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Experts in the field of child psychology say that a child should not only have his own personal space, but also a storage system where he could place his things and toys.
Unfortunately, the limited space of most children's rooms does not always allow for the installation of a full-fledged wardrobe there. In this case, furniture manufacturers offer parents a compact and spacious solution in the form of a built-in wardrobe.
Built-in wardrobe in the interior of a children's room - advantages and features
A built-in wardrobe is a structure that is designed to be installed in a corner, niche or other unused space. It can be equipped with a back wall, or maybe without it.
The advantages of such a cabinet include:
- saving space - the use of built-in furniture allows you to free up the space in the room, which the child needs so much for games and creativity;
- masking unnecessary elements - the cabinet can cover a protruding corner, column or communications. This not only ensures better aesthetics of the room, but also the safety of children who may show interest in the wires out of curiosity or get injured on a sharp-angled ledge while playing;
- the ability to optimize unused space - a structure located in a corner or niche allows you to use the area that does not bear a functional load.
Despite these advantages, a built-in wardrobe in a children's room has a significant drawback - be prepared for the fact that rearranging it will not be so easy, because the design is made to specific dimensions and mounted, and not simply placed like a classic wardrobe.
Wardrobe in the interior of a teenage boy's room
Before going to a furniture hypermarket, you should discuss the upcoming purchase with your older child. To place clothes, a traditional wardrobe with hinged doors or a wardrobe can be used.
A chest of drawers with low drawers is suitable for underwear.
Criteria for choosing a wardrobe for a teenage boy
When choosing a wardrobe for a teenage boy’s room, you should consider the following criteria:
- Functional purpose.
- Construction type.
- Internal filling.
- Construction and design of the façade.
Functional purpose of a closet in a young man’s room
Wardrobes for teenage boys perform several functions and are used for:
- Clothes.
- Toys.
- Literatures.
There are also combined models that combine both open and closed shelves.
What type of wardrobe should you choose for a teenage boy’s bedroom?
Taking into account the design features, cabinets are:
- Corpus.
- Built-in.
The first type is considered a classic, free-standing system. Built-in models are installed in a niche, corner or along the perimeter of the entire wall. They save space, but limit your ability to rearrange the cabinet.
Places for installing a built-in wardrobe in a nursery
Before purchasing a cabinet, you need to decide exactly where it will be built.
There are three options:
- niche;
- corner;
- the whole wall.
If there is a niche in the nursery - that is, a recess in the wall, then you should definitely take advantage of this by organizing a storage system there. Moreover, the design of the cabinet for the niche is very simple and does not require side walls - in fact, it is a ready-made front facade. Therefore, furniture will be inexpensive.
If there is no niche in the room, then the cabinet can be built into an unused corner. A corner cabinet can have different shapes: L-shaped, triangular or trapezoidal. It has high capacity and is easy to use.
For a nursery where several children live at once, a large closet that occupies the entire wall is perfect. As a rule, it is built along a shorter wall so as not to make the room too narrow. Its height - up to the ceiling - allows you to store things of children of different ages separately: a baby simply won’t be able to reach a teenager’s compartments.
To decide where exactly to install furniture, evaluate the shape of the room. For square rooms, a corner design is more suitable, and for elongated, narrow rooms - a cabinet along the wall.
Internal filling of the built-in wardrobe in the nursery
When buying a built-in wardrobe for a child’s room, you need to decide on its functional purpose - the content of the structure, that is, its internal arrangement, will depend on this.
If the closet is a dressing room, then it should have several compartments:
- the top one is for the child’s hats;
- The middle one is the largest department for suits and outerwear. It has a special crossbar for hanging tremors. Often it is made retractable - this will make it easier for the student to reach the contents;
- bottom - for shoes and other accessories;
- side with shelves - for linen.
The toy storage system is equipped with a closed compartment with drawers. It is convenient to place baskets and nets with toys, as well as construction sets. It’s good if there is furniture and an open shelf - large plush toys, dolls and decorative items are placed there.
