Children's room for a schoolchild in a modern style 2022: how to decorate, interesting interior design ideas, photos, videos

When a child reaches six years old, every parent faces the pressing question of organizing a workspace for him.

Today everyone is trying to create a place in the apartment that can solve several problems at once. This includes the ergonomics of the design, the ability for it to “grow” with the child, ease of use, and zoning of the nursery space.

Thus, there is a need to create a kind of work area, a schoolchild’s corner, in which it will be possible to concentrate the child’s creative energy and protect the remaining elements of the apartment.

My first corner

If you still have a year or two left before school, then you can safely design a schoolchild’s children’s corner. That is, use cheerful colors, a small folding desk and a chair.

Folding children's furniture is very convenient due to its maneuverability, and can be moved to any other room at any time.

If you are planning a stationary children's school corner with a bed, the wall behind it can be decorated with vinyl stickers or a poster with your favorite pieces of wood or Be-be-bears.

Next to the children's school corner, for convenience, you can place a small chest of drawers or a couple of drawers for storing necessary things.

A pull-out shelf is often installed under the desk, in which you can place small toys, notebooks, albums and safe drawing tools. It is still better to hide gouache, scissors and other sharp and dirty objects higher up and give them out only under the supervision of parents.

Choosing a place

If the area of the room allows, you can design three separate zones: work, play and sleep.

That is, the bed stands separately, away from the window, the table stands separately, closer to the source of natural light, cabinets along the walls so that they take up less space.

If this is not possible, then you can arrange a quite cozy school corner in a small room. In this case, you can purchase a loft bed, safely place the sleeping place on the upper tier, a desk on the lower tier, and it is quite possible to build a closet with clothes and writing instruments into this design on the side.

Design components taking into account the child’s age

If a child has just started school, minimal surfaces and sections for storing textbooks will be enough for him. Teenagers require a more thorough approach to space planning. Here you can no longer get by with an ordinary desk, and standard school corners will not work, since a computer or laptop will be a mandatory attribute. We suggest considering various configurations of workplace furniture for a child, taking into account age:

children from 7 to 11 - when school time just begins in a child’s life, he becomes interested in the whole world around him. Parents purchase many encyclopedias, educational books and accessories for school activities. Here you may need a place for a globe, bookends, colored pencils and rulers. In this case, the table needs to be wide, but at the same time shallow, so as not to block the light for the baby. In addition to school supplies, the child will want to put some toys on the shelves, take care of this in advance and make the shelves spacious. In order to fit the furniture compactly into the room, it should be made in the form of a corner set for the workplace;
children from 12 to 16 - adolescence is marked by little interest in learning, but at this stage children strive to get involved in new hobbies. You may have to hide all the books and materials in drawers, and the sides of the furniture will be covered with posters. At such times, the child needs personal space, so be sure to purchase a desk for a computer. The chair becomes more serious; it has a high back and convenient adjustment. On the shelves, a child can place his achievements in science and sports, photos with friends, so having a large number of shelves of different heights will not be superfluous.

The design features of the corner are selected based on the child’s needs, hobbies and desires. The photos in this article demonstrate the rich variety of models and configurations of the workplace.

From 7 to 11

From 12 to 16

Corner for girls

How is a schoolchild’s corner fundamentally different for a girl? First of all, the choice of colors, from bright pink to pale purple. They look organically with each other and with any white furniture. Then it will be enough to decorate the bed with a blanket and pillows, and the window with curtains in the same color scheme.

You can use a non-standard tactic for choosing furniture: first, trust your daughter to choose a lamp for the table, and then, based on the chosen item, select all the other elements.

If you prefer high-tech, then you can choose the design of a school corner for a girl as something more adult and less dirty; if the choice falls on a pony with butterflies, you can’t do without the theme of beautiful princesses with chests for storing secrets.

Note! Don’t forget to build a crossbar into the closet for hanging dresses and other wrinkled items; this is very important for girls.

Materials for schoolchildren's furniture

When purchasing furniture for a nursery, take into account the beauty of the items, their practicality, reliability and safety. The quality of materials plays an important role when choosing furnishings.

Tree

Eco-friendly products made from natural wood have undeniable advantages. Such furniture fits organically into the decor of any style and is highly durable. Preference should be given to products coated with water-based paints or varnishes.

For a children's corner, experts recommend purchasing classic furniture made from durable hardwood (alder, maple, beech, cherry). If you purchased products made from soft conifers (pine, spruce), you must be prepared for scratches or dents to appear on the surface after children's games.

Functional solid wood set for children's

The disadvantages of furniture made of wood include the high price and the fact that wood tends to dry out and creak.

