Furniture can capture the imagination, encourage creativity, and create a fun atmosphere in your kids' room that matches their interests.
As time marches on and you start your family, you may decide it’s time to furnish your kids’ bedrooms with some comfortable furniture that they’ll love. Indeed, your kids should have the opportunity to own some fun as they grow up. Part of that comes with allowing them to personalize their space and have some furniture of their own.
There are plenty of furniture options on today’s market that is designed exclusively for kids. Furniture can capture the imagination, encourage creativity, and create a fun atmosphere in your kids’ room that matches their interests. Here are five fun furniture ideas for kids:
Some kids love to read. Others like to display their toys, crafts, or hobbies for all to see. Either way, bookshelves are a fantastic addition to any kid’s room. Regardless, reading is an excellent activity for kids of any age! For younger kids, reading encourages learning words, pronouncing, and using imagination. For older kids, it’s a way to engage the mind and foster imagination. But with all those books around, you’re going to need a place to display them and make them easily accessible. A bookshelf does the trick perfectly. You can make a bookshelf in your child’s room stand out by getting a fun bookshelf or by letting them customize it. Some bookshelves come in different shapes and sizes, such as cactus or other unique designs. Others might resemble the type of children’s bookshelf you’d see at a local bookstore, only it’s optimized and sized for a small room. Then there are the bookshelves that have tiny capsules in them that can be arranged any way you and your child would like to put them. Essentially, it comes down to meeting whatever design aesthetic you’re attempting to accomplish and making a creative space in your home.
Kids love bunk beds. They’re a boon for siblings who share a room or in a house with smaller spaces. They’re also fun. Some bunk beds feature a desk instead of a bed for the lower bunk, making for an additional room instead of a bed. Others might have built-in drawers below the bottom bunk, or a neat design etched into the wood. If needed, most bunk beds can also be separated, making them versatile as well. Bunk beds may not be for everyone, but they are ideal for making blanket forts, providing endless hours of fun and imagination.
When it comes to furnishing your kids’ room, they’re going to need something to use for sitting and general lounging. Chairs are fine, but a couch or sofa is better. A play couch, in particular, can also be a great source of fun for kids. They’re available in multiple colors like blue, green, red, and orange. They can also be made with natural, GOTS-certified materials, meaning there’s no formaldehyde or other dangerous compounds on the couch! They’re machine washable and portable too. The beauty of one of these couches is in its versatility.
It can be a sofa, sure. But there’s much more to it than that. Kids can transform it into a chair, turn it into a little mini bed, make tunnels out of it, transform it into a fort, and much more. The possibilities are endless. So, if you’re going to get something fun like a multi-piece sofa for kids, they’ll be thanking you for years to come as they play, grow, learn, and have tremendous fun.
Ottomans are another fun choice for kids. More than just a place to store stuff, an ottoman can be used as a seat, a table, or is a place to put up your feet. Kids can also store toys, blankets, or whatever else they please inside. Some Ottomans flip the lid over to reveal cup holders or removable trays so they can use it when they’re watching shows or playing to hold their drink. It’s such a versatile piece of furniture that it can provide endless fun for them. Best of all, ottomans can come in more than just the drab single colors most of us see in stores. They can come with fancy designs, have famous cartoon characters, or even be designed like a Rubik’s cube.
If your children are creative, love arts and crafts, or need to write, then having a worthwhile desk is crucial. There’s no reason not to make it an excellent desk! A desk can help your kids find their sense of independence while also stimulating their creativity and imagination. Having a desk also has the side benefits of teaching organization, responsibility, and making them more comfortable. Regardless of their interests (art, music, writing, Lego, or other hobbies), having a desk to call their own is an excellent idea for fun furniture for the kids.