There are many design projects that are able to implement the most courageous ideas of the authors. However, these ideas are not always applicable to the space in which repair is started.
Especially, not a simple task for parents is to design a children's room for children of different sexes, because a boy and a girl should have their own personal space for development.
How to start work on the design of the room for the girl and boy
Before you begin a global transformation, you should determine the general scope of work, prepare all the necessary materials for finishing the floor, walls and ceiling. Do not immediately buy furniture and accessories to fill the room, because elementary finishing work can be delayed. Before the start of the repair, it is necessary to prepare:
- Sketch of conceived design;
- Repair plan;
- Calculation of the material base.
Among other things, you should immediately decide what result I would like to see after the completion of the repair of the children's room. To do this, you can study specialized magazines to understand what kind of room babies need for active growth and development. Be sure to take into account the age of children, it will become a fundamental step for choosing wallpaper design and furnishing.
How to choose a design of a children's room for a boy and a girl
To solve such a complex task, it is first necessary to determine how to properly make the space not only comfortable for both children, but also functional. In addition, from an aesthetic point of view, the design should be harmonious, so you should immediately consider the room design options. There are two most basic types of design.
Neutral design
It is performed in a specific theme for both children:
- This style is able to unite the space for the general life of children and is made in one theme;
- characterized by the use of soothing colors - beige, lemon, light green;
- additional decor is built in the general style - fabulous, sports or marine themes;
- The design is more typical for small children.
Dual band design
It is carried out in two different styles, separately for each child:
- involves the allocation of special individual zones for each child separately;
- zoning effect is achieved by highlighting or creating original visual partitions with the help of a screen or furniture.
Grown-up heterosexual children are already beginning to show their individuality, unconsciously trying to share the room in which they live together. Children have their own occupations and interests, and this is the first signal for parents that it’s time to do a real “property section” and connect their design abilities.
There are several options for dividing rooms into zones:
- Parallel division of space. Here, an indispensable element is a kind of partition that will divide the room into two separate corners for each "character." This option is ideal only for large rooms;
- Zoning diagonally. In a room with two windows located on adjacent walls, the diagonal division of the room will look great. This arrangement of glass can be found in private homes or studio apartments;
- Zoning, implying the allocation of a common space. Suitable for younger children who are happy to divide the playing area for two. In a separate area you can make only sleeping places.
To correctly and correctly divide the room into zones in the nursery for the boy and girl together, it is necessary to take into account the age and needs of both children. It is necessary to take personal space for recreation, games, schoolwork, storage of clothes.
And also to work out the individual design of each of these zones, highlighting them with the color of the walls, different levels of the ceiling or floor, using different textures and lighting. Children older than 3-4 years, can already tell their own desires.
Girls want to drape their part of the room into the attributes of fairy-tale princesses, boys usually choose designs with cars or transformers. It will be a little harder if one of the children is much older than the other, but you should not infringe the younger one in space.
Color solution and lighting in the room for heterosexual children
Color and light play a large role in any room; they can visually change the size of a room or affect the comfort of staying in it. These criteria are especially important for a child's room, because the baby’s body is still very unstable.
For very small ones, it is not worthwhile to select a combination of bright, psychoactive colors, combining red, green and blue. If you want to make a bright accent, it is better to single out any item of furniture or an accessory in the interior with one of the listed colors.
In the case when the children's room for a boy and girl is made in a neutral design, animal accents or fairy tale characters that will look good on walls made in pastel colors can become color accents.
You can use the traditional division into female and male half, delimiting them with pink and blue hues. However, modern designers advise not to limit themselves to just these colors, offering to play a little with color combinations:
- olive and gray tones - with a lilac gamut;
- light pink - with silver-gray tones;
- yellow and orange - with juicy green shades.
Lighting helps to properly identify areas for active affairs and for recreation. It is most correct to place the lighting system at different levels, so that the child does not overwork, and his eyes rest as much as possible.
In the area for games, it is best to position the top bright lighting, using a lot of lamps. If children have a table for drawing or homework, then it should be supplemented with desktop light sources. But in the sleep area is best to choose muted wall sconces.
Furnishing and accessories in a room for heterosexual children
Modern manufacturers offer a wide selection of furniture for children's rooms, but it’s worth choosing very carefully. All materials must be natural and environmentally friendly, and accessories are well fixed, because children are very mobile.
If it is not possible to use the help of professional designers, then it is worthwhile to independently develop a plan for arranging furniture so as to save as much space as possible for the movement of children.
It is best for two children to use the following room furniture:
- bunk beds;
- retractable beds;
- armchair beds;
- beds with built-in shelves;
- loft beds;
- racks; racks;
- long countertops.
All these unique pieces of furniture will help make the space more functional and filled.
As for accessories, these are the most important elements in the room that help make the personal space of a brother and sister comfortable and appropriate to their occupation.
An abundance of colored photo frames or school letters can decorate a wall. On the shelves and in the boxes, in addition to textbooks, you can put your favorite toys, boxes for girls and sports equipment for boys.
Great importance should be given to fabrics of various textures: curtains, bed linen, bedspreads, pillows. All these textile elements can be made in one color, then they will overlap in the room as bright strokes.
Organization of the personal space of a brother and sister in the common room
In order to understand how to organize the personal space of heterosexual children, their age limit should be considered. For kids up to 6 years old, it is enough to separate the sleep zone from the zone of active games, because they coexist well together. Children up to 10 years can be divided into individual space color, but for older students should be installed screens or shelves.
The little brother and sister will need small tables for drawing, for older children it is better to choose long tabletops, behind which two students can easily fit. On the table top in advance, you should install two lamps, separate for each child.
In the room for two children, the question of storing clothes is sure to arise. But a large closet can withstand not any room, but the confusion between babies and common shelves may increase.
The ideal option would be to install two cabinets, for each child separately. Another way out of the situation will be built-in shelves and drawers that designers skillfully drape at the bottom of the beds.
Design ideas for small children's rooms
Many parents believe that in small rooms it is impossible to make competent zoning separately for a brother and sister. However, design tips and ideas suggest otherwise. It is only necessary to position the beds and add more light with the help of electrical devices and color combinations.
So, options for children's design for small rooms:
- Beds can be placed along one of the walls, making a small partition between them. The remaining space becomes an area for games, and the long tabletop must be attributed to the window;
- Attic beds are installed in parallel to each other, the vacant space at the bottom can be used as work areas for older children, the rest of the area accommodates wardrobes and shelves;
- It is necessary to put a bunk bed with a podium and shelves to one of the walls, which will save space for personal belongings, the free zone can be used for games, setting tables and chest of drawers.
In addition, to make the space visually wider, you can use it in the interior design of a mirror. For children it is better to choose figures made of a mirror surface, located under the ceiling, so that there are no unnecessary injuries.
Conclusion
Summing up, it is necessary to once again note some key points in the implementation of the design of the children's room for a boy and a girl:
- The design of the room is designed specifically for children, so their opinion must be taken into account;
- Cooking room for children should be only with the use of natural quality materials that will require material investments;
- It is necessary to create every child comfortable conditions for the development of their individuality, properly highlighting their personal space.
In the next video - some more ideas on the design of the children's room.
