Every child is dreaming about his own room, where he can become a full owner. But modern realities are such that brothers and sisters often divide one space into two. Designing a child’s room for two boys is harder in this case than for girls, because they compete in all walks of life: from fighting for toys to hobbies. In order to choose the design of a child's room, it is necessary to take into account the gender and age characteristics of children, the area of the room space, its layout, the nature of the nature of both children and their own financial capabilities. In addition, the nursery should be a safe, comfortable place that can withstand the onslaught of two active guys. The zoning is carefully thought out and functional furniture is selected. And the most important moment in the preparation of the design of the nursery is that the room should grow with its owners, since it is not possible to redo it every year.
Basic requirements and features
It is clear that each family will have its most important aspects that parents will pay attention to. But there are general requirements for the design and repair of the room in which two boys will live:
- Materials chosen for the decoration of the room and furniture are made from environmentally friendly raw materials. In this matter, you can not try to save money, because children spend in their room most of the time. Substandard materials will most likely lead to allergic reactions or other health problems.
- The room should be as spacious and safe as possible. This will allow children to actively move on it, without fear of injury. If the footage of the room is small, you should consider buying transformer furniture.
- The interior of the room should be a lot of both artificial and natural light. A big window and various lighting devices will come to the rescue. If possible, place a nursery in the part of the apartment or house, the windows of which are arranged on the sunny side.
Zoning
Children's room should include at least 4 areas: work, play, sleep area and storage. When the design is prepared for boys, the sports area will not be superfluous. Most importantly, both children have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of each of the zones of the room on an equal footing, regardless of their age difference. Competently differentiated room will allow to create a favorable atmosphere for the growth and development of children, will teach to observe order, will enable each child to engage in exactly the activities that are most interesting to him at the moment. Not only installed partitions can provide zoning, but also color differentiation, built-in furniture, screens and curtains. In rooms with high ceilings there is the possibility of a two-tier arrangement of the room. In this case, most often designers place a sleeping area on the second floor.
Sleep area
There are several options for the design of the bedrooms of two boys. Some of them are designed for small rooms, for example, rooms in Khrushchev, where every free meter of space is important. Others are ideal for large houses and apartments.
Bed options:
- Bunk beds and beds with roll-out mechanism. Good when you need to save space, and the age difference between children at least three years. When using this option, the weather can show the very rivalry that was mentioned at the beginning, because the top shelf is considered more interesting among children.
- Twin beds. From the point of view of the physiological health of children and the prevention of child jealousy, this placement option is the most correct, but requires a lot of space, and therefore is used only in large rooms.
- Armchairs, beds or sofas. Budget option for a family in which teenagers or younger schoolchildren grow up. Its big disadvantage is the absence of an orthopedic mattress.
Work zone
A working or study area is needed even in a children's room designed for children, not to mention schoolchildren. Here, children can engage in creativity, prepare homework, store stationery. It is necessary to design the working area for two boys so that both of them can simultaneously spend time in it, but not interfere with each other. If the eldest child sat down to do his homework, then it is especially important that the younger brother does not interfere with him, therefore, two separate tables made for the growth of children will be the ideal placement option. When this option is not possible, designers use one long table or a sliding table. At the same time, the growth characteristics of two boys with a large difference in age cannot be taken into account. Another important point that will certainly count during the creation of a design project is the lighting. It must meet the established standards in order not to harm children's vision.
Fiction
The play area is the most important in the interior of the nursery of toddlers, preschoolers and younger students. And the children themselves can take part in its design. If your sons are already able to speak, ask them what they would like to see: a hut, a dry pool, a drawing board? Surely they will sound an interesting idea that can be implemented within your budget. In the same area there should be a basket for toys, and given that the room is designed for two - maybe even two. The boys are special in that they spend most of their free time in active games, so it’s important that the toys do not take up much space, but are neatly folded on shelves and in boxes, freeing up space for outdoor games.
The important point is that children love to play on the floor, so the play area should be covered with a short nap carpet. Its design can not only match the interior of the room, but also be used for games.
Storage area
As a rule, boys have significantly fewer things than girls, so even two boys will have just one closet or a large dresser, in which the space is equally divided. They can serve as a separator of two zones. It is important to ensure that each of the boys in the closet has not only shelves, but also a place for hangers, drawers and other attributes. So that children do not get confused, you can make colorful symbols, hints, ensuring that the clothes of the older child do not fall on the younger shelf and vice versa. To store bed linen, pillows and blankets, even in children's rooms, it is preferable to use the space under the bed or inside the sofa. This is worth remembering when buying furniture. In addition to clothing and bedding, the storage system in the nursery should include a variety of shelves or hanging containers. They ideally accommodate books.
