Create a room that still gives your son space to play.
Decorating and arranging furniture within tight quarters can present challenges, but you can still create a functional, yet stylish space within a very small boys' room by making a few adjustments. All children need space and a comfortable living environment regardless of whether they are babies, toddlers or big boys. Ask for help when arranging your son's room and consider leaving out certain furnishings that take up too much space. Your child still needs room to maneuver around the room and play.
Instructions
1. Draw your son's floor plan several times and include furniture that you want to feature in the room within your sketches. This just helps you take note of the location of the door, window and closet along with getting a feel for the room and figuring out what may or may not work. Sometimes beds and cribs are best positioned up against the largest wall within the room.
2. Place the largest piece of the furniture -- likely the bed -- in the room first and move it around a few times until you find a space that provides the most room for other furniture. Look at your sketches to help you decide where to place the bed. Select a location that provides enough room to open the door fully and have access in and out of the room. Make sure there is plenty of walking space around the closet also. It's OK to place the bed up against a window if doing this provides the most space within the room; however, do not place the crib under a window.
3. Place one dresser up against the opposite wall of the bed so there is plenty of space between the bed and dresser. You can also place the dresser on the wall next to the bed if this location provides the most room. Place the dresser in the closet if the room lacks space, but the closet is large.
4. Set a toy box for your son's toys up against one of the walls within the room. If the room is very tiny, you can also place his toys in labeled bins and push these under the bed. He can bring the toys out when he wants to play and put them away by sliding the bins back under the bed.
5. Place a tall lamp in one corner of the room. Using a tall lamp saves space because there is no need to place lamps on dressers, night stands or additional furniture, since tall lamps stand on their own and take up little space.
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