Metal

Metal furniture is almost impossible to damage. Thanks to their versatility, bunk beds for children are very popular and in demand. Metal products are inexpensive and at the same time do not lose in design to wooden structures. Forged furniture decorated with wooden elements looks very original and stylish.

The main disadvantage of metal objects is their heavy weight. Therefore, it is recommended to additionally fix bunk beds. When choosing products, you need to pay attention to the smoothness of the corners or the presence of special protection on them.

MDF

Children's modular furniture made from MDF is considered environmentally friendly, since formaldehyde resins are not used in the manufacture of boards. Advantages of the products: they are easy to assemble and hold their shape well. Thanks to its increased strength, schoolchild’s furniture for a small room, a photo of which can be seen below, retains its original appearance for a long time.

Bright and compact children's corner

A special advantage of MDF is that the appearance of the material imitates wood and can be of any color. Younger schoolchildren will love wardrobes for clothes and books with bright glossy facades.

Plastic

Modern technologies make it possible to create furniture that is weightless and durable. Plastic products are easy to clean: just wipe the surface with a damp cloth. Thanks to stylish design solutions, such furniture fits seamlessly into students' rooms.

In small rooms, products made of transparent plastic will help create the effect of free space. First-graders will love interesting furniture sets: the items in them can be easily rearranged and folded.

When choosing plastic furniture, it is important to ensure the quality of the material and its effect on the child’s health.

Corner for a boy

Every boy, big and small, needs boxes, and the more the better.

School corner for a boy

A schoolchild's children's corner without a bed is perfectly equipped with plastic boxes or a wooden bedside table on wheels, which can be rolled under the table and taken out again if necessary.

He himself will find something to fill them with, be it a herd of dinosaurs or his favorite construction set.

Guys usually don't care much about the location of their school supplies.

Therefore, it is worth initially setting aside a separate shelf or cabinet with compartments for them - for textbooks, for pens, for transparent folders and covers, so that, if necessary, you can quickly get ready and run.

At first it will be difficult for him to get used to not creating chaos in this closet, but, with the help of parental patience, order will become the norm.

Later, the boy will appreciate the convenience of organizing space, because it is much easier to take something right away, rather than rummaging through a pile in search of a pencil case.

What to consider when choosing

First you need to decide on the filling of the workspace. If it includes the listed home furniture products, decide what design they should be. Choose a furniture set for a schoolchild in accordance with the decoration of the room and the style of the rest of the furniture. It is preferable to purchase all the furniture for the nursery together as a set.

Listen to the following selection recommendations:

The table and chair for writing must be selected based on the child’s height. Over time, the baby will grow, which means that the furniture will have to be changed. To avoid this, purchase an adjustable chair and table with legs that can change the length in height;
Furniture for children should be made of safe materials. It is better to choose natural arrays, but they have an increased cost. The golden mean will be products made from chipboard - they are attractive and reliable;
do not choose furniture of a provocative color; it is better to give preference to imitation wood structure or calm pastel shades. This way the child will get ready to do the work faster.

A carefully planned study space will lift your child’s spirits and help him complete his lessons faster.

Provide comfort to your child according to his age and help put everything in its place. To prevent your child from getting bored, allow him to occasionally use stickers with his favorite characters on the furniture.

For two children

Happy parents of two, three or more children have a huge incentive to create a compact but functional corner for all children at once.

There is an interesting design solution - one long and wide tabletop, several chairs are installed along the window, and each student has his own place to complete assignments or creative sketches.

A wardrobe with separate labeled shelves for things and lower drawers for school supplies would be convenient.

It’s worth setting aside a place for briefcases and attaching strong metal hooks to the wall with self-tapping screws.

A schoolchild's corner for two children should be convenient for everyone; you should not take them one standard-sized table and expect a calm distribution of time and a table for two.

It is better, in a small room, to make folding desks and narrow chairs, but for everyone.

For two boys, a bunk bed would be appropriate, and for stylization, you can attach a rope ladder and dummies of lifebuoys, anchors to it, and decorate it with stickers in the theme.

For two girls on such a bed, you can create a cozy space with the help of sliding curtains right around the bed and a ladder with many shelves leading to the second floor.

Interior arrangement in the room

Zoning principle

Children are easily distracted, so areas for active pastime, relaxation and study areas should be visually or physically separated. Option two - division is made both visually and with the help of arrangement in the interior. There is also an opinion that obvious contrasts between zones should not be used, so as not to discourage the desire to spend time studying.

It is not necessary to place the playing space at a great distance from the teaching area

In general, the placement of several sections depending on their functional purpose gives a neat, attractive appearance to the student’s room. Below are examples of how the area for boys aged 7 and 10 is divided into a work area and a living area, intended for various extracurricular activities and recuperation.

