Bedroom combined with a nursery: zoning rules and design options

The size and layout of modern dwellings do not always allow you to allocate a separate room for the child, so a fairly common option is to combine an adult bedroom and a nursery. In this case, parents are faced with the question of competent and comfortable zoning of the living space, as well as the features and nuances of such an interior.

It has been established that the joint pastime of mother and baby in the early stages of life has an extremely beneficial effect on the child. That is why design projects related to combining a children's room and a parent bedroom can be found more and more often in modern homes. However, such ideas have a lot of nuances that should be taken into account in the process of arranging such a room. It will be useful to consider all the advantages and disadvantages of such decisions in order to weigh the pros and cons. Among the main advantages are the following.

• The proximity of the mother to the newborn in the first months of life is the most important nuance among the advantages of combining bedrooms in one room. Joint pastime of the child with his mother will positively affect his physical and psychological health.
• In addition to the undeniable benefits of a combined bedroom for the baby, such a project will be important for parents, especially for mom. This is due to the convenience and walking distance of the baby at any time of the day, which will facilitate care and the process of feeding it at night, saving the parent from “traveling” to another room.
• The advantages should also include the ability to constantly monitor the child and his actions.This applies not only to families with infants, but also to growing babies after a year. Despite the presence on the market of a large number of devices with which you can watch the child even from a distance, personal control will help to avoid many traumatic situations, as well as relieve parents of anxious thoughts.
• An important moment will be significant savings in living space in an apartment or house, which will be relevant for small-sized dwellings, as well as in cases where the family has several children.

However, the decision to combine the two rooms is not without some drawbacks, which are best considered in advance. So, the minuses of joint bedrooms include such facts.

• Small family members at some time require the creation of silence, a more relaxed atmosphere. As a rule, they fall asleep earlier than their parents, can later get up, they need a nap. During these periods, when placing a crib in the parental room, serious problems may arise with providing the child with the required conditions. Such moments need to be considered first of all, using only effective options for planning a joint living space.
• If the area of ​​the parent bedroom is not allocated by large sizes, then the idea of ​​dividing it into two zones can result in a minimum of space being allocated for the children's corner. This will make it difficult to access any important objects in the room, make the interior too overloaded with things and furniture, etc. Without competent zoning of the space and the use of a minimum of functional furniture, this is not enough.

The proper organization of the residential joint space is associated with the preliminary drawing up of the layout of the two zones. In this matter, you should take into account such moments as the age of the baby, as well as the area of ​​the room. To do this, you should first make a plan indicating such nuances.

• Draw a rough draft, taking into account the placement of window and balcony openings, the front door and the method of opening it.
• Next, you need to determine how the room will be divided up or down, and indicate where in this case there will be an entrance to the room, a window opening.
• The color scheme of the common room will also be important in this matter. Therefore, options are thought out in advance with the prospect of several years. Otherwise, many decoration ideas may become irrelevant.
• In some cases, setting the goal of combining the two bedrooms, homeowners will have to resort to a serious redevelopment. This can be a transfer of the doorway, expansion or, conversely, reducing the size of the window opening, increasing the area of ​​the room due to the balcony, etc.

Very often, to divide the bedroom, resort to the placement of special decorative designs, the manufacture of which is carried out by individual standards and preferences. In addition to the mobile variations used for zoning, you can resort to installing a stationary partition. Typically, such structures are mounted from drywall. They can have various sizes, designs, colors, etc.

A temporary option for separating space is a curtain or several products of this type. They can be made of materials of different density depending on the design of the room and the taste of the owners.

An easy and functional zoning option will be a screen. Similar models are made from various materials, including plastic, wood, textiles. To divide the room into an adult and a children's zone, you can use suspended structures and arches.

An alternative to the acquisition or installation of the above structures will be the use of existing furniture to separate one part of the room from another. For these purposes, in a certain place you should put a cabinet, shelving, wall with open shelves etc.

For spacious bedrooms there is an excellent zoning option, which involves the use of sliding doors inside the room. They can be transparent, in the form of mirrors, with inserts from various materials, blind, etc. In addition to arches, also some joint projects of bedrooms are zoned using a multi-level ceiling.

It is worth highlighting a number of points that should be considered when designing such a room in a living room. First of all, it concerns the color palette of two zones. It is recommended for very young children to use calm shades that will not burden the spaceas well as make it visually smaller. As for the decoration, the preference in this matter should be given to simple ideas, without complex and weighting structures, for example, on the ceiling or walls.

Lighting variations are an important nuance where young children will live together with adult family members. As for the upper light, it should be separated when two zones are formed. In addition to the main source of lighting, it’s more correct to place a few additional devices with dim lighting - sconces, night lights, floor lamps.

The next question will concern the area for placing a children's bed, as well as a bed or sofa for adult family members. In this question it is recommended to take into account the peculiarities of room ventilation. If you put the playpen or crib near the window, then in the winter months there may be undesirable temperature changes with the window closed or open, as well as operating heating devices.

The layout and design of the bedroom should be carried out taking into account the growing up of the child. In order not to remodel the room’s arrangement several times, it’s worthwhile to think over in advance the moments of placing additional furniture, such as a desk, cabinets, shelves, etc. A suitable option in this case may be a multifunctional children's corner. Such furniture is sold ready-made, in addition, it can be done independently, taking into account the characteristics of the room, area and other important nuances of the bedroom. Choosing such a solution, it is worth understanding the main advantage of the corners, which use the area allocated for them in three dimensions, which will be especially true for one-room apartments.

In most cases, after dividing the room into two zones in one of them or several at once, there will be a lack of natural light, since there is usually only one window in the bedroom. In order for parents and children to be comfortable with their tasks indoors, it is worth considering zoning options, where the window will be on the children's side, This is due to the need for good lighting for training, school tasks and games. The main light source can be located in the middle or in the adult half.

Considering the color palette, preference should be given to light shadesthat visually expand even the smallest living space.However, if in the adult part you can use solid colors, for preschool children it is recommended to make several bright color accents. The priority is yellow, green, blue or pink variations. