Design of small bedrooms

Often, browsing the pages of popular interior design, the layman thinks that it would be nice to do something similar at home. At the same time, he pays special attention to the arrangement of the bedroom. However, no matter how much one wants to reproduce a spectacular interior exactly, this is often hindered by the limited footage of the bedroom.

In the material of this article, we will try to deal with the nuances of arranging small rooms and show you how to introduce the atmosphere of home comfort into their space.

It is no secret that often in the process of creating an interior we make a number of unforgivable mistakes. Sometimes even one of them is capable of introducing a colossal imbalance into the interior composition. We do not take into account the nuance that niches and protrusions created by the developer can be located in the room. Often the layout of the bedroom in the apartment buildings of our country is very incomprehensible.

These are sometimes sloping walls, insufficient width, a strange and inconvenient for users to enter a room with a width of not more than 70 cm, the small size of the window, its asymmetric location on the wall, and the poor placement of radiators.

Before you go to the store for materials for repair and arrangement, it is worth considering a number of rules. It is important that the steps of creating an interior are consistent, since it is far from always possible to correct something when the work is already completed.

• You need to start with a visual inspection of the room. This will determine the position of the furniture, its shapes, size.

• It is necessary to note the exit side of the windows: it is she who will indicate priorities in choosing color solutions for the interior.

• After that, you need to walk around the room with a construction tape measure and measure distances to place furniture, its approximate location.

• Further make up design scheme, which outlines the approximate location of the main furniture, indicating its dimensions and distances for free movement around the room.

• Based on the circuit, choose your type of zoning spaceon which the amount of facing material will depend.

• Are determined with the style of the room, which will determine the type of cladding, the design of the ceiling, the shape of furniture and accessories.

• On the diagram mark wall accentsand then calculate the amount of wall cladding, given the small supply of material for joining the picture or in case of marriage.

• Mulling over the choice of ceiling material which will match the particular interior style chosen.

• Are determined with lighting and its placement, thinking over places of additional illumination for creation of the necessary atmosphere.

• Based on window size and location choose the type of curtains given the visual expansion of space.

• After the main background is ready, defined with furniture, for which they study the assortment in stores near the house.

• Set up taking into account the rules of zoning and complement the interior with stylish accessories.

When drawing up the interior composition of a small bedroom, you must consider users age. The interior of the bedroom for adults and children is different, this is manifested in the choice of style, color, design. In addition, a fundamental factor may be type of home.

It is worth noting that design in apartments and private houses varies. For example, a bedroom may be in the attic, and given the limited space, you will have to make a lot of effort to visually expand and create the effect of spaciousness.

Ways to increase the space of a small room are based, first of all, on its layout. The shape of the bedroom can be square or rectangular. In the presence of a bay window protrusion or even a half-bay window, it is supplemented by a small protruding part, usually of a rectangular shape.

The first thing that is important for creating visual balance is stretching perspective. For example, it is necessary to make the elongated room wider, to slightly extend the square. This can be done not only through the arrangement of furniture, but also using visual techniques to expand the space, which work perfectly in small rooms. Note the basic techniques used by interior design professionals.

• Choosing furniture. In order to increase the usable area, you can resort to various techniques. For example, you can bet on the compactness of furniture and reduce its number. Usually when there are not so many elements of furniture in a room, it seems freer. It is freedom that should become the fundamental criterion for the dosage of furniture. At the same time, it is selected with maximum emphasis on ergonomics and functionality.

• Using lighting. In addition, you can increase the space through visual illusions. You can do this using different tricks. For example, you can bet on lighting: the brighter the room, the less rigid its borders. At the same time, it is necessary to make the light soft, but not harsh.

• Applying light colors. We must not forget about color, because it is he who is able to change space. In small bedrooms it is not customary to use dark colors. They carry a negative perception of the surrounding space, rigidly outlining its boundaries. In addition, if the ceiling is darkened, the atmosphere in the bedroom will be oppressive. At the same time, colors should not merge with each other, the game of contrast will be the key to the necessary emotional coloring of any interior.

• Visually enlarging windows. The larger the window of the room, the brighter it is. This axiom is known to everyone: if the room has a very small window, it has every chance to seem ugly and gloomy. Large curtains are not suitable here. So that the window does not seem small, you can hang compact curtains of a modern type on it. In addition, you can hang light curtains on the wall with a window on the entire wall.

