Organizing a child's room: practical and effective tips

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In children's rooms, storage is essential to keep the room organized despite the accumulation of toys, books or clothes. Fortunately, there are now multiple tricks to organize a child's room in both a clever and playful way. So what are the practical and effective tips to know? What are the furniture and storage elements to prioritize?

1. A trundle bed for even more space

The trundle bed is an excellent choice if you lack space in your child's room. Indeed, a 90x190 trundle bed is a children's bed that contains a large drawer just below the bed base. This drawer, also measuring 90x190, can contain a second mattress to benefit from an extra bed for example. The children's trundle bed can also be used as storage if desired.

In any case, trundle beds allow you to use the space under the bed base. Thus, the 90x190 trundle bed is perfect for saving space. Besides, you can also opt for an adult trundle bed. The Féroé 90x190 white trundle bed is perfect for a child's room as well as for an adult in a guest room for example. All you have to do now is figure out how to integrate a trundle bed into a modern child's room.

2. Storage furniture for clothes

Clothes take up a lot of storage space in a child's room. And for good reason, between sizes that change at a crazy speed, bath and bed linens, winter or summer clothes, a lot of space is needed. Therefore, adding storage furniture to your child's room is often necessary.

We particularly recommend opting for a dresser. Thanks to its storage drawers, the dresser offers the possibility of easily storing underwear, t-shirts and many other items that take up little space and are present in quantity. Moreover, the top of the dresser is the perfect place to add some decorative objects for example.

To complement the dresser, the wardrobe is an excellent choice. Spacious, it allows you to hang jackets, matching outfits, dresses, etc. Moreover, the wardrobe can have shelves or drawers for folded clothes.

Organize toys

The main difficulty often remains in the storage and organization of toys. Indeed, it is quite possible to make children responsible from a very young age to teach them to tidy up, but they still need to have the appropriate elements and furniture.

Therefore, you can provide toy chests, storage boxes, baskets and other items that will allow your child to organize their belongings. Moreover, we recommend adopting a playful and easy-to-understand storage system even for the youngest. For example, suggest to your child to store their figurines, building blocks and other toys by color or by theme. The goal is for him or her to be able to remember the system put in place and reproduce it afterwards.

Once you have furnished and accessorized your child's room to facilitate storage, you can add some details that are likely to make a difference such as:

  • Put labels on storage boxes and other items to find things more easily (if your child can't read yet, you can use small pictures to help them identify)
  • Add coat hooks to the wall or behind the door so that backpacks, sports bags, jackets or other items can be hung up while waiting to be used again instead of lying around.
  • Use two-in-one elements such as a storage ottoman for example
  • Use all the nooks and crannies such as a recess, a wall shelf or any other element that can help you better organize the room

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Teach your child to tidy up

More than just providing dedicated storage spaces for your child, you must also teach them how to tidy up. Show them how to do it and teach them to appreciate when a space is organized. This learning can start from a very young age with very simple things. Little by little, the child develops a taste for it and becomes more efficient. Result? They have much less trouble tidying their room than children who are reluctant to do this task. They are also faster and more efficient, which leaves them even more time to play.

Over the years, you can teach your child different ways to tidy up and organize themselves to make them even more autonomous.

Finally, sorting is absolutely essential if you want your child's room to stay tidy. Indeed, between clothes that are too small and toys that are no longer used, things accumulate and take up space in boxes and drawers.

From time to time, take a moment to remove clothes that are too small and too worn from your child's wardrobe and dresser. You can then keep them as souvenirs, sell them, donate them or throw them away if they are too damaged. The same goes for toys. There often comes an age when many toys become unused.

Sorting allows you to make room, keep a form of organization and see things more clearly in your child's room. It's also a good way to make room for new items. Don't hesitate to involve your child in the sorting process to teach them to have this reflex as well. You also avoid getting rid of a toy for which they might have a special attachment.

Sort regularly