{"id":700,"date":"2015-03-20T09:26:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T09:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/?p=700"},"modified":"2021-02-21T14:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T14:44:04","slug":"designing-stylish-kid-friendly-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/interior-design-trends\/designing-stylish-kid-friendly-spaces","title":{"rendered":"Designing Stylish Kid-Friendly Spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Image copyright Clair Strong Interior Design<\/p>\n\n\n

I love designing children\u2019s bedrooms. Creating a magical space for the kids to play and thrive is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job. With child-friendly interior design there are fewer \u2018rules\u2019 and boundaries; you\u2019re free to be as imaginative and creative as you like.<\/p>\n

There are however a few challenges to designing a child\u2019s bedroom. They grow up so fast, and their needs and tastes change just as quickly. If you don\u2019t fancy redecorating every few years, you\u2019ll need to find a style and furnishings that will suit them all the way through childhood.<\/p>\n

Space and storage is another challenge. Children\u2019s bedrooms are often some of the smallest in the house or you may have two siblings sharing one room. Negotiating a lack of space is hard enough but when combined with the sheer amount of clothes and toys children have… well, it can become a bit of a nightmare. Fortunately, there are some really smart storage solutions to save the day.<\/p>\n

Finally, it\u2019s important that the interior design of the room appeals as much to you as it does to the little ones. You have to live with the bright colours and bold furniture, so choose carefully. I\u2019ve seen some beautifully designed rooms that I know my toddler would love and I wouldn\u2019t mind sleeping in myself; good news for those who aren\u2019t so keen on primary colours and an excess of plastic!<\/p>\n

So how do you design a room that is child (and adult) friendly, free from clutter and mess and will last a good few years? I\u2019m glad you asked…<\/p>\n

Smart Furniture<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a lot of demands on children\u2019s furniture. It needs to be extremely hardwearing whilst serving a practical purpose, it needs to look good and (preferably) be easy to clean. It also needs to grow with the child and last as long as possible. As a result children\u2019s furniture is some of the most innovative \u2013 and fun \u2013 around.<\/p>\n

Loaf<\/a> create beautiful modern-rustic designs, handmade with care. There are no garish colours here, only subtly worn wood or pristine white. Favourite pieces include the Letter Head<\/a> chest of drawers and the truly delightful Roofus<\/a> playhouse-slash-desk.<\/p>\n

Modern, cool and practically bespoke, Bambini offer beautifully crafted furniture that is arranged to fit your room specs. They specialise in furniture for small spaces with loft beds that double as wardrobes or desks, and ultra sleek bunk beds. Their furniture is suitable for children of all ages, and adults too.<\/p>\n

Choosing Colour Schemes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blue and pink are obvious choices, and you may feel that they\u2019re a bit uninspiring but there\u2019s actually a lot you can do with these classics. If your little princess is crazy for pink but you dread the thought of such a saccharine hue, try choosing a shade of sophisticated dusky rose or go bold with vibrant magenta.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Image copyright Clair Strong Interior Design I love designing children\u2019s bedrooms. Creating a magical space for the kids to play and thrive is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job. With child-friendly interior design there are fewer \u2018rules\u2019 and boundaries; you\u2019re free to be as imaginative and creative as you like. There are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design-trends"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=700"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2941,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700\/revisions\/2941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}