Flooring in a children's room - a comparative review with photo examples of design. What kind of flooring did you choose for the nursery? Share your opinion with us! What to put on the floor in the nursery

When starting to renovate a children's room, the first question that arises is: “What is good for a child? What should you pay attention to when choosing flooring? What finishing materials are the most suitable, environmentally friendly, durable and healthy for children?

We will try to answer the most FAQ and help you choose the right flooring for your children's room.

So, the basic requirements for flooring for a nursery:

1) The floor in the nursery should be warm, children spend a fairly long period of time on the floor, and that is why it is very important that the floor is not cold.

2) The floor covering must be antistatic, hypoallergenic, and flame-retardant, so that children cannot start a fire.

3) It is important that the flooring in the children's room is not slippery.

4) The floor covering must be durable, wear-resistant and preferably easy to care for.

5) And most importantly, the floor in the nursery should not be boring, support the style of the interior and should definitely please your child.

Let's take a closer look at each type of flooring for children's rooms.

Carpet for a children's room

Carpet is a soft and warm floor covering for children's rooms. Carpet is perfect as a floor covering if your child is still a baby and is just learning to walk. When choosing a carpet, it is important to pay attention to its composition; it is best to choose carpet from natural materials, for example, made of wool, but such carpets are quite expensive.

Looking more white economical option carpet, for example, synthetic carpeting, it is important to choose options from high-quality coverings, preferably with antistatic characteristics and on a jute base.
It is important to remember that synthetic carpeting can cause an allergic reaction in children.

It is best to choose carpet with dense, short pile or a tight loop, as it is easier to clean. Long pile carpet is quite difficult to clean.

For children more older, it is better to choose hard floor coverings.

Carpet tiles for the nursery

Carpet tiles for a children's room are quite a new trend in flooring. In fact, this is the same carpet, only modular, that is, carpet cut into even squares with a side size of 50 cm. There are other sizes, but less often.

The convenience of carpet tiles is that they can be used to create an interesting pattern, paths, or various play areas on the floor.

Carpet tiles can easily be replaced in parts; if your child, while playing, has damaged a section of the floor, and it is not possible to wash or restore it, then you can easily replace some of the tiles with new ones.

Minus carpets that they hide it well small items, so be careful that your baby doesn’t accidentally eat something inedible from the floor.

Laminate flooring for the nursery

Hard flooring is good because it is easy to clean, does not cause allergies, and, as a rule, lasts longer than carpet.

Laminate for a children's room is also one of the solutions. Firstly, laminate can imitate almost any natural materials - stone, leather, wood. Secondly, laminate is more economical option than parquet, while laminate is often treated with special resins, which help to easily get rid of felt-tip pens and brilliant green - they can be washed off with alcohol.

High-quality laminate, has a fairly high strength, and is not afraid of scratches from cars and other toys.

The disadvantages of laminate are that it is still not a natural product, laminate cannot be restored and is afraid of water, but some types of laminate are impregnated water-repellent impregnation and can withstand water attack for up to 4-6 hours.

Natural flooring for a children's room - this is indisputable, The best decision. Let's look at the types of natural floors.

Parquet floor in the children's room

A packet board is a great option for a children's room. The parquet floor consists of natural wood, With top layer from hard trees - Oak, or exotic tree species, there are a great variety of them.

Parquet boards in a nursery are a warm, anti-allergenic, non-slip floor with high wear-resistant characteristics.

There is now a huge selection of parquet floors on the market from various manufacturers with a wide range of colors and tree species, and you can always choose the parquet floor that suits you. . A wooden floor in a nursery is one of the most durable and long-lasting flooring that you can choose for your child, because it is a natural product with antibacterial properties that can be restored.

Cork floor in the nursery

Traffic jam too good decision for a children's room, since cork is made from the bark of the cork tree, it is based on a 100% natural product. The cork is very soft, it is pleasant to walk on it barefoot, and at the same time it is quite resistant to impacts, scratches and other children's pranks.

Cork is a warm floor covering that is not afraid of moisture and is easy to clean. Cork flooring does not rot, does not lose color, and has bactericidal properties.

But cork floors have their drawbacks, firstly, cork floors are quite expensive, and they cannot be restored. Secondly, the traffic jam soft material, and collapses under the weight of the furniture legs.At the same time, cork is warmer than parquet.

Natural linoleum in a children's room

Natural linoleum is also an excellent option for a children's room, do not confuse natural linoleum and ordinary PVC linoleum, these are two completely different products in composition, the only thing they have in common is the word - linoleum.

Natural linoleum is a natural product consisting of wood flour on a jute basis, it is a 100% natural environmentally friendly product that has existed for more than a century, it is simply not very common in Russia among private citizens.

