IKEA to the rescue
The Swedish company IKEA has been coming to the aid of parents for several decades now. Its designers not only create pieces of furniture, but also develop complex interior solutions.
IKEA for children is a whole world where fantasy and creativity reign, where fairy tales are woven into reality, expanding the boundaries of the room, turning it into a jungle or inviting them to go on a trip around the world.
Restraint or wild imagination
IKEA's understated Scandinavian design seems to go crazy when it comes to kids. Multi-colored bed linen, bright pillows, fluffy patterned carpets, funny soft toys... And only the closets remain true to simplicity and conciseness.
In the online catalog on the company's official website you will find an incredible number of photos of children's IKEA: ready-made options for babies and schoolchildren, girls and boys, families with twins and two children of different ages. By developing comprehensive solutions for children's rooms, the company leaves room for creativity.
Due to its simplicity, IKEA furniture can easily be combined with furniture from other manufacturers, and the ability to change the design by picking up a brush and paint gives a second life to your favorite items.
Room in white colors
Decoration and interiors made in light colors are always welcome for a child's room. Especially white color, which is universal in both boys and girls' rooms. The modernity and classicism of the interior will only benefit from this.
By “diluting” the atmosphere with products made from metal, bright plastic or natural wood, it is easy to achieve a light, unpretentious environment where you want to be and create. White shades give objects an “airiness”, eliminating the feeling of clutter or massiveness.
Safety and quality
An IKEA-style children's room is primarily concerned with the safety of the child. The materials from which wardrobes and beds are made, as well as textiles and toys, all products undergo complex quality checks. You can be sure that the chipboard or MDF from which the cabinets and beds for the children's room are made do not have toxic emissions, and solid wood furniture is completely natural.
Designers carefully consider bed designs and furnishing details in order to minimize the risk of injury during active games and protect the child while sleeping. The cabinet doors are equipped with a slot for hands instead of handles that a child can hit, and the beds are equipped with a side that prevents the baby from falling.
Bright elements are balanced by plain cabinet fronts so as not to unnecessarily overload the visual perception of children.
Ikea children's series cabinets
The Swedish company produces all its furniture in series, and so do the cabinets. Let's look at the main ones.
Busunge Series
White and pink wardrobes are suitable for a boy or girl of three to seven years old. The placement of the shelves and clothes rail varies as the child grows older. The height of the cabinet is 139 cm, width - 80 cm, and depth - 52 cm. Now its cost is 11,999 rubles.
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Series "Sniglar"
A little cheaper, but at the same time more original, is the single-door cabinet “Sniglar” (its height, width and depth: 163 x 81 x 50 cm). The door is sliding, which is especially important in small spaces. One half of the closet is designed for hanging things on hangers, and the second has four open shelves. You can purchase the model for 7,999 rubles.
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“Sniglar” can be convenient not only for three-year-olds or older children. Mothers of newborn babies also buy it and use it to store diapers and other essentials: thanks to the open shelves, they are always at hand and at the same time neatly placed in one place.
Series "Stuva"
This is the most diverse series for storage in the nursery. You can buy a wardrobe separately, you can buy a bench with a drawer from the same line, or you can put it all together. Variations depend on the size of the room, the number of things and your overall idea.
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There are several types of wardrobes in the series. The simplest is the two-door Stuva Freetids. Its filling is variable. The space under the bar is either used for a chest of drawers, supplemented with one or two retractable lattice baskets, or left empty for large items. Cabinet dimensions - 128 x 60 x 50 cm, cost - 7,200 rubles.
Suitable for children three to four years old, who often try to get their things on their own.
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A cabinet with a height of 192 cm will cost a little more (other parameters are the same) - 10,700 rubles.
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The next most expensive is “Stuva Freetids” with pull-out sections (13,100 rubles), used as a full-fledged chest of drawers.
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The combination of a wardrobe and a bench with drawers (19,000 rubles) allows you to create a cozy corner for relaxing leisure time, for example, for reading. The boxes can be used to store toys, shoes, sports equipment and much more.
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The most expensive in this series (23,500 rubles) is a wardrobe and a high shelf with a chest of drawers almost level with the wardrobe. The capacity will be impressive thanks to the large number of drawers inside the closet and in the chest of drawers itself. Product parameters: 192 x 120 x 50 cm. The chest of drawers, by the way, can be purchased separately - for 10,800 rubles.
