Classic is a traditional and calm environment, discreet colors and universal elegance. To prevent a classic-style children's room from seeming too grown-up and boring, you must not forget about bright, cheerful color accents.
A huge plus of classics is that they will never go out of fashion. This interior will not lose its relevance for many years. Classic is an extremely practical choice.
One of the main features of the classics is the gravity of all interior elements towards a certain conventional center. In bedrooms and children's rooms, this center is usually the bed, but it can also be a work desk or a fluffy carpet.
Color variations
The classic style is characterized by calm, elegant colors. Shades of white look especially elegant and noble - milky, pearl, ivory, beige or jasmine will set your child in a restrained, romantic mood. A good idea would be to dilute light shades with gray, brown, and olive.
When choosing a color scheme, you need to remember that the room is, after all, a child’s room - this means that adult, serious colors should be diluted with something more cheerful. Pastel shades of bright colors would be appropriate - soft yellow, light green, blue, mint. A combination of shades of white with pink, lavender or cream will fit perfectly into girls' rooms.
Colors that dilute the tranquility of the classics can also be bright. However, in the case of using bright colors, it is better to opt for noble and complex shades - deep turquoise, mustard yellow, peach, purple. Acid, flashy and too simple colors are contraindicated!
What materials can it be made from?
Depending on the purpose of the children's product, it can be made from:
- Natural solid wood.
- Plywood.
- Chipboard or MDF boards.
Also, foam rubber sheets, dermantin, oilcloth or thick fabric can be used as additional materials. High chairs for feeding babies are especially often covered with such fabric or oilcloth fabrics.
Sometimes children's furniture is covered with additional materials.
Naturally, it is better to create children's furniture from more expensive materials, the quality of which is higher. This is definitely a tree, and a hard one at that. But softer types of wood, such as pine, for example, are also suitable for a high chair and table for a child.
It is best to make children's furniture from natural wood.
But various other types of materials can be used along with them. Although, in this regard, there is an important recommendation - to take only those that can be checked for quality from the manufacturer itself. Only these have a standard certificate indicating that the materials do not emit toxic substances. Otherwise, during operation, toxic elements will constantly be released into the room, which will negatively affect the baby’s health.
Care should be taken to ensure that other materials do not release toxic substances.
Always remember that the cheaper the material, the higher the chances that it is of poor quality.
Children's furniture in classic style
Children's furniture in a classic style is almost no different from adults, but it should be a little less decorative than adult furniture. Varnish, gilding, carving and stucco will make cleaning much more difficult; furniture in the nursery should be more laconic in shape and safe for children.
Typically, classics can be either light or dark, woody tones. For the children's version of the classic style, it is better to opt for light shades - cream, white, milk, ivory.
In a classic-style nursery there must be a place for a comfortable bed, a bedside table, a table and chair for the work area, a chest of drawers or a closet. For girls' rooms, a dressing table and a soft pouf will be useful. To maintain the style, furniture must contain molded parts or their imitation.
Lighting
Lighting is the most important part of any interior, which allows you to build a logical and harmonious style. The central light is provided by a chandelier of classic design. It can have fabric lampshades or pendants made of crystal and decorative glass.
The lighting system in the classics can be multi-level. This means that in addition to the central chandelier, it is worth thinking about other, local light sources. One such source is lampshades on bedside tables or wall sconces.
We must not forget about high-quality lighting in the work and study areas! It helps preserve the child’s vision and performance.
A large number of local light sources of different levels and degrees of scattering will greatly complicate the interior, making it more stylish and sophisticated.
Decor and textiles
Furniture in a classic style is usually made in restrained shades. To prevent the room from looking too serious and grown-up, it is important to add color accents in relatively bright but noble colors. Such a color accent can be either part of the decoration (for example, a bright wall) or decorative elements.
A large fluffy carpet is a traditional classic piece of furniture. It will not only create a special coziness, but will also compositionally bring the room together.
Another important decorative element for classics is heavy curtains. They can be brocade or velvet, with tassels and elegant tiebacks. Classic curtains are usually placed above tulle, which is lighter and poorer in color.
We cannot forget the decor of the bed, often the central element of the room. Textiles in a classic interior are not only bedspreads, carpets and curtains, but also furniture upholstery. Thus, a high headboard, often decorated with carriage upholstery, looks great. In addition to the upholstery, a beautiful bedspread that falls to the floor and a large number of small pillows will look great on a classic-style bed. A canopy will also fit well into the classics - the object of dreams of many little princesses.
Materials and tools
Not all materials are suitable for making a folding chair that grows with the child. The product can be made from either plywood or treated wood. It is also possible to make a chair from solid wood, but it will be very bulky and heavy, which is inconvenient for the child. Therefore, plywood is still considered the best material.
