Plastic chest of drawers, expert advice on choosing

So that children's toys do not lie evenly in an apartment or house, you need a place to store. In order to save money, and also because of the ease of carrying, installation, storage, many parents choose a plastic chest of drawers for toys, because it is easier to bring from the store, you do not need to order delivery. Due to its light weight, it is safe for the child, as it will not be able to pin him down, cripple, like a wooden chest of drawers can do. Plastic is a synthetic material, which means that forests remain, which are considered natural wealth.

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Throwing toys on the floor is the kids' favorite pastime. But nobody likes to step on them: neither parents nor children. It hurts, it can cause injury, and the toys simply break under the weight of the human body. There is a need for a place to store toys.

There are many devices for storing toys, but they all have drawbacks.

box - holds a small number of objects, takes up a lot of space on the floor, is often used for other purposes (like a house or a hut), which quickly breaks;
a cardboard box is ugly and impractical. Cardboard easily wrinkles, tears, and the boxes look unpresentable and spoil the general appearance of the room. A small number of toys fit into it. On the sharp edges of the box, the child may damage his legs if it touches during active games;
fabric bag - textiles collect dust on themselves, but you just can’t wipe it, you have to remove the toys and wash the bag. It takes up a lot of space because it does not hold shape;
chests of wood - heavy and traumatic. To reduce the number of accidents that occur with children due to wooden dressers, they are recommended to be screwed to the wall with self-tapping screws, which spoils the wall covering. Wooden dressers are not mobile, it is difficult to bring them on your own, you have to order and pay for delivery.

Thus, a plastic chest of drawers designed for toys is the best option for storing a child’s treasures. It is easy to bring it from the store by car, rearrange it from place to place without spoiling the wall covering. O children’s toys, laid out on the floor, do not have to stumble or spread their legs. There will be no need to buy toys more often than planned because of their damage, because they will not be stepped on, and therefore they will break less often.

Color options

Choosing a plastic chest of drawers for toys, do not worry if you can choose the right color. They are made of plastic of any color, the material is easily amenable to coloring even at the manufacturing stage. This prevents the paint from peeling off the chest of drawers and the deterioration of appearance. The product will last a long time and retain its original appearance for a long time.

Plastic dressers are often decorated with paper stickers. They are attached to the chest of drawers and the front casement drawers. This allows the child to choose a design with his beloved hero of fairy tales or cartoons or come up with his own. It is enough to buy a plain chest of drawers and special stickers that the child will choose.

The stronger the chest of drawers will be pleasant to the owner, the more chances are that he will clean the toys on his own and without unnecessary reminders.

If the child does not have a separate room, and a storage place is already needed, there is plastic furniture that looks like wooden furniture. Such dressers are painted in neutral colors (white, beige, gray, brown) and will easily fit into any room interior. Most manufacturers offer chests of different colors of the same design. So the buyer has the opportunity to make a choice from the models he likes, and not just suitable in color.

Filling

Children's chest of drawers for toys is equipped with drawers, boxes from 3 to 6. Typically, the chest of drawers has 4-5 drawers. This is the optimal amount to fit in a lot of objects, and the chest of drawers remains stable. Boxes are made of plastic. They are light, which allows the child to open and close them on their own, without making significant efforts. If a child accidentally pulls out a box, he will not have to wait for help and call adults, he will be able to return it back. It teaches us to feel responsible for our actions, and develops independence.

The number of boxes depends on the needs of a particular family. If the number of toys is small, 2-3 boxes are enough. If you need to store a significant amount of items, it is wiser to buy a chest of drawers with 5-6 drawers. This will allow you to collect toys in one place, which will facilitate their search if necessary. But you need to explain to the child that you cannot hang on the dresser or try to move it yourself, since due to the large number of drawers the structure is not stable enough.

Shape and size

Game dressers do not have a standard size, as this depends on the number of drawers and the model of the dresser. But there are the most common options (height * width * depth):

100cm * 50cm * 40cm;
100cm * 40cm * 40cm;
60cm * 40cm * 40cm.

The size of the chest depends on the design, the number of drawers and the depth. For different models, sizes may vary by 5cm one way and the other. This must be taken into account when planning the room, before buying, so as not to get into an unpleasant situation. Chests of 3 and 5 drawers may be the same in parameters due to different depths of drawers. A chest of drawers with 3 deep drawers will be the same in height as with 5 shallow drawers. You just need to decide how many boxes, what depth the child needs.

The standard chest of drawers has the shape of a rectangle. But since dressers for children's toys, there should be more children's models. Such cabinets have decorations on top in the form of waves of various shapes or teeth.

Requirements for Children's Furniture

Children's furniture should be made of safe materials. The level of material safety depends on the recommended age of use of the item. Items labeled 0+ should be made entirely of food materials, as children of this age learn the world through their mouths. And what gets into your mouth should be safe.

Children's furniture made of plastic is usually made from non-food materials. This is done in order to reduce the final price of the goods. Therefore, you need to ensure that the child does not eat the details of the cabinet.

A children's locker should not have a large number of small parts that can be easily removed. Otherwise, the child may choke on them or suffocate if they get into the nasal passages. Therefore, the locks of the cabinet are made secret in those places where it is possible. This is especially true for fastening handles to drawers. They are made as strong as possible so that the child can not tear them.

For furniture intended for children, the presence of sharp protrusions and corners, glass inserts, metal furniture fittings is unacceptable. Plastic cabinets meet these requirements. They have a smooth shape and rounded corners, plastic soft fittings. They do not make glass inserts. It is heavy and plastic simply can not withstand the load. And the center of gravity will shift, and the structure will become unstable.

Selection rules

The choice of children's furniture should be approached especially responsibly, this applies to the health of the child. The safety of the cabinet must be assessed by the following parameters:

structural stability;
lack of sharp corners;
lack of extra decorative ledges and sharp elements;
accessories from plastic;
secret fastenings for assembly;
reliable fastening of handles and decorative details;
plastic quality (if possible).

If the dresser passed the check for these parameters, you must proceed to the following criteria. This is the look. First, a color scheme is determined that is suitable for the interior of the room. Rarely, when the choice is limited to one color. Usually these are several colors or shades of color. The final choice of color scheme is best left to the child, since it is for him to use the closet. If the child does not like the furniture, he will not willingly put toys there, which means difficulties and quarrels may arise on the basis of cleaning.

The choice of design, decoration, if possible, should be left to the child. This will increase the level of responsibility, because he will be able to choose furniture. And in the words that he does not like the closet, you can always recall that he chose it himself. This will teach you to make a choice, to be responsible for it.

The number of drawers and their depth should correspond to the tasks for which the cabinet is bought. If the child has a lot of small toys, a closet with a lot of shallow drawers is more suitable for him. In the case when you need to remove a small amount, but voluminous toys, it is better to purchase a cabinet with a small number of boxes. Let them be deep, then the toys will enter without difficulty.

A chest of drawers for toys will help to clean up the apartment, eliminating the need to search for toys throughout the house. They will stop breaking so quickly that they will save a large amount of finance for more pleasant and useful purchases.