Been digging around to find some new thinking about the design of kids' rooms and indoor playspaces, but not finding much. Seems to me a topic worth brainstorming on, as kids continue to migrate towards TV's and other electronic forms of entertainment when inside. Surely we can design better options for autonomous, more beneficial play & learning experiences inside the home, no?

I can't believe this was posted in November, with no responses!

I incorporate a lot of unusual things for kids into my designs. I'm usually guiding my clients towards smaller kid's bedrooms (clothes, bed, a reading space, room for a sleepover), and a separate space for the computers and TV - where Mom or Dad could walk by at any time and see what's on that screen. Pulling these things out of the bedroom also lets us use the nooks and crannies of hallways, eaves, even wide stair landings in ways that add visual interest. A nice side benefit is that your 15 year old can't as easily be on the phone/computer/tv at 3 am when they should be sleeping!

do you have any pictures you could post of these kids rooms? my son is into superheroes and hiding spots. would love to make his room a special place for him. looks like pottery barn at the moment. nice to me but he's not thrilled. thanks

As Sarah said in one of her books, kids, like cats, like small hidey holes that are sheltering behind and above, but have an open vista on one side.
Remember building "forts" when you were a kid? we stacked chairs and draped them with blankets. We also had a "secret room" under the front stairs, that we entered from the basement, that we loved.
I still want a house with a "secret room", for no particular reason except the charm of it.