5 Kid-Friendly Living Room Design Ideas to Keep Your Home Uber Chic

How does a brick-and-mortar house become a cherished home? It is a journey that you take while creating enough memories with your lived experience in a house, it becomes a home. Well, these memories in most cases also included the joyous symphonies of a child’s laughter echoing in the hallways, or the drawings and stain marks on your fabric and rugs. While you might enjoy your child’s activities, you also want to be careful that your dream home including the living room doesn’t lose the reflection of your style and personality. 

This is where the need arises for having a kid-friendly living room. However, before you consult with your interior designers in Bangalore, you must do some research by yourself. Here are some tips to help you.

Durable Material is the Key

Whenever you buy a toy for your kid, you always check if it is strong and can sustain rough handling. So, a similar strategy should be applied when planning your living room design. You need to make sure that the area which is reachable to the kids can endure the activity level of the child, whether it's running, or jumping. The common things that you need to focus on here are the upholstery fabric, flooring, walls, and other items that are easily accessible to your kid. It is advisable to go with an industrial-grade fabric that can withstand wear and tear. Similarly, you need to get durable living room rugs that are not easily damaged. You also make sure that your living room wall designs do not have intricate patterns with soft edges that can be easily broken.

Easy Storage Solutions 

You might have built a remarkable kid’s room and designed a delightful play area with a kid-friendly environment. But you can trust me that your kid would still prefer to play with their toys in the living room. Once they get tired, they leave everything there. In fact, it happens in many cases that the small kids also want to study in the living room. As a result, the living room becomes the kid’s 2nd room. So, you need to have some smart and easy storage solutions in the living room such as enclosed storage bins, and storage under side tables and sofas to easily declutter your living room.

Safety is Paramount

One of the most important parameters to achieve a kid-friendly household is safety. So, you need to carefully plan your living room design, because once the design is done, thinking about safety will spoil the design. As for basics, you can ensure that your living room wall design is plain and does not have sharp edges. In fact, you need to follow the round-edge rule for every item placed in the living room. If you have living room floor tiles, you can cover it with soft yet durable rugs so that the kid does not get hurt while jumping or running. Almost every homeowner knows that having a living room wall painting can boost the aesthetic appeal of the sitting area. But, as a parent, you need to ensure that these paintings are unreachable to the kid. But, if you cannot ensure that, you should opt for paintings that do not have toxic paints.

Need for Multi-Functional Design 

No matter how small a space is, if kids see an opportunity to play, they will go ahead. This is why as a parent you need to have a multi-functional design for their living room. It will ensure that whatever items you have in your living room serve a dual purpose – decoration and functionality. For instance, a convertible sofa can help you not just boost your design but also provide additional space for child sleepovers. Similarly, getting a multi-coloured storage ottoman can be used both for storage as well as seating. Having such a functional design for your living room can provide enough open space in your living room, which can help you create spacious layouts for your kid to play and have fun without any hindrance.

Easy-to-Clean Living Room

When you have a kid at home, no matter how hard you try, your home is bound to get dirty – getting food stains on fabric and pencil drawings & finger marks on walls are a common thing. It is almost impossible to prevent these. So, whether it’s the living room floor tiles, walls or your centre table, you need to opt for such materials that are easy to clean. If you have gone with living room rugs to protect the flooring, make sure they are also easily washable. For parents who are fond of hanging different types of wall painting and photo frames, prioritize that they too are made of easy-to-clean materials.

Key Takeaways

Now that you are well-versed with these tips, it might not be difficult for you to get your home designed in a kid-friendly manner. However, if you are still in doubt and looking for some more interior designing ideas, feel free to get in touch with our team of home interior experts at Asense Interiors. We are not only experts in designing kid-friendly homes but all kinds of different design styles – from bohemian to minimalist.