For a teenager, a closet with combined contents is ideal - you can store clothes, books, sports equipment and other necessary accessories there.
We choose for what needs
You need to understand that choosing a wardrobe for a teenage boy is different from choosing the same furniture for a girl’s room. However, there are general requirements that should be followed when searching for a furniture set. Firstly, the cabinet must be environmentally friendly and safe to use for both children and parents. Secondly, there should not be anything superfluous in it.
Book
If there is enough space in the children's room, you can put a separate bookcase for storing literature and personal belongings, for example, needlework kits, collections, souvenirs and other things.
With the help of cabinets and shelves with open shelving, you can store items in plain sight, making them an indispensable part of your interior style.
Duffel
In addition to sliding wardrobes, you can add other interesting designs to a teenager’s room. If the bedroom has a minimalist design, it can be a free-standing system with several departments. Large wardrobes are compatible with any interior, provided there is enough space in the room to accommodate them.
Options for boys and girls
A closet for a teenager's room should be spacious and functional. For most operating conditions, 2-leaf models are suitable, consisting of massive shelves for clothes and underwear, as well as rods with hangers. The color palette is selected in calm, dark tones without excessive variegation.
For a teenage girl, a whole wardrobe system with many shelves and drawers for storing personal items is perfect. The surface may have a neat pattern or a delicate design that personifies the girl’s preferences.
Types of door opening mechanisms for built-in wardrobes - features, which one to choose
The facade is the front surface of the built-in wardrobe, represented by its doors. It is important that they are not only comfortable for the child, but also reliable - children can treat furniture without due care, which will quickly put low-quality fabrics out of order.
Depending on the opening mechanism, doors in a children's closet can be:
- hinged - the simplest and most affordable option, in which the canvases open towards themselves. Due to its ease of use, it is ideal for children. The only disadvantage of swing doors is that they require a lot of space to open;
- sliding (compartment) - this system consists of panels that move sideways along special guides. This solution saves space, but only half of the content will be accessible to the child when opened. In addition, the wardrobe is not suitable for very young children;
- folding - these are several panels connected by hinges and forming an “accordion” or “book”. Compared to hinged ones, they require less space to open and provide a full overview of the cabinet contents. If you decide to choose folding doors, pay attention to their design - some models are unsafe: a child can easily get their fingers pinched.
An interesting solution for a children's closet is to use curtains instead of doors, especially if the furniture is intended for a girl. Curtains add airiness to the space, open silently and are absolutely safe for children.
However, they also have disadvantages: since dust accumulates on textiles, curtains require regular care and are not suitable for children prone to allergies.
How to choose a wardrobe for a teenager - types and contents
When arranging the design of a teenage room, different types of furniture are used. It is important to adhere to the general trend of interior style, take into account the gender and individual wishes of the child. The cabinet you choose must match the dimensions of the room, without interfering with free movement around it, and also be suitable for storing a large number of things.
Gallery - selection for boys
Gallery - selection for girls
Cabinet designs and shapes
There are different types of furniture for a teenager's room. Features of the internal structure allow us to divide them into the following groups:
- Built-in.
- Corpus.
The former are ideal for small spaces, since with their help it is possible to save a large amount of free space. In addition, fewer materials are required to assemble a furniture set, since the walls, flooring and ceiling are used as components of the storage system.
If your child is lucky enough to live in a spacious apartment or house, you can safely choose cabinet options. They are distinguished by their mobility, because... can be moved from one place to another, and provide access to different ways to combine items.
The appearance of furniture products is also different. Models with a classic rectangular shape, corner options curved inward or outward, cabinets with a wave-like structure, etc. are available for sale.
girls toy shelf
At the frame assembly stage, different materials are used. Natural wood is considered the best solution. It is characterized by high quality, long service life and environmental friendliness. But cabinets made of wood are quite expensive, and also have a lot of weight and massiveness.
Structures made from MDF are characterized by durability and lower cost. Chipboards are inferior in strength properties to the previous options, but are widely used in the furniture industry.
