Most kids’ rooms are stopgap affairs: basic-at-best overrun by toys and stuffed animals. After all, childhood is brief. Or is it? The parents of the siblings who occupy this compact suite in a 1905 NYC building (a converted sewing factory) decided it was worth investing in quarters their kids, now ages three and five, can share for years to come.
A while back, the team at Workstead had overhauled the family’s living room and master bedroom. When the couple had their second child, they called back the firm to upgrade the 450-square-foot kids’ bedroom and bath. The mandate: ample storage, a desk to grow into, and room to play.
Photography by Matthew Williams, courtesy of Workstead.
![\2\20;our concept was to put the kids in the closet,\2\2\1; says 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-room-built-in-bunkbeds-cherry-plywood-1-733x530.jpg)
Cherry plywood was selected to work with the existing wooden elements including the door and frame with a fluted glass transom.
![for privacy, the beds have curtains of rebecca atwood printed linen. 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-room-built-in-bunkbeds-and-cupboard-cherry-plywood-2-733x933.jpg)
![in addition to storage under and next to the beds, the steps to the top bunk&#x 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-room-stair-drawers-cherry-plywood-3-733x530.jpg)
![along the window wall, a built in desk turns a corner, where it becomes an 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-room-cupboard-cherry-plywood-4-733x530.jpg)
The lighting is both playful and classic: that’s the Studioilse W084t2 Task Light on the desk and the bunks have olive Jielde Wall Sconces.
![the doors are detailed with \2\20;pill shaped\2\2\1; router pulls 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-room-cupboard-cherry-plywood-routed-pulls-5-733x530.jpg)
![the desk is fitted with a range of storage, including toy bins. the pair of ben 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-room-built-in-desk-cherry-plywood-6-733x530.jpg)
![an architect was here. the formerly cramped bathroom—\2\2\1;the p 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-bathroom-white-tiles-7-733x933.jpg)
“We decided to go with no cut tiles, which means every tile had to be meticulously laid out to fit perfectly within the layout,” Lynch tells us. “We moved the sink to line up with the tub, which allowed for deeper storage for the medicine cabinet and toiletry drawers below.” A trio of niches on the tub wall also provide valuable storage.
![a custom towel and drying rack hangs on a wall. requested as a solution for tig 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-bathroom-custom-wood-towel-rack-8-733x576.jpg)
![an anteroom outside the bath is now a linen and utility closet. the tall c 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-bathroom-built-in-cabinetry-9-733x933.jpg)
Before
![prior to renovation, in addition to being gloomy, both rooms offered little in 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-Kids-Suite-Existing-Conditions-Floor-Plan-733x382.png)
After
![custom cabinetry and a reorganized and updated bathroom completely transfo 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Workstead-kids-suite-floor-plan-733x382.png)
Go to Children’s Rooms to explore more, including:
- DIY: The Stenciled Kid’s Room, Boreal Forest Edition
- Steal This Look: His and Hers, Mid-Century-Inspired Kids’ Bedrooms
- Bedtime Stories: Playful Children’s Furniture from Italy
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