Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
Meet the first heroes of our TV project "Home idea with IKEA". The family of four living in a two-room apartment has long been dreaming of a separate room for their children: a fourth-grader Karolis and a first-former Darius. IKEA interior designer Vaiva Klezienė is here to upgrade their room and make their back to school transition easier.
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
Lack of childish colours
Although one room in the apartment is dedicated to children, you would never guess it belongs to two little brothers. There is no colourful furniture or accessories that you would expect in the children's room. Dark-coloured wallpapers and a wardrobe that blocks the window are more relevant to grandmother's living room. All toys, books and drawings, as well as the kids themselves, are more likely to stay in parents' bedroom.
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
Kids grow faster than furniture
The chest of 5 drawers dating back to when the children were young, serves for a wardrobe. Formerly it was roomy enough to store all brothers' clothes, yet now their school uniforms can more often be found hanging on the door handle.
Other stuff shares space with parents' clothes, family albums and books in the old-fashioned storage combination, or goes to storage boxes on the floor. This often causes quarrels at home: none of the brothers wants to tidy up their room, because there is simply no place to put their toys neatly.
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
Sharing a desk with brother and flowerpots
The fourth-grader Karolis and first-former Darius share one desk and do their homework in rotation. They cannot study together, as the majority of their desk top is occupied by a computer and their mother's potted plants. Studying would be much easier, if the brothers had more space for schoolbooks and learning tools, as well as posture-improving, child-friendly chairs.
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
It's time to change
Although the room is quite large (16 square meters), it is oblong and makes furnishing a bit complicated. "I wanted to plan two separate areas for both children, without making the room look even longer," explains Vaiva. To stop brothers from fighting, now each of them has their own place for play, rest and storage. Even more, every piece of furniture in brothers' room is marked using their favourite colours: green for Karolis and blue for Darius.
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
For homework and more
By combining two MICKE desks (one with a longer table top and drawers for Karolis, and a compact one for Darius), Vaiva designed a comfortable workspot for both brothers. She also added two height adjustable ÖRFJÄLL children's desk chairs, a drawer unit on castors, and TROFAST wall storage over the desks. The BOLMEN step stool helps reaching the shelves easier.
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
Rethinking the walls
To make the most of the walls, Vaiva hung SKÅDIS pegboards with accessories above desks and next to the door. Now, there is enough space for backpacks, sportswear bags, water bottles, keys and other stuff the boys need when preparing for school. With every little thing in just one place, there is no need to look for everything in the morning while still rubbing the eyes.

"This height of the shelves is convenient now and can remain later,
when the boys grow up. I wanted the lasting interior that
will not become too childish even after several years."

Vaiva Klezienė, IKEA interior designer
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
Green is mine, blue is yours
Our interior designer chose paintable wallpapers to bring in some colours and divide the room into separate areas. The side of the room that belongs to Karolis is now green, and the Darius' side comes in light blue. The same two colours are also used to mark the FRITIDS/STUVA wardrobes, other cabinets, drawers and shelves.


 
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
Enough room for guests, play and rest
When two kids are sharing their room, a bunk bed or a bed frame with underbed are both great solutions. No matter which of them you will choose, both help save the floor space and leave more room for studying, playing and having fun. As the parents of Karolis and Darius were against bunk beds, Vaiva planned the room with two flexible SLÄKT bed frames with boxes on castors and pouffes underneath. Both can be used for storage or as side tables when playing checkers or chess (these are two favourite games of the little brothers).
Home idea with IKEA: new beginnings in the upgraded children's room
Making beds on their own
As this children's room also serves for a living room, the multifunctional SLÄKT furniture, besides their main function, can be used as coffee tables or additional seating. To keep the room neat and tidy for any time guests come, the boys are taught to start every day by making their beds, which means they need a place to store the beddings. Our interior designer suggested using one of the STUVA drawers. It is deep enough and the castors make it easier to pull out and push in again. When making the bed is an easy game, there is much more motivation to do that!


 

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MICKE, desk MICKE, desk

MICKE

Desk, white, 73x50 cm

49

MICKE, drawer unit on castors MICKE, drawer unit on castors

MICKE

Drawer unit on castors, white, 35x75 cm

59

MICKE, desk MICKE, desk

MICKE

Desk, white, 142x50 cm

99

VÄXBO, collage frame for 8 photos VÄXBO, collage frame for 8 photos
IKEA Family price

VÄXBO

Collage frame for 8 photos, white, 13x18 cm

Regular price: 8,99

6,99

SLÄKT, bed frame with slatted bed base SLÄKT, bed frame with slatted bed base

SLÄKT

Bed frame with slatted bed base, white, 90x200 cm

120

BOLMEN, step stool BOLMEN, step stool

BOLMEN

Step stool, white

5,99

TROFAST, storage box TROFAST, storage box
New lower price

TROFAST

Storage box, white, 42x30x10 cm

Old Price: 4
3
SKÅDIS, pegboard SKÅDIS, pegboard

SKÅDIS

Pegboard, white, 56x56 cm

12,99

STICKAT, bed pocket STICKAT, bed pocket

STICKAT

Bed pocket, black, 39x30 cm

3,99

SKÅDIS, container with lid SKÅDIS, container with lid

SKÅDIS

Container with lid, white

10/3 pack

SKÅDIS, hook SKÅDIS, hook

SKÅDIS

Hook, white

2/5 pack

SLÄKT, storage box with castors SLÄKT, storage box with castors

SLÄKT

Storage box with castors, white, 62x62x35 cm

55

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SLÄKT

Storage box with castors, white, 62x62x35 cm

55

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