Children's carpets IKEA
About brand
The IKEA brand was founded in 1943, its founder, the Swede Ingvar Kamprad, took as a basis the idea of creating cheap furniture that a person of even small means could afford. Traditionally, all furniture, textiles, stationery are designed in the Scandinavian minimalist style. However, the designers of this brand are quite creative, they are able to create a very original interior of simple things, correctly placing accents on accessories.
A special feature of the company is a detailed explanation to consumers why their goods are so cheap: recycled materials, self-service, reduction of logistics costs due to prefabricated furniture.
IKEA is a hypermarket for the home, with which you can fully furnish an apartment: from large furniture to vases, curtains and flooring. Much attention is paid to the design of children's rooms. In a small space fits full-fledged workplace, wardrobe, bedroom and seating area.This became possible due to the fact that the manufacturer of accessories is trying to make them not only beautiful, but also multifunctional: padded stools and chairs serve as boxes for toys at the same time, pockets for things can be hidden in curtains, and floor coverings serve as a play area and development center.
Features and benefits of floor mats
A feature of this brand of carpets is their quality. The fact is that carpets are soft, warm and at the same time practical. Even light models are easily washed off with means for foam cleaning and do not lose their qualities, which is very important in the rooms where children live.
Also mats in the nursery are made of environmentally friendly materials. Regardless of the basis of the product, it does not cause allergies and saprophytes (dust mites) do not reproduce in it. In this case, a strange smell in the new carpet is allowed, it is eliminated by ventilation.
Carpets are not only safe for health, but also will protect the child from injury. Latex base has a strong adhesion to any surface: whether it is laminate, linoleum or tile. This eliminates the movement of the carpet on the floor, even if the child jumped on it or decided to play catch-up.About such a carpet is impossible to stumble.
The rugs are lightweight, weight from 2 kg, while the manufacturer recommends washing them in a washing machine at a temperature of 40 degrees. It is worth remembering that latex dries for a long time, so put the carpet on the front side should be inside. The latex base does not let water through, therefore, if liquid is spilled on the carpet, the parquet or board will not suffer. In addition, all latex floor mats can be used for the bathroom.
The cost of Ikea carpets for children's rooms is low, which allows you to change them as needed.
Model overview
All mats for the children's room from the brand IKEA have the original Scandinavian names that are used in catalogs or price tags for goods. Regular users give these carpets their names, which reflect their essence to the maximum. For example, a rug with buttons, a rug with a road marking, a rug-puzzle, a rug with broccoli and others. Let's take each one out.
A carpet for a nursery with roads has several interpretations: lillabu and lekplats.
Lillabu is a small carpet that is used as a game and training material. Its size is small - 1x1.33 m, the pile is quite rare and is 100% nylon, its base is latex.It is not necessary to use such a carpet as a floor covering for the nursery, it does not provide heat, and as a play area - please. The basis is a drawing in the form of a road marking with interchanges, a parking zone, some road signs, as well as an auto track for Formula 1 races with top places. That is, on this rug, you can only drive cars, put a designer along the road, put trees and create your own park zone.
Lekplats rug also has road markings, but its design is more interesting and diverse. The size of the carpet is 133x140 cm, the 3 mm high pile has a density of 270g / m2, the latex lining. On the front side there is an urban and suburban landscape, along which a very tangled highway passes. The carpet is divided into zones: city, mountains, desert, sea, beach, suburb, hotel, stadium, shops. Riding cars on this rug is much more interesting for boys than on his colleague Lillab. In addition, it can be used as a developmental material and plot-role-playing games.
Vandring Spore is a 133x133 cm carpet with a latex backing and a natural print. It presents a forest, river, field.A child can walk in the footsteps of animals, walk on stones, gather mushrooms and leaves.
The carpet of Torva is the same broccoli carpet. Its size is 160x133 cm, it also has a short pile of nylon. The floor covering is green, on which a bunch of broccoli is drawn, going to dig a carrot from the bed. On this rug you can learn shades of colors, their relationships with each other (darker lighter), count.
Short-nap carpet Tostrup (rug with buttons) is one of the most popular articles. It provides a huge number of options for educational games: jumping from a button to a button on one foot or two legs, jumping on buttons of the same color, playing hopscotch. Despite the fact that it does not have a latex base when jumping, the carpet does not slip, it fits securely with linoleum and laminate, and also reliably dampens sounds.
Its great advantage over thin mats is that it prevents overcooling from being on the floor in winter. Due to such characteristics, it is an excellent option for children's developmental centers. You should not be afraid of the light color of the carpet, as well as all the products of this brand, it is perfectly cleaned and can be returned to its original form without using dry cleaningyThe size of the carpet is 195x133 cm, the density of the pile covering is 1218 g / m2. It is recommended to put an additional anti-slip coating under the mat, but it is excellent without it.
For kids, there is a special crawling mat for Lek. Its dimensions are 118x118 cm and it is intended for the development of fine motor skills, hearing and vision, acquaintance with textures. The rug is made of 100% cotton, and the outer side is made of polyester. For the convenience of the baby rug has a filler. A feature of the model is the built-in plastic "mirror".
For girls there are wonderful curly rugs in the form of strawberries, flowers, hearts and others.
Reviews
Parents can give the most complete picture of IKEA textile floor products. Most of them note that latex-based lint-free floor mats are the main focus of a child's attention. Children, and sometimes their parents, fathers, for hours can play on the carpet in cars, simulate traffic situations, learn the rules of the road. The ergonomics of the carpet are also very convenient, it fits perfectly on the floor and does not fold into folds during the game.However, some users note a certain flowability of the latex base, but the reviews are divided: some consumers are dissatisfied with the quality, some say that nothing has happened to the carpet in a few years.
Carpets with short nap are no less popular. Many parents are pleased that, despite the high density of the pile, fresh stains from it are easily removed by the usual blotting with a napkin, dust and debris are easily cleaned with a vacuum cleaner in the usual way. In addition, they note that these carpets are very warm, soft and comfortable to play.
Interesting solutions in interior design
IKEA provides an amazing opportunity to embody in the interior all their bold design ideas. Due to the huge colors, interesting shapes and amazingly delicate prints, the carpets of the Swedish brand will become a pleasant accent in the children's room or, on the contrary, will not distract attention, but will generously give warmth to their nap.