Desperately in need of ideas for my kids' rooms
Hi all, we have been living in our home for 6 years now and it’s time to give my children (daughter 7 and son 6) rooms that reflect the little people they have become. My son even has a lovely violet wall that needs to go. I was going to start by choosing artwork but it’s super tricky to find something unique.w Any ideas are welcome on furniture, wall colours, cool shelving ideas. I’m super excited to see what creative ideas you clever people have.
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Desperate for Kitchen Design Ideas
Comments (22)Hi Belinda, thanks for letting me know about your daylight. That is really interesting - so the pool and garden - and a living and dining area - are to the east and south of the house, due to the orientation of the block no doubt, and the bedrooms are blocking off all the north light! I am guessing this means the house gets a lot of light from these windows in the morning until midday, when the sun swings past the bedrooms/bath/laundry which block afternoon sun unless these doors are open. Further, the kitchen is hemmed in on all 3 sides and really just faces due east - good because this is where the garden and pool are, but with little view to the south dining and living area, which presumably are used as more formal spaces. The good news is I don't think you would get much benefit from relocating the kitchen - I think it is in the best spot, kitchens are much better at being internal 'hubs' and linking to living areas - it is these living areas that we want to connect directly with outside. I do however have something else for you to think about longer term as a masterplan....and I am guessing here because I am not sure of the shape of your garden.....however next time your en-suite is due for a major renovation, you could relocate the main bed, w.i.r and ensuite across to the current south-facing living room and dining (or study). By doing this, you can create a complete open-plan east end to the house, and all living / dining areas would have direct garden and patio access and more importantly much more sunlight. The north-east corner would be part of this open-plan space and would need a new large window on the north wall. You could extend this wall slightly if funds permitted but this wouldn't be essential. There are both smaller and larger masterplan alternatives; for example a smaller option (for the masterplan) not involving any plumbing, is to swap bed 2 and 3 with the south living room/study area (blocking off the hallway area) and open up the north wall of the kitchen to look into this new formal north-facing living room - this could be quite fun and definitely would add more light to the house. However in the meantime good luck with the kitchen renovation, and look for images that show suspended overhead cabinets as a way of dealing with the raking ceiling!...See MoreHI, I need ideas for how to do my Rumpas/Living Room
Comments (9)Have you thought about wallpaper? feature walls? Our wallpaper peals on and peals off with easy. You can do it yourself without fuss or extra cost. We also custom make our designs to your chose of colour and size for free....See MoreKitchen makeover ideas desperately needed!
Comments (14)Your kitchen looks like it may be original with the house and has had a number of makeovers since it was built. It looks like a builders kitchen, and probably not the highest quality with hinges and runners starting to wear out at a guess. You can't apply a two-pack finish to old doors that have been painted (and repainted) before and expect a perfect finish. I wouldn't buy new doors and drawer fronts in such an old kitchen, but look at upgrading all of the knobs to handles and repainting to work with the materials and colours that you won't be changing, such as the benchtop and flooring. Many kitchens have a life span as things wear out and technology changes. All of the little jobs and upgrades that you have described will be fiddly and expensive due to the labour content. Don't waste too much of your money on upgrades to this old kitchen but save up for a new one. A well designed, new kitchen will make better use of the space, and be designed to give you the storage you need, and house the appliances that you want to make cooking a pleasure. Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls...See MoreDesperately need help with my old built in
Comments (4)This is a wardrobe system that has been put in after the home has been built. Hence the layers of carpet. If you really need the wardrobe, just remove the carpet, paint the doors. However if it is not good quality, I would suggest to remove the wardrobe structure, carpet etc. But be careful not to damage the existing cornice, that the wardrobe, butts up to. Then you can put in its place whatever you like. A brand new wardrobe system, or just a free standing hanging system....See More
Irene Morresey
6 years ago
jfi_studios
6 years agoWe have done a lot of children bedrooms over the years, and always recommend getting them involved. We worked closely with the children and always found they wanted a space to create or play which is a necessity. Wall hung shelves are a great way to display books or artwork and have them varied at different heights on the wall to make sure it is visually suitable for them more than adults as it is their room. I am a big fan of keeping the wall colours fairly neutral as this gives you flexibility in the future as their tastes mature (or add a feature wall paper). With this being said, focus on adding fun and colour through the accessories and artworks. See below for some ideas that we drew from in the past for the little ones we created rooms for:
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you need any further help in the actual selecting of items or colours as it does get tricky when the little ones have a clear idea of what they want in their head and we are happy to help at discounted rates. www.jfistudios.com.au
Sarah Sarah
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoStorage storage storage! Make sure you have enough storage....a place for everything otherwise their rooms can get cluttered and messy. My kids are now 17(g) and 13(b) and they still need heaps of storage even when all those toys are no longer in their rooms.
Neutral colour walls or one feature wall colour is best as they do change as they get older and want either a different colour wall so be prepared.
Desk for study or homework is always good.
My son has a loftbed from harvey norman (like in pic) which saves so much space. It has a pull out desk and cupboard underneath for clothes and storage shelves at the end.
Dont go for "themed" rooms at their age. You will find yourself redoing it in a year or two when they are suddenly not into batman or transformers anymore ha!
Most of all......involve them with some decisions and they will love being in the space even more.
good luck!
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KK1000
6 years agoI would just add to previous comments to paint walls in neutral colours like the ones below because kids change their mind every year and it’s to painful to repaint that often. Add their favourite colour in bed linen and rugs they are easy to replace and don’t buy anything to expensive or to precious . Add shelving and as large built in wardrobe you can fit in. I will post some photos of bed/ wardrobe combinations and desk/ wardrobe combinations.
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