Taking full advantage of multi-functional furniture assures you of quality use of space more especially in your child’s room, writes Mary GATABAKI.
We are living in an age where space has become a luxury. With land getting scarce and limited, we have more apartments coming up as opposed to stand alone homes. Financially speaking, you are all required to fork out more for a home with bigger living and sleeping quarters. In many cases, many of us are still paying top dollar for spaces that can barely cater to our needs.
With that in mind, the use of multifunctional furniture is a good and innovative way of making use of space in your child’s room. It not only enhances efficiency but is most often than not, easier on the pocket. For instance, a child can have a bed that doubles up as a study and activity area and organized storage for clothes, books and toys.
Dual purpose
The two main benefits of multifunctional furniture are space efficiency and value for money. When buying furniture for your child, always list down the functions that the furniture can serve. The more the uses, the more the value you are getting for your money. For instance, when shopping for a crib, one that converts into a toddler bed has a dual purpose and will therefore save you some money in the long run.
Transitioning a child
The convertible cribs are more sustainable as it can serve your child for about four years, depending on how tall your child grows. Whereas the simple cribs that cannot be converted into a bed will only be usable for your child up until the age of two and a half years. This is the recommended age of transitioning a child from a cot to a toddler bed to aid in their developmental growth.
However, it is useful to note that children develop differently; with some maturing earlier than others. Even though a cot that converts into a bed costs more than one that does not you are buying as you make your purchasing decision.
Today, multifunctional furniture allows our children to enjoy furniture in ways that were not available to many of us while we were growing up. For example, a low funky activity table that is used by a toddler for a play activity such as doodling and modeling can convert to a dining area during meal times. This allows the child to eat from an ergonomically appropriate table, as opposed to our standard dining tables that are too high for them. It is also a fun spot where your child can enjoy educational and development enhancing activity.
Fun spot
The more fun and colorful the furniture, the more the child can relate to it therefore making educational activity more interesting. Another good example of multifunctional furniture is a trundle bed this is a bed that has another bed beneath it on caster wheels. This type of bed comes in handy during sleep overs or visits from family and friends. This enables your child to enjoy having company around while not cramping up their space. The trundle can be a large storage chest for toys; to be rolled out only while in use.
Other great examples of multifunctional furniture include bunk beds with storage and study hutches, storage beds and reading benches.
So why not save money in the long run and let your child enjoy luxuries that are now available in the market unlike before.