Designing an age-friendly living room that accommodates the shifting requirements of children is something of a challenge. You want something that is attractive yet still suitable for the day-to-day mess of family life. It is something that is suitable for adults to unwind, young children to play, and which they all adore being in.
By making some intelligent design decisions and sensible planning, it is possible to get your living room to develop with the children instead of in opposition to them.
Put Safety at the Core of Design
Start with the basics: safety. If the living room is to become a playground and relaxation room, make sure it is child-proofed. Fit corner bumpers on sharp-cornered items of furniture, and secure your TV and bookshelves to the wall to prevent anything from falling. Additionally, cordless blind windows are a good idea to prevent accidents, and applying child-proof materials to floors and furniture will help ease your mind.
A padded rug, apart from stifling slipping, makes a comfortable area both for play and being cosy with the kids at playtime.
Choose Durable and Practical Materials
Kids aren’t exactly the tidiest, so select materials that won’t begrudge being messy to an extent. Select stain-resistant materials on furniture and couches, and think of hard-wearing floors like laminate, tiles, or engineered wood floors. Your best friend is washable wall paint when smudgey little hand prints start showing up. Avoid anything too delicate. Pick pieces that you won’t be fretting over. Pieces with slipcovers are a lifesaver, too, when accidents happen.
Create Zones with the Potential to Evolve
Zone the living room with defined purposes. A room with a vibrant play mat is ideal for toys and games, and a reading corner with bookshelves and beanbags helps create reading time. An in-between zone with an inviting couch and coffee table helps the entire group meet during movie nights or board games.
Construct Innovative Storage Into the Room
Your best-kept secret in keeping the room neat is storage. Use toy boxes that move under the furniture, bookshelves that double as display racks, and chairs or benches with secret storage pockets. It keeps it all within reach without the room looking like the toy shop blew its top.
Final Thoughts
You can plan the living room that is comfortable for the whole family and still won’t compromise style. Through thinking ahead, it is achievable that the room turns out attractive, cosy, and flexible to the shifting demands of the family.
At Montdor Interior, interior design that is both highly functional and aesthetic is something that we excel in. Get in touch with us today and start designing the living room that your family will cherish for generations to come.