Hello everyone,
I was wondering how to make IKEA’s Malm furniture, especially the dressers and beds, more child-friendly. Since these pieces are often used in children’s rooms, it’s important to make them safer and more practical for everyday use by kids. Specifically, I’m interested in ways to easily improve the often-criticized sharp edges, drawer safety to prevent finger pinching, and overall stability.
It would also be helpful to know if there are practical extensions or add-ons compatible with the Malm design that make storage safer for children and easier to access. Experiences with modifications or additional materials would also be very interesting.
Looking forward to your opinions and tips!
I was wondering how to make IKEA’s Malm furniture, especially the dressers and beds, more child-friendly. Since these pieces are often used in children’s rooms, it’s important to make them safer and more practical for everyday use by kids. Specifically, I’m interested in ways to easily improve the often-criticized sharp edges, drawer safety to prevent finger pinching, and overall stability.
It would also be helpful to know if there are practical extensions or add-ons compatible with the Malm design that make storage safer for children and easier to access. Experiences with modifications or additional materials would also be very interesting.
Looking forward to your opinions and tips!
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flo-Theres16 Mar 2024 08:02One more tip: If you want to customize the furniture yourself, matte adhesive films are great for protecting and enhancing sharp or glossy surfaces. They also reduce wear and tear from children's hands.
Adding soft edge strips can protect small fingers from bumps and can be customized visually as well.
Adding soft edge strips can protect small fingers from bumps and can be customized visually as well.
To clarify my thoughts: It’s not that the Malm furniture is unsuitable, but rather the point of such retrofits. We could just as well invest the effort into furniture that already has built-in safety features in its design.
These exist in some cases, but most Malm furniture is not particularly designed to be modular for that purpose. Solutions with boxes and storage bins tend to work better here.
Go_kla schrieb:
Are there also child-friendly shelves or dividers that can be easily retrofitted?
These exist in some cases, but most Malm furniture is not particularly designed to be modular for that purpose. Solutions with boxes and storage bins tend to work better here.
Absolutely right, it’s a balance between cost, effort, and benefit. Not everyone wants or is able to buy more expensive furniture. However, MALM is solid in its design if basic safety measures are implemented.
Those who plan smartly can also create a child-friendly environment with simple means. Proper installation is always important, especially for taller furniture.
Those who plan smartly can also create a child-friendly environment with simple means. Proper installation is always important, especially for taller furniture.
Thank you very much for the detailed feedback. I believe I will mainly focus on those fittings and protective devices that can be installed easily to improve safety and everyday usability.
If anyone has practical product recommendations, especially for double-action drawer locks or sturdy corner protectors, please share them.
If anyone has practical product recommendations, especially for double-action drawer locks or sturdy corner protectors, please share them.
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