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All Stuva cabinets are white, but you can choose a model with blue, green, red, or light pink door or drawer fronts.
Sundvik series
A classic model, a little closer to retro. Perhaps one of the most durable cabinets in the Ikea children's series, as it is made of solid pine (the rest are made of chipboard covered with film, fiberboard, ABS plastic). There are only two colors, both basic, to suit any interior: brown and white, and dimensions - 171 x 80 x 50 cm.
The price, of course, is higher than for other models, equally simple in design, but made of chipboard (13,999 rubles).
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The contents of Sundvik are no different from their cheaper counterparts. The same bar for hangers, on top there is a shelf, and below there is an impressive drawer.
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Series "Solgul"
The tallest of all cabinets in the children's segment is 181 cm. Drawers are not provided, but instead of them you can put a variety of boxes inside. The set includes two shelves that can be mounted at any height.
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Cabinet width - 60 cm, depth - 55 cm.
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Advantages and disadvantages of Ikea cabinets
| Advantages | Flaws |
| You can choose the size of the cabinet to suit any age of the child. | The quality of products sometimes leaves much to be desired. Often the furniture is made of chipboard covered with film. Pressed wood, even despite the protection, is quite fragile and has a short service life. |
| An unobtrusive design that suits any interior style and can be combined with furniture from other brands. | Standard sizes. |
| Mobility - the cabinet can be easily moved and rearranged in the room. | Some buyers note that the design is too simple - for Russian realities it was indeed unusual and even strange for a long time. But recently, such reviews are becoming less and less common. |
| Clear instructions and easy assembly - you can save money and not hire a specialist. | |
| Safety - no sharp handles or corners that a child could hit, all edges are rounded. | |
| Versatility - cabinets can be used to store not only clothes, but also toys, hobby items, and books. | |
| You can vary the design yourself - just add baskets of any color to the open shelving, and the appearance of the closet and even the entire room will be transformed. | |
| You can purchase additional modules from different series and different colors, and they will match each other in style. | |
| The range includes open and closed models (with doors). | |
| There are different colors of facades. | |
| The location of the shelves and hanging rods can be adjusted by yourself thanks to the large number of mounting holes. | |
| Affordable price. | |
| Environmental friendliness - the materials do not contain impurities hazardous to health, their harmlessness is confirmed by European certificates. | |
| The ability to assemble a set in the same style, since it is easy to select a bed, table, chairs, and changing table to go with the wardrobe. |
Save money with IKEA
Many children's room furnishings “grow” with the child, which allows parents to significantly save on expenses, because children grow so quickly.
Writing desks for children allow you to change the height of the tabletop depending on the growth of the child, and beds with a sliding frame increase in length, keeping pace with the growing owner.
Other storage systems for children's rooms
You can organize things in an organized and beautiful way not only in closets. Moreover, their list is not limited to clothing alone.
Here are some other options the manufacturer offers:
- racks,
- chests of drawers,
- wall modules,
- hanging textile organizers,
- open shelves.
Shelving
In fact, shelving is the same as cabinets, only with open shelves. On the one hand, they are convenient because all things are at hand, and such a storage system for a child’s room looks much lighter than a closed cabinet.
On the other hand, to maintain order, you should not place a lot of things on the racks. If you do not suffer from perfectionism and are not ready to constantly correct the broken idyll in books, toys and figurines, it is better to sort all this stuff into boxes. The look will be aesthetic, and the boxes themselves are quite capable of refreshing the interior through color or design.
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Rack "Stuva"
It is convenient because there are open shelves and drawers. Everything that is used frequently can be placed on shelves, and the bulk of things can be moved to closed sections. For a “chipboard” rack 128 x 60 x 50 cm you will have to pay 7,900 rubles.
The frame of the product is white, but the color of the front panel, like the entire Stuva series, can be chosen.
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Rack "Troufast"
One of the most popular series of shelving for children's rooms. You can come up with many combinations, since products come in different shapes and sizes, and they can be combined with each other. There are vertical, horizontal, ladder. Material: chipboard in film and solid pine, coated with transparent acrylic varnish.
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Since these are shelves for a children's room, they are low - from 56 cm to 145 cm.
Frames are sold separately (cost from 2,999 to 5,499 rubles), into which you can insert Trufast plastic containers of any size and color, as well as ready-made combinations with drawers (from 3,746 to 6,999 rubles).