Sports section
A true delight in two boys will be caused by a projected sports area in which kids can spend their energy, and older children will play sports properly. It can be a wall bars, exercise equipment, basketball hoop, trampoline, rope, horizontal bars or a whole sports complex. In a small room for this involve walls and ceiling. Making out a nursery for two boys, it is better to reduce the sleeping area, but to place additional sports equipment. Choosing sports equipment, leave the advantage of wooden or metal structures. They will be able to withstand the onslaught of the guys for several years. It is better to entrust the installation of the sports complex to a professional who is able to ensure safe use.
Interior design by age
At different ages, the development of children correlates with a specific field of activity, therefore, considering the details of the interior of the room, be guided by the zone of the child’s nearest development. Toddlers and preschool children will need a large play area, while schoolchildren and adolescents should have a comfortable learning area and a place to practice hobbies. It is more difficult to combine the needs of two children of different ages, one of whom still needs a place to play, and the other - a quiet corner of a teenager, free from extraneous attention. In this case, it is best to contact the professionals who come up with the design of the room, based on the wishes of the mother and the owners of the room.
For babies
The most important thing in the baby room is its safety. Eco-friendly furniture, the absence of sharp corners, closed sockets and completely harvested wires - these are mandatory conditions. In addition, the floors in the room for kids should be covered with a soft carpet or equipped with heating, because this is where kids will learn to crawl and walk. The design of the room of little boys is carried out for growth, which means there will be a sports zone in it. Do not forget to lay next to dangerous projectiles mats in the amount in which they can provide security. The amount of furniture is best kept to a minimum: beds, wardrobe or chest of drawers. That is what will be really used in the first years of your children’s life. It is better to add accessories to the study area as they grow. But think over the lighting system immediately to prevent the emergence of new wires in the future.
For boys of preschool age
At preschool age, boys are so active that their games are comparable to the invasion of a huge army into the territory of a small state. To furniture and toys do not break at the first meeting with their owners, take care of their durability. Shelves hanging on the walls should be comfortable for use by the children and securely attached to the walls. So boys can independently take and put things and books into place. The exterior design is better to make bright, colorful, perhaps even thematic, but not flashy, because in the same room the children will have to sleep. Most at this age it is important to arrange the playing and sleeping area, reducing the training space to a minimum. In the sports corner, the wall, slide, and rings will be relevant. Do not use easily broken and breaking things in the interior. At preschool age it is better to make the nursery comfortable and practical, to neglect its appearance. Beautiful gizmos can be added in a few years.
For schoolchildren and teenagers
At this age, boys can take an active part in the design of their room. Let them choose furniture, wallpaper, some interesting things. The task of parents to provide for the selection of several of the most practical options. Think carefully about the work area, but the space that was previously intended for games, you can gradually begin to use as a hobby. Add musical instruments, a large easel, replace the children's sports complex with adult simulators, in accordance with the hobbies of both children. In this case, be sure to think about the hobbies of both sons, because even at this age, rivalry and resentment between brothers is possible as in early childhood. Exterior design should mature with the owners of the room. Be sure to consult them, what style is preferable to use in the interior.
For boys of different ages
Room for two boys of different ages requires a lot of space in which you can arrange all zones in full. To do this, it is best to highlight the largest and bright room in an apartment or house. At the very beginning the room should be divided into two parts (not necessarily equal), and already within each of them there are created their own zoning, taking into account age features. There are a number of reasons for this:
- Children of different ages do not fall asleep at the same time, preschool children still have a quiet hour. Therefore, to combine sleeping areas so that no one interferes with anyone is almost impossible.
- The youngest child needs a good play area in which he will spend time while the older child is engaged in lessons, so the training and playing parts of the room cannot be located close to each other.
- In addition, any teenager is jealous of personal space and personal belongings, not allowing his younger brother to them.
What can still unite two brothers is a single storage area.
Color spectrum
Children's style, colors are selected depending on the age of children. Up to 9 years old, children will be interested in thematic design, invented by their favorite cartoons or books. Adolescents will like designer styles: hi-tech, loft, Scandinavian style. Let the children take an active part in the selection. Color solutions are directly related to the chosen theme of the room, its area, the amount of natural light. In a room with large windows, you can afford bright and dark colors, but if the room is poorly lit, a light design will come to the rescue. In any case, choose several colors at once so that you can ensure the zoning of the room.