For the racks you will need plywood of at least 22 millimeters, on the basis that each rack will use two blanks, which will subsequently be glued together. The seats, footrest and backrest can be made of 22 or 16 mm plywood.
The parts of the child's chair are fastened using hex bolts and furniture countersunk nuts.
The little humpbacked horse chair has only one significant defect - the high cost when purchasing a finished product.
A preliminary pattern of all elements is made on paper or thick cardboard.
It is important to consider that some elements of a chair for a child should be right and left, that is, “mirror” each other.
Children's room in a classic style for a boy
A children's room for a boy in a classic style will not be much different from an adult room. She will help instill taste in the young owner of the room, accustom him to order and discipline. The classics will help you immerse yourself in the adventurous atmosphere of the novels of Jules Verne. It will appeal to boys who are not alien to the romantic spirit. Classics instills interest in knowledge and develops imagination.
The walls in a boy's room can be plastered or painted. When decorating boys' rooms, it is customary to use slightly darker colors than in girls' rooms, for example, coffee, gray, chocolate. In general, boys' rooms usually use a little less decorative elements, the overall forms are a little more strict and laconic. However, it is important to remember that these recommendations are not a strict rule, but only an aesthetic guide.
Tools, hardware and materials
- 2 pcs. dimensions 6x70 mm,
- 2 pcs. size 6x50 mm.
- 2 pcs. 10x20 mm,
- 2 pcs. 10x12 mm.
To decorate the finished product you will need putty, primer, varnish or stain, and paint of the required color. Decorating elements are chosen at the discretion of the master. You can make the seat soft by upholstering it with foam rubber and decorating it with upholstery material on top. For very small children, it is better to upholster with leatherette or oilcloth to be able to clean the surfaces.
To make a growing chair for children you will need the following tools.
It is also necessary to first assess not only your capabilities, but also the availability of tools that you cannot do without during the work process.
Having prepared the pattern, materials and tools, you can safely begin to work.
Remember - work does not tolerate haste and fuss.
A properly made chair allows you to adjust the stand, seat and back in various combinations. Furniture manufacturers include at least 10-15 positions in a growing chair. When working independently, you must also focus on this figure.
Not all materials are suitable for making a folding chair that grows with the child.
An experienced craftsman knows that it is necessary to measure several times, weigh everything and only then cut.
The dimensions of the seat for a child are chosen independently and depend on his age and the calculated reserve.
Children's room in a classic style for a girl
Classics will help demonstrate the refined taste of the owner of the room, instill in the girl a taste and love for elegance. Delicate, light colors inherent in the classic style will set the grown-up princess in a dreamy and collected mood at the same time.
Wall decoration in a girl's nursery can be done with non-woven or paper wallpaper. Many girls like wallpaper with a delicate floral print. When choosing a floor, you should opt for wooden parquet or laminate.
Many girls will be delighted by such an element of a classic interior as a dressing table. Another decorative element that young nursery owners often dream of is a canopy over the bed made of noble brocade, or, on the contrary, made of light transparent tulle. On such a bed, the little princess will have the most magical dreams!
Popular models
The company’s “growing” chairs, such as Friend Kuzya, have proven themselves well, as well as the good “Little Humpbacked Horse”, Stokke, KidFix, Kotokota, and “Belmarco”. The main characteristics of the products of these companies are presented in the table.
| Manufacturer | Kuzya's friend | Little Humpbacked Horse | Stokke | KidFix | Kotokota | Belmarco |
| A country | Russia | Russia | Norway | Russia | Russia | Russia |
| Age, years | from six months | from 3 | from 3 | from six months | from six months | from six months |
| Material | Made from birch veneer and MDF boards with reduced formaldehyde resin content | Solid beech, birch plywood | Solid beech, oak, ash | Solid birch | Birch plywood | Birch plywood |
| Coating | Italian water-based paint, odorless and chemical-free | German water-based paints and varnishes | Non-toxic water based paint | Water based varnish | Water-based varnish with wax effect | Water based enamel |
| Safety | Large support area, no sharp corners, smooth coating | Large support area, Teflon coating on chair legs | Additional skids to prevent tipping backwards | Large support area | Large support area | Large support area |
| Warranty, years | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Back | Orthopedic | Orthopedic | Orthopedic | Orthopedic, double | Straight | Orthopedic |
| Maximum load, kg | 120 | up to 100 | up to 110 | up to 120 | up to 100 | up to 100 |
| Color | Wide range of colors | Wide range of colors | — | — | — | — |
| Price, rubles | from 3990 | from 8 000 | from 16 500 | from 7 000 | from 6 000 | from 5 500 |
The summary table will give parents a hint as to which is best to choose a growing chair for their child, because there are different models to suit every taste, color and budget.
Kuzya's friend
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KidFix
Kotokota
Stokke
Belmarco
Little Humpbacked Horse
Children's room in a classic style for two children
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