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Future requirements of the child should be given due consideration while planning the bedroom
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Comfy setting: Children should be encouraged to be active and move around the room.
All the rooms in your home can be planned and designed once for all. However the children’s bedroom needs to be so planned that it can be easily metamorphosed as the children grow. Children are not children forever.
Their needs and requirements keep changing as they grow. Almost everything ranging from the cot to the desk needs to be replaced as the children grow.
So, the future requirements should be given due consideration while planning their bedroom.
While a baby-cot is the only furniture needed for an infant’s room, items like a desk, chair, shelf etc. might need to be added later. Also the cot itself might need to be replaced with a larger one.
Furniture apart, the room may have to accommodate a new child too!
Double role
So, sufficient space should be provided to accommodate all the future furniture requirements. Often, the bedroom is also a child’s play-area. Providing enough open floor space will serve this purpose. Foldable cots and chairs will be handy where there is a space crunch.
Privacy is not a key factor for such a bedroom. In fact, absolute privacy will make it difficult for you to monitor your children. However a calm environment is a pre-requisite for a peaceful study.
So this room needs to be sound-proof to the noise arising out of the other rooms.
Plain glass window panes will be suitable as they filter out the external noise and also provide only minimum privacy to the occupants of the room.
Encourage child
Planning for comfort in a children’s bedroom is akin to teaching them to grow lazy. The comfort-planning that applies to the master bedroom should not be implemented in this room. That does not mean that the room should be uncomfortable either.
The children should be encouraged to be active and move around the room.
This can be accomplished by adopting simple measures. Denying access to the cupboard and electric switches from the bed or the study desk will make the children move around frequently.
Providing a small writing desk will encourage them to set their books and accessories in order daily.
Right floor
The floor and the wall need to be specially planned for this bedroom. Marble floor will absorb colours and other liquids that may be spilled during play.
The floor may also be prone to accidental damage. Vitrified tiles are the most suitable flooring as they are easy to clean, maintain and replace.
The wall should accommodate all the charts and hangings that the child may need for his studies. It is wise to provide sufficient hooks for hanging all of them.
A black or white writing board on any of the walls will be useful for the children. They may use it either for solving problems or for writing reminders.
The following tips will help you plan the room better and make it safe:
Avoid electrical switchboards at a low level. Infants may accidentally touch them while playing.
Follow a theme within the room. Discuss with your children about the colours and patterns that they like. They will probably be interested in having it designed in their favourite character.
Have plenty of storage space, not only for clothes, but also for books and toys and stuffed animals.
Ensure the child is secure and happy in the new surroundings.
CHANDRASEKHAR YADAVILLI
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