Flipping Out Star Ryan Brown Curbs Clutter for Daughter Chloe

 

Ryan Brown knows that storage doesn't have to be an issue for small children.

The star of Bravo-TV's Flipping Out says it's important to provide children with "accessible storage" around the house, build low drawers and designate areas areas that are exclusively theirs. We agree.

In a Los Angeles Daily News Home Home & Garden interview, the talented, cool and collected Interior Designer Brown talks about moving from the Sunset Strip to the Oaks section of the Hollywood Hills for a more walkable family-friendly lifestyle. But completely redesigning the house was more than just aesthetic, the home and furnishings had to be functional for his entire family, including 3-year old daughter Chloe and Brown's partner, chef Dale Monchamp. Brown's interview focused on beautiful yet functional interior decorating.

""A lot of people have these boxes that look like obvious child furniture, but with something like this," Brown says, lifting the lid off a woven storage cube in the family room, "you'd never know it, but this is her go-to place for tucking things away."

"[Keep] storage down low... as opposed to on a shelf somewhere," he adds, opening the bottom drawer of the entertainment center where, among other things, Wii remote controls are kept. "If you give your child a designated area, you keep things contained."

So what do you think? Are Ryan Brown's design and storage ideas for children direct from Neverland? Share your comments below.

Images courtesy Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer/Daily News

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Comments

[Interior Designer San Francisco]

It's so refreshing to see tasteful children's furniture and storage! That curved side table with a door is genius.

[Terry Prince]

Attractive storage is fine for any age. Although with young children the hinges and corners need to be carefully considered for safety. Children also need to be able to physically open and close the drawers themselves.

[Julie Bavington]

I think these are great ideas. There is no law that says kids' storage must be absurd plastic in primary colors. Teaching children to be organized is not a major feat. They learn by example and are usually eager to please.
@juliebavi ~ Professional Organizer and mom of a preschooler who sorts his Skittles by color.