Kids' Furniture

From LoveToKnow Kids

As you decorate your kids' rooms, you will need to purchase kids' furniture. Kids need furniture made to their size with their needs in mind.

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Kids' Furniture

You may want to decorate your child’s bedroom and playroom with kid’s furniture. Your furniture choices can follow a chosen theme or be simple and basic. When buying kids’ furniture, you should find furniture that is sturdy and can survive your child’s rough play. You can find children’s furniture at many furniture stores, along with bedding and necessary accessories.

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Children's Beds

Every bedroom needs a bed. But what kind of bed should you buy your child?

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Bunk Beds

Bunk beds are very popular choices for siblings sharing a room or for the occasional sleepover. However, safety is an issue with bunk beds. Young children can be hurt from a fall from the top bunk. Additionally, you can expect some sort of rough play on the bed. For the sake of safety, the top bunk should be sturdy enough to hold the weight of multiple children. In addition, you need to expect your children to run up the ladder, jump from the ladder, and jump or fall from the top bunk. Children must be taught the proper use of bunk beds.

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Toddler Beds

As your child makes the transition out of a crib, you may be wondering whether to get him a toddler bed. Toddler beds are designed for children 18 months to 4 years old. Toddler beds use crib mattresses rather than standard mattresses. They are lower to the ground than standard beds and have a safety bar that can help keep your child from falling out of bed if they roll over.

Many toddler beds are in fun shapes like cars, fire engines, and animals. There are also princess beds for girls. This can make the transition from crib to bed a little easier on your child. However, many parents see toddler beds as an economical waste since they can only be used for a few years.

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Bedding

After you choose the bed for your child, you will have to choose the bedding. Many parents let their child pick the bedding for their bed and decorate the room around the theme of the bedding. You can even buy your bedding at the same time you buy your kid’s furniture. Popular themes for bedding include:

Animals/Jungle
Barbie
Bugs
Cartoon Characters
- Dora the Explorer
- Blue’s Clues
- Mickey and Friends
- Winnie the Pooh and Friends
Cars/Trains/Transportation
Dinosaurs
Dragons
Flowers/Leaves/Vines
Harry Potter
Moons/Stars/Astonomy
Princesses
Superheroes
- Spiderman
- Batman
- Superman

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Tables and Chairs

You may want to buy a child sized table and chairs set. Your child may benefit from having a perfectly sized table and chair set just for him. In addition, your nice furniture will benefit from your child having a spot to do arts and crafts and make a mess.

You can find tables and chairs at most children’s furniture stores, or search the internet for hand-made tables and chairs.

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Dressers

Dressers are an important purchase for a child’s bedroom. They provide storage for clothing and other items. In addition, it is important for a child's development to have a place to hide things in, a space that’s all his own.

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Safety and Dressers

Dressers must be sturdy and should have the option of being bolted to the wall. Many children pull out lower drawers to stand on to reach higher items. The last thing any parent wants is her child to be injured by a falling dresser.

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Storage Units

Every child’s bedroom and playroom needs plenty of storage for toys, games, and books. The type of storage is up to you. Popular choices include:

Bookshelves and other shelving options
Baskets
Buckets
Toy chests
Boxes with snap-able or closeable lids

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Safety and Toy Chests

There are several safety factors to consider when choosing a toy chest. These include:

Edges should be smooth and round.
Lid should be able to lock in the open position.
Box should be unable to tip or flip.
Box should not have hinges that pinch.

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Accessories

Acessories can make or break a child’s bedroom or playroom. They are the fun part of buying kids' furniture, the fun part of decorating a room. Accessories can be simple, following a basic color scheme or they can follow a chosen decorating theme.

There are themes for anything your child wants. And with some imagination, patience, and the help of a home improvement store like Home Depot or Lowes, you can decorate his room economically. Your child can have a great deal of say in choosing accessories, even more than in other types of kids’ furniture. Common accessories include: