Comments on: Cool space-saving kid rooms http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Adam Klimko http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1603527 Adam Klimko Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1603527 Nice to look at, utterly ridiculous as a design solution for adults, much less children.  My son's favorite toy is gravity - the chair would be immediately flung off its chair flinging platform until it was a handsome pile of  chrome and high-quality plastic.  Then he would delight in jumping on it from the jumping (nee flinging) platform, until he was a handsome (takes after dad) pile of flesh and viscera and chair parts. I wonder if the person who designed this has ever been in the same room with a child. Nice to look at, utterly ridiculous as a design solution for adults, much less children.  My son’s favorite toy is gravity – the chair would be immediately flung off its chair flinging platform until it was a handsome pile of  chrome and high-quality plastic.  Then he would delight in jumping on it from the jumping (nee flinging) platform, until he was a handsome (takes after dad) pile of flesh and viscera and chair parts. I wonder if the person who designed this has ever been in the same room with a child.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1600390 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1600390 In SF, children's bedrooms often come with shelves and a clothes rack already built in. Unfortunately no windows and they open off another bedroom. In SF, children’s bedrooms often come with shelves and a clothes rack already built in. Unfortunately no windows and they open off another bedroom.

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1600235 SamSam Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1600235 Anyone else notice that most of these rooms are still pretty darn big? Open floors, big tall ceilings. Any of these designers live in an actual city with expensive real estate? I'd love it if my kid's room was that big... Anyone else notice that most of these rooms are still pretty darn big? Open floors, big tall ceilings. Any of these designers live in an actual city with expensive real estate? I’d love it if my kid’s room was that big…

]]> By: Hardley http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1600199 Hardley Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1600199 My first thought was that I hope that the pole/newel post on the right side of the stairs is removable so when one's child become impaled on it you can easily lift him/her off in order to take him/her to casualty/ER to have the pole extracted. At least the slipped-while-getting-undressed story would have a ring of innocence (pardon the pun). My first thought was that I hope that the pole/newel post on the right side of the stairs is removable so when one’s child become impaled on it you can easily lift him/her off in order to take him/her to casualty/ER to have the pole extracted.
At least the slipped-while-getting-undressed story would have a ring of innocence (pardon the pun).

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1600154 Preston Sturges Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1600154 Yep, there it is, child sized.   Make it a US "full size mattress" (54x75) to be bigger than prison cell furnishings but still portable.  Yep, there it is, child sized.   Make it a US “full size mattress” (54×75) to be bigger than prison cell furnishings but still portable. 

]]> By: Jonathan Roberts http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1600055 Jonathan Roberts Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1600055 I don't like the desk up there at all - it wouldn't be too difficult for the chair to roll off, as there's no real barrier. We have a bed that has a lot of the same features, but the desk is underneath the bed. It also has drawers for stairs, so it holds quite a lot of clothes and toys. I don’t like the desk up there at all – it wouldn’t be too difficult for the chair to roll off, as there’s no real barrier. We have a bed that has a lot of the same features, but the desk is underneath the bed. It also has drawers for stairs, so it holds quite a lot of clothes and toys.

]]> By: Preston Sturges http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1600054 Preston Sturges Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1600054 That is very much something a design school student would come up with.  That is very much something a design school student would come up with. 

]]> By: SDurnin http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1599971 SDurnin Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1599971 Try keeping it clean. Try keeping it clean.

]]> By: Steve Bosman http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1599955 Steve Bosman Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1599955 Some very nice designs, but I find the lack of adequate safety rails disturbing - I'm pretty sure they are a legal requirement in the UK. Some very nice designs, but I find the lack of adequate safety rails disturbing – I’m pretty sure they are a legal requirement in the UK.

]]> By: JhmL http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1599927 JhmL Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1599927 You can keep Harry Potter down there.  You can keep Harry Potter down there. 

]]> By: cdh1971 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1599882 cdh1971 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1599882 I think I understand your point...but the bookshelf looks to be a good use of space and serves the equally (IMHO) important function of adding visual interest to the set-up.  I think I understand your point…but the bookshelf looks to be a good use of space and serves the equally (IMHO) important function of adding visual interest to the set-up. 

]]> By: pjcamp http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1599850 pjcamp Thu, 06 Dec 2012 05:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1599850 They sure aren't saving any space with that bookshelf. They sure aren’t saving any space with that bookshelf.

]]> By: sockdoll http://boingboing.net/2012/12/05/cool-space-saving-kid-rooms.html#comment-1599835 sockdoll Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=169374#comment-1599835 I like how the space under the bed itself is completely enclosed, with a convenient door. That is all. I like how the space under the bed itself is completely enclosed, with a convenient door.

That is all.

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