For a child, as for any adult, a room has the meaning of personal space, where he feels like a little master. Accordingly, this tiny world must fulfill the individual needs of the baby. In the understanding of adults, it should be light, clean and spacious. For the baby, the most important thing is the atmosphere of the room, where he feels comfortable, first of all, with his favorite things. And each of them should have its own place. An option for storing toys, in addition to regular boxes, is a rack. Making it yourself means being able to provide all the child’s preferences.
Accordingly, this tiny world must fulfill the individual needs of the baby.
The benefits of creating a toy shelf with your own hands
Furniture made in a factory is devoid of individuality due to mass production. Production is on stream. Making your own items for storing toys has a number of advantages:
- ability to satisfy the most demanding requests;
- combination with the overall interior of the room;
- originality of execution;
- confidence in the quality of the materials used;
- convenience and functionality.
Making it yourself means being able to provide all the child’s preferences.
Toy rack design and construction
It's hard to imagine a children's room without a shelving unit. From birth, it is able to perform the function of storing personal hygiene items. As the baby grows up, it begins to be used for its intended purpose. Toys, books, and construction sets appear on it.
For the baby, the most important thing is the atmosphere of the room, where he feels comfortable, first of all, with his favorite things.
The design and construction of a toy storage rack must be selected based on personal needs, as well as taking into account the following requirements:
- stability - the structure must have good support;
- safety - the absence of sharp corners and protruding parts will reduce the risk of injury to a minimum.
The simplest option for making children's furniture for storing toys is from fabric stretched over a frame or thick cardboard.
Depending on the age of the child, the toy storage system can be classified as follows.
- Up to 1 year - as a rule, at this age a baby has a minimum set of toys that can fit in one box or section with several shelves.
- From one to 6 years is the most active and inquisitive age, which is why the functionality of the children's room and the storage system for children's toys increases. There are a lot of items to play with and more space is needed to accommodate them to maintain order. In this case, an integrated approach to the issue is required: creating several boxes for storing toys that are interconnected.
- From 6 to 10 years is a transitional age for games. Some children continue to actively play with toys, others devote more and more time to studying and reading books. Accordingly, the role of furniture is changing. This can be a separate drawer or box for storing toys, or shelves that combine several tasks.
- After 10 years, there are usually a few favorite toys left that don’t take up much space. Functionality is directed to the placement of school supplies. It is most convenient to store them in a hanging cabinet, with open or closed shelves.
Depending on the type of rack, the materials and tools used in production will vary.
Depending on the gender of the children, the design of the children's toy rack will vary. For boys, it is preferable to choose more restrained tones in the design and keep decorations to a minimum. Furniture for girls should be more romantic, in bright colors, with a variety of decorations. However, the toy storage item must fit organically into the overall interior of the room.
Depending on the skills and abilities, it is possible to create an object from wood or rods, chipboards, plastic.
You can initially make a shelving unit for a children's room with your own hands in such a way that, as the child grows up, it will grow with him.
It is optimal to place niches along the free wall, which can gradually increase in number.
Among the variety of types of furniture with specific functions, single boxes, drawers, groups of boxes, ottomans, hanging shelves for storing children's toys and much more are distinguished for a children's room. It is optimal to place niches along the free wall, which can gradually increase in number.
For convenience, the toy rack is equipped with wheels and lids.
Rack for toys House
Have you noticed how your child sits in the middle of the room with a bunch of toys, goes through their toys one after another and cannot choose the most interesting one? There is no order in the room: toys are constantly scattered, the child refuses to put them back in their place, and treats things carelessly. You need to reconsider the organization of space in the nursery.
To rationalize space and provide exciting home games for children from 0 years old, a toy rack in the form of a house according to the Maria Montessori method is suitable for you.
What are the advantages of the “House” toy rack?
- Unlike drawers and cabinets, toys are arranged in plain sight on a rack, making selection easier. Instead of dozens of toys in chaos, now the most interesting toys are before your eyes. This contributes to a more stable interest of the child and a more careful attitude towards them.
- The arrangement of toys in open space satisfies the internal needs of the sensitive period of order. In other words, your baby has a real passion for maintaining the usual order: order in the arrangement of his toys, things, order in the relationship of people to objects, daily routine. Place on the shelves of the rack only those toys that are interesting and necessary for the child at a specific period of time. Teach him how to put things in order on “his territory”: put toys in place on his own, put things in order on the shelves.
- Placing a small number of the most interesting toys on the rack will allow you to free the room from things that are currently unnecessary and keep the nursery in order. You don’t have to clean the nursery every day; your child can arrange his favorite toys on the shelves himself, and simply put the rest away in the closet.
- This is not just a shelf, but a whole doll house with rooms, an attic and a roof. Place toy furniture on shelves or simply place toys - the game will keep your child occupied for a long time. The roof is removable and serves as a separate element for games.
