👧🏻 Storage toys: varieties, materials, manufacturers

In Soviet times, children are treated the ball, a doll, dice, dolls, designer, etc. It was It caused not by avarice or the financial situation of the parents, and the total deficit and a small assortment toys. The modern child of many times more. All of these things need to be stored somewhere, so they do not lay underfoot, and the room was in order. Modern furniture manufacturers offer a wide range of storage systems for children - shelves and toy boxes. In this review online magazine HouseChief experts talk about the types of storage systems, materials, used to produce them, the advantages and disadvantages, the rules of selection of popular makes and models such furniture.

Organization toy storage

As the child grows, and increasing the number of its toys. This dice, dolls, cars, balls, teddy bears, various constructors, puzzles and more. Previously they were used for storing ordinary wardrobe or chest of drawers, but now the furniture manufacturers and interior designers offer for these purposes racking and special boxes. They help not only to place toys, sports equipment, photos or booksBut from an early age to teach a child to restore and maintain order. Modern industry offers a wide range of furniture such different configurations, colors, sizes, made of different materials and for any age group.

Kinds of shelves for children's rooms

Shelving children's room is a multilayered structure consisting of side walls or racks open and closed shelves, on which a child can place his toys, books, photos and more more. Thanks to this type of furniture, children can own, without the help of parents, get and put in place the necessary things to them.

Install shelves in the children's will greatly expand the storage space for games and sporting activities. Such structures are convenient to use and compact. Due to the open shelves, babies saved visual contact with their favorite toys. On sale are open, closed and combined shelves of your application. However, no matter what design you choose, it must be stable, robust and reliable. Below, we briefly consider the variety of racks, depending on their size, design features and methods storage.

Design features and dimensions

In contrast to the storage and household racks, design for children's rooms have a variety of shapes and smaller dimensions. This type of furniture can be made in the shape of a rectangle, a square, a trapezoid, or even lodge fantastic lock. Rack design for children's are straight and angular, with the second option is preferable, because they are more stable and therefore safer. Also, the rack can be combined with a workplace that makes the construction of the multifunctional. As for size, the furniture is chosen according to the dimensions of the room, age and growth of the child, so that he can effortlessly get the desired object from the top shelf without help from an adult.

storage method

Children's shelves, in addition to the variety of forms, and differ by the presence of different types of storage systems. It can be "firmly" fixed or removable shelves and cells, as well as drawers. This allows you to purchase a large selection of children's optimal design.

Shelves and square cells

Shelves are available in all the shelves, regardless of their structure. This is a convenient solution for the placement of children's toys and other things. Racking structure can be installed in the room of the child since the first days of his life. First on the shelves can store diapers, diapers and hygiene products, and over time they can place toys, books and more.

Quite suitable shelves, which shelves are divided by vertical partitions which form the cell. If a rectangular configuration design is too high for a child, it can be positioned horizontally. This will help your child easily removed and put in place their toys. Once the child grows up, the rack can be placed vertically, and the vacant space used to install a second similar design or for other purposes.

Pull-out shelves and drawers

Some models are equipped with rack pull-out shelves on which the child will be convenient to paint, collect puzzles or engaged in modeling. After closure of games or doing the work, the child can easily push back structure. When choosing such a model of the rack you need to pay attention to withdrawable regiment for security reasons it has been equipped with special stoppers.

Also, some shelves, in addition to standard shelves and cells, can be equipped with drawers. As a rule, they are placed in the lower part of the structure and is used to store toys and bedding. For a child to always know where are his things on withdrawable boxes can be pasted colorful labels with the inscription or the relevant pattern. In one rack boxes can be of different colors, which will make the design more interesting to your kid.

Shelving units of various heights

Quite original will look in the nursery shelves of varying heights. It not only transforms the interior of the room, but also has practical significance. On the shelves available to the child, it is possible to place toys and books, and top design - photos and drawings.

Attention! Whatever the design of the rack you choose, it must be stable and securely fastened to the wall. It is necessary that the child during active play do not accidentally overturned bookcase itself.

variety of boxes

We have considered that such racks for a child's room, studied their species, and now it's time to get acquainted with the storage system as a box for toys. This is quite practical and versatile type of furniture. Boxes can be mobile (on castors), placed on one another or placed in the lower tier racks or under a bed. They are quite spacious and are used to store toys, books, clothing or bedding. Original and multifunctional are boxes with padded seat and a removable top, which can be used for board games, reading or drawing. Boxes for toys are available in different sizes, can be soft and hard, and are made of various materials.

Dimensions

The dimensions of the boxes can be very different - from small boxes to store pencils and markers to the box of impressive size, which can fit bed linen, pillows or a blanket. Construction of large volume are mainly located in the lower tiers of racks or under the bed, and medium-sized boxes may be used to partition and separate storage of small items.

materials

In the manufacture of boxes of a variety of materials can be used to store toys. Parents above all put the health of the child and, therefore, tend to choose environmentally friendly furniture made of natural wood: pine, beech or oak. This is especially important in the regeneration of a child's room for a baby.

In second place in popularity among the materials - chipboard and MDF. They are quite durable and affordable. In terms of environmental safety should be preferred MDF. In addition to durability, these materials are characterized by a rich selection of colors, allowing you to make the interior of a child's room more vivid and interesting for the child.

