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MAKING YOUR LIVING ROOM KID-FRIENDLY

MAKING YOUR LIVING ROOM KID-FRIENDLYPhoto by Tatiana Syrikova

Originally Posted On: Making Your Living Room Kid-Friendly – Polly Jemima – Enchanted Pixie (thisenchantedpixie.org)

 

There’s a lot of fanfare going around right now about decorating styles when it comes to living rooms. From the rise of cottagecore and the decline of minimalism, there are so many interior decorating trends; it seems too many to keep up with.

For parents, the thoughts of overhauling a whole room purely for aesthetic purposes seems laughable. Instead of telling you how to decorate your living room, so you feel like you’re living in a Jane Austen novel, here are some tips on how to make your living room kid-friendly.

Easily wipeable surfaces

The amount of spillages that children can cause is unbelievable. You learn quickly not to give open-topped cups to the younger ones, and to be poised with a cloth as soon as the older ones get a hold of a drink.

Yet, no matter how hard you try, there will always be spillages you can’t stop. So, making sure you have easily wipeable surfaces, like marble top side tables rather than easily stainable wood, is a brilliant move as a parent.

If buying whole new tables seems like a lot, getting washable tablecloths or wipeable mats is a more cost-effective option.

Storage for toys

Kids derive untold pleasure from their toys. You can probably remember a particular toy you were glued to as a kid. These toys are great for distracting them, entertaining them, and… completely destroying the living room. How is so much mess created by such a small human?

Making sure you’ve got storage for these toys – whether cheap plastic boxes or elaborately hidden storage within furniture – is a must.

Some days, all you can manage is to chuck all the toys back into a box and stick it on a shelf. You know your kids will pull it all out again, and recarpet the room with tiny plastic cars.

Shelving

Kids can make anything into a toy. But some of your possessions you might not want being used as toys. Children do face one barrier you can exploit: they are really quite small. Putting those objects you want to be kept safe up on shelves they can’t reach is an easy solution.

When you have kids, it can sometimes feel like it’s their house instead of yours. They completely take over your life, but it’s important to remember that you live there too. There are things you’ll want on display in your living room, without fear that they will be broken if played with too hard.

Shelving should sort out these problems for you.

Who cares about gold-framed oil portraits when you have multiple kids’ needs to juggle? Finding a balance between your style and functionality can be difficult, but functionality should probably come first if you are struggling. By implementing these changes, you should have a living room that suits your kids, and in doing so, makes your life a bit easier. You can add the flamingo wallpaper later. Maybe a big round mirror.

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