• Choosing the right textiles. Textiles for small bedrooms should not be too dense and heavy. This type of material introduces a certain earthliness and limitation into space. The atmosphere of spaciousness and airiness is achieved through the use of light and translucent materials. It is they who are able to visually increase a small space.

• Playing with color prints. It is no secret that the print often gives the necessary emotional coloring to the interior. In a small space, it should not be large and excessively clumsy. This is how the visual effect of enlarging a room can be created. However, given that the footage is limited, there should not be too many drawings in the interior. It can be a certain part of the wall, emphasis on curtains, bedding, carpet, in the ceiling design.

• Using the right textures. We do not think about the fact that the texture of any material has the ability to change the perception of space. This applies to wall decoration, ceiling material and furniture materials. Often, a satin gleam or even a mirror type of texture plays into the hands of a designer who cleverly uses these nuances to seemingly increase the usable area. Glossy, mirrored surfaces do this fine.

• Choosing the right wall cladding. Few ordinary people think that using some materials it is possible to create the effect of doubling the space. For example, you can change the perspective with accent wallpaper in the form of wide-open balcony doors with sea views. In addition to the fact that the room will seem more spacious, which means more comfortable, it will still visually improve, which is good for narrow rooms.

• Dosing accents. No matter how much you want to decorate the room, the number of accents will have to be dosed. Ideally, the small bedroom should have one emphasis, but with some support. If there will be many accents, they will be lost against each other, overloading the interior composition. Note that this will result in visual loss of space.

To design a small bedroom aesthetically and tastefully, you will have to pay attention to various aspects of the arrangement. They should not compete with each other, beat out against the general background. Otherwise, users of the room will simply find it difficult to be in the bedroom.

So that the floor does not burden the overall design, some materials should be discarded. For example, tile is unacceptable, as well as complicated laying of parquet. In priority laminate and linoleum, wherein type of texture should not beat a complex print. For example, patterns in the form of elaborate ornaments or even carpets are not needed, since the complex pattern of the floor cladding will not allow other accents to be used in the room.

The color of the floor should be practical, but not too dark. The color of the skirting board may coincide with it, however, the shade of the flooring should be slightly darker than the finish of the walls. If the tones merge, the room will turn into a small box, which is bad for the visual perception of the interior. You can not choose to decorate drawings for a wide board: a wide and voluminous print of the coating in a small room does not look too harmonious.

Making the ceiling in a small room should not be too pompous and complicated. In addition, it should not visually divide the ceiling area, which is why cassette options and seam ceiling tiles should be excluded from the priority list. Not suitable for design and options that require the creation of a multi-level frame.

In priority stretch filmpartially supplemented drywall. For the illusion of increasing space, you can choose panels with a glossy or satin texture. At the same time, the degree of reflectivity must be chosen no more than average, so that instead of increasing the space you do not double the number of elements of the arrangement. In order not to overload the interior, it is better to select design without a picture, leaving the role of emphasis on the wall cladding.

The general perception of the room will depend on the choice of material for wall cladding. This is a kind of bedroom clothes, and therefore you need to choose it correctly. You don’t need to take anything thick and thick for finishing: this results in a loss of volume and space effect. The ideal material for decorating the walls of a small and small bedroom is wallpaper.

Wherein The texture of the material may be unusual. (for example, for plaster, gypsum, textiles, brick, concrete). You need to use the print correctly. The more complex it is, the less you leave the opportunity for making expressiveness through other elements of arrangement. Sometimes a brick wallpaper with a photo frame attached to the wall looks more interesting than large flowers and a laminate on the wall at the head of the bed.

You can trim accent wallpaper protrusion at the head, but then the rest of the walls will have to be covered with canvases without print. Whatever type of design the layman chooses, you cannot glue all the walls with accent wallpaper: this overloads the interior. It is enough to select only part of the wall at the head.

Each element of furniture in a small bedroom undergoes a kind of face control. There is often no place for a wardrobe, chests of drawers and bedside tables. Given the different type of room, you have to choose those options that will not complicate the layout. For example, in one case it will be a minimal set of furniture consisting of a bed on the podium, in which drawers for storing clothes are mounted.

In another place, there is enough space for shelving on both sides of the bed, a chest of drawers for clothes. If you select a very compact furniture, you can also fit a dressing table with a small mirror into the bedroom. So that the furniture does not eat the space, its color should not be dark. Remembering the rule “The light does not outline the space”, it is selected in the same style.