Filling and organizing the space in the middle
The contents of the cabinet inside are determined by its purpose. Wardrobe wardrobes are equipped with shelves for linen, a section for clothes with a rod, shelves, drawers and other small items and accessories.
On the bookcase you can find shelves and closed compartments. In the case of sliding wardrobes, different layout options are allowed. Such designs have shelves, pull-out containers, baskets with a mesh surface, shoe stands, etc.
Expert opinion
Ekaterina Marmaza
An expert in the field of furniture design, she is engaged in drawing sketches and creating 3D projects in furniture programs for the manufacture of cabinet furniture. Consults clients on filling the interior space of furniture.
It is not necessary for a child to have a lot of space, so you should not build a closet into the ceiling (as you may have already seen in the gallery of children's closets). When ordering an individual wardrobe (or wardrobe), several factors should be taken into account:
- we do it for growth
- using a pantograph until the child has reached the top pipe for hangers
The section for blouses, shirts, trousers and dresses, equipped with a bar, is no less practical. Hangers are installed taking into account the width of the cabinet along and across. In the second case, there is a retractable mechanism that provides free access to items of clothing. If one crossbar is fixed high, it is equipped with a pantograph.
Leading furniture brands adhere to the trend of using every available centimeter of space. Therefore, a retractable system for storing trousers can be produced in the form of several parallel slats. The solution is suitable for placing scarves, ties, belts and other family wardrobe accessories.
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Door opening systems
When selecting furniture for a teenager’s room, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl, it is important to pay special attention to the door opening systems. Based on these characteristics, furniture products are divided into the following types:
- Swing.
- Sliding.
- Foldable.
The first modification is considered traditional and the most popular. It consists of a door leaf and fastening fittings that hold the doors on the side walls. In most cases, metal loops are used for fastening. To open the cabinet, handles should be installed on the front surface of the doors. It is also necessary to take into account existing restrictions on the width of the canvas. It is important not to allow it to exceed 0.65 m. Otherwise, the negative load on the hinges will rapidly increase, and the system itself will be skewed.
As an option - metallic design
Hinged cabinets provide an expanded view of the contents, are durable and silent in operation. And if the room is small, sliding complexes will allow you to reduce some of the free space. Disadvantages of the system include a loud sound when the doors move and a reduction in visibility by 50%.
Folding doors can be transformed like an accordion or a book. They are made of several structures that move along one guide. Folding opening systems do not obstruct the view, take up little space, but are unstable, because... are held only in the upper part.
Facades: design, materials, bases and types of coatings
The front part of the furniture determines the interior style and architecture of the room. There are 2 types of facades - solid and framed. The first are a solid sheet of laminated chipboard, MDF, mirrors, glass and plastic. Frame facades open up more design possibilities. They are made of a frame into which the panel is installed using overlays.
Types of finishing of cabinet fronts in a children's room
The decorative design of the closet should correspond to both the age and gender of the child.
Furniture in light, pastel shades is ideal for children. For girls - pink tones, for boys - blue. If there are several children, you can use muted green, beige and yellow colors. It is best if the decorative coating is plastic - this is the most practical and safe material.
For middle school children, brighter options are used. Photo printing is especially popular—painting images on cabinet doors, for example, a child’s favorite cartoon characters, animals, flowers, cars, and any other designs.
If the closet is a dressing room, then it can be equipped with a mirror. Modern manufacturers use special safe designs - even if the product breaks, its fragments will have smoothed edges that cannot cause injury.
The interior of a teenager’s room is close to the design of rooms for an adult, but with bright accents. If classic colors are used, the façade can be made glossy using glass inserts. For a serious teenager, you can use veneer panels - that is, covered with a thin layer of wood.
If the room is made in high-tech style, then metal inserts are also suitable.
Photo of built-in wardrobes in the interior of a children's room
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Thus, a nursery with a built-in wardrobe will become a child’s favorite place and will teach him order and independence. Thanks to the combination of compactness and high capacity, such a cabinet will free up free space for games and creativity.
