Kids Furniture

Because of the tipping hazard of dressers, many parents have eliminated bedroom furniture in children’s rooms. This may elevate the need for closet storage. Kids have so many clothes. You can keep the hanging bar in place and create space around it. Another option would be to cut two or three short bars, easily done with a pipe cutter, and make a multi-level hanging bar. An easy place to start would be to hang a fabric collapsible closet shelf system from the hanging bar to the shelf for things like socks, underwear, diapers, and pajamas. You can also build cubby-hole shelves up each side of the large bottom shelf.

Three-sided movable shelves that are easily moved around are also great for creating an extra level of storage on the large shelf. You can even invert the three-sided shelf and attach it with L-brackets to the top shelf, creating a hanging shelf for things that you want to keep out of reach, such as first-aid kits, games with a lot of pieces or children’s paints.

Smaller cubby-hole shelves are great for storing games and toys, extra batteries and keepsakes. You can create all kinds of storage while still leaving the bottom of the closet empty. Here you can keep a laundry basket, large stuffed animals, or build more shelves. Make sure that you do not place lamps or other lights that create heat inside of a child’s closet.

Thus, the importance of safety when selecting children’s bedroom furniture cannot be overemphasized. Parents must always be on the lookout for safety features which can include but are not limited to: sturdy construction, lead-free paint, anti-tipping kits, automatic drawer stops, and rounded edges, whenever bedroom furniture for kids are considered for purchase.  When coupled with the following actual costs and opportunity coSsts incurred when children are injured due to their bedroom furniture, responsible parents have more reasons to think twice before settling for second best in safety standards.

Medical Costs

No matter how a parent looks at it, the medical costs incurred in fatal and nonfatal injuries can be financially draining, whether these are due to unsafe and unstable children’s bedroom furniture or in other household items.

Economic Costs

Obviously, medical costs go hand in hand with economic costs. When the opportunity costs for lost productivity incurred by parents to attend to their children ($326 billion in lost wages and fringe benefits for all injuries across all ages) are factored in, the total economic costs of injuries at $406 billion can be overwhelming. However, when parents take the time to carefully consider safety features, child-friendly as they say, in children’s bedroom furniture, these medical and economic costs can be reduced and precious lives are spared from injury.

Emotional Costs

Indeed, children appear to be resilient against nonfatal unintentional injuries. In conclusion, always go for safety, durability and quality in children’s bedroom furniture.