Furniture for a bedroom: types, styles and choice

The conversation about the design of bedrooms often relates to wallpaper and lamps, the overall color scheme and design concept. But all this will be almost useless if the furniture is incorrectly selected. Therefore, it is also necessary to deal with it very carefully and thoughtfully.

First of all, it is worth talking about modular systems. They differ from ordinary case ones in much more compactness. Now it’s not the manufacturer, but the consumer who will decide how to look for this or that headset or its separate part. Indispensable characteristics of modular furniture are:

• convenience;
• high functionality;
• outer beauty.

To make it clearer, it is worth pointing out that sets of cabinets belong to the modular category. After dismantling the wheels, you can quickly turn them into a cabinet, a set of shelves and other household items. Such a solution will definitely suit owners of small-sized housing, especially those who like redevelopment and design experiments.

In addition, the advantages of modular kits are:

• extended assortment anywhere in the country;
• the ability to flexibly vary the look, moving away from a boring solution;
• the ability to supplement the kit with new components or remove existing ones (when moving to a larger or smaller apartment, respectively);
• the ability to follow fashion with minimal additional cost.

Cabinet furniture is a broader concept than a modular one. It is based on boxes assembled from vertical and horizontal parts. There are many geometric shapes that such products can have. In addition to modular, the category of furniture systems includes headsets and products made to order. Headsets are made strictly in a certain form, corresponding to the concept of the manufacturer.

A considerable part of companies develops detailed three-dimensional models, where the layout of the room is first transferred. On such a virtual layout, you can easily run in a variety of design solutions. If modular furniture is unacceptable for some reason, space can also be saved through built-in sets and products.

Dense placement (with the closest possible approximation to the wall) allows you to optimize the use of space. Very little space remains unoccupied for one purpose or another. In addition, built-in furniture often has an atypical configuration. This allows you to combine it with unusual looking rooms. And the stability of the "built-in" is clearly higher than that of a conventional headset.

Built-in wardrobes are divided into 3 main groups:

• wall cabinet;
• partition wall;
• wardrobe space.

In many cases, upholstered furniture becomes an equally important accessory. Even more than that, the bedroom is bad where there is no such furniture! Many do not notice her presence, so she is familiar and ordinary. But if upholstered furniture is worth an abyss or deteriorate, many problems immediately arise. This group includes all items that allow you to sit or lie comfortably.

The components of upholstered furniture are:

• the soft part itself;
• facing coating;
• a mechanism that turns, as necessary, a sedentary element of the situation into a sleeping corner.

There is upholstered furniture in almost all colors. However, overly saturated tones are impractical to use. They will only excite and prevent calm.

The combined transformer format also deserves attention. This is another type of fixture that is designed to maximize space savings. It is used even in the most developed and advanced countries of the world. In Japan, Great Britain and other pillars of the global economy, millions of people live in small-sized dwellings. It is not surprising that there was developed such an original way to mitigate the problem.

A classic, and even a textbook example is a sofa bed. In the daytime, it’s a sofa, and with the onset of darkness a full-size sleeping place appears. But converting a bed into a wardrobe or chest of drawers is somewhat more complicated technically. Products with a lifting mechanism easily lay the platform in a special vertical pencil case. As a result, space is freed up for homework.

There are many other transforming designs. They are actively sold in any furniture store, and are also made to order. Work on such things is carried out by the most advanced designers in different countries. But you can save space without transforming or built-in furniture. Angular options also come to the rescue of people.

Corner furniture can be both cabinet, upholstered, and modular. It allows you to mask uneven wall joints and other defects that so often appear in these places. Many options are designed to maximize the filling of useful items. The design is especially reliable.

Combined devices contain not only sliding mechanisms and heterogeneous layout systems. As additions, shelves and racks are used. Solutions of this kind are great when the room is irregularly shaped or very small. As an alternative, sometimes hanging furniture is also used. Beds of this type are funny and original.

The vast majority of them are made of wood, although you can find models of lighter materials. The use of strong chains or ropes helps to make the interior more original. Sometimes the space under the bottom is used to store various items.

Custom-furnished rooms often use radiused furniture. This is a great way to personalize your environment at no significant cost. An additional plus is the rejection of sharp corners. They are not only unpleasant in appearance, but also capable of causing injury. The facade of radiused furniture can have the most intricate shapes - often even convex and concave options are found.

