In a home with babies and toddlers, it is seem a mess of toys. So, today we are going o discuss some expert, time and energy saving ways to organize toys in a living room! It may be your living room, baby room or the whole house where Legos are hurting your toes and dolls are crying every where. It can be any place in a home where a baby spends most of his time.
Organized place not only provides a comfortable space but also a refreshing look and manageable area to move around. So, today we are going to look forward for different ways to organize a living room, playing area and Toys basket.
Organize A Room With Too Many Toys
A room where your baby sleeps and plays must be clean and comfortable. Scattered toys and different things may lead to a serious injury for the baby. If you have more than one baby, you must have noticed a scattered toy area, toys every where and a room with so many toys.
Most of them are not even useable now, but they are here because of mis management and other reasons. It is important to organize a room with too many toys, even if your baby does not play there it should be easy to move around and find a thing if someone wants to.
To organize toys in a living room, there must be a place to store toys which are not functional at the time. So, a room for toys or under stair space should be enough for this purpose. Remember, an organization is best when it does not take a lot of space and make ease of access for everything to reach.
Use Your Baskets Well!
Bamboo baskets with storage space can be a good idea to store toys which are not in use currently. For example, if your baby is playing with Blocks or Legos now a days, you can store his cars and robots for some time. For this type of storage you can easily use your extra baskets.
Plastic storage boxes or baskets which are being used in home are good option. All you have to do is clean wash your basket or plastic storage box, dry them well and store toys in them properly. Plastic baskets are often very easy to store these things but they can be fragile to hold some weight. I personally recommend you to use organic baskets made from natural resources like bamboo poles banana leaves, date leaves and coconut leaves.
These baskets are not only strong enough to hold some weight but also they complement your decoration look very well. Although cleaning them can be a bit of task but it is better to compromise for time to clean than to compromise on looks. You know well!
Cabinets Can Be Your Best Friends!
In a living room with 2 babies, it is difficult to organize toys specially if they are active to play. That is a very good sign for baby’s health. But on the other hand, it can be hectic for some mothers to keep the living room ready for guests any time.
To solve this problem, I recommend you to use your living room cabinets in a creative way. For the unusual shaped toys, extra huge toys and different type of toys you can use your cabinets. Separate them according to toys’ types and space required with shelf separators or dividers and organize your toys there.
Cabinets: Cabinet space can be used differently like hanging cabinets can be installed temporarily, or you can use stands with baskets to use like cabinets.
Tilted Cabinets: They complement a living room very well, while occupying a very small space they can store a big amount of toys, stuffed animals and flowers and accessories.
Bins: If you have already installed cabinets in your living room, you can use foldable or stackable bins, plastic storage boxes painted with your baby’s favourite colours. Make sure these colours also complement your living room’s wall paint.
Try Ottoman To Organize Toys in A Living Room.
With a limited storage, Ottomans can be a good idea to organize toys in a living room as well as they complement living room a lot. A luxurious and premium solution for those who are looking forward to organize small amount of toys in a space.
Their square shape storage can provide you a free space to store and organize rough shaped toys. Or toys that have different shapes like cars, construction trucks, play dough boxes and like that. Although they have a very small storage, but you can easily hide toys which you do not want to make visible for the baby.
Dresser Placement!
Just like ottoman, a dresser also complements a living room. You can easily use dresser storage to hide the toys after baby is done playing. Also, it’s hidden storage makes easy for you to organize toys.
You only need to decide a proper placement for your dresser. Not only your living room, a dresser can also be a good idea for any room with a lot of toys. Make sure to adjust dresser storage away from baby’s hands.
Armoire Installation
If you have a cosy space and babies who plays with a lot of toys, congratulations! your problem is solved. You can go for an easy, sustainable and budget friendly solution to organize your toys in a living room. Install an Armoire in your living room with a complementing colour and there you go!
Now you can store and organize not only your toys but also extra accessories you own. All you have to do after an installation is using some creative ways to use that space. Play with colours and styles for storage bins, cabinets and Armoire stands to stand out in the crowd.
