Are you one of those who are waiting for the arrival of a second or third baby? Do you already have two or more children and do not have enough left over home space? If this is your case as parents, do not worry. You are not alone. More and more families have to adapt moderate space homes upon the arrival of second or third children. And the reality is that we don't always have as many rooms at home as we would like.
Today's homes tend to be increasingly small, but we don't have to give up a functional, cozy and comfortable home. All family members can live in harmony sharing spaces. For example, brothers and sisters.
Getting them to share the same room and, in turn, see their individual needs met from a very young age does not have to be an impossible mission. With a little imagination the shared bedroom of your children It can be your own individual paradise. That is the key to success: to achieve, through the decoration and design of these children's bedrooms, that each of your children has their own space in which to feel comfortable, develop and be able to respond to their many individual needs .
And, also, think about it on the other hand: the fact that they have to do it gives them an important extra in their personal development. Learn to share and to negotiate, to live in peace and harmony with another equal to him or her, namely that not everything revolves around oneself, is a very valuable teaching that the kids who have ever had shared bedroom With some brother or sister.
Anyway, having a single room for two or more children does not have to be a problem. For them it also has very positive aspects and with a little ingenuity, that unique space can adapt without problems to each one. Here are some important steps to achieve it. It will be necessary to distribute the areas and spaces well, associate certain functions to all the elements and pull other tricks and tools, such as the use of color, for the day to day of your children's shared room.
Step one: assign the area for rest
The first step is to assign an area for each of the functions and activities that your children will need to develop in their bedroom. Think that a nursery should always contemplate an area for rest and sleep (which each of the children will perform individually), another for the game time (which they will normally share), and another that will be used, above all, for the general storage of household goods (from clothes, to toys and stories).
Once these needs are determined, the beds They will be the first of the elements to be located. Here you will have to opt for single beds or other solutions such as trundle beds or bunk beds if the space does not allow them to be mounted separately. To make it even more personal, there are models of extendable beds that adapt to their own growth over time.
When deciding, keep in mind that the bed will be the really own, individual and non-transferable space that each of your children has in the shared room. Therefore, a good way to give it some uniqueness and differentiation It is committed to textiles, bedspreads, quilts and different cushions. That each of your children participate in that choice according to their tastes and so they will see their own personality and interests collected in a very striking and visual part of the bedroom.
If you also want to provide each bed with some privacy, a canopy will be a good solution, and a very decorative one.
Step two: assign the zone to the game
Once the beds are placed, the space between them will leave the free zone for the game. It is very important to locate them thinking that there is a central area for it. Keep in mind that the better we enable this function in the room itself, the more they will like to spend time playing in it and sharing fun moments with their siblings or friends.
For the development of this activity to be even more pleasant, it is almost mandatory to place a fluffy carpet on which they can lie down and sit. Do not forget that children, from very young, play on the ground itself. There are even carpet designs that include drawings and prints that encourage the game. From roads for strollers, to drawings like the famous hopscotch on which to jump.
Step three: assign the storage area
This is another one of those areas that you must strategically locate and design if you do not want your children's bedroom to look like zone zero after an earthquake. The proper storage systems and the way in which these are presented to your children, are the ideal formula so that keeping things in place is not something impossible.
Each of your children should know that their toys have a place to keep, that each element has its place and that take it out and return it to it when the game ends, it's fun and easy to eat.
Select a system of flexible storage that adapts to the style of the bedroom and that allows it to be expanded as they get older. Bet on wooden structures with drawers. Also by baskets, boxes or bed drawers in which to organize by categories. In addition, as a decorative and individualizing resource, you can differentiate toy storage spaces by colors and that each of the children keep their own in those of a certain color. It is another idea that will make your children feel that they have their own differentiated space in the shared room.
On the Ikea site you can find many other tricks to ensure that the children's room is always tidy and fun for them.
Step four: thinking about the kids' school future
As the kids grow up, their school duties and tasks will increase as well. Therefore, a good tactic is, since they are small, incorporate a junior table and chairs in the play area of the bedroom. In this way they will learn routines and take study habits.
When opting for flexible furniture for your room, it will not be difficult for you to get taller and more formal desks when necessary. At that time, also opt for dividing systems as shelves, curtains and even blinds that separate each of the areas of the room itself and help you differentiate the study areas of each of your children within the same space.
Following all these tips, get your children enjoy your shared room without fights It will be much easier. Here is a case study on how this has been achieved in a room for triplets.
