Designing your very own home allows your artistic creative juices to flow. Aside from that, it is also a great opportunity to bond with your family and kids. You can ask them for suggestions and to join you in working on a DIY project. Who doesn’t love to create something new for their home?
Who says that innovating homes is only applicable to new ones? Who says that innovating your home means tossing ideas you might love? Below are some home innovations that are suitable for families with kids and why you should invest time and effort in the planning stage to get the result you’re hoping for.
Keep Your Home Safe By Adding An Element Of Security
The use of security systems does more than ad security at home. It also provides peace of mind to families. With the latest technologies you can easily connect the security system to your mobile phones, meaning that you can access and check the system anytime and anywhere.
Some systems actually go beyond having a security and add features such as the owners’ ability to lock and unlock doors. Other systems can track activities and movement via security cameras. This is really a good investment especially for families. Parents can peacefully work or travel knowing that they can check on their kids and the house anytime and anywhere they want.
Make An Interactive Room For Kids
Let’s admit it, kids nowadays love gadgets and anything related to technology. What better way to make your kids happy while filtering the type of games, cartoons and movies they have access to. You can provide them their very own interactive room. In here, you can set up a game console that you can be used for a certain number of hours per day. You can also add educational elements that the kids can watch as a family.
Choose The Perfect Types of furniture At Home
Choosing the perfect pieces of furniture is important. You have to take into consideration their protection without sacrificing your home decor. It is best to look for design inspirations like Michael Reeves Design, where it showcases different residential designs and furniture collections. Centered By Design, on the other hand, talks about interior designing and styling. By browsing some of these inspirations you’ll have a lot of ideas on how to maximize your space and innovate your furniture for you and the kids’ enjoyment and fulfillment!
Have a Home Library
A home library doesn’t necessarily have to be huge. What matters is that even at such a young age, you can train your kids the value of reading books. It’s a great way to instill a habit that they can continue doing as they grow older and reading will help them along the way. This is also where creativity comes in, where learning vocabulary starts, and where imaginations and aspirations begins. How to innovate it? Create a process or an activity where it can interest them to try reading. Create home book clubs and set up reading nooks to encourage reading for all.
Invest In A Comfortable Bed
A proper sleep is not just important for kids but for parents as well. One thing that is often taken for granted is the choice of a comfortable bed at home. Did you know that there are sleep specialist beds? This is best for parents and kids who are having a hard time sleeping at night. While there are also some which offer cooling effect due to nanotechnology added to the bed which is particularly best for places with humid temperatures.
Innovate Food
Okay, I know food has nothing to do with home decorations but since we’re talking about kids, let’s just use this as an addition. (wink). A common household problem is to provide their kids a well-balanced nutrition while dealing with picky eaters. The best thing to do is to make innovations to the food you prefer. For example, instead of making lasagna from pasta, why not try to make baked creamy potato lasagna instead? Or instead of using pasta why not use zucchini to serve as a pasta tossed with your favorite sauce?
