Kids Reading Corner Ideas

Comfy reading spaces for children

Making a comfortable reading corner is the first step. Soft cushions, bean bags, and cosy rugs help children of all ages settle in. Our range of quality cushions is made to the highest standards to ensure comfort. By choosing cushions in fun patterns or colours that match your child’s interests, you make the space inviting and personal.

Here are some age-specific suggestions:

• Toddlers: Floor cushions, low shelves, tactile soft toys for sensory exploration.
• Preschoolers: Small chairs, themed cushions, colourful rugs, and accessible bookshelves.
• Older kids & teens: Window seats, ergonomic chairs, layered cushions, and adjustable lighting.

For finishing touches, make sure there are blankets, throws and a place for drinks to be safely kept!

The perfect window furnishings for reading corners

Keeping with the theme of fun soft fabrics, consider adding a colourful kids curtain or blind to the window. While showcasing their favourite characters, landscapes or even the depths of space, a quality curtain or blind will also help keep your children private and manage external light.

For curtains, Roman blinds and roller blinds, consider vibrant colours, cheerful designs and soft fabrics for any child’s reading space. For avid readers who love to read in both the daytime and the evening, you can also consider a Day & Night blind! Day & Night blinds, also known as ‘Zebra blinds,’ offer the perfect balance between light control and privacy. These stylish and functional blinds feature alternating strips of fabric that slide against each other, allowing you to change between a block colour – for full closure and privacy – and stripes that gently filter the light and views from outside while illuminating the pages.

For the best effect, you can fit a Day & Night blind inside of the window’s recess, and add a kids curtain above the window for a layered effect. At Blinds Direct, we offer free thermal and blackout lining options for all of our curtains to add that extra touch of comfort to your child’s reading space.

The importance of light in a kid’s reading space

Finding the correct level of light is vital for reading. If it’s too dark, children can strain their eyes and if it’s too light the glare can make it difficult to focus on the letters. As a result it’s very important to make sure the lighting levels in your child’s reading space are perfect. 

As we’ve said with blinds and curtains, you can use different window furnishings to let in the ideal amount of light from outside, but what about when it’s dark? The word you are looking for is lamps.

Unlike large ceiling or wall mounted lights, lamps add a fun twist to a space and localised soft lighting. There are countless cartoon character shaped lamps and other interesting shapes but for a quick transformation, look at kids’ lamp shades. 
Lamp shades, like blinds and curtains, can carry fun designs, bold colours and fun shapes, but most importantly they help to mute the light, offering a soft warming glow to a space. For something truly magical, why not splash out on a metallic lamp shade inner? Available in shades of gold and silver, metallic inners will help the light sparkle and shimmer creating a fairytale effect which is perfect for reading spaces.