Using compact recessed furniture can be beneficial not only because of space savings. With their help, you can create a convenient set for yourself. All types of built-in kits are divided into stationary and transforming. In any case, you need to check that different objects are clearly consistent with each other. Usually in the bedrooms they put:

• cabinets;
• beds;
• bedside tables;
• dressers.

For transformation use folding or swing-out mechanisms. In the first case, the bed occupies a horizontal position due to pneumatic springs. Leaning legs serve as a support. In the swivel-hinged scheme, pivoting hinges are also added to the mentioned options. This solution, despite the increased technical complexity, simplifies operation. However, the more complex the design, the more moving parts there are in the device, the more capricious it is, and the higher the risk of breakage.

Sofa beds used in small apartments or rooms of small houses belong to one of three groups:

• folding - the so-called books;
• expandable - accordions;
• with promotion - European books or eurobooks.

In the first case, the back is lowered to the seat level, which allows you to create a horizontal bench. In the second, the berth is created by manipulating the seat and back. And the retractable structures are made so that the bottom goes forward. This frees up space for lowering the back.

Whatever internal schemes are used, the materials used to create the main parts of the furniture are very important. Almost everywhere, wooden lacquered objects look perfect. Natural wood was, is and will be beyond competition in the manufacture of furniture. This is a solid material with an unbreakable reputation. By the sum of its characteristics, it far surpasses all newfangled solutions.

A fairly good choice is chipboard with veneer coating. This solution has become very popular among manufacturers and consumers of cabinet furniture. The demand for such structures is associated with:

• affordable cost;
• excellent fortress;
• attractive operating parameters;
• wide design opportunities.

But there is even more practical than veneered chipboard, an option is MDF furniture. According to its technical characteristics, it differs little from the previous one. However, MDF looks more attractive and impressive. And the best practical material is natural wood.

Most often, oak, pine, beech, birch, alder are used to create it. The combination of natural composition and excellent consumer properties justifies the increased price. For a significant number of buyers, solid wood furniture is inaccessible. However, the more prestigious look real wood sets, beds or tables.

Quite often, furniture is made from rattan. The trunks of this plant are characterized by a smooth and even structure. Rattan is lighter and more elastic than pine, birch, oak and other types of wood, traditional for the Russian furniture industry. But, despite these properties, it is very reliable and lasts quite a long time. There is no doubt, of course, in the environmental parameters of the finished products.

Interior items made from rattan can keep you cool in the summer. It is very useful for summer holidays. And for apartments, houses in the southern regions of the country are also very useful. Caring for wicker furniture is simple. It will only be necessary to remove all dirt and dust particles with a soft cloth or with a dry brush with a rough pile.

There is only one minus for glossy furniture items - a relatively high price. But this is just the case when the quality is well worth the price. Glossy surfaces perfectly reflect all light rays. Therefore, there is no need to fear that the bedroom will be too dull and gloomy. Another advantage of using varnished objects in the interior is the visual expansion of the borders in the room.

The choice of a specific color depends mainly on personal preferences. Many people conduct original experiments with bright colors and their combinations.

The orange color makes the room brighter, and the widespread opinion about its exciting properties is exaggerated. It is only necessary to choose not the most saturated shades of this color, but pastel tones.

Suitable, for example, apricot color. Yellow tones can look quite interesting. The main requirement will be the limited use of such paints. Oversaturation of the bedroom in yellow can create discomfort. An impeccably classic solution is the white bedroom.

A variety of design solutions can be used in a contemporary style. But still, any furniture of this type is united by several main positions:

• practicality and at the same time convenience;
• compliance with the most promising design trends;
• using a variety of colors and a wide range of structural, upholstery materials.

In a modern room, not only interior details are certainly combined, but also decoration, textile accessories, and decorative additions. Therefore, even the smallest detail must strictly coincide with the general concept.

Within the framework of the classics, a different approach is characteristic - the external splendor of each subject becomes mandatory. Another important feature is the presence of stylistic references to old-fashioned design trends. It should seem that the room seemed to be transferred from the Baroque or even Rococo era. Classical furniture is characterized by:

• smoothness of outlines;
• an abundance of supporting decor;
• the predominance of pastel colors;
• the use of valuable types of wood (or their especially high-quality imitations).

