Varieties
There are several types of designs.
Wall-mounted
Due to this arrangement, these models will not clutter up the space and will provide maximum savings in usable space. Securely fixed shelves are safe and convenient enough to place toys, books, dolls, cars and other things. For a younger child, it is advisable to choose designs equipped with a side that protects against falling objects.
Floor-mounted
They are the most practical design, which can be easily moved to another place if necessary. Floor models can have a wide variety of configurations and perform different functions. Such storage systems are quite roomy and can withstand heavy loads.
The photo shows white floor shelves in the interior of a nursery for a newborn.
Open
They are considered the most versatile solution, due to which you can significantly transform the decor of a nursery, emphasize its style and give the space a certain airiness. The only downside of such products is their impracticality and frequent cleaning, due to the rapid accumulation of dust.
Closed
Such unusually functional shelves, due to the closed facades, help to maintain order in the room and provide systematic storage of a variety of items, such as clothes, books, toys, etc.
The photo shows a children’s room for two girls with closed shelves with glossy pink facades.
Shelves
These horizontal or vertical structures are very often installed in children’s rooms, as they competently organize the space and visually lighten it. Shelves are sometimes completed with partitions, drawers and boxes, pallets, back walls and various cabinets.
Combined
Products combined with a cabinet are especially useful when more space is needed to store children’s things. Due to such an additional module, it is possible to significantly expand the functionality of the nursery.
Built-in
Thanks to the built-in models, it is possible to rationally use every centimeter of the room. Shelves located in a niche are perfect for any purpose and undoubtedly become an original highlight of the entire room.
Materials
A wide variety of materials are used in the manufacture of shelves:
- Wooden.
- Metal.
- Plastic.
- Chipboard/MDF.
- Drywall.
- Glass.
The photo shows shelves made of plasterboard in the interior of a girl’s room.
Shape and size of shelves
Quite often in the design of the children’s room there is a set of shelves consisting of separate square modules. Such structures, due to their elegance and strict geometric proportions, are a pleasant addition to any design. In addition, the elements, in the form of squares, can be arranged in different ways, thereby achieving the desired composition. Compact small shelves will be an excellent option for creating a comfortable interior in a small room.
The most successful in saving free space in space are corner models, which are distinguished by a variety of design solutions. These shelves can be simple and laconic, have rounded edges, be symmetrical or complemented with side walls.
Design of interesting children’s shelves
In order to further emphasize the individuality of the interior of the nursery, choose interesting and original shelves made of environmentally friendly wood, plywood or chipboard, made in the form of cars, a car garage, a train, a rocket, a boat, a tree and more.
You can place bright interior accents due to models equipped with multi-colored lighting, small diode lamps or classic spotlights. By placing such structures above the sleeping area, you can also provide your child with a comfortable place to read before going to bed.
The photo shows a children’s wall shelf stylized as an airplane.
For older children, unusual, more solid products stylized as a semicircular sphere, spiral, ladder or, for example, models in the form of skateboards are suitable.
In the photo, a girl’s room has shelves in the form of a white cloud.
Also quite a fashionable and stylish solution are hanging open or closed shelves on ropes or strings attached to the wall or ceiling.
The photo shows house-shaped shelves in the interior of a children’s room for a girl.
Color
The most common option is white shelves, which harmoniously complement any stylistic solution for a children’s room and are advantageously combined with various shades. These products can blend in with the wall decoration or, on the contrary, create unusual contrasts. No less popular is the use of designs in blue tones, which have a positive, pacifying and calming effect.
The interior of a child’s room can be diluted with colored shelves in bright yellow, orange, red, green or other more saturated colors. Thus, it is possible to significantly enliven the nursery environment and create a truly rainbow atmosphere in it.
How to arrange in the room?
Popular places for placing shelves.
Above the bed
For safety reasons, it is not recommended to install too bulky structures and fill them with heavy objects above the child’s sleeping area. The best solution would be to use several lightweight shelves in an unusual design.
The photo shows over-bed shelves made of wood in the design of the children’s room.
Above the table
For convenient storage of school and office supplies, textbooks, books and other necessary things, shelves are often installed above the desk or computer table. Also, a stylish and roomy single-level, multi-level or corner console is sometimes hung above the work area, on which you can place various pictures, photo frames and other trinkets.
Near the window
Thanks to such furniture elements, located near the window or as a frame around the window opening, it is possible to achieve maximum savings in usable space, which is especially important in the design of small rooms. The window sill can be equipped with a low rack, complemented with a mattress, sofa cushions, thereby turning it into a cozy place to relax.
The photo shows the interior of a children’s room with shelves located under the window openings.
In the corner
Designs installed in the corner allow you to intelligently optimize space, save free meters and give the room a special functional practicality. Such models facilitate the rational placement of various necessary things, leaving them freely accessible.
In a niche
Shelves become a wonderful addition to a wall recess. The niche provides these products with the necessary support, which allows you to place heavier items on them.
What to put on the shelves?
Options for filling the shelves in the interior of a child’s room.
For books and textbooks
Such models, first of all, must be highly durable, reliable and withstand significant weight. Shelves or racks not only provide orderly storage of books and textbooks, but also, due to their beautiful design, form an exclusive and creative interior. Also quite often use narrow planks, which suggest placing books with the cover forward.
The photo shows narrow white bookshelves in a girl’s room.
For toys
For toys, open or closed structures are chosen, or racks are installed, supplemented with boxes, wicker baskets or plastic containers, which can be placed in sections in any order. The optimal solution for storing cars is a shelf with separate cells, each of which can easily accommodate a toy car.
For children’s things
Models equipped with hooks for clothes or a rod for hangers are considered a more functional and practical option. Such products are especially relevant in the design of a nursery for a newborn, where they are usually installed next to the changing table.
Under the TV
Such products can have a wide variety of designs and be made of any materials. Most often, wall-mounted models or shelving units are chosen for placing TV devices and other equipment.
Flowers, decor, crafts
Open shelves or closed structures with transparent facades will be an excellent option for visually demonstrating children’s crafts or various decor that does not need to be hidden.
Age features of choosing shelves
Several nuances for choosing:
- In a child’s room, it is recommended to install models with rounded outlines, without the use of mirrors and glass, to ensure maximum safety.
- Products for a schoolchild should be equipped with many sections in which it will be supposed to store school supplies.
- For a teenager’s room, deeper designs with strict shapes, in the form of squares, rectangles, minimalist narrow models or modern transforming shelves are best suited.
Ideas for shelves for girls
The traditional solution for a girl will be products in white, pink, raspberry, lilac or other beautiful and delicate tones. Various designer shelves will not only help organize a comfortable storage space for various items, but will also create a unique designer interior.
Since there are usually a lot of things in a little princess’s room, it is sometimes decorated with spacious shelves stylized as a castle or a house.
A selection of photos for boys
The main colors are green, light blue, blue, gray shades or subdued colors. For a boy, both a laconic model and products resembling a ship, airplane, car or fortress will be appropriate.
By using shelves and racks, you can achieve a neater look for the room and teach the boy to be tidy and responsible.
The photo shows a white open shelf above the bed in a teenage boy’s room.
Examples of design in different styles
The classic style is characterized by a presentable look of furniture, which is mainly made of natural wood. Such designs have graceful forms and symmetry, moldings, carved, forged parts and other graceful elements are often used as decoration. For the marine direction, lightweight models made of wood with a faded effect or products in white shades are appropriate.
In Provence style shelves are distinguished by natural execution, vintage design, light shades and decor, in the form of painting or decoupage.