Natural linoleum for a children's room has many advantages; it is a hard, warm floor covering with bactericidal and antistatic properties, with a wide range of colors, perhaps the largest among other natural floor coverings.

Natural linoleum has a range of colors and patterns, from plain to rich multi-colored, you can use it to create unique patterns on the floor, or to zone a room.

Another advantage of natural linoleum is that it is very durable material, which is notit gets crushed by the legs of furniture, be it a table or a cabinet, and is not afraid of felt-tip pens or brilliant green, which can be easily washed off with a cleaner.

Marmoleum (natural linoleum) - is easily restored, it can be given varying degrees of matte using a special mastic.

The advantage of natural linoleum over cork or laminate is that it is resistant to heat, which is especially important if you have installed a “warm floor” system in your home.

And of course, the price of natural linoleum is pleasing, because it is a 100% natural, environmentally friendly product, which is an order of magnitude cheaper than parquet or solid wood.

Comparison table of flooring for children's rooms
Flooring	pros	Minuses
Carpet/Carpet tiles	A variety of colors, structures and textures of carpet surfaces; Versatility; Absorbs noise, muffles sounds; Does not release into the air harmful substances and does not cause allergies (but not all types) (keeps dust on its surface and does not allow it to rise); Easy to install; Wear resistance, maintains excellent performance over a long period of time appearance; Warm and soft floors add comfort and coziness to any room.	It is mandatory to secure this floor covering (you can slip on a loose piece); Poor quality dyeing (only cheap carpet): only the pile is dyed top part, so it quickly loses its attractive appearance; A vacuum cleaner is a must.
Laminate	Prices for laminate depend on its wear resistance, so you can easily choose the best option in the store; Installation is easier than other floor coverings; Compatible with warm floors; The top coating of the laminate will reliably protect the floor from scratches.	Laminate suffers from moisture, which causes it to swell and become lumpy; Inability to restore; Service life 7-10 years.
Cork	Good heat and sound insulation; Not afraid of water and does not rot, Chemically inert; Cork is not eaten by beetles, rodents or microorganisms.	Expensive ; Traces from the furniture remain; traces from a cabinet or even a bedside table do not disappear completely, but remind of themselves with a dent; The protective layer that covers the cork wears off over time. This means that the cork floor will have to be updated (remove the old varnish, re-coat it) or replace it.

A children's room is a multifunctional room where the baby plays, studies, and sleeps. When choosing flooring for a child's room, you need to pay attention to practicality, environmental friendliness of the material and its appearance.

Choosing flooring for a children's room

Before making a floor in a nursery, it is worth familiarizing yourself with the recommendations of experts who monitor children's health and development. In their opinion, the coating must meet the following parameters:

• do not cause allergic reactions;
• do not accumulate static voltage;
• not be fire hazardous or flammable.

Also, the floor in the children's room should be warm and beautiful. It is advisable to purchase durable material that is easy to clean and affordable.

To accurately determine which floor is best to install in a children's room, you should familiarize yourself in more detail with the materials that more or less fit the existing requirements. Such coverings are carpet, linoleum, laminate, parquet board, cork covering, PVC tiles.

Parquet board

Wooden flooring, in particular parquet, has always been considered the most the best option for residential premises. Advantages of the material:

• durability;
• heat resistance;
• resistance to mechanical damage;
• environmental friendliness.

Fits perfectly into any interior. Psychologists believe that ash parquet boards have a beneficial effect on the child’s psyche. The only disadvantage of coverage is the high cost.

The main advantage of laminate is its versatility color range. You can choose a coating similar to parquet or solid wood. If parents want to give the children's room a bright and elegant look, then a huge range of laminate tones and textures will contribute to this. Advantages of the material:

• impact resistance;
• resistance to deformation;
• ease of cleaning;
• antistatic;
• heat resistance.

- This is a budget floor covering, the cost of which is influenced by the class of material and the manufacturing technology of a particular sample.

Linoleum

The main advantage of linoleum is its cost-effectiveness. The material has a wide range of colors and many design solutions. Linoleum comes with or without a base. There are types of linoleum made from natural ingredients. In addition to other advantages, the material is easy to wash, clean and does not accumulate dust. Perfect for rooms with a “warm floor” system.

PVC tiles

PVC tiles are a worthy alternative to linoleum. The material has the properties of linoleum, has different sizes and color palette. Tiles are also laid in several ways:

• adhesive;
• using a locking system.

The second option is better suited for a children's room.

Note! The locking system makes it easy to install the tiles; as a result, in case of damage, the damaged fragment can be quickly and easily replaced.

One of the most environmentally friendly and useful coverings is cork flooring. Cork has bactericidal properties, which distinguishes it from other coatings. Advantages of the material:

• strength;
• sound insulation;
• heat resistance;
• antistatic;
• moisture resistance;
• softness;
• ease of cleaning.

