Upholstered furniture in a child's room should not be just a utilitarian functional product, it should bring joy to its little owner. Children do not have many of their own things that make them happy, so it is recommended to choose the sofa in the children's room intelligently. A good product is not always expensive. In catalogs in the general budget niche, you can find a utilitarian model and a funny product with an unforgettable design that can give a lot of positive emotions.
In a children's room, a sofa can perform a wide variety of functions.
The main criteria for choosing a sofa for a nursery
Content
- The main criteria for choosing a sofa for a nursery
- Constructive varieties of sofas
- Draw-out models
- Corner
- Folding sofas
- Other types of children's upholstered furniture
- Options for a girl and a boy
- Models for children of different sexes
- Photo with a sofa in the interior of children's rooms of different formats
- Video: Sofas in the interiors of children's rooms
- Photo of sofas for children of different ages
Any sofa in the nursery should be attractive to the child, but reliable in use and easy to unfold, if provided for by its design.
In addition to sleeping space, the sofa can serve as a place for games, reading books or chatting with friends.
Folding upholstered furniture is a great option if the child is in the stage of active growth. He needs a sofa to grow. This property is possessed by sliding models, in which the length is increased from 80 to 140 cm. It is increased by a retractable handrail and nestable blocks or pillows.
Many children's folding mini sofas have one characteristic feature - the absence of corners and handrails made of solid materials. Smooth design lines and soft surfaces protect the active child from injury during jogging and sports games in the room.
The folding model takes up very little space when folded
A healthy indoor climate is very important, and, if possible, it is necessary to exclude everything that may pose a threat to the health of the baby. Parents should be especially careful when buying in a store to clarify the transformation method and read the technical description for the model, where the materials are described. If your child has problems with allergies and asthma, it is not recommended to buy models made of synthetic materials.
When buying new furniture, do not rush to put it in the nursery. It is recommended to thoroughly vacuum it (ventilate for 3-5 days) in another room. This will remove any residual factory dust with possible allergens.
Particular attention should be paid to the upholstery - the child's skin will often come into contact with it. Preference is given to interior fabrics made from natural fibers or mixed with synthetics - for practicality.
Teflon-impregnated flock has an important property. The fabric, although synthetic, is hypoallergenic, repels drops of liquid and any dirt. This is the most practical option for young lovers of eating on the couch watching the TV.
It will be much easier to choose a sofa for a child if you understand the main characteristics of upholstered furniture
Small children tend to stain upholstered furniture. Young artists can offer their "drawing" with felt-tip pens. Knowing your child, it is worth looking for a sofa with "antival" upholstery, it can be used to restore a damaged model. Materials in this category are very tough and can be easily washed off with markers and paints. They are also resistant to tearing from pet claws, fangs and beaks.
The correct color of the sofa will have a positive effect on the psychological state of the child.
An ad-bought couch may smell like the original owner, or even traces of urine. It must be vacuumed and wiped with a damp sponge with a solution of hydrogen peroxide or vinegar. It is also recommended to thoroughly inspect everything outside and inside the purchase. In the niches for linen there are excrements of mice and cockroaches, even bedbugs are possible, be careful!
Constructive varieties of sofas
Universal models are the most popular, for example, a folding children's sofa bed. This is convenient in a one-room apartment and in a small children's bedroom, where, after unfolding, there is almost no room for games. It can be folded up for the day by stowing the duvet and pillow in the appropriate place under the sleeping block.
Manufacturers of children's furniture produce a huge number of children's sofas of a wide variety of designs.
By the way, a very useful detail is a drawer or niche for linen and bedding. It is not always used for its intended purpose, you can add it there:
- children's clothing;
- toys;
- linens;
- seasonal clothing and footwear.
If the baby is inclined to fall out of bed, when buying children's furniture with a sofa, look for samples with a side to prevent falling. Some models provide for fixing soft blocks or cushions with Velcro. This will protect the active child, who often rolls over and turns in his sleep.
Choosing the height of the sofa, you need to focus on the growth of the child
Before you buy a sofa in a nursery for a schoolchild or teenager, you should understand the transformation mechanism. But what to do with an active toddler who runs around like a madman all day and sat down at night and fell asleep? Then a folding children's sofa is not the most useful model.
For an active baby who falls asleep anywhere, just not in his own bed, it is better to make the children's sofa for bed in advance or not to fold the bed at all. And wash the baby in advance, give dinner and change into pajamas.