However, there should not be anything extra in the room. No need to make a bedroom like a library or study.The less furniture there is in it, the easier its atmosphere will seem. On the other hand, a sense of piling up will not let you relax, no matter how much you would like.

To furnish a room most rationally, it is necessary to take into account the type of layout and location of the windows. It should not be forgotten that the main focus of the room should be a bed. It is he who should pay special attention when selecting furniture. In addition, you need to take care of buying beautiful bedding, because it will give the interior the desired status.

If the room is not only very small, but also narrow, no need to put a bed across the room. In this case, it will have to be set in such a way that it does not interfere with inspiration into the room. However, much depends on the location of the doorway and radiators. Say, with all desire, you can’t put a bed by the window if there is a battery under the windowsill.

If during repair the doors are enlarged and made in the form of compartment doors, and the room is quite small, this allows you to put a bed next to the entrance. To save space from visual heaviness, You can increase the size of the window opening. If the room is also narrow, a niche with shelves can be built against the wall of the headboard. For visual balance, racks or the ceiling above them can be equipped with backlight.

To rationally use the available floor space, one of the walls can be equipped with narrow built-in furniture. At the same time, in order to avoid the effect of presence in the warehouse, the colors of the furniture should be solid monochromatic, and the texture should be glossy. In the center of the wall, you can create a small niche with a width corresponding to the width of the bed. Wherein To maximize the use of the wall above the bed, you can build a shelf or a rack.

Window sills in such bedrooms can play the role of shelves or even impromptu tables. They can be used to install auxiliary lighting (for example, a small floor lamp or a lamp of modern design). Here you can place a pair of decorative pillows or fresh flowers. It can be either a beautiful vase or some kind of accessory (say, a small figurine).

If the window is located opposite the door, and the room allows you to put the bed only across, you can do so. But to reduce visual imbalance, whenever possible It’s worth changing the usual doors on the coupe, increasing the width of the opening.

It is no secret that lighting brings the bulk of comfort to the bedroom interior. If we are at work during the day, few people care if there is enough daylight in the bedroom. However, on weekends, and even with cloudy weather, you may suddenly find that the room is dark and uncomfortable. So that this situation does not manifest itself in all its glory, It is important to design the desired type of lighting even at the stage of drawing up the design scheme.

Do not overload the ceiling with a massive chandelier, and even on a suspension. Preference should be given to panel models, spotlights or even spots. Nothing too complicated, studded with decor, should not be. Even a modern design in the form of a spider lamp without shades will look more interesting here than classical chandeliers.

As for spotlights, they shine directionally, and so that the room is evenly lit, then they must be placed on the ceiling with equal pitch. If the customer does not want to use this type of lighting in the bedroom, you can give preference to the LED strip by mounting it on a molding or ceiling plinth.

By choosing the right number of diodes, you can make up for the lack of lighting by adjusting it to daylight.So that in the evening you could sit in bed with a book, and the overhead light didn’t hit my eyes, You can add wall sconces or spots.

The type of lighting devices, as well as other elements of arrangement, should be simple, but ergonomic. If you want internal illumination, then this can also be created by means of tension systems using optical fiber. In the interior of small bedrooms, RGB lamps are also unique, with the help of which you can create an intimate atmosphere in the rooms, if desired. In the bedrooms for children, you can beat the lighting in the form of whole compositions.

The optimal choice of colors for creating lightness will be the use of white in combination with soft and somewhat muted shades of the color palette. White is good for the ceiling - it makes it taller and bigger, it expands the walls, visually softening the borders of the room. Along with it, you can use silver, beige in the interior. In addition, it goes well with:

• milk;

• pistachio;

• bleached mint;

• peach;

• pink;

• green

• lemon;

• gray

• turquoise;

• sand;

• wood;

• lavender.

To make the interior seem multifaceted, it is advisable to use a contrast of 3-4 tones in it. In this case, one will dominate, the second will soften it, and the remaining 2 will bring brightness and combine the “base” and “softener”.

As for the warmth of tone, everything will depend on the side on which the bedroom windows face. For example, if they look north, they need warm palette colors to decorate. If the room faces south, it is better to choose cool ones, because warm colors will create undesirable heat in it.