Note! Cork floor – 100% suitable covering for a children's room, according to orthopedists. The elasticity of the material reduces the load on the skeleton of a child taking his first steps. But cork has a very high cost.

Carpet

Carpet, which is considered the most comfortable and warm covering, is perfect for installing a soft floor in a nursery. This material will allow the child to play on the floor long time, but only if the baby is not prone to allergic reactions. When choosing between natural and synthetic coatings, you must remember that synthetics can provoke an allergy attack. The disadvantage of carpet is that, compared to other coverings, it is difficult to clean and wash. To make cleaning easier and more accessible, you should choose short-pile carpet. Jute-based rugs are easy to clean. They are antistatic and not flammable.

Carpets with a plot image will look very beautiful. Cars, streets, nature, fairy tale characters, drawn on the surface, will not let the child get bored.

A new type of flooring polymer based(EVA) has properties similar to those of rubber: elasticity and softness.

Advantages of the material:

• resistance to low and high temperatures;
• mobility - assembled and disassembled like a puzzle;
• ease of cleaning;
• moisture resistance;
• durability.

The soft floor is easy to install. The tile has original design, which will not leave the baby indifferent. The downside is that the coating wears out quickly under heavy loads.

Coating color

There are no specific requirements for the color of flooring in a nursery. It is advisable, listening to the recommendations of doctors, not to choose white glossy surface or excessively bright colors. Such a floor will provide negative impact on the baby's psyche.

1. The most common mistake among caring parents is installing underfloor heating with electric heating in the children's room. Along with the possibility of spending a long time on the floor, they “give” unnecessary electromagnetic background, which is harmful to the child’s body.
2. When buying carpet for a child's room, you should keep in mind that a covering laid with one large carpet will make wet cleaning a difficult task. It is much better to lay carpet runners or a round rug in the center of the room.
3. Parquet floors do not like frequent wet cleaning. When exposed to moisture, it very quickly loses color and becomes deformed. According to hygiene requirements, wet cleaning in the baby's room must be done daily. Therefore, parquet is not the best the best choice for children's.

When choosing flooring for a baby’s room, you should not always pay attention to the cost of the material. A high price does not always guarantee that the purchased product will be environmentally friendly and highly durable and safe.

The safety and comfort of children is the first concern of parents. The floor usually raises the most questions: what kind of covering should I choose to make it warm, soft, but at the same time not collect dust? For now, the only option is a soft floor for children's rooms and EVA foam.

Soft floor in the nursery - comfortable and safe

What is it made of?

A soft floor for children's rooms is made from ethyl vinyl acetate copolymer - EVA or in the Russian version EVA. This copolymer foams, creating small bubbles in it, which provide softness, elasticity and heat-insulating properties. The technological processes for obtaining this material are not as important as its characteristics. The most important of them:

It turns out to be an almost ideal floor covering for a children's room, and experience of use confirms this. If we talk about small children, it is important for them that the surface of the soft floor is non-slip. On such a floor covering, they learn to crawl and then walk without any problems. Crawling children's legs and arms remain warm, and there are no red marks on the knees - the surface is elastic and at the same time non-rigid.

Children are not cold on the modular floor

The elasticity of the surface softens impacts well. Young children often fall, which worries parents. With a soft floor you don’t have to worry, as the shock-absorbing properties soften the impact much more. The degree of shock absorption depends on the thickness of the coating. It can be from 5 mm to 10 mm (the thicker, the softer, but density also matters).

Release form

Soft floors for children's rooms are produced in the form of modules different sizes. They are connected to each other using a lock - like a puzzle. The design features gave several other names to this floor covering: modular floor or warm puzzle floor. All this is a soft floor for the nursery.

Soft floor puzzle modules have different sizes:

The thickness of the mats may also differ: from 5 mm to 10 mm. There are a variety of colors - plain, wood, stone, with numbers, images of animals, flowers, with images of cartoon characters, with graphic designs. There are even ones with a fleecy covering reminiscent of carpet - different colors with different pile lengths. It is not suitable for small children, but for older ones it is easy. You can use the same coating in the hallway and other rooms.

How is it going

The modular elements of the soft floor in the nursery are connected using protrusions and recesses - locks. Combine the edges of the two modules, insert them into one another, and slightly stretch them to the sides. When laying the covering, pay attention that one of the corners looks like an arrow; try to lay the tiles so that these arrows are directed in one direction. This is especially important when assembling coatings with textured surface(there are grooves, wavy lines, and a rough, pimply upper part).

The soft modular floor can be laid on any flat surface. You don’t have to fasten it with anything - it hardly slips, but if you wish, you can fix it with double-sided tape. When used in gyms or other similar premises, the modules are glued with polymer glue.