Window Seat and Sofa Storage Should be Considered
Your living room’s windows are most beautiful view of your home. But what if we use them creatively for different solutions. Like one stone and many birds! Interesting? right? Let’s dive into it. Install a window bench with storage. These storage boxes should be of different sizes so you can use them for different purposes. When your baby grows up and you do not need much space for toys, you can store your accessories here.
Same like window bench, you can install sofa storage boxes under your sofa seats. Table with cabinets and bed with Boxes to store things like that. For sofa storage boxes you can buy a special sofa with already installed a storage space, or you can DIY it with your sofa according to your own requirement. Use Your furniture for storage of extras in your home. This will result in a clean and sleek look of whole house.
De Clutter the Toys
Whenever you feel the need to organize toys in a living room or any other part of the home you should always consider it starting with de cluttering or cleaning. Make 3 partitions of your toys, One for playing every day, one for every now and then and one for donations. Remember the needy ones when you are organizing anything in your home. Prepare 3 storage containers for first decluttering.
First of All, separate the toys which your kid plays with every now and the, or they are too big for him to handle and you are waiting for his right age. Now, separate the toys which your baby never liked, used or not needed anymore in another box or cardboard cartoon. And keep it for donations. Now you have the toys which your kid plays with every day, arrange them in a manner to store properly.
Define Placement!
For example, one piece toys and similar or defined shape toys should be placed underneath. Like cars, house etc. For stuffed toys prepare walls, doors or hanging clips according to requirement. I mean for stuffed flower, you can use a tote bag to hang flowers behind the door. For stuffed animals, use your sofa and window benches accordingly. For small toys like minimal Blocks, re adjustable Legos prepare plastic transparent bags or shopping bags with proper closures to store. Once your baby get tired of playing with them, you can easily collect them in a bag and store them or hide them in any storage cabinet.
Portable Storage
For a small budget organization, You can try portable stands or trollies with different hanging baskets to store toys. But these portable stands are only best for daily useable toys. Use portable trolley for toys storage after baby is done playing. You can easily move them around for toy collection. You can educate and school your kid easily to clean after playing.
These portable stands are best for storing and displaying in a living room. They can handle a lot of mess easily. Mostly every shape of toys can be fixed here. Play with your creativity, so that your personality can mirror through your organization hacks. Their different vibrant colours always create a pleasant visual for visitors. It is very easy to keep them clean and maintain for a long time.
Clean up and Maintenance
It is crucial to keep a place clean to organize it for a long term. For toys organization it is more necessary to keep toys and it’s storage space clean to use them for a long time. Regularly check for any moist in the storage box area, if there is any dry it properly. When you de clutter your toys, make sure to clean them and then store them.
Stuffed toys need a proper cleaning and washing after every 2-3 weeks, because a baby is always throwing them on the floor. Make sure to read and follow the care instructions, cleaning instructions for the toys to clean them. If you use plastic containers or bins to store toys make sure to clean them every once in a while, use detergent and fragrant cleaners to clean them.
For daily using toys, clean them on the spot. A baby can put them in his mouth when you are not on guard. This can be very risky and unhygienic for your baby’s health. Maintain the organization by keeping every thing in place.
Frequently Asked Questions
Toys should be stored in an organized and easy to access way. So, when ever a baby needs them, he can easily reach them. If you are storing them for a long time, try using storage boxes and bins with lids.
Too many toys should be stored in a storage container, if a cosy space then under the bed, sofa and dresser. And if an open space is available, you can store them in an Armoire or cabinets.
A small house can be a great storage place. Storage cabinets under the bed, table and sofa is a good option. Wall mounted cabinets are friendly option to store anything.
Yes, very easily you can store and organize toys in a living room. Use pleasant colours for portable storage and organizer trollies for toys. Use window storage bench for further storage space.
Clean and De clutter toys. Make storage space by using baskets, storage bins with lids and storage boxes. Use already available storage cabinets in the living room to hide toys.
You can easily manage toys by organizing them in colourful portable trollies and organizers.
Also, use baskets with lids and containers with different colours and shapes.
