Children's table and high chair: wooden, dining and other options, photo

Choosing furniture for a nursery is not an easy task. Parents are offered many modifications and options, among which it is so easy to get confused. For the baby, I want to choose the best option, because the right furniture determines not only comfort, but also health.

The need to purchase a child's table and chair arises when the child begins to sit

Variations of tables and chairs

When deciding what kind of children's table and chair is needed, it is worth understanding their varieties.

A table for creative works - is needed so that the child can do his artistic creations

Transformers

Transforming furniture is gaining popularity. Its lightness, modernity and compactness appeal to customers. Among the transformers, there are several options for a highchair with a table:

• Easel table. The surface of the table is an easel back or the easel is hidden under the table top. When using the first option, the table top is folded back, drawing supplies are located in a special box or stand. The second option is more convenient, because after installing the easel, children can continue to work at the table, the table top remains in place.
  

  A plastic easel table is suitable for a small child

• Table-bed. Options are possible when the bed is transformed into a table or vice versa. There are models in which the table top is part of the foot of the bed and unfolds regardless of the berth.
  

  Table-bed with a pull-out table top for a small children's room

• Feeding chairs. The transformer highchair easily folds out into the dining table for an older child.
  

  A significant advantage of such a chair is the ability to transform depending on the age of the child.

Desk

For parents of schoolchildren and preschoolers, it is better to purchase a desk for classes. Adjustable tabletop angle and height help maintain correct posture and vision. Additional functionality is represented by a lamp, drawers, a book holder.

A transforming desk complete with an adjustable chair will provide the child with a comfortable workplace for many years of schooling

Orthopedic furniture

To prevent problems with the spine, it is worth choosing an orthopedic set of children's furniture, the table and chair of which are equipped with additional elements to maintain correct posture.

Children's orthopedic chair with adjustable footrest

The classic orthopedic chair has a number of distinctive features:

• height adjustment;
• back shape that supports the spine;
• some models are supplemented with a footrest.

Special orthopedic chairs, which should only be purchased on the recommendation of a doctor, include: knee chair, saddle chair, balancing chair.

Other types of sets

Folding tables and chairs are also popular. Their use is convenient in small apartments, because after class they simply fold up and clean. A folding table with a high chair is more suitable for a kid, because a lesson with a small child rarely lasts longer than half an hour.

Folding furniture set does not take up much space when folded

There are often models of children's tables designed for two children. Particularly interesting is the version with a tabletop divided into two parts, each of which has its own height adjustment. It is convenient for parents of children of different ages.

A transforming desk with separate tabletops is an excellent solution for organizing a workplace for schoolchildren in a small room

Is there a table for every age?

Children quickly grow out of furniture. Recently purchased children's table and chair will become small in a few months. The consequences of exercising at such a table are unpleasant: curvature of the spine, pinching of the cervical vertebrae, circulatory disorders.

It is necessary to select furniture based on age, height and purpose. The first table and high chair is required for feeding the baby. For these purposes, you can purchase a transformer, since after six months the child will become cramped in a standard highchair.

For a baby aged 1-2 years, you need to organize a place for classes.

A child after a year will need a table for drawing, sculpting or appliqué

A children's table with a high chair, designed for classes, are made, as a rule, in soothing colors. Developing pictures and tasks can be applied on the surface of the countertop. Preference should be given to materials that are easy to clean.

A child over the age of five needs a table with a large enough surface where you can freely place an album, a set of colored pencils or a box of paints

It is recommended for a preschooler or schoolchild to buy a table and chair with height adjustment. This will eliminate the need to renew furniture annually after each growth spurt.

A growing table and chair is a great solution for a school-age child

The ideal option would be a desk, orthopedic chair. Before buying, the child should try to sit at the table. He has to spend a lot of time doing assignments, so the place for classes should be convenient.

It is important that the furniture is liked by the owner or hostess of the room.

