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Fun things in a playroom

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Goosethemoose · 09/04/2022 10:49

What’s the coolest thing you’ve seen in a playroom/kids’ room IRL? Decorating new house, and there are lots of nice pictures on Houzz and Insta but not sure how many of them are realistic…!

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NuffSaidSam · 09/04/2022 10:52

I like those softplay sofas. But they are very expensive!

I've also seen some lovely fairy light arrangements.

Stath · 09/04/2022 12:19

Swings and a crash mat. Obviously depending on DC age and safety abilities (ligature risk etc).
My kids are older now with only DD 8 playing with toys (although her teen and adult siblings will join in) but if I had to design a playroom now I’d think about:

Clear floor space to make Lego/small world stuff

Lots of accessible shallow shelves so things don’t get lost.

Pegboard wall for storage and display.

Ladder system shelving that can easily fit a desk that can be height adjustable (cheap and practical)

Swings/hammocks

Good lighting.

Of the ceiling was high enough then a mezzanine platform.

Easy to clean floor.

Space and stuff to make dens.

Climbing handholds on a wall.

A kind of ‘serving hatch’ window for noseying what the DC are doing and chucking food in a la zoo feeding time.

Blackboard/whiteboard wall that’s magnetic.

A system of storing dressing up crap so it’s easy to find and put away.

Lego tape that sticks on walls and makes roads.

A housekeeper to clean all this shit up at the end of the day Smile

We have 5DC and, even though they all had different play interests, from experience this sort of stuff is what they all liked.

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