Traditionally boyish rooms are decorated with cold colors: blue, gray, blue, their various shades and tones. But it is worth adding bright accents. So, for the blue scale, white and yellow are suitable as a supplement. The gray room is pleasantly diluted with a purple or green tone. You can decide on less popular combinations in children's rooms: black and red, dark green and beige. But such experiments are best carried out in the rooms of grown children. It’s more pleasant for kids to see traditional tones around them.
Walls
Making the walls, use the design tricks and tips:
- Low ceilings and narrow space will visually expand wallpaper with a small pattern or striped.
- Light colors should prevail, an excess of dark or bright colors will reduce the room and make your stay uncomfortable.
- In small rooms, think about using photo wallpapers, they will move apart the spatial frames and make the interior interesting.
- If the room is designed for little boys, provide a place where they can draw directly on the wall. All children do this, but it is better to use a specially designed space with a washable wall.
Ceiling
A favorite method in the design of children's ceilings is to create a starry sky. This technique not only raises the ceiling, but also allows for additional spot lighting. It is achieved through the use of drywall or stretch ceilings. The best part is that you can decorate the ceiling in the form of the sky with almost any theme of the room: from a pirate ship to the jungle. But even if the exterior of the ceiling design will be more classic, it is better to lay a suspended ceiling in its basis. It is practical, easy to clean, safe for children. Consider in advance what elements of decor or furniture should be fixed in the ceiling, you may need to pre-install some elements of the sports complex.
Floor
As mentioned earlier, the floor must be warm. In addition, it should not slip, cause allergic reactions, but at the same time have good moisture resistance, withstand a serious load and easy to wash. Good for these purposes suitable quality laminate, which is built under the warm floor. However, when choosing a laminate can not save on its quality. Cheap laminate will not be safe enough from an environmental point of view. Many people prefer to lay carpet in children's rooms, especially since their range in hardware stores will please anyone, even the most fastidious child and adult. The main thing to choose not too high pile which is easily cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or washes with a brush.
Lighting
Lighting should be designed to fit all areas present in the room. Play and training parts without much light can harm the delicate vision of children. The sleeping area is additionally illuminated by nightlights, because even boys up to a certain age are afraid of the dark. All lighting fixtures are installed so that the room is covered with diffused soft light. The top light is best located above the playing area, the middle - where there is soft furniture. The working part is additionally illuminated with desktop lighting devices or wall bright lamps. In the sleeping area, it is most important to install a night light with adjustable lighting, so that the child himself can control it even in the dark.
Textiles, decor, accessories
Pillows, wall stickers, bedspreads and curtains are used as additional decorative elements. They are selected to suit the overall theme of the room. For boys, a variety of pillows that can be used in active games are of tremendous importance: build barricades, arrange battles, spread out on the floor to arrange role-playing games. Vinyl stickers in addition to decorative, can carry a learning function. You can order them individually for your room.
Furniture
Choosing furniture for a child's room is to follow certain rules:
- Prefer furniture made from moisture-proof durable materials. Мальчики любят проводить различные эксперименты, проливать воду, задействовать мебель в своих играх.Withstand this for a long time can only high-quality materials.
- Avoid buying furniture with sharp corners and protruding parts. Even the coolest guys from time to time start quarreling, jostling. Falling on the corner of a table or other furniture, children will inevitably be injured.
- The multipurpose furniture will bring the big advantage to which some more lockers, compartments for storage are added. Over the years, the number of things in children only increases and they need to be stored somewhere.
- Consider ordering a large corner cabinet. It will save room space, but remain as roomy as traditional wardrobes.
- If the color scheme of the room is bright, buy furniture made from easily washable materials.
Bed selection
Two beds occupy most of the room space, so choose a bed should be based on the footage of the room. If the size of the room does not exceed 10-12 meters, buy a bunk bed. Very small children instead of a bunk fit a retractable bed. Two separate beds are suitable for a spacious room. They can be placed near or along the wall, although the first option will be more comfortable for children. To save space in the room of students, you can buy them two separate modules, consisting of a loft bed and a desktop under it. The range of models today is so great that whichever option you choose, you can easily fit it into the style solution of the room.
