To Spend or Not To Spend on Children’s Furniture and Pinterest Rooms?

That’s not even a question.

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Children’s rooms are so cute, but they are not meant to stay cute.

Everything you see in magazines or online (Pinterest, I’m looking at you) is just pure fantasy. Usually, a parent’s fantasy.

So, if you’re ever in doubt about spending money on children’s furniture, I hope you’ll make up your mind instantly and just don’t.

Don’t, because:

1. You don’t want your child’s room to have more furniture than free space.
2. The same oversized images from wallpapers and carpets will only get them bored in the long run.
3. You can invest the money in more valuable things like books, creative toys, and art supplies they’ll use to create their own replaceable decors.

If you think of it…

Children should spend as much time outdoors as possible. And when at home, they need space to move, jump, crawl or improvise constructions.

They need a space that fosters learning, which is a space you can adapt and adjust as you see fit.

A space where you can pretend you’re cooking or organizing a supermarket in the morning, only to clear it up and…