Children, especially toddlers, often choose a bright object, sometimes with inappropriate characteristics. It is quite difficult for an adult to explain to a baby why the choice was made on a high-quality, but discreet, product. At such a moment, you need to collect all your patience and convey to the child what criteria in the purchase are the main ones. If possible, you can ask a consultant to help in this delicate situation. Do not underestimate the stubbornness of the baby, he may simply refuse to use furniture if he initially tuned in to another object.

Furniture decoration for boys and girls

In stores, there are many options for furniture designed for girls or boys. It is impossible to make a mistake when choosing: the items are decorated with images of princesses or heroes, and are designed in characteristic colors.

Pink or lilac color is a traditional choice for furniture in a girl's room

Parents of one child can only choose a children's table with a chair according to the child's taste. Moms and dads of same-sex children also do not experience difficulties with a choice. A large selection of double tables and desks, decorated in the same style, allows you to select them without difficulty. Models with a separate adjustable tabletop and transforming desks look especially interesting.

Blue, light blue or gray are best for boys

But parents of children of different sexes and different ages will have to carefully look for the best option. If each of the children has their own place to study, two separate tables can be purchased. But in the conditions of small apartments, as a rule, children study together. There are two ways to solve this problem:

1. If there is space for two tables, purchase the necessary items in duplicate. Many models are presented in two versions: for boys and for girls. Therefore, you can choose a highchair with a table from one model range for each child.
2. If space is limited, you can purchase a table or desk, designed in neutral colors, without drawings. Some shops offer a service of pasting furniture with colored film. You can order a two-color pasting of the table top.

The texture of natural wood is suitable for a child of any gender

Manufacturing material

The main materials for the manufacture of tables and chairs are plastic and wood. Each of them has a number of advantages and disadvantages.

Dressing table for a little girl made of combined materials

Plastic

For plastic, the following problems are characteristic:

• Insufficient strength. Manufacturers correct this drawback by using metal parts in places of the main load.
• The use of low-quality and harmful materials by unscrupulous manufacturers. You can identify high-quality plastic by smell. Products should not smell, especially have a strong unpleasant odor.

Plastic furniture is mainly produced for small children, whose low weight allows the use of such furniture

Plastic furniture has the following advantages:

• Lack of sensitivity to moisture, dielectric. Plastic products can be washed safely, they do not attract dust and do not accumulate dirt.
• Light weight. Some parents see this as a problem, since a small child can carry a favorite chair everywhere, turning it into a toy.
• Variety of shapes.

Set of plastic furniture for playroom of little girls

Wood

Wood remains a popular material due to its appearance and environmental friendliness. But for use in a nursery, it is not always suitable because of the massiveness, ease of mechanical damage. In addition, wooden furniture is much more expensive than plastic furniture.

Wooden chair-spruce, the position of the seats of which can be adjusted depending on the height of the child

Wooden furniture in the teenage room - the original design of the table legs allows you to adjust the height of the tabletop

Usually, parents are offered products made from a combination of several materials.

Selection of furniture by height

The size of the furniture should be adjusted according to the height of the child. A table that is too high or low will interfere with the child's concentration and reduce performance. According to the recommendations of SNiP, the following ratio of the height of the table (VST) and chair (BC) with the growth of the child has been established:

• For a baby up to 85 cm tall, the best option would be a table 34 cm high and a high chair 18 cm high.
• With a height of 85-100 cm, a WST is recommended - 40 cm, and VS - 22 cm.
• Children with a height of 100-115 cm are suitable for ВСТ 46 cm and ВС 26 cm.
• Schoolchildren with a height of 115-130 cm will feel comfortable at a desk with a height of 52 cm, VS - 30 cm.
• A 58 cm high children's table and a 34-high chair are suitable for children with a height of 130-145.
• Teenagers (height 145-160 cm) are recommended to work at a table with a height of 64 cm. Chair or chair height - 35 cm.

The choice of the height of the table and chair, depending on the age of the child

Video: Choosing a table and chair for a two-year-old child

Photo of a nursery with a table and a high chair in the interior

For the selection of furniture and its comparison, it is recommended to view photos of successful interior solutions in the nursery.