"We shape our buildings; thereafter, they
shape us."
— Winston Churchill
The house a child lives in offers
something the television and computer
screen cannot: the physical experience
of real spaces and real surfaces. Yet too
often, children's needs are overlooked
in the planning and design of houses.
A little foresight and consideration can
create a house that welcomes children
and invites exploration and play.
Democratic Homes
Kid-friendly measures can take the
form of major floor-plan considerations
or small details. For a two-story home,
one feature greatly appreciated by
clients is to build the house's main
stair near the front and then add an
inexpensive second stairway (a carpeted
one enclosed between two walls and
finished with carpet, with a pantry