In this room, the workplace is almost identical to the office. This became possible thanks to the installation of a double-sided cabinet.

The closet helps with zoning

Another option is to use a partition to delimit areas of the room. The reverse part of the structure can serve as a drawing stand. An additional element can be movable doors that allow you to easily move from the playroom to the office and back.

For spacious rooms, the zoning option is even simpler - you can simply place the play corner as far as possible from the work space. Most children in this case will have less contact with their favorite toys and games and concentrate on their studies.

Zoning is made in the form of sliding doors

Wall color

Neutral wall color is ideal for any room. The advantage of this decoration method is the endless variability of design. As you grow older, you can update the interior several times and dilute it with color accents, without fear of contrast with the main shade of the room. When the time comes to buy new furniture or curtains, even the brightest options will not fail in a neutral interior. A universal color for painting walls is a soft shade of white. Neutral shades such as:

beige;
light gray;
gray with a green tint;
gray with a blue tint.

Neutral wall color is ideal for any room

Furniture color

List of furniture colors that will help your child concentrate to complete important learning tasks:

yellow;
calm shades of green;
orange;
blue;
brown.

The influence of color should be taken into account when choosing furniture for a schoolchild’s room.
It is not recommended to get too carried away with the indicated shades and fill the interior exclusively with one of them. In order not to overdo it with accents or a specific color scheme, small elements and furniture decorations are used. For example, you can use a colored container for pencils and pens, add bright boxes to the shelves and put papers there.

You also need to consider color combinations and their impact on the visual perception of space. There is no need to choose shades for furniture sets that visually change the shape of the room for the worse. Otherwise, a child who needs space will feel uncomfortable in it.

Lighting and work space

It is very important that the light comes at the right angle and is evenly distributed in the room. The placement of furniture should be planned in such a way that the room is not too dark, but at the same time the eyes remain calm and are not irritated by bright rays. An ideal addition to the decor of the room is a central chandelier with spotlights along the perimeter of the ceiling.

Lighting is no less important than the color accents in the room

Reading and studying exclusively in the overhead light damages the eyes, so the desktop needs to be equipped so that there is an additional source of lighting on it, adjustable in height and tilt. The lamp must have a lampshade or shade. You should purchase a matte LED light bulb for it - it will not irritate children’s sensitive eyesight.

A table lamp is a must-have item

Furniture dimensions

It is extremely important to ensure that the furniture matches the height of a schoolboy. The ideal option is when she can “develop” with him. For this purpose, transforming tables are designed, which are adjustable in height and have a movable tilt of the tabletop. Chairs for schoolchildren also change height as needed.

Growing furniture is ideal for a boy

Modern furniture is height adjustable

The following table shows the required table height.

Table 3. Correspondence between the boy’s height and the dimensions of school furniture

Height	Table height above floor	Chair height above floor
From 90 to 100 cm	420 cm	240 cm
From 101 to 115	460 cm	260 cm
From 116 to 130	520 cm	300 cm

If there is a discrepancy between the height and height of the product, there is a simple solution - raise your legs using a stand. The correct location of the tabletop is two to three centimeters below the student’s chest. Hands should not strain when they are on the surface of the tabletop. They are located in a free mode and therefore do not get tired.

The workplace must correspond to the height of the child

Game Zone

Until the age of ten or twelve, boys actively play after classes at school and in clubs. Moreover, it is game breaks that allow you to better cope with educational tasks. The following furniture items will be useful:

a table for practicing with puzzles, assembling mosaics, handicrafts, modeling, drawing;
a sports corner with a horizontal bar, a wall bars, a climbing wall and other elements, the choice of which depends on the need for physical activity and the physical development of the child.

The play corner is an excellent addition to the work area.
In general, the play area for a ten-year-old schoolboy is practically no different from the play area for preschoolers. The difference is that for older children the work area is still allocated, placing emphasis according to the principle: “Time for work - time for fun.” The simplest method is to make it brighter, choose appropriate furniture.

Storage space

A schoolboy has a lot of things that require convenient placement. This can be not only elements of shoes and clothing, but also sports equipment, office supplies, and hobby items.

To store all this variety, it is possible to equip a multifunctional closet, but not every room can accommodate a bulky piece of furniture. There is an alternative option - to install a separate section, as well as a rack that will house books and toys. Shelves and desk drawers will also serve as compartments for placing items.

Storage sections can be supplemented with elements for small items on the desktop

Such a common interior element as a chest of drawers can be used to store a variety of children's things. You can also arrange the student’s things in a drawer under the bed.

