursery
To prevent the room from looking like the photo in the Swedish manufacturer’s catalog, you shouldn’t get carried away with its products. A sign of good taste is a combination of products from different manufacturers. In fact, this advice applies to arranging any room in an apartment, not just a child’s room.
Organize your budget: Big purchases like a bed, storage, and desk can be made at IKEA.
Then it is better to choose decor and textiles in other stores. And vice versa: if you bought the main furniture from other manufacturers, then related products can be purchased in the store of the Swedish brand.
Choose functional furniture
The range of cribs “for growth” is what the Swedish company is famous for. But this is not the only useful option. Judge for yourself.
Bed
If you don’t want to choose a new bed every three years, we recommend paying attention to products with a sliding mechanism. In the photo of the interior, these IKEA cribs look great.
- Sniglar ” and “ Gulliver models have a simpler design ; for the latter, you can also purchase a “ Vikare ” mobile side.
- " Busunge " is available in two colors: white and pink.
- Sundvik looks a little simpler . But the main part is made from solid pine.
If you don't have much space in your room, you might consider a loft bed. This design is suitable for schoolchildren from 6 years old. This is the wooden model " Stuva/Fritidis ", as well as the more industrial " Vitval ", " Tuffing " and " Svarta ".
And in place of the lower tier, you can equip an area for games, relaxation, or even build in a desk.
Of course, there are also bunk beds for two kids. These are models from the “ Vitval ”, “ Tuffing ” and “ Svarta ” series, as well as the wooden “ Midal ”.
Storage system
The most popular IKEA system for the interior of a children's room is “ Stuva ”.
There are cabinets, shelving, small storage cabinets, chests of drawers and drawers. All items are designed in such a way that even a small child can independently get toys or clothes.
Another popular series is “ Trufast ”.
This is a shelving system for storing toys, art supplies and any little thing that is so important to a child. You can choose different colors for both the racks themselves and the containers, and complement the design with hanging shelves and narrow frame cabinets.
Check out other departments
It is not necessary to decorate the interior of a children's room with IKEA products for children. There is a lot of interesting things in other departments.
- If eco-style is close to you, add “Branes” baskets or “Knagglig” wooden boxes to the interior. A schoolchild will need a “Weggis”, “Svensås” or “Sösdala” writing board.
- It is convenient to place a mobile table for storing books in the nursery. Or create a composition from Eket shelves.
- Don't limit yourself to decor. If the child is over 7 years old, it may make sense to purchase not children’s furniture, but a normal-sized wardrobe or a Kallax-type shelving unit. The same goes for the bed.
Customize
Another piece of advice that can often be heard when purchasing products from a Swedish manufacturer. When decorating the interior of a children's room for schoolchildren, IKEA furniture can be customized together with the child.
Of course, from a practicality and style point of view, it is best to leave the main furniture white. So it will definitely suit both preschoolers and teenagers. But no one forbids repainting cabinets and shelves from the inside.
On the top of a small desk, for example, “Mammut”, you can draw something or repaint it.
Another workable option is to paint hanging shelves, come up with fun inscriptions on toy storage containers, or paste stickers on the shelves.
If painting isn't your thing, the easiest way to add some personality to your furniture is to replace the handles.
Don't forget about the decor
In real photos of children's IKEA interiors, it is easy to notice the decor, which is not always child-friendly. Especially if this is the room of a teenager or a child of 10-12 years old.
But it is still important to select accessories that are suitable for the baby’s age.
The attention of children under three years old is attracted by bright colors, so toys, paintings, and even textiles can be chosen accordingly.
Red, yellow, orange and other rich shades will dilute a calm interior.
- Preschool age is all about playing and exploring the world around us. Who didn’t build huts as a child? You can complement the space with a ready-made “Cirkustelt” or “Busa” tent.
- For primary school age, decor with favorite book and cartoon characters is suitable. And teenagers can already realize their ideas on their own, think about decorating a room, hanging posters or even repainting, for example, a bookcase.
Double bed
An interesting model of a double-sided bed “Kura” made of solid pine will serve a child for several years: while he is small, the bed stands on low legs, turning it upside down, you will get a sleeping place on the second tier and free space for play or creativity under it . A special multi-colored canopy with a bright print will turn the bed into a “house” or “hut.”
Inspirational solutions and design examples
For girls and boys, it is necessary to arrange individual areas if there is only one room.