Classic-style headsets, and even individual tables, take up a lot of space. Therefore, in a shallow room, they are unlikely to be pleasant. But where there is enough space and light, it will be possible to reveal all their undeniable advantages. If you choose a modern approach to the interior, you need to achieve:

• explicit and emphasized practicality;
• strict functionality;
• straight, sharp (but not “chopped” rough) lines;
• symmetry of individual features;
• the prevalence of dark brown, white and black colors;
• emphasizing the functional features of furniture with accent items.

Romanian furniture has long occupied an excellent position in the global market. So, 4 factories of the concern Mobex actively use raw materials from the surrounding forests. Attention also deserved the brands Simex, Nord Simex, Prokess. Of the relatively cheap furniture produced in Russia can be called products concern "Shatura".

In the production process, modern German equipment is used. In the upholstered furniture segment, it occupies an excellent position. Moscow company Anderssen. It has been operating since 2000 and has established excellent quality control.

Also in Russia there are such brands as:

• "Three";
• "Lapis lazuli";
• "Sylvia";
• “Katyusha” (aka “Dyatkovo”);
• Askona;
• Ryton
• Borovichi Furniture

Fans of Belarusian products can be recommended Pinskdrev products. France has a very strong position has Collinet Sieges. Nancelle, Ehalt PrestigeThey make furniture of not the worst quality. Elegant products of the XVIII century boasts Swedish K. A. Roos.

Decent furniture is also made in other countries, an example of which is products:

• KINWAI;
• LandBond;
• Red Apple
• Bellona;
• Istikbal;
• “Slonim factory of upholstered furniture”;
• Gomeldreva.

The choice of high-quality bedroom furniture should imply an answer to the most important question: do you need ready-made sets or do you need to manufacture custom-made products for individual sizes. It should be further indicated that the online order of finished products rarely lives up to expectations. It is better to inspect the furniture yourself before buying and check out all sorts of flaws. Important: modular elements are sometimes made from materials that are too cheap, and the slightest damage results in their rapid destruction. That’s why even insignificant deformations are unacceptable.

It is worth remembering that the set is different for the set. Yes, the items included in the kit will be visually consistent with each other. However, one should also consider whether a particular thing is needed in the house or not.

Whatever the advertisement says, the furniture is easily damaged, and it will be impossible to eliminate the defects. All case products must be delivered with a quality certificate. When choosing fashionable designer pieces of furniture, including beds with a soft headboard, one should not forget about personal tastes and preferences. After all, fashion will pass, and guests, acquaintances, too, will not be at home all the time, and it will take a lot of time to use things. It is useful to take into account a few more nuances.

Immediately determine the budget that will be spent on the purchase. This will automatically cut off all inappropriate pricing options. It is also recommended that you hand-draw a plan of the room and mark on it what will stand. Of course, in the same way you should decide on the general design concept so that nothing gets out of it. And the last subtlety - furniture care should be as simple and easy as possible.

When the furniture is selected, it must still be properly placed in the bedroom. The main place is always a bed. Everything else is just an addition to it. Large rooms are recommended for round beds. Having determined the size of the bed and its properties, it will be possible to think through a planning decision.

To avoid errors, you need to draw detailed diagrams on paper or use special computer programs.

The gaps between objects in the room should allow people to pass freely.The approach to the bed on both sides should be at least 0.7 m.

Still need to pay attention to:

• placement of windows and doors;
• full access to sunlight;
• visual harmony and unity of composition.

The photo shows a composition where only natural furniture is used. Light wood with an original pattern looks very good. Such items in a bright bedroom are quite logical.

And here you can see how the furniture looks in the old-fashioned interior, associated with the Baroque era. Carved elements, gilding and a noble dark tone of wood immediately adjust to the desired mood.

Here is another design option for a bright bedroom. The light yellow surface of the long cabinet is divided into a number of smaller compartments. Each compartment opens a separate metal door. The bed and bedside tables are made of lighter wood than a wardrobe.

But this is a beautiful solution, where the berth is a few tones darker than the surrounding tables.

Here is a great example of zoning a bedroom with an office. On the right is the sleeping space of a bed and low nightstands. On the left is a computer table, a sofa, a cabinet is suspended. Around the main white sofa, located in a niche, there is another closet. Despite the abundance of dark tones, the room will not be overly gloomy.

Tips for arranging bedroom furniture in the next video.