The retractable design is very simple, and this is undoubtedly a plus for a nursery: the fewer parts, the better. Containers are inserted into grooves directly in the wall of the rack; there are no additional mechanisms or guides.
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Dressers
Found in the Busunge and Stuva series. The first ones are presented in two colors - white and light pink.
There are only two drawers, but they are spacious. Chest height - 75 cm, width - 80 cm, depth - 40 cm. Price - 6,999 rubles.
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“Stuva”, as in the case of cabinets, pleases with its choice of fronts. There are two types of chest of drawers - with three drawers (64 x 60 x 50 cm) for 6,300 rubles and with six (128 x 60 x 50 cm) for 10,800 rubles.
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Wall modules
The choice is again not rich and is represented by only a couple of options. These are hanging shelves made of three cells - one is made of pine, the other is the same in appearance - made of chipboard. They cost the same, regardless of the material - 1,999 rubles for an empty frame and 2,779 rubles for containers.
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Other storage options in the nursery
Hanging textile sections are common. They can be rigid, thanks to polypropylene inserts, and hung on a rod in a closet (“Slackting”, 399 rubles and “Knock”, 599 rubles). When not needed, they fold up easily and do not take up space.
And there are soft organizers of 16 pockets for the door, wall or side of the bed (“Knock”, 399 rubles). Colors are only white and light gray.
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Among the popular solutions is a colored plastic clothes hanger (RUB 1,999). Its small height - 128 cm - allows the child to independently take out and return clothes to their place.
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Toys can be placed in textile baskets with various prints (cost from 349 to 699 rubles), and in plastic containers (129–379 rubles depending on size), and in various boxes (269–1,799 rubles), including decorated ones for real “adult” suitcases (699–1,199 rubles).
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A wooden container with wheels that imitates a cart will fit organically into any children's room - “Flisat” for 2,499 rubles.
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By the way, baskets, boxes, containers can be placed on cabinets and chests of drawers to save space, especially since their modest height itself calls for this. Although large toys can be simply stacked on top, the main thing is to ensure that they do not create visual chaos.
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The Flisat series has small open shelves that can be used for books or toys. Made from pine. One can be hung at any height accessible to the child (999 rubles), the other is placed on the floor (1,299 rubles).
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In Scandi children's rooms, which tend towards strict geometric shapes, wooden shelves in the shape of doll houses are popular. Many people actually use them as playhouses, creating beautiful mini interiors. But they are also suitable for aesthetically pleasing storage of photographs, souvenirs, and books.
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All furniture is universal - suitable for children of different ages. Any model, as the child grows up, can be supplemented with other cabinets, shelves, chests of drawers from its native series, perhaps even in other colors - in any case, they will be harmoniously combined. Freetids doors are also sold separately, so you can change your decor without major expenses.
Stuva furniture is especially easy to “overgrow” with new modules. You can make a corner for studying or creativity from racks for toys by purchasing a table and one or two sections with drawers, which can also serve as a bench for sitting.
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Additional modules are also built into the Stuva loft bed (29,000 rubles). So, an existing wardrobe with a height of 128 cm will fit into the side wall, and under the student’s desk you can put a chest of drawers for storing papers.
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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.
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.”
Loft bed
An excellent solution for children's rooms is a loft bed. Representing a full-fledged bed, it uses the second tier for sleeping, which doubles the space of the room, because underneath there is enough free space for games or a desktop.
IKEA offers a large selection of loft beds for different income levels. Budget models of metal frames “Tuffing”, “Svarta” and “Vitval” are additionally equipped with a standard mattress 90x200 cm.
And the Stuva line offers various complete solutions made of solid wood and chipboard, which include a loft bed and desk, as well as storage space.
Single models
The IKEA crib catalog contains many single beds. This bed is suitable for a child who has his own spacious room. Single beds are usually cheaper because... their design is much simpler and less material is required. Additional decor is usually not used in such models. At the bottom of the bed you can place a storage system.
Bunk bed
Bunk beds are indispensable in families with two children. Children simply love to climb onto the second tier, and the savings in free space are very noticeable.
Choose the material that you like, because IKEA has taken care of the quality of all its models, be it the “Midal” made of solid wood or the steel models “Tuffing” and “Vitval”. You don’t have to worry about your child’s safety: high sides on the second tier will protect him from accidentally falling out of the bed.
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.
