Vertical Limit: Making Room For Great Play Spaces
When you want to make a fantastic play space for your children but are limited in space, it can be hard to know what to do. Good design—especially for children—considers not only aesthetics but function.
Though we want to create a "prepared environment" as Maria Montessori would call it, an environment that teaches and encourages self-sufficiency, sometimes having everything down and accessible and eye-level to our kids just isn't possible. Plus we want the flexibility of keeping things like art supplies and games (with those eensy teensy pieces) up high for a reason.
Thinking of the vertical space available to us can solve many problems. Not only does this allow for more floor space, but it can create a digestible center of play that keeps us sane while improving our kids' play. Remember to keep the lesser-used toys up high, become best friends with accessible bins, and that even the most simple vertical project like this chalkboard wall can create nothing less than (upward-bound) magic.
Though we want to create a "prepared environment" as Maria Montessori would call it, an environment that teaches and encourages self-sufficiency, sometimes having everything down and accessible and eye-level to our kids just isn't possible. Plus we want the flexibility of keeping things like art supplies and games (with those eensy teensy pieces) up high for a reason.
Thinking of the vertical space available to us can solve many problems. Not only does this allow for more floor space, but it can create a digestible center of play that keeps us sane while improving our kids' play. Remember to keep the lesser-used toys up high, become best friends with accessible bins, and that even the most simple vertical project like this chalkboard wall can create nothing less than (upward-bound) magic.
Making use of vertical space in a sleek and modern style, this is a photo that I personally adore—proving that children and adults really can aesthetically coexist.
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