7 steps towards creating an inspiring children’s room

Many Landfolk guests travel with kids, and in the process of choosing a holiday home to visit, it’s not surprising that finding a child-friendly house is more about what the pictures show than the label on the profile. So, if you want to make sure that your holiday home becomes a dream destination for the little ones (and the parents booking the getaway), you will hopefully find some inspiration in these tips from our own children’s room renovation in Skovsgaard.

1. Think from a child focused place

Kids and adults have different needs and preferences. When planning your transformation, it’s important to put yourself in the place of a child.

Here are some things you can ask yourself to get the ideas flowing:

• How would a child use this space?
• What would make the room feel like a place a child would want to spend time in?
• What interior elements would best support this?

2. Go treasure hunting in second hand shops

There is really no reason to spend a lot of money on a transformation when second hand shops present you with an abundance of treasures in the perfect size for a child. Look for things like tables and chairs, fun rugs, toys, lampshades, pictures for the walls, and decorative items. Explore Landfolk and find inspiration in how other hosts have decorated.

3. Choose child focused design

An essential part of decorating a children’s room is to choose things in the correct scale. It seems obvious, but is something that is often overlooked - especially in the setting of a holiday home. But this is an essential part of making the room appealing to kids.

Here are some things to consider:

• Get tables, chairs and stools in the correct size for children.
• Make sure that storage options are reachable for the kids so that they don’t need to ask for help getting things - giving them a sense of autonomy.
• Hang lights and other interactive pieces at a height where kids can turn the light on/off themselves.
• Include things that make it easy for them to clean up after themselves - maybe a basket or open storage for them to easily clean up the room after playtime.
• Ensure that there is a nice place with good lighting for reading or goodnight stories.

4. Create a room that invites play

When we receive feedback from families that have stayed in one of Landfolks holiday homes, the overwhelming majority say that homes that have toys, games, crayons and other things for their children to play with deserve a 5 out of 5 stars rating. So, if you have some toys that are not being used in your home, keeping a selection at your holiday home is a sure way to success with guests travelling with kids.

You can also:

• Go second hand shopping for toys and games.
• Let games and toys sit visibly in the children’s room, or keep them easily accessible.
• Curate your selection so that the objects look inviting and add to the overall aesthetic.

5. Play with colours

Paint is one of the easiest ways to transform a room, and the colour of the walls is just one of many ways to utilise paint. In the children’s room in Påøgård we went for the paint ‘Roots’ donated by File Under Pop as the base colour on the walls and radiators, and decorated the room with beautiful wood elements that complemented the bunk beds and dresser and the red, blue and green elements.

To create a sense of consistency, we painted the top of the wooden stools in the same colour as the walls, as well as the small coat rack – a small, but impactful way to create an atmosphere.

6. Always put safety first

Children are adventurous, and making sure that the safety of the room has been taken care of will undoubtedly give you a good feeling.

There are a few aspects that are especially important to keep in mind:

• If you have bunk beds, a proper railing should be high on your list of priorities. You’d be surprised to know how many bunk beds don’t have this, and many families with small children will simply choose to not book a holiday home unless the bed has a proper railing.
• Make sure that the toys in your holiday home are not broken and therefore have loose parts, sharp edges or in any other way could harm a child.
• Keep games and other toys that contain smaller parts than very young children could swallow, out of reach.

7. Create a soft and cosy environment for playtime

Children spend a lot of time on the floor playing, so to make sure that the space feels both comfortable and inviting, we have added a soft rug in the middle of the room. Textiles like blankets and pillows, or any other soft elements, are always welcome.

Feeling inspired?
Read more about how to transform the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen in your holiday home and apply to become a part of Landfolk.

Denmark's Nature Foundation x Landfolk

This renovation series is a part of the collaboration between Denmark's Nature Foundation and Landfolk. Landfolk has formed a non-profit partnership with Denmark's Nature Foundation to rent out their three holiday homes located at Nature Destination Skovsgaard with the purpose to preserve Danish nature and donate all income from bookings of the holiday homes to Denmark's Nature Foundation.

Read more about the collaboration here.

Nature conservation has deep roots in our culture and has been an important tool in the process of protecting landscapes, animals and plants, while simultaneously providing opportunities for unique nature experiences across Denmark.

Nature Destination Skovsgaard consists of 390 hectares of land, 250 hectares of which are set aside for nature conservation and wild grazing for cattle and wild horses - and the best part is that two of the three houses are located right in the middle of it. So be prepared to wake up in the morning to grazing cattle in the backyard or a herd of horses stopping by.