Designing For Toddlers, Tweens and Teenagers

Toddler –  This space was created for twin toddler boys back in 2012 and has since been featured on Canadian House & Home and Elle Décor. Their bedroom is on the third floor of my client’s home in Riverdale. The space was configured following a renovation that transformed this level of their home.

We always design toddler’s rooms with plenty of free floor space. Kids want to play and having a spot that is big enough for both parents and kids to relax and play together is ideal. We used a second life area carpet to anchor the room – this carpet is very robust and will hide a multitude of spills and stains. The sofa provides a great place for a bedtime story. The fixed items in the room such as the bookcases, lighting, dresser and window coverings were designed to grow with the children. The walls are painted Farrow & Blue Skylight which provides a very ethereal glow.

The full portfolio for this home can be viewed here and the Canadian House & Home video can be viewed here.

Tweens – This tween’s room was designed as part of a second-floor renovation in my client’s Lytton Park home. It’s a compact room and so every inch of space was utilized well, and the storage installed provided a space for everything and kept the floor area free.

Tween’s still need good floor space, but they also want somewhere to hang out with friends, this bed was designed with a bench / bookcase at the end to provide a place to perch as well as hidden storage.

The bed itself has large storage drawers for bulkier items and the desk area provides a place for art and crafts as well as homework.

The full portfolio for this home can be viewed here and the Canadian House & Home video can be viewed here.

Tween Images below

Teenagers – Teenagers can have me quaking in my shoes, they know everything and are very style conscious. This room was a fabulous size and provided my lucky client’s daughter with closets and storage galore. We designed the space in mind so that the relaxing / sleeping end of the room was separate from the hang-out and study end. The low-profile queen bed, visually takes up less space than a standard height bed and the soft grey linen was beautiful with the blush walls and millwork.

The desk and dresser in this room have Cambria quartz countertops – this is a really practical option for a teenagers room – whether it’s make-up or art supply spills, a quartz countertop will take all in its stride.

The full portfolio for this home can be viewed here and the Canadian House & Home video can be viewed here.

Teenager images below.

Credits – Interior Design Gillian Gillies Interiors, Inc. Photography Tim McGhie.