Creative corner

Don’t forget about a special place where a student can express himself creatively - draw, sculpt, make crafts. If this is a table, then its shape can be any. The main condition for this is the ability to lay out everything that should be at hand on the surface. That is, when buying a table for creativity, you need to choose models with a wide tabletop.

It is useful to complement the table with an accessory such as a table lamp-shade. Bright, but not blinding, rays of side light will protect your eyes from the irritating effects of overhead rays. This is especially important if the student is expected to work with small parts and tools.

To be comfortable at the table, it must meet a number of criteria

Rest zone

When a child enters school age, it is advisable to purchase a sofa bed for him. An important note: for an active little boy, such a sofa should be wide. As you grow, you can extend an additional plane on which the pillows are placed. This increases the usable sleeping area.

A comfortable sleeping place can be equipped on the second tier

A loft bed with a work area is an ideal solution for a small apartment where all zones need to be rationally distributed. In order not to miss any important points, you should familiarize yourself with the features of beds of this type in advance. In a special article we will tell you more about loft beds and talk about how to make one with your own hands.

Design elements for boys

Usually boys' rooms and furniture are made in blue tones. This will give an overly active student a feeling of calm, harmony and relaxation. The main thing is not to overdo it with shades of blue, so that the room does not turn out to be uncomfortable.

Also, there should be no clutter of furniture in a boy’s room. Young students love to move - a busy interior will interfere with this. The following components are sufficient:

PC table;
shoe cabinet and wardrobe (can be different or combined into one storage section);
2 chairs;
sofa combined with a sleeping place (folding);
sports complex.

Furniture for a teenage room for a boy
Furniture design options for a boy can vary within the following favorite themes of schoolchildren:

characters from popular films and animated series;
auto;
spaceships;
aircraft;
space objects;
dinosaurs;
marine and underwater world;
sports competitions;
travel and geographical discoveries.

You can creatively decorate a boy's room

What should a children's writing corner be like?

Durable. The schoolchild's corner for a child from seven years old is already becoming more serious and can withstand maximum loads. It must withstand the weight of a briefcase thrown on it with all its contents, including water, books and spare shoes.
Ready for changes in child growth. Now there are many models of desks with adjustable height. If necessary, the desk is raised, the fasteners are installed on the next division on each leg, fixed and adjusted to the needs of the student. You can take a swivel office chair or a positive children's chair, the main thing is that it is comfortable for the child to write, that is, the legs touch the floor and the back is straight. This is useful both for posture and for practicing calligraphy skills.
Wide enough. Often, to complete one task on the surrounding world or geometry, you need to lay out a couple of reference books, natural materials, glue, sticks, pens and a notepad for notes and many other useful things around you. Therefore, the tabletop for each child should be at least a meter in length.
Functional. This is where all sorts of wall-mounted and tabletop-screwed shelves, lamps, book holders and pull-out cabinets come to the rescue. It is advisable to store in them separately paper products, devices with dyes, from pens to plasticine, and sharp and cutting objects, such as scissors, brushes and a stapler.
Pleasant for the child. Please ask your child what kind of table they want before purchasing it. Perhaps he always wanted a bunk bed, and it makes a wonderful schoolchildren's corner with a bed. It is likely that he will have his own color preferences. Trust him with the choice of lamp and table top. Even in the most severe adult design there is always a place for a table covering with fairy-tale dragons or space pirates.

You can use ready-made solutions from store stands or assemble a corner for a growing student in fragments at your discretion.

In any case, the child will be delighted to become an adult and independent, because he will have his own place for many important and necessary things, just like dad or mom at work.

A happy child studies more diligently and more often pleases his loved ones with his achievements.

Room zoning options

Children's room for schoolchildren design 12 sq. m. is comfort and functionality. A children's room will be comfortable, where each separate area is decorated separately. Dividing into zones helps the student to be more attentive, and from a psychological point of view, it also creates a feeling of security.

The division can be visual (with color shades or texture, when the vertical and horizontal surfaces of each zone are finished in their own way) and functional (through furniture and additional structures). These techniques can be combined, especially when the size of the room allows you to experiment.

In a children's room for a schoolchild, the design and arrangement of furniture must be thought through to the smallest detail. The room can be zoned with a neat podium, on which there is a place for practicing hobbies. The wall here can be in bright, rich colors. The recreation area will be in neutral colors.

On a note! Dividing into zones using furniture saves money.

It is useful to divide the room with a shelving unit where the child’s school things will be stored. Shelving and cabinets that run across the space make great dividers. But they can negatively affect solar radiation levels. Therefore, you should buy non-massive, non-closed, “transparent” racks.

It’s great if the design of a children’s room for a schoolchild is 12 square meters. m., which is created individually, provides a niche, partition or column. This is a plus, since you can put a bed in a secluded corner or make a place for games.