Extraordinary solutions will come to the rescue: buy a bed complete with a work area, install a chair-bed, or choose a comfortable two-tier model of a bedroom set.
Idea for a cramped baby room
For children's bedrooms that have a small area, you can wisely organize every free point of space. Place a stable toy cabinet in a corner. It can be rectangular or angular. Often such headsets are made of plastic.
But special wooden chests or MDF models can also be used to store children's accessories.
When organizing your sleeping area, follow safety requirements. It is advisable that there are no shelves or easily opened cabinets nearby. The ideal option is to place the crib in the corner of the room, and next to it, at a distance of at least 50 cm, a changing table with hygiene items.
Wooden shelves and IKEA hangers will look great near the window. A sufficient amount of light will fall on them. This will give you a good look at these interior details.
A large wardrobe for storing clothes looks great right under the window.
A soft coffee chair against a light background in the bedroom will be a good addition. The playing area in such a room is best placed in the center. But it will regularly need to be put in order so that there is access to the child’s things.
Design idea for a spacious bedroom
For older children, they also try to use IKEA wooden furniture when decorating the team. To prevent the design from becoming boring and primitive, you can dilute it with pleasant textile decor: curtains, pillows of different shapes, a rug under the bed.
The bedspread can be combined with floor mats or runners in shades.
In large rooms, round multi-colored wickerwork looks good. A wooden single bed perfectly complements the set with multi-tiered deep shelves and racks. Such designs provide durable plastic boxes with convenient controls.
Bedroom decoration for preschoolers
Bedroom furniture and other furniture with soft additions can fit well into the interior when organizing a preschooler’s room. A bed, a small two-tier chest of drawers, and a double-door wardrobe are those pieces of furniture that are sufficient for a kindergarten-age child.
From the manufacturer IKEA you can purchase not only furniture, but also soft flooring in the form of mats. Such items are in great demand for creating an area for games and morning exercises.
Bedroom design from IKEA for a schoolchild
A schoolchild needs a lot of free space in the room. Such a room must have not only a sleeping area, but also a workplace.
It is better if the bed in the room has niches in the form of drawers in one or two tiers. Various parts fit perfectly into such cabinets; you can hide gadgets, textbooks, and books. This is in case there is not enough space on the shelves.
As for the work area, they try to combine it with a bed. You can even choose a countertop in the same color. A work desk will become indispensable in a room if it has additional niches or telescopic drawers.
It is important that there is enough space for legs in the work area, so it is desirable that the cabinets are narrower than the standard 400x150 mm.
For convenience, choose durable plastic chairs with a metal frame. Models that are height adjustable will be comfortable and practical.
If there are two schoolchildren in the house, the interior of the room will be different. You can create two work areas side by side or organize them in different corners of the room.
For example, for twin boys you will have to purchase two identical sets of headsets.
Pay attention to the color of the furniture if you are complementing an existing long-term IKEA set. Often even the same series differs in shades. This is due to different years of production.
Advantages of IKEA children's furniture
In the catalogs of this European brand you can see many photos of children's furniture, both for boys and girls. But why is it better than products from other manufacturers?
According to company experts, its main advantage is thought-out security, characterized by the following indicators:
- environmental friendliness due to the use of particleboard panels not lower than class E1;
- fire safety , achieved by treating all materials with a special composition and then testing them;
- light weight of moving interior items, which eliminates the possibility of injury to the child;
- the presence of additional fastenings for wall structures;
- increased stability .
This furniture is also distinguished by its versatility and variety of colors, which makes it possible to use it to create various interiors. In addition, these products are distinguished by their originality, so below we will look at the most original ideas for a children's room from IKEA specialists.
The best color is white
Most of the interior items sold at IKEA are made in this color scheme. Because it is universal and suitable for both boys and girls.
At the same time, it can be used in the design of a classic or trendy style. It is also compatible with almost any color, the choice of which as an accent color is very wide! This shade makes the room visually freer and more spacious.
Boy's room
The IKEA children's furniture collections are dominated by milky and cream shades, thanks to which all items fit perfectly with the overall design of almost any children's room.
If you need to select furniture for a boy, you can easily do this by selecting a module of the appropriate color in the company’s catalog.
As a rule, interior items that are green, blue or white are selected for a boys’ room. In addition, children's furniture for boys should be practical and easy to clean. That is why specialists coat particle boards with a special acrylic composition.