Two separate beds
Classic single beds are made of wood and metal. You can find beds, cars, ships, planes, make to order any shape and size. If you place them in a room nearby, fencing apart from each other only with a bedside table, then the children will be able to communicate falling asleep. In addition, this location will look nice in the common space of the nursery. Putting the beds one after another along the wall, you can achieve visual lengthening of the room. Under each of them can be equipped with storage boxes, then it will be 2 times more. The main advantages of single beds are safety, convenience and versatility. Properly chosen beds can not be changed for several years.
Bunk bed
Bunk bed is the primary source of increased danger. There is always a risk that the child will fall during play or sleep. Therefore, it is worth choosing it especially carefully for children who already know how to be aware of the dangers. Before buying, carefully check the reliability of the protective slats, if they can withstand the active use of the two boys who are ready from time to time to try to break something. Carefully inspect the stairs that allow you to climb to the second floor. It is best to have it full-fledged, and not based on crossbars interconnected. It is worth noting that the price of such a bed will be significantly lower than in the case of buying two separate beds.
Bed with a workplace
The modules that combine the bed and the study area dramatically benefit from the other accommodation options for the two boys, especially if they are already schoolchildren. This is a functional solution that removes the problem of zoning at once two parts of a room. But parents should pay additional attention to the lighting of the work tables, often the loft bed casts a shadow on the table and seriously obscures the space. In addition to the actual bed and table, some modules may include small cabinets, and therefore it becomes possible to accommodate two children even in the smallest room. At the same time, no one has violated personal space.
What style to choose
The most interesting in the design of the children's room is the selection of a style or theme. Here adult rooms are much inferior. Little boys can enjoy the marine theme, space, aviation and automotive. Even favorite toys and children's hobbies will play their part. If children spend hours building a designer, decorate a room in the style of Lego-town. Fans of comics and superheroes will be happy to see gizmos belonging to their favorite characters in the interior. Green jungles, the Jurassic Park, the magical world of Harry Potter - the children themselves can suggest the idea of the theme, and the adults will only have to bring it to life. If you decide to design a nursery in a thematic style, be sure to contact specialists who are able to draw a sketch of the project, because the details of the general theme will have to be present not only on the walls, but also in furniture, textiles, and accessories.
Preferences of the children themselves
Every parent knows about the preferences of their children. They are visible in any trifles: requests for gifts for the holidays, favorite fairy tales, movies, music. But besides this, every parent knows and how fiddly are hobbies of children up to a certain age, and every year the initiative is dubious to redo a room. Therefore, discussing with children what exactly they want to see in their future room, offer them several options that you yourself consider as constant as possible or easily reconstructed. It is not always easy for two children to come to an agreement with their parents, it is even harder for them to come to an agreement with each other. Therefore, be prepared for protracted negotiations. Perhaps the room will have to arrange in such a way that both owners get their own separate topic. In any case, do not refuse the views of children. They will have to spend most of their time in the room for several years.
How to secure a room
The safety of a child’s room is ensured by the little things: plugs on all open sockets, carefully hidden wires, a secure eaves. The angularity of the furniture can be smoothed with special silicone stickers. Take care of creating the right microclimate in the room, namely the temperature and humidity. Attach dressers, cabinets and shelves to the walls to avoid collapsing them on some of the children. Pay extra attention to the doors. If there is a lock on them, then it must be safe so that the parent can unlock the door at any time. If the children are still very small, install stoppers on the door. Avoid glass accessories in the form of mirrors. Sooner or later the boys will decide to play football right in the room and then the glass can break into pieces. As for the windows, ideally, remove them from the handles or block their opening to avoid the child falling out of the apartment.
Useful tips for parents
From birth, the child spends most of the time during the day and night where his mother is. Therefore, in the early years, the children's room is not such a big necessity. Only when the eldest son is 3-4 years old will he be able to fully appreciate the advantages of his own room. Therefore, thinking over design for kids, create a small corner and for the parent. For example, install a chair in which you can read a book while the child is busy with his chores. Just let it not be a rocking chair. It can bring trouble at a time when adults are not around. In an effort to make the room bright and juicy, do not bend the stick so that the exterior design does not bore children. Respect the boys territory! This is their own secluded place that should be safe. Therefore, do not prohibit them from closing there and do not burst in unexpectedly. And over the years, this rule should be the main one.
Conclusion
Thinking through the design of the children's room for the sons, try to make it so practical and constant, so that in future you can avoid global alterations until the age of children demands. Imagine the end result for today, and then it, but in 5, 10 years. Has it lost its functionality? What is missing in it now? Is it possible to fix it with minimal waste? This will give a full look at the capabilities of the room in the future.
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