The choice of style is considered one of the difficult stages of creating the interior composition of a particular bedroom. And literally every centimeter of usable area can decide the matter here.

There are no special secrets here: the smaller the room, the simpler the design. For example, it will simply not be possible to realize the classic style of style here: on a few square meters there is no place for a massive chandelier with a candelabra, a chic bed with carved legs, a massive ceiling with stucco moldings and a gold pattern.

However, you can choose modern branches of style, striving for spaciousness and literally permeated with air. This is certainly the Scandinavian style with its special flavor, and minimalism, which is characterized by getting rid of all sorts of excesses and using plain materials.

At the same time, the interior may have asceticism, symmetry, as well as some kind of geometry. A good stylistic decision will be constructivism styleengaging ergonomic furniture. If you try, you can give the room a special charm through style provence with his craving for a touch of vintage. Bedroom interior in french rustic style It has every chance to get harmonious even in a small room.

Regarding the style loft, then you need to be careful. In its pure form, it cannot be recreated, since colors do not allow it. However, as a stylization, it will look very appropriate. For example, one of the walls can be pasted over with light wallpaper under a brick, the other with wallpaper without a picture.

If desired, in such a room you can embody the style high tech. To make the interior look spectacular, we must not forget about modern accessories and textures, because this style is quite demanding on trifles. Alas, it is difficult to recreate ethnic styles in small bedrooms, and therefore it is better to abandon the Arabic or the same Moroccan styles.

Zoning a small bedroom is complicated by the lack of usable area for each functional area. And yet it allows you to bring unobtrusive organization into space. This can be done by:

• the use of lighting devices (with additional illumination of the bed for reading);
• the use of a separate type of floor cladding (relevant for combined rooms);
• successful placement of accents, highlighting a berth (usually at the head of the bed or highlighting one of the walls);
• dividing the space with the help of partitions from furniture (for example, separating the islet of the bedroom from the living room in an open-plan room or in a room combined with a loggia);
• conditional separation of a berth and bay window ledge by means of a screen from textiles (creating an atmosphere of relaxation).

When considering repair details, consider A few more recommendations that interior design professionals pay attention to.

• Despite the wide range of transforming furniture, take a bed that does not need to be laid out each time at night. Such furniture is not quickly tired.

• If you use dark or bright colors in your room, dilute them with white. Without its own emotional coloring, it perfectly softens any emotional color.

• When choosing wall decoration it is better not to save: if funds allow, buy paired wallpapers of a meter wide. This saves you from having to match the color of one roll to another.

• Do not “kill” the interior with an abundance of wood textures. This turns a small bedroom into a wooden drawer or a steam bath.

• If floor space is sorely lacking, use wall-mounted storage systems to place clothes and other items.

• If the room is elongated, you can place a TV opposite the bed, but do not take the model with a large screen.

• In a room for two, the number of drawers should be sufficient to store the things of both users.

• The stylish atmosphere is based on extraordinary thinking. If it’s tight with imagination, you can pick up a suitable design project on the World Wide Web, adjusting it to the characteristics of your bedroom.

• No need to throw a room with accents and unusual gizmos. Even ordinary accessories look more expressive when there is nothing complicated nearby.

We offer 12 successful ideas for design solutions for the design of small bedrooms.

• A spectacular and unusual version of the arrangement of the bedroom with the creation of a podium bed, equipped with spacious drawers.

• The interior in neutral colors is permeated with light, everything is simple and tasteful.

• The design of the bedroom in a modern style for a young couple, the presence of hooks for clothes and a nightstand for small things makes the room more welcoming.

• An example of a bedroom with a mirror in a narrow room, a dosage of accents and the use of textiles with a shiny texture.

• Stylish bedroom with bright contrasts and design provocations in the form of a dark wall, beaten by a white translucent curtain.

• Design project using special colors, white background tones and an unusual type of backlight.

• An example of an original bedroom design in light blue using white contrast.

• An effective project in the spirit of a loft with a rational arrangement of a window for a recreation area.

• Furnishing a room with a beveled perspective, the interior in white and brown tones.

• An example of arranging a bedroom in a room combined with a living room, the use of identical lamps and a single color scheme.

• The increase in the bedroom due to the loggia, the effect of the visual expansion of space.

• Design of a bedroom with access to the balcony, the use of hanging drawers, spots and compartment doors.

An overview of the interior of a small bedroom before and after repairs, see below.