Ideas for unusual children's room design: IKEA recommendations
Despite the originality of the set for decorating a children's room and its safety, some other features of decorating a room with it should be taken into account. Before placing a set in a room, you need to pay attention to the layout: not all corners are appropriate to fill with furniture.
With the help of IKEA furniture, an original interior will be created that will be organized using different types of furniture structures: armchairs, bunk beds. An important condition is to practice sets in different styles: classic, modern, minimalism.
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The sleeping and resting area for the child is most often equipped with a bed with a high back. Design models with drawers and decorative shelves are welcome. They practice organizing the interior using sets of different shades: for example, blue goes well with orange or red. In a children's bedroom, it is preferable to use furniture in bright colors with interesting, cheerful patterns.
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A child's bedroom should have a lot of drawers: for toys, small items of clothing, accessories, school supplies. When choosing IKEA furniture, make sure that the inside has specially prepared niches that will help store office supplies. With this design, the child’s workplace will always be in order.
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IKEA has developed elegantly shaped chests especially for children. There is a comfortable table inside. It can be pulled out using the mechanism on the closers. Sometimes a bench or folding chair is even included.
In a bedroom for two children, you often have to purchase a full-fledged wall-cupboard with niches. This can be a coupe model with a plastic or wooden facade. Please note that in a children's room it is not advisable to use a set with glass and mirror surfaces. Some storage niches can be left open.
See also: Catalog of companies that specialize in interior redevelopment.
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Soft corners in a children's room are often made voluminous. To do this, purchase special seats with foam cushions. This area is perfectly complemented by small coffee tables with children's drawings or cartoon characters.
When it comes to arranging a bedroom for babies, you need to give preference to furniture with unconditional quality. The cradle or cradle should be made of natural wood and have high sides. In order not to spend money on a baby cradle several times, you can purchase a model that can be reduced in length and height.
Children's room for girls IKEA Source alkaraz2017.wixsite.com
Additionally, in the baby’s bedroom you can place a soft or wicker deep chair. It will come in handy in those moments when the child can sit without support. You can dilute the atmosphere with hanging wooden shelves and a small amount of decor. Kids at that age don’t need anything else in the room.
On a note! For the convenience of parents, an IKEA changing table can be installed in the nursery. Choose the option with a chest of drawers. You can store some things and diapers in it.
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Men's interior: jungle and dinosaurs
When selecting interior elements for a children's room, designers take into account the age and gender of the child. Rooms for girls are made in soft colors, rooms for boys are a place where adventures have no end and end.
New for 2022, the Yettelic dinosaur series will help turn your son’s room into a Jurassic Park: canopy for a loft bed, bed linen, decorative pillows, a bag for storing toys, including numerous dinosaurs - all with their images.
The Urskog collection with wild animals and tropical vegetation will help turn the nursery into an impenetrable jungle. And the Dyungelskog line will add cuteness with its funny images of animals and birds: lions and cockatoos, gorillas and pandas - in the form of soft toys and on bed linen, on carpets and curtains. The main thing is that the young naturalist does not get lost in this forest.
How to create the right Ikea interior
The task of arranging a room is greatly simplified for parents by the fact that ready-made solutions are already presented in Ikea catalogs, on the website and in sales areas. For those who have difficulty planning space, this is truly a solution. And for those who want to go beyond typical interiors, we have prepared some tips.
Furniture selection
You can add variety and originality to the room if you buy things in different departments, and not just in the children's department. Items from the kitchen series, or from the department for the bathroom, garden furniture, or adult bedroom can fit into it.
However, designers do not recommend decorating your home with products from only this manufacturer, otherwise it will look like an Ikea museum. It is better to dilute the interior with furniture and accessories from other stores or made to order.
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You can give things your own personality, especially white ones, by repainting, decoupaging, changing handles, adding stickers from slate paper, changing the upholstery, and so on.
A move away from furniture and a combination of wooden furniture with metal, wicker, chipboard, and antique furniture is encouraged.
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When buying a bed, choose a model that “grows” with your child thanks to sliding systems. Thus, Lexvik beds (frame - 9,999 rubles) are suitable for children three to twelve years old: they can be expanded as your son or daughter grows up.
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And loft beds and pull-out beds will make it possible to carve out more space in the room for studying and playing. It is enough to complement the lower tier with a tabletop and the chests of drawers and shelving presented above to create a corner for the student to do his homework.
Here are the most common attics, besides Stuva.
“Tuffing” (9,999 rubles)
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“Svirta” (10,999 rubles)
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