A few months ago, my husband and I moved into a bigger home after our second was born – a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom split level – a huge step up from our 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom starter home. When we moved in, I was determined to make my daughter’s room more Montessori-based as she’s nearing 3 years old. I’ve finally reached a point where I’m happy with it and how much more independent she’s become with the minor changes I’ve done. So I present to you her Montessori toddler bedroom!
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Bed
One of the most common Montessori toddler bedroom ideas is bringing in a floor bed. We started our daughter in her floor bed when she was about 15 months old as a way to transition from cosleeping in our bed.
She absolutely loves her bed and she will often just lay in it. We also work on making her bed in the mornings, which is doable with it on the floor.
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Just recently, I added the garland on top that also lights up too! I would definitely only recommend placing one if it’s out of reach for your child!
Along with her bed, she has her night table that has books about sleeping – another Montessori idea to have books associated with the room’s purpose in the room – and also her Hatch sound machine and Toniebox for night time.
Clothing
In her new room, as you can see, she has an open closet, but the rod is way too high up for her to reach for herself. So I added a tension shower curtain rod underneath, so now she can pick out her top for the day!
For her pants and pajamas, they go in this dresser (I honestly don’t recommend it, as putting it together was such a hassle and one of the handles is already coming off after a month, so I’m not linking it!). But she loves being able to access those clothes super easy!
Toys
Since we have a playroom downstairs, there aren’t tons of toys in her room. So for the toys she does have, I bought this storage ottoman to hold them and she can sit on it too! I love it so much that I got one for her baby brother’s room as well.
My kid has so many stuffed animals – as you can see. I try to go through them every few months because it always seems like people get them for her all the time! To store the always growing mountain, I bought this big storage bin!
Another play location in her room is the dress up station. I bought this wardrobe for her and since then, I store all her dress up stuff on it. She absolutely loves being able to put on her dresses and be a princess doctor ha!
Books
My daughter LOVES books. Like seriously adores them so much. We find her just sitting in a mound of books looking at pictures almost every day. So having a bookshelf that can hold all her books at a low level for her was important. For the tall books that I stacked on top, I found these heavy duty bookends that are adjustable and they really are awesome for holding all those books on top too!
Next Projects
I’m always coming up with new Montessori toddler bedroom ideas or seeing lots of ideas that I want to incorporate. Below are a few things I want to add to my toddler’s room!
Cord management
Next to her bedside table, that outlet has a bunch of things that we’ve been charging up as needed – her Hatch, her nightlight, and her Toniebox. I plan on using a small multi-plug box to have all three plugged in and then get the cords out of the way to make it look better, but more importantly, make it safer over there!
Self care station
This is definitely a Montessori idea – adding a self care station! Right now, I comb her hair and do her hair in her room, but I’d love to set up a spot for her to start doing it herself. For Christmas, I’m asking for this mirror with a shelf to put up next to her dresser.
Tonie shelf
As I stated above, my daughter LOVES her Toniebox. Right now, it’s stored in a traveling tote. However, I’d love to get a Tonie shelf that holds the figures, box, and charger that can go right next to her bed! This way, she’ll be able to see all of her Tonies versus digging through them every night before bed.
Curtains
Not necessarily Montessori, but more aesthetic. The girl needs some curtains in her room rather than the broken blinds!
5 Comments
Cute bedroom! I love the idea of a self-care station.
I love how you set up your Montessori toddler bedroom. It’s so nice to see the clothes hanging up at your child’s level so that they can pick out their clothes independently.
Great bedroom set up. I love that she is able to independently choose her clothes.
Great inspiration! Thanks for the article.
The tension rod was such a good idea! Love how you’re incorporating Montessori philosophies at home so smart and really helps kids learn and grow!