It happens that there is no one to lay out the sofa, the baby sleeps in any position where the dream "caught up" with him. Then a regular bed or a sofa-like sofa with a small back is better. A high sofa is a definite inconvenience for a child, even if a ladder, a stool or a large cube is put to the place to sleep.
The colorful design contributes to the quick adaptation of the child to the new sleeping place
For schoolchildren and adolescents, they buy folding "transformers" or sofas of the "clamshell" type. An important nuance - the model should be light and stable, convenient for self-transformation.
Draw-out models
The most convenient mechanisms are on wheels, where the sleeping block is pulled out from under the seat and filled with soft sides of the back. It is pulled towards itself by grasping a special loop.
The simple and comfortable design of roll-out sofas allows children to independently cope with their furniture
There is another, more convenient option - on the rails. These models are usually more expensive, but when the lower block is pushed, the corresponding mechanism independently sets the sleeping plane in motion. The sleeping place can be laid out in length in 3-4 receptions. The adaptation is quite safe, transformation does not require effort and time-consuming preparation for bed.
Compact roll-out sofa with storage space for bedding
Many parents dream of a small children's sofa that unfolds itself. Such models are suitable for a girl of primary school age, and for a guy with poor health. Also in the catalogs you can find outgoing modules controlled from a remote control; they operate on an electric drive. The child does not make any effort to lay out such a place to rest.
Corner
There is no need to adapt the corner models to suit your conditions or refuse to buy if it is “in the wrong direction”. Children's upholstered furniture is produced in 2 modifications:
- right corner;
- left corner.
Most often in the showroom there is one product item for a corner. Surely, the manufacturer offers both design options. These sofas usually have a dolphin layout - the bottom plane, as it were, emerges and fills the space of the corner up to a rectangle.
Corner sofa with a sleeping place, reminiscent of the design of a cheerful crocodile
Folding sofas
The transformation method is especially important for a small children's bedroom. The design of a small sofa in the nursery is not the most important criterion, although this is what children pay attention to. Parents are more likely to look at the price tag, dimensions and conversion of samples. They transform in length, others are more like a double chair - they move forward.
When choosing a folding sofa, special attention should be paid to the quality of the transformation mechanism, because this is the weakest point of this type of furniture
If the child is forced to lay out the sofa on his own, it is better to choose it in the sales area with the future owner. The method of transforming the sofa bed should be shown by the consultant, and the daughter or son should be repeated a couple of times to make sure it is comfortable.
Today, about 30 varieties of folding mechanisms for upholstered furniture are known. Not all of them are used in children's models. But there are those where one sofa turns out to be two full beds. Some have sleeping places next to or opposite, others fold out like two-story compartments.
Other types of children's upholstered furniture
A classic ottoman with a back is considered a universal choice for a student. This variety will organically fit into any interior. There is a place for it in any room - it is not burdened with redundant structural details.
Stylish ottoman with a soft back on a wooden frame
Designers have worked hard to improve the simplest model, a new proposal - "Eurotachta" (there is also "Eurosofa"). The new look has received an improved seat-forward layout, but there are also models that fold in half. These sofas are perfect for teenagers to sleep well. With high cushions, they are comfortable for watching TV, self-education at the laptop or needlework with knitting needles and reclining crochet.
Children's Eurosofa with bright upholstery - such furniture will definitely appeal to a girl of school age
The couch is another classic option that resembles a bed. An excellent model for a good rest for school-age children. This is a single bed model with a small backrest that merges into the headboard with low legs. Designers periodically return to well-forgotten classics, offering mixed options such as an ottoman or sofa sofa. They have a well balanced stiffness of the berth.
Children's sofa-couch with a folding berth
The sofa also belongs to the classics - a model that came to Europe from the Ottoman Empire. The main difference from the tough progenitor, which requires a large number of flat pillows, modern children's sofas of this type have an ergonomic plane, which is recommended for children with a slight curvature spine. Modern proposals - with or without transformation, the backrest reclines to accommodate the seat offset. There is often a niche for linen or drawers for clothes.
Turquoise sofa with a carriage coupler in the girl's room
Options for a girl and a boy
Structurally, a sofa for a son and for a daughter is no different; often it is just a different color of the upholstery or a characteristic pattern. Many boys are close to the nautical theme, especially when their parents often take them on vacation. The corresponding theme is often reflected in upholstered furniture:
- river transport;
- cruises and travel;
- cartoons about the underwater world and its inhabitants;
- exotic countries;
- pirate romance.