The set includes 2 toy swings that attach to the roof. At first glance, this is an ordinary rope with a board, but for your child it is an incredibly exciting element of the game! You can place a small doll or soft toy on the swing. This is a wonderful interior detail that will make the game even more interesting.
The parts of the toy rack are made using high-precision equipment and coated with natural oil. The surface is smooth, pleasant to the touch, without snags or irregularities - no splinters or scratches! The rack has all rounded corners, your baby is safe.
The rack is very stable and fits close to the wall thanks to the recess for the plinth. It does not wobble and cannot tip over when your baby leans on it.
As the child grows, change the toys and materials on the rack, purchase additional blocks to increase the height and area. Furniture blocks are assembled like a construction set, creating different combinations to suit your personal needs.
Choose a rack for toys “House” for the harmonious development of your child and exciting games without leaving the room!
Specifications:
— Suitable for children from 0 years — Shelf height 114 cm; — Occupies 80x36.4 cm on the floor.
Material : extra class birch plywood.
Coating : natural Borma Wachs oil.
Available colors:
— Light walnut; — Golden Oak; — Dark walnut; — Black wenge; - Colorless oil.
Warranty 36 months
Other parts of the convertible furniture collection:
Shelving bench
A bench rack is an important element of a furniture designer. Place the “House” toy rack on top of it, thus increasing the space for things and making the House even larger. The car and the toy box fit perfectly under the bench rack.
Necessary materials
Depending on the type of rack, the materials and tools used in production will vary. Everything depends only on imagination. The simplest option for making children's furniture for storing toys is from fabric stretched over a frame or thick cardboard. This task will be feasible even for the mother of a baby. The choice of the fabric itself should be based on its ability to be durable and wear-resistant, i.e. have a tight weave of threads. These types include poplin, calico, satin, denim, as well as artificial leather and fur. Depending on the skills and abilities, it is possible to create an object from wood or rods, chipboards, plastic. For convenience, the toy rack is equipped with wheels and lids.
You can initially make a shelving unit for a children's room with your own hands in such a way that, as the child grows up, it will grow with him.
In addition to the basic materials you will need:
- glue – stationery, PVA, for gluing parts made of wood and plastic;
- colored paper and cardboard - for decorating the product;
- frame wire - for making fabric items;
- plywood - for the back walls.
Having decided on the type, design and construction of the toy storage rack, you need to make a sketch of it.
How to make a shelf house yourself?
It is quite easy to make such a design at home. To do this, you will need several boards, screws or nails, a screwdriver, a hacksaw, and quick-drying paint for treating wooden surfaces.
Tools for making a house shelf.
Children's shelf houses must be firmly made and free from burrs and roughness. Therefore, before starting work, thoroughly clean the surfaces. The frame is made first, and only then the roof.
Everything is attached with Euroscrews, making the structure stable.
If sections are proposed, then they are also made before installing the top. The roof does not have to be constructed from the main material. You can use a combination: the walls are made of wood, and the top is made of plywood or thick cardboard.
The railings are made from wooden rulers, and the fence itself is made from a decorative element glued in half.
Many parents are trying to make the standard model more interesting. Therefore, additions to floor models in the form of an attic, windows, side exits with doors, carved railings, and staircases are possible.
The roof can be made in the form of tiles to make it look more interesting.
Decorations include garlands of multi-colored flags or an openwork roof. To a child, such a house seems like a fairy tale, and he enjoys spending time having fun.
The lantern for the attic is made of cardboard, inside there is a light bulb from a flashlight, two AA batteries are hidden in a niche under the roof, the switch is located on the front wall.
Interior additions include doll furniture, curtains, mini lamps, toy kitchen utensils, etc.
Such a house can be used both for games and for storing toys or other items.
For a girl it will become a dollhouse, and a boy can use it as a multi-level garage.
Building a house with your own hands will cost you much less, and it is also possible to make the structure more original than the one purchased. Materials can be purchased in specialized stores, on online platforms or from wholesale companies.
Shelf in the shape of a house for boys and girls.
An interesting idea for a play rack for dolls, cars and books.
In addition to the task of entertaining a child, this piece of furniture also has a purely practical function - all the dolls and toys are in one place, and not scattered around the room. Thus, a sense of order is instilled in a son or daughter from an early age.
By making a shelf house with your own hands, you will give it uniqueness and originality.
This house is guaranteed to please its little owner.
Step-by-step production
Having decided on the type, design and construction of the toy storage rack, you need to make a sketch of it. Great artistic abilities are not required in this case. This can be simply a sketch on which the dimensions and overall dimensions will be noted. From these data the required amount of materials is calculated.
For an item consisting of three vertical shelves, you will need 1.3 m of fabric with a width of 1.5.
The production of a fabric variation does not involve the construction of special patterns and patterns; as a rule, markings, taking into account future sizes, are applied directly to the fabric.
Furniture for girls should be more romantic, in bright colors, with a variety of decorations.