To give such furniture its original appearance, simply wipe it with a damp cloth.
Avoid monotony
It’s not the standard purchased set that looks much more interesting, but all sorts of combinations. Furniture from the manufacturer is versatile and looks good with “representatives” from other manufacturers.
Uniformity is not the rule of IKEA design. One, or better yet, two items that differ in texture and color palette will only add accents to add originality. It is worth, for example, installing a metal bed among a white set, and a natural-colored wooden cabinet and the room will be transformed.
The best option is to pick up some antiques or make a unique thing yourself.
Girls room
Every girl tries to be like her mother in everything. Taking into account this desire of children, IKEA specialists have developed the Ductig collection, items from which imitate the situation in the kitchen.
This series includes a table with drawers in which you can place toy dishes, a chest of drawers for storing things and a cabinet equipped with a hob and sink.
This children's kitchen will be a wonderful gift for any girl and will instill a love of work from early childhood.
Highlights in the finished Ikea interior
The interior of the Ikea children's room is created in such a way that you can regularly make some adjustments to it, as in the photo in the article. There is no bulky furniture, large wardrobes or heavy standard beds that are difficult to move if necessary.
The walls and furniture are mostly made in light colors.
This provides an excellent opportunity to use bright small attributes in order to subsequently introduce some new colors, thereby changing the interior.
Please keep in mind that children are growing before purchasing.
If the purchase is planned for many years, then it is recommended to give preference to a neutral color and a more strict design.
In this case, there will be no need to completely replace the furniture set during renovations in the future. It will be enough to re-stick the wallpaper and change the curtains.
Expert advice
Since the interior of the IKEA children's room is presented in a wide selection, young and loving parents should take advantage of the presented moment. When choosing furniture and creating a finished prototype in your home, you should consult with your child and show him a number of examples in the photo in the magazine.
After all, sometimes little children’s fantasies want to combine incongruous things. To do this, you can invite your child to combine two matching designs.
After combining room decorations and furniture from two or three different Ikea interiors, think about their new arrangement. This is easy to do using a special program that can be found on the official website.
Position the walls, window and doorway according to your room.
Now start the experiment: change the design of the walls, introduce new colors in the form of additional decorative elements. Have you noticed how the children's room has changed? Show it to your child.
If he likes it, then you can go to the store and start decorating.
Make "changes"
A child is an individual with his own vision of the world. A room looks much more fun when something in it has been redone to suit his and your tastes. This is how parents and children get to know each other, and the creative environment develops thinking.
What can be done? Handles can be replaced with more interesting ones of a different shape. Repaint something a brighter color. Pinkish and golden shades, as well as pistachio color - fashionable this season, will fit beautifully into the overall picture.
Headboard with upholstery fabric and unusual studs. A chair or armchair can be decorated with different upholstery or the covers can be changed.
Decorative elements according to the store's choice
The Ikea store offers a wide selection of various decorative elements. Thanks to them, the entire interior of the children's room is created. As a rule, the proposed decorative elements do not represent any complex attributes.
They are easy to create yourself, having a pleasant time with your child.
The simplest decor offered by IKEA includes framed paintings that are placed on the walls in a certain order, resulting in an overall composition.
Do something similar with your child by doing the following:
- Draw a picture on a large sheet of paper. Preferably simple and uncomplicated - this is a children's room and a child's drawing.
- Divide it into separate pieces of different sizes. Consider standard photo frame sizes.
- On new sheets of paper with the child, display individual fragments in an enlarged format. Use convenient materials for drawing: watercolors, gouache, crayons, colored or simple pencils.
- Insert the pictures into the frames and arrange them according to the chosen composition.
- Take a closer look at other decorative elements and try to recreate them yourself. Subsequently, admiring them will be much more pleasant.
“Where they love us, only there is a homeland” - words of George Noel Gordon Byron.
Ikea hypermarket employees care about the comfort of their customers, offering all kinds of options and methods for making purchases. Take care of your children too.
Lighting
Taking a closer look at the finished interiors in the photos, prepared by designers in accordance with the IKEA product catalog, one can draw only one conclusion: all children's rooms should ultimately be bright. Therefore, use light colors to the maximum.
Don’t forget about various lighting fixtures: lamps, sconces, night lights and other interesting decorative elements and useful lighting.
