Why does childrens wood furniture leave us with such good memories?

Think back to your own childhood. Do you remember any childrens wood furniture? Do you remember the texture of the wood grain? How about the smell of unfinished wood? Or the smell of fresh polish on finished wood?

Remember the permanent marks on the school desks? (All those budding artists carving their hearts out!)

My own generation grew up in the 1950s. At that time alternative materials were just getting started. They were usually cheap laminates. I seem to remember a lot of them coming unglued or falling apart. However solid wood furniture seemed to last forever.

Young parents today may have rarely or never seen real wood furniture when they were growing up in the 1980s or thereabouts. What everyone called "wood" was usually either a composite with with a wood veneer or a plastic imitation with wood design or even wood grain. Their density, feel and durability are all different from real wood. If you had any wood furniture in your own room as a child it was probably painted.

Real wood has many advantages for children's furniture. It is durable, safe and looks good. Click here for more on furniture materials

I've chosen solid hardwood for my unique One-at-a-time Toy Chests and I believe it will add to the fond memories these children will have of their own childhood furniture.

There are lots of ways to make toy storage that gets kids to automatically put away their own toys. Grandparents and parents of young children can explore the one at a time Toy Chest and other toy storage ideas.

Solid Wood Kids Furniture really looks good and feels good. When you consider the durability and safety of solid wood it's unsurpassed.

How childrens wood furniture helps your children pick up their toys and keep their rooms clesn!

Ideas for parents (and grandparents). Parenting education for how to help children keep toys in order. Kids furniture for parents with young children.

Wood furniture can also be environmentally friendly. For example, once you consider the energy in producing it, number of years it will last and the amount of cleaning and refinishing done over the years a solid hardwood one at a time toy cabinet makes even more sense.