To not want toys brought into the lounge?

I can understand why you want a segregation of spaces with an entirely open-plan area.

Is the orangey set up as if adults would spend time in there too? Armchairs/sofas, a small tv etc? Making it more living room like might encourage them? Does it feel separate to the rest of the spaces?

It's not technically a conservatory because it is not a conservatory. At all.

It's a bit like comparing a shed with a garage just because they're both outbuildings.

We used to get around the toys everywhere in the areas we were trying to keep half tidy by having a big basket in the corner of the room. When the toy was finished with it went in the basket. At the end of the day the basket went upstairs, got emptied and then came back down ready for the next onslaught play time.

Honestly you're probably fighting a losing battle. They want to play in the main living area and not shut away in their bedroom. That's a good thing. I get the eye twitching about the mess but thats life with a kids. You're better finding a system for tidying it up than trying to stop but honestly that's probably also a losing battle.

yabvu. Kids just want to be around their parents so that’s also where toys will migrate. Just make them tidy up.

Can I see the orangery? Im nosy and never see one before but I’d definitely call mine that if I had one. Lovely word!

Just had to Google orangery 🙈

Sorry OP I agree with others you are being too upright. Its good for them to learn to tidy up after.

TIL I have an orangery! Does that mean I can get a butler now? Or do you have to wait for a wild one to visit the gardens and entice it in with a cucumber sandwich?

OP this is such a trite observation but they are only young once. In 10 years they won't even want to leave their bedrooms unless they are seeing friends, make the most of it. Chuck everything in a big box or bag at the end of the day and tip it out into the orangery ready for the next day.

An orangery is not a conservatory though?
Orangeries are proper rooms built with brick with lots of windows and a proper roof (which maybe glass)

In this case relevant as its not a freezing uninsulated conservatory, so is comfortable to play in

It's a type of room.

Play is their work OP, it’s how they learn and develop. Toys are the tools of their trade! It’s their home as much as it’s yours, and they need to be able to spread themselves out a bit. Can’t you just insist on a tidy-up routine before they get ready for bed? You can have your neat and calm adult space in the evening once they are asleep. And if you’re constantly skidding on toy cars, you need to look where you are going!

Is the orangery warm enough to play in all year round?

No. Orangeries are quite different to conservatories in that they’re more ‘room like’. They generally have flat solid roofs with a couple of large lanterns, and have more solid walls whilst still having lots of glazing. Much, much nicer than those dreadful conservatories of old.

It’s what they do and they don’t want to be doing it alone. Accept your home will be messy for a while. Playing helps them develop and grow. They need your input from time to time.

Yes, she’s chosen this term because it’s an orangey and NOT a conservatory. Takes two minutes to educate yourself on the difference.

Mine has a playroom - a room right next door to living room. And own bedroom.
He still plays 95% of the time in living room.

I think it’s fine. Around 7.30pm each evening we all have a tidy up. Dh and I help Ds tidy toys back into playroom but Ds has to help, and we tidy up anything else together at the same time ie tea cups, fold blankets etc. By 8pm we are upstairs sorting ds for bed and robot hoover on go in living room. Ds knows random left toys get eaten by hoover

I couldnt imagine "redirecting" little kids back to a playroom when they just want to play in what they have clearly sussed out is a family area 😭 it sounds like something out of a crap christmas movie where the kids end up with a mischievous nanny who finally gets the parents to unclench 🤣

Sorry I am too laughing at the repeated use of orangery Whatever happened to just a playroom?! Glass walls or not.

Anyway, it’s normal, just use it for storage and tidy the stuff back up at the end of the day. Kids want to be where the rest of the family are at that age. As long as it has a home out of the way when it’s finished with, I wouldn’t mind. Our playroom is great for storage but it doesn’t get played in much v the other rooms as it’s a bit out of the way of the ‘heart’ of the house.

Is this Mrs hinch 😆

Yabu

OK, I'll bite. What is an orangery? Do you really have a room with orange trees in it? Wow, I'm impressed.
I think most of us would call it a conservatory, or garden room perhaps - but you go for it 😀

I voted against the crowd here (YANBU). It's your house and I don't see why children shouldn't have rules - some rooms can be messy and some rooms have to be kept (relatively) tidy. I don't see anything wrong with that (though I shall probably now get told by the 84% you think YABU 😀).

Is this Mrs hinch 😆

Yabu

We used to live in a house with an orangery - it's the correct term for a conservatory type extension that has a proper roof on it. But we used to call it the sun room because people get all funny about orangery lol (as you can see here).

As for the actual issue - it's kind of sad if children can't play in their own home. And they probably do just want to be near you. But I get your annoyance at toys being left there to clutter it up.

How about just letting them bring in 1 or 2 toys at a time if they are playing with them. But they have to return those to the orangery or their bedroom before they bring more in. It's a good thing to encourage them to tidy up after themselves.

I know you won't think so now but there will be a time when you miss tripping over toys all the time. Is there room in the lounge to put a play table so that toys are off the floor?