As your child grows up, it’s inevitable that you’re going to buy them lots of toys. Soft toys, costumes, model cars, the list just goes on and on. And, as the amount of toys you buy begins to pile up, so does the clutter in your living room. Therefore, good storage space can prove vital.
This blog will provide some great ideas for how to organise your living room in a clutter free, orderly fashion.
Why Toy Storage is Essential for a Clutter-Free Living Room
- Keeps your room clean: A good amount of storage can ensure that your room is kept clean and tidy.
- Promotes Organisation: Your child will notice you putting their toys away after they’ve played with them, and after some time, they may begin doing it themselves with the right teaching. This allows them to foster responsibility traits that could benefit them in the future.
- Safety: Toys scattered around on the floor can become trip hazards for your kids which are ,obviously, dangerous. Tidying up the living room and putting these hazards away makes the room much safer.
- Less Stress: The more clutter on the floor, the more likely it is for you to get stressed and unhappy. The more tidy your living room is, therefore, the less stressed you and your children are.
- Protects toys: When your child’s toys are safely put away, they will be much less likely to be broken by stepping on them.
- More space: With a clean living room, you and your child have much more space to play with their toys and games, which maximizes the fun of playing.
Smart toy storage ideas for the living room
To help you tidy up your living room in the best possible way, here are some smart pieces of furniture to help you do this:
Stackable Wooden Storage Boxes
Stackable wooden storage boxes are just wooden boxes that can be put on top of each other from the smallest at the top to the largest at the bottom, rather like a pyramid. In this way, you can store your child’s toys in a convenient and aesthetic way.
Colourful toy storage shelves with removable bins
These shelves are similar to the “clearance” shelves in a shoe shop. They are convenient when putting things in and taking them out. Children will love them as they are bright, colourful, and attractive with a range of enticing colors to choose from.
Wooden toy storage boxes that double as seating
These storage boxes serve two purposes: as a storage box, and a comfortable chair. You can take the lid of the chair/box off and put toys and games in it. A lot of these storage boxes are comfy and made from fabrics, so you don’t have to sit on a hard, uncomfortable surface.
Lightweight and Stackable Plastic Storage Boxes
Similar to wooden plastic storage boxes, their lightweight, plastic counterparts serve exactly the same purpose in being able to be stacked in a tower for convenience. However, in terms of interior design, and making your living room look as nice as possible, wooden stackable storage boxes are more recommended.
Activity Tables with Built-In Storage Compartments
These tables are convenient, organised, and contain fun accessories. For example, activity tables often come with a LEGO baseplate on which your child can build and play with their LEGO sets. Also, some activity tables have a blackboard that can be placed in the baseplate’s position, so your child can draw pictures and write sentences. Finally, when playtime is over, and it’s time to put away the toys, they can easily be slotted into the spacious compartments underneath the table. It’s systematic, yet simple and it could be perfect for keeping your living room clean and organised.
How to Match your Toy Storage with Your Living Room Decor
Here are some helpful tips for matching your toy storage product with the items already in your living room.
- Match the colour of the storage with the other things in your living room
- Go for storage methods that serve two purposes (e.g. the storage box that can also be used as a chair)
- Choose products of different materials such as cloth or woven materials
- Generally opt for storage options that have closing doors to hide the toys.
Tips to Keep Your Living Room Stylish Yet Kid-Friendly
There are many ways to make your living room as contemporary as possible, as well as making it totally safe for you and your child. Here are some of them:
- Try to buy pieces of furniture with rounded edges that are safe and pleasing to look at
- Stick with a neutral colour palette; colours that are too bright will pop in an unpleasant way, whereas more muted colours tend to blend in more.
- Go with the tips about toy storage before, so your living room will always look clean and tidy
- Make sure to keep delicate items at a safe height away from children.
- Let your child make decisions about what colour something might be, so they accept the design and show respect to it.
Final Thoughts:
All the tips given today will no doubt help you on your way to creating a blissful, perfect living room. Today, we’ve discussed many things, from toy storage methods, to how to keep your living room feel safe and secure. I hope your living room will feel much more comfortable and peaceful after reading this blog.
Time to start designing!