Quite original and safe boxes in all respects with the framework rigid skeleton, sheathed foam and cloth. Such construction is lightweight and good capacity. They can store almost everything: toys, clothes, pillows and blankets. These boxes are pretty original, thanks to the large choice of colors and prints. Tissue boxes are more suitable for girls room.

Now everything is more popular plastic toy boxes. They have a light weight, available in various colors and are easy to clean. However, in terms of environmental safety, they lose the boxes of other materials. In addition, models are not made of plastic are durable, and the child can easily break them and get hurt during active play.

Advantages and disadvantages

Rack as the storage system has its advantages in comparison with other types of furniture for children's rooms. In particular, it:

Among the shortcomings of the rack structure is worth noting:

The design and color solutions racks for baby

Modern furniture manufacturers offer a shelving design for a nursery in the most diverse and quite original design. It may be rectangular shelves arranged vertically or horizontally, square patterns and designs in the shape of the house, lock, etc. Due to the diversity of this type of furniture, you can not only teach the child to the order, but also to make the interior of a child's room more interesting.

As for the color scheme shelving, everything is quite simple. Remember the cardinal rule - the furniture and other furnishings must comply with both the interior design style, and color. Do not choose the design with too bright, poisonous flowers, so they are tiring, annoying child and a negative impact on his psyche. Preference is given to calm shades of white and not be afraid, the more modern tools make it easy to clean the surface of any debris.

Top manufacturers of children's furniture

On the modern furniture market the products of a large number of manufacturers. This is both good and bad. Well, there are plenty to choose from, but the bad thing is that sometimes it is difficult to focus on something worthwhile. We picked up three of the leading manufacturers of children's furniture, whose products meet all national and international requirements of quality and environmental safety.

Furniture Factory "Style"

The company was founded in 1996. The main sphere of our activity is the design, manufacture and sale of furniture for home and office. Factory "Style" has its own production facilities, which allows for a full cycle of manufacturing of office, children and other furniture. The company's products meet all the requirements of GOST, has quality and environmental safety certificates. The factory is constantly expanding its product range and produces only high-quality furniture that is available to any customer.

Karivi

Despite his young age, a little more than 10 years, Karivi factory has established itself on the Russian market as a manufacturer of high-quality and affordable nursery furniture. The company, taking care of the consumer uses to manufacture its products only environmentally friendly materials and accessories from leading European manufacturers. Children's furniture for the smallest of Karivi has no sharp corners, and some designs are equipped with safety bumpers.

IKEA

IKEA Swedish company was founded in 1943 and initially was engaged in the sale of household goods. Over time, the range gradually expanded, and now it has more than 10,000 titles. The company has offices in more than 42 countries around the world. IKEA furniture is simple, environmentally friendly and affordable price.

Popular models of racks and boxes for toys

Please find the most popular models on the shelves of children's furniture manufacturers listed above, as well as their average cost.

Model and manufacturer	Main characteristics	The average cost as of August 2019, rub.
	Material: chipboard, MDF; dimensions A × B × D mm: 1680 × 1680 × 400	9950
	Material: chipboard; dimensions A × B × D mm: 848 × 1680 × 400	7900
	Material: chipboard; dimensions A × B × D mm: 1200 × 1200 × 500	8300
	Material: chipboard; dimensions A × B × D mm: 1600 × 1600 × 500	12300
	Material: chipboard, plastic; dimensions A × B × D mm: 990 × 940 × 440	7193
	Material: chipboard; dimensions A × B × D mm: 990 × 560 × 440	6040

These prices in the table are not final. They are, depending on the region and seller of furniture may differ.

Criteria for selection of toys storage systems in accordance with the child's age

When choosing a storage system for a child's room should consider a few basic criteria:

• Eco-friendly materials, which make up the shelves and drawers for storing toys. Especially this parameter should be paid great attention to, if you have a small child;
• Security in terms of injuries. Furniture for kids should not have sharp corners, glass or mirror elements;
• ease of care;
• compliance with the overall style of the children's room design;
• child's preferences.

In addition, when choosing a shelving or drawers for storing toys, it is necessary to take into account gender and age of the child.

Design for children up to 6 years

Children under 3 years old to use their own rack can not. The construction of more than parents need to store toys, hygiene products, diapers, diapers and clothes. Children 3 to 6 years are beginning to lead a fairly active life, and strive to explore all around. That is why shelves should be functional, comfortable, durable, safe and well fastened. Not interfere on each shelf to paste a sticker with the corresponding pattern to the child I knew and where it should lie.

Furniture for child 6-10 years

Children aged 6 to 10 years are more active. They become interested in creativity and board games. In addition, they have by this time there is a large number of toys, books, books, notebooks and stationery, and therefore need more space to store them. A good solution would be shelving with pull-out shelves and boxes.

Storage room for a teenager

In adolescents, there is practically no toys, and racks are used more for storage of books, photographs, models of machines or collections of dolls (depending on the sex of the child). Also, girls can mix on the shelves of cosmetics and jewelry. Boys are often installed in racks speakers.

How to arrange the shelves for toys in children's interior: the photo options

Racks for storing toys in the children's room, in addition to the corner models can be placed anywhere. Straight design set against the walls, make the whole complexes and even used as partitions for zoning premises. Please find some variants of placing racks.

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A few words in conclusion

Do you want to teach a child to order? In this case, shelves and drawers for storage of toys will be an excellent tool for this. Furniture manufacturers offer designs for every taste and budget, so you will not be difficult to choose a suitable design for the room of your baby.

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