Pillows with anchors and a white wooden frame - a suitable option for a sofa for a nursery in a nautical style
Children of all ages are attracted by the interior in the style of a pirate's cockpit or "sea wolf". You should not refuse a child if he wants to call the bell, stand on the captain's bridge, look through binoculars, knock on the Morse code, turn a real steering wheel. All this can be added to the interior. It is easy to fulfill a childhood dream by purchasing a model on this topic, if it is within the means of the family budget.
Among inexpensive models, you can choose an interesting option with a convenient storage system.
Today you can find marine sofas for the smallest sailors in catalogs:
- "Katerok".
- "Dream".
- "Wave".
- "Ship".
- "Steamer".
- "Ship".
Children's ottoman-boat will be an excellent solution for a preschool boy's room
The design of multifunctional furniture for children gives a lot of space to parents who want to furnish their children's personal space on a given theme. In addition to the nautical theme, there are many other boyish options:
- Cars (beds and fold-out sofas for children).
- Airplanes and rockets.
- Space.
- Sport.
- Funny animals.
- Neutral children's furniture with themed upholstery.
- Favorite cartoon characters and superheroes from the world of cinema.
Spectacular designer models are not always offered with an exorbitant price tag, so do not rush to choose a sofa for your daughter. Childhood is fleeting, our "little princesses" deserve all the best, so you shouldn't deny them aesthetic things that are formed by impeccable taste.
Wooden sofa with drawers in the girl's room, decorated in Provence style
Such a purchase can be the equivalent of loving a baby. Girls often want a sofa with a "Little Mermaid", "Barbie" or "Bratz" image. Folding models can often be seen in catalogs, where a sofa bed for a girl looks like a cradle for a doll or a little princess.
Models for children of different sexes
If everything is clear with the gender differences of the models, but what will they choose when it comes to furnishing a room for heterosexual twins or weather girls? The best option is your favorite characters or animals. Some people love dogs or cats, others dream of a panda or a raccoon.
The sofa is able to play the role of a separate art object in the interior of a children's room
It is not necessary to fill up the room with soft toys on a given theme, it is better to buy children's sofas like "Dalmatians", "Fawn" or "Nemo Fish".
A great joy and consolation - a sofa toy, which is able to "revive" any boring design of a child's room. These can be sofas on the theme "Angry Birds" or "Masha and the Bear", today these models are full in the catalogs of children's furniture.
Sofas are produced with different color options and differing only in the theme of the upholstery - separately for boys and girls. There is also upholstered furniture on a general theme, which is structurally different - a good opportunity to originally furnish a room according to the zoning principle.
A solid dark blue sofa is a suitable option for a room of different-sex children
If babies are interested in indefinite ones, you can stop at simple models with "children's" upholstery colors. Favorite characters will appear - the children's room can be supplemented with themed stuffed toys and cushions with cute characters' faces.
When choosing a sofa, you should consult with children, letting them know that this furniture is intended only for them.
Today, there are many versatile models available that are comfortable for sleeping and playing for children. There are also utilitarian sofas - only for sitting (without a sleeping arrangement), and soft armchairs are transformed into full beds. The sofa, armchair and bed can be made on the popular theme - "Shrek", "Little Raccoon" or "Luntik".
Photo with a sofa in the interior of children's rooms of different formats
Children's furniture, on the one hand, should be aesthetic and emotional, on the other hand, it should not overload the child. A good choice of upholstery color can liven up a room or introduce some kind of disharmony. For the north side, warm shades are suitable to compensate for the lack of sunlight.
Teenagers tend to choose models with a more youthful look.
For southern windows, a "cold" palette is more suitable, which slightly balances the sense of self. Do not forget that at different ages children have their own color affections.
Light-colored models are less practical, but they do not “hide” the space like chocolate or brown sofas. On the contrary, light shades visually expand small rooms.
White sofa with drawers in a Scandinavian style children's room
The cartoon theme gives a positive, but this is not always good. The bright color of the upholstery should not excite the imagination of a toddler getting ready for bed. Therefore, it is worth weighing the pros and cons when buying upholstered furniture. A selection of good options with a photo will give a hint so as not to make mistakes when buying a children's sofa.
