a chat with...hey montgomery

Samantha Johnson, Creative Director at Hey Montgomery | Specialising in kids’ interior design, Hey Montgomery’s Creative Director Samantha Johnson shares how to put together a marvellous, safe and futureproof space for your children.

What would you say is the biggest challenge for parents when it comes to setting up their kids’ rooms?

It depends on the age of the child, however, the number one challenge all parents face or end up facing is storage and how to manage and organise the mammoth number of toys children have (including gifts!). I help parents with storage issues as well as organisation; if it’s managed from the beginning then it can be kept on top of.

Are there certain essentials in kids’ rooms that parents tend to overlook or forget about?

I feel parents put the kids’ room on the back burner within the home and it then becomes the most complained about space with all the toys spilling out into the living areas.

That’s why organised, efficient and labelled toy storage is a must in every child’s space. Everyone at home will then know where to find any toy at any one time, and where to put it back at the end of playtime.