With a simple, practical design that provides comfortable seating and plenty of storage space for your child’s favorite books, this Reading Nook by Whitney Brothers will make a great reading corner in your child’s room.

Most homes are overrun by children’s furniture in every room. If you don’t want to “hide” every evidence that children live in your house but you still want to have some semblance of balance, this Reading Nook is an attractive option. It would be quite at home in the family room as well as in the play room.

The seat comes with a bookcase/shelf attached to back which can also be sold separately. The nook measures 18″ H x 24″ W x 29″ D and costs $161 at  allchildrensfurniture.com.

Bins are the best. With children we need quick, easy, and practical ways to keep rooms organized into some kind of order. The trick is to get our kids involved in putting their things away so that we’re building good habits for them.

This bright, colorful Primary Bin Storage Bookshelf by Viaquest is a fun way to get started. Each bin can be assigned for a specific storage to help your children keep organized. Find kid-friendly pictures of the items that will be in each bin — for example, cut out or download a picture of lego blocks and tape it (or use clear, adhesive shelf liner) to the outside of the bin, and do likewise with the other bins. If you have more than one child you can use a child’s own photo to assign a bin that’s just for him. Let each child pick his favorite color bin.

The bookshelf is made of solid birch wood and birch veneers. The storage bins have stops to prevent the bins from being pulled out and falling on little toes. It is made from Non-Toxic Llad free paints and finish. This bookshelf measures 40”W x 14”D x 43”H and is available for $359.99 at RightStart.com.