7 Creative Ways to Store Toys in Your Home
These fun storage ideas will keep your children's playthings in order... and might even entice them to pack up toys
Finding it hard to get your children’s toys tidied up at the end of the day? Perhaps it’s time to rethink their storage with some playful ideas that look good and make it fun for your kids to take toys out and put them away again.
2. Hack a spice rack
For small toys and books, a few shelves with barriers are ideal, as the objects can be displayed without the risk of them toppling out.
Try customising or painting a spice rack, as they often have a rail to keep the jars in place. These ones have been spruced up in bright colours to suit the room.
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For small toys and books, a few shelves with barriers are ideal, as the objects can be displayed without the risk of them toppling out.
Try customising or painting a spice rack, as they often have a rail to keep the jars in place. These ones have been spruced up in bright colours to suit the room.
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3. Share your space
If you have the luxury of space, consider creating a play area that blends in with your living room or kitchen. In this double reception space, the owner has turned half of the room into a child-friendly zone.
The key to making this work is to tie in the storage design with the rest of the decor. The other half of the room is in a Scandi style, with soft colours similar to the ones used here.
It’s a great place for children to play during the day and then, in the evening, everything can be packed away to turn the living room into a calm, grown-up space.
If you have the luxury of space, consider creating a play area that blends in with your living room or kitchen. In this double reception space, the owner has turned half of the room into a child-friendly zone.
The key to making this work is to tie in the storage design with the rest of the decor. The other half of the room is in a Scandi style, with soft colours similar to the ones used here.
It’s a great place for children to play during the day and then, in the evening, everything can be packed away to turn the living room into a calm, grown-up space.
4. Play with colour
Have fun with children’s storage boxes by choosing colours that tie in with the room.
In this nursery, the designers have covered the wall with a brightly coloured mural, then used similar shades for the toy boxes below. By merging the two elements together like this, the storage and toys appear to be a three-dimensional aspect of the mural.
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Have fun with children’s storage boxes by choosing colours that tie in with the room.
In this nursery, the designers have covered the wall with a brightly coloured mural, then used similar shades for the toy boxes below. By merging the two elements together like this, the storage and toys appear to be a three-dimensional aspect of the mural.
How Do I… Store Toys in a Small Home?
5. Take a flight of fancy
If you’d like to get creative with your child’s toy storage, how about this fun idea? These planes are simple shelves with a few added extras – a propeller and wheels have turned them into fun machines, flying out of the deep blue wall.
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If you’d like to get creative with your child’s toy storage, how about this fun idea? These planes are simple shelves with a few added extras – a propeller and wheels have turned them into fun machines, flying out of the deep blue wall.
Browse more images of inspiring children’s rooms
6. Get creative
Turn a simple set of drawers into a fun item by painting a design on the front. These drawers are practical but plain, so the owner has perked them up by painting a mountain scene on the front.
This is a good idea if you don’t want to paint the whole piece of furniture. And if your art skills aren’t up to the challenge, there are plenty of stencils or adhesive decals you can use to help.
Turn a simple set of drawers into a fun item by painting a design on the front. These drawers are practical but plain, so the owner has perked them up by painting a mountain scene on the front.
This is a good idea if you don’t want to paint the whole piece of furniture. And if your art skills aren’t up to the challenge, there are plenty of stencils or adhesive decals you can use to help.
7. Put on a smile
There are so many practical and fun ideas in this kids’ playroom, including adjustable desks, mobile storage units and, best of all, some very happy drawers.
The designers have transformed the plain drawers simply by cutting face shapes into the fronts. If you’re reluctant to cut shapes out of your cabinets, you could create a similar look with stickers.
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There are so many practical and fun ideas in this kids’ playroom, including adjustable desks, mobile storage units and, best of all, some very happy drawers.
The designers have transformed the plain drawers simply by cutting face shapes into the fronts. If you’re reluctant to cut shapes out of your cabinets, you could create a similar look with stickers.
Tell us
Do you have any other creative ideas for storing toys? Share your tips in the Comments section below, like this story, save the images for inspiration, and join the conversation.
More
Are toys taking over your home? Call an interior designer or decorator near you for some customised ideas and storage solutions
If you want to make it easy for your child to access and put away their toys and books, try this clever idea. Wheels have been attached to the bottom of small storage boxes, which means they can easily be moved around the room.
The wheelie boxes have been built to fit beneath the wall cabinet, so they can be stowed away neatly when not in use.