Playroom

It sparks imagination.

This color combo is fantastic!

Possible? Oh, I think so.

It’s so colorful and fun!

If couches are for potatoes, Yourigami is for tots!

You’ll want to check out her teacher-approved products, too.

Give ‘em a space to draw / craft / color the hours away.

Roberto Gil of Casa Kids knows how to create small spaces that do many things at once.

It looks good and makes tidying up even easier.

This is a very clever use of space.

Candy colors, cozy seating, and tons of other sweet features make this playroom as memorable as it is fun!

There may even be an iconic red phone booth involved.

Design entrepreneur Elizabeth Rees shares her tips for transforming a dingy basement into a beautiful playroom.

From open-play floor plans to wall murals to genius storage solutions, these designers tell us everything we've wanted to know about creating an epic playroom.

This chic playroom radiates glamor and sweetness.

This piece was created for Cubby, our weekly newsletter for families at home. Want more? Sign up here for a weekly splash of fun and good ideas for families with kids. Join us over on Instagram for more! I have a clutter-busting, kid-resetting secret weapon. It’s called the Magic Basket and it lives in our game closet. Family life is messy. Figuratively, but also literally. Having so many people inhabiting one space means that things get left out all over the house.

This piece was created for Cubby, our weekly newsletter for families at home. Want more? Sign up here for a weekly splash of fun and good ideas for families with kids. Join us over on Instagram for more! When I was a kid, I can’t remember having any friends who had their own playroom. Kids in my suburb typically played in their rooms (or outside!); if you were lucky, your parents might have ceded you the basement as a rec room.

Family: The Halls, with two kids, aged 2 and 4Location: Flatiron District, New York CityPlayroom size: 106 square feetThis piece was created for Cubby, our weekly newsletter for families at home. Want more? Sign up here for a weekly splash of fun and good ideas for families with kids. As a mom of two young girls who are also wildly creative, designer Dana Waldron of Murphy Waldron Interiors especially enjoys working on kids’ spaces.

Since IKEA introduced the DUKTIG play kitchen, customers have brainstormed ways to hack and customize this plain Jane item into something with more personality and charm—like, you know, a full-sized kitchen might have. The tweaks these parents have made are doable for even DIY beginners and, I think you’ll agree, make these little plays kitchens even more special for their kids.