For an item consisting of three vertical shelves, you will need 1.3 m of fabric with a width of 1.5. From the specified quantity, cut out and cut, taking into account seam allowances of 1.5-2 cm, elements of the following sizes:
- shelves – 4 pieces measuring 30*60 cm;
- side parts - 6 pieces measuring 30*30 cm;
- cardboard inserts – 4 pieces, size 28*28 cm;
- braid – 1 m.
The parts of the shelves are folded in half and stitched with a pocket, similar to a pillowcase.
The parts of the shelves are folded in half and stitched with a pocket, similar to a pillowcase. Then they are connected to each other by the side parts. Cardboard is inserted into the pockets to strengthen the bases. A braid is sewn onto the top of the finished structure and tied for hanging in the right place.
For boys, it is preferable to choose more restrained tones in the design and keep decorations to a minimum.
This type of rack is convenient because it is completely mobile, and the soft side walls, devoid of frame support, allow it to be folded like an accordion. The shelf is ideally placed in a closet if its purpose is to store children's supplies. Equipping the design with side pockets will provide additional storage space. This type will serve as a good alternative to a regular box.
A braid is sewn onto the top of the finished structure and tied for hanging in the right place.
Making a version from wood planks or chipboard will require more advanced skills, such as metalworking.
This type of rack is convenient because it is completely mobile, and the soft side walls, devoid of frame support, allow it to be folded like an accordion.
The manufacture of the frame begins with the walls: side, top and bottom. They are cut from laminated chipboard with a thickness of approximately 16 mm, according to the dimensions. Ordinary plywood is also perfect for the back wall.
Depending on the gender of the children, the design of the children's toy rack will vary.
The next step is making shelves with dividers. Rebates are cut out on the finished parts and grooves are made in the right places. The joints are glued with special wood glue and dried well. To ensure reliability of the structure, the elements are tightened from the inside with a metal angle. The boards must be provided with a good corner connection, which can be equipped with additional spikes and eyes. The sampling is performed with a chisel or chisel.
Making a version from wood planks or chipboard will require more advanced skills, such as metalworking.
Now you need to connect the shelves and vertical walls with nails and additionally glue them. The intermediate shelves are connected to each other with wooden pins. To do this, you need to make a through hole in the frame board, and drill sockets two-thirds the length of the pin in the shelves. They sit on glue. The back wall of plywood is nailed.
The design and construction of a toy storage rack must be chosen based on personal needs.
To equip a structure with drawers, it is important to accurately determine their dimensions. Installation takes place on special furniture casters.
According to psychologists, from early childhood a child must be taught order.
Finally, the finished structure is processed with sandpaper, the existing holes are filled with putty, and excess glue is removed.
And the evening collection of toys can be turned into a kind of ritual.
The wooden model is quite heavy, and therefore, in order to prevent falling and injury, it must be attached to the wall with a metal corner. In this way, sustainability will be ensured.
As the baby grows up, it begins to be used for its intended purpose.
Decoration
Depending on who the children's toy storage rack is intended for - a boy or a girl, as well as the interior of the room, its decor is also carried out. But, despite all the strict rules, it should give the baby a feeling of joy and comfort. Any option can be combined with decorative elements such as butterflies, flowers, bows, cars or fairy-tale characters. They can be made of fabric or special paper and glued to the finished product. It can also be a ready-made decorative element purchased in a store.
- The finished wooden product, after finishing work, can be painted in the required color and varnished in the desired shade.
- Drawer fronts can be made directly using colored chipboard.
- The installation of melamine edging works well as a decoration. To do this, it must be applied to the end parts and ironed with a hot iron. After it is firmly fixed, the residues are removed with a knife. Another type of design is installing a baguette. This will make the rack look neater and more interesting.
- An interesting option would be to invite your child to decorate his children's bookcase himself.
It's hard to imagine a children's room without a shelving unit.
According to psychologists, from early childhood a child must be taught order. And this, in turn, is the baby’s personal belongings and toys laid out and placed in their places, forming a single storage system. Having a separate place will also be useful if a small family member does not have his own children's room. And the evening collection of toys can be turned into a kind of ritual.
Furniture made in a factory is devoid of individuality due to mass production.
Having a separate place will also be useful if a small family member does not have his own children's room.
How to choose the right shelf?
To make it safe for a child to play in the room, choose a product made from environmentally friendly materials - wood, plywood, chipboard, which have a flat surface and are coated with durable paint. The widest range of colors.
Putting things on shelves will help to instill in a child a love of order from an early age, instilling neatness and independence in him.
The bright colors of wooden houses will not let children get bored and will contribute to their diversified development and good mood.
Purchased dollhouses, as a rule, undergo certification, like all other children's products. Most house shelves are handmade products, so you can find a variety of options - with asymmetrical cells, semi-closed, etc.
Bright and unusual interior accessories in the form of shelf houses immediately catch the eye.
They are beautiful, warm and will undoubtedly add a touch of joy and optimism to the atmosphere of the room.