The soft surface tiles come with an edge tape that covers the uneven edge. It just fits on the edge. This system has one drawback: curious little children always remove this tape when getting to the locks.

Care and operating experience

As we said earlier, the material does not accumulate static electricity, so dust does not stick to it. The soft floor for children's rooms is wiped with a damp cloth, you can use detergent for dishes. If such cleaning no longer helps, the rug is disassembled and washed in the bathroom, wait until the water drains (it is not absorbed), then reassembled. There is another possibility - to put a modular floor in the dishwasher and run a mode with a temperature no higher than 55°C.

The colors are durable, do not fade or fade for a long time. If we talk about colors, then yellow is the most visible dirt, but it is understandable - the lightest color.

Another nice feature of the soft modular coating: spilled liquids and oils are not absorbed into the pores and do not spread. They can be easily wiped with a dry cloth, after which no traces remain. Even pencils, paints, felt-tip pens and plasticine are removed without a trace - and no significant effort is required. Just do not use abrasive products (powders). They scratch the surface, worsening the properties of the coating.

Many parents worry whether small children will be able to bite off a piece of the coating. You can’t guarantee that they won’t taste it, but that’s for sure that they won’t bite it. You can try it yourself. The material is very elastic; if you manage to tear it, it will be with great difficulty.

Soft coverings for children's rooms are good not only for kids. For schoolchildren, you can choose neutral colors - they are available both for parquet and in the form of carpet. The comfort of such a floor is much higher than that of the same carpet. And its undoubted advantage is that it does not collect dust and is easy to clean.

Photos of different coatings

The desire of loving parents to make the nursery as comfortable and safe as possible for the child is unlikely to surprise anyone. The child spends almost all the time in the nursery while he is at home. And no matter how many upholstered furniture No matter how you furnish the room, the floor will still attract the baby. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the flooring. Not only appearance is important, but also material.

Types of flooring

Modern market finishing materials represented by many various types coverings for any interior. The main thing is not to get lost among this diversity and...

1. Laminate

A practical and aesthetic material that is often used to cover the floor in a nursery. This surface is made of natural wood, is installed quite simply. This is an environmentally friendly material, and therefore is perfect for a nursery.

The difference in colors (natural wood shades) and wood-like textures allows you to choose the right option for the design of any children's room. Suitable for use by children of different ages. If the child is in the room wearing socks, then it is best to purchase socks with anti-slip footprints. The noise characteristics of laminate flooring are low, so it is recommended to use a soundproofing underlay when laying it.

But in front of everyone positive qualities Well, laminate also has its disadvantages. The main one is interaction with liquids. Frequent wet cleaning and spills of various drinks and other liquids on the floor can render the material unusable in a short time.

The cost varies depending on the quality of the laminate flooring wood and the exterior covering. Acrylic resins in the manufacture of laminates are the safest for human health.

2. Linoleum

A more versatile material that can imitate absolutely any texture and be of any color. Suitable for children's rooms that are designed for children of different ages. Has poor sound insulation.

Flooring for children's rooms game rooms often made of linoleum, as it has a number of advantages:

• wear-resistant under the influence of a number of factors (wet cleaning, scratches, etc.);
• excellent noise and heat insulator;
• safe for use (if you choose quality material).

The cost can vary both from the thickness of the linoleum and from the quality of its execution. Low-quality material may have foreign odors that are toxic to both children and adults.

3. Parquet and parquet boards

Naturalness, environmental friendliness, appearance - these are the undeniable advantages that are necessary for covering children's floors. Suitable for children of all ages, even the youngest. who spend most of their time on the floor. At making the right choice wood processing can last for a long time even with frequent wet cleaning.

The cost of such a coating is usually higher than other materials, since parquet consists of natural wood and has special processing methods. Laying the covering, although it takes longer, is considered suitable for a child’s room the best option. Also, this coating absorbs steps well and has high noise insulation.

When choosing parquet flooring for a children's room, safety is ensured against allergic reactions to various components of other coatings. Parquet also has good thermal insulation properties. A non-glossy varnish coating will make it safer and prevent slipping.

Paint has both pros and cons. Among the positive qualities, we can note the practicality of use, the choice of any color, degree of gloss or matte.

The disadvantage is the difficulty of creating a floor, since a perfectly flat surface is required, which must be carefully prepared in advance. Quality is also often an issue. paint and varnish material. More budget options may release toxins long after the paint is applied.

Painted floors do not have soundproofing qualities. Walk on slippery floor It is unsafe if you are wearing ordinary socks without marks. At the same time, this is a cold and uncomfortable surface that will definitely not please the child. Usually, in rooms with painted floors, carpets are used, which add coziness and comfort.

5. Other types

Other, more exotic types of flooring are also becoming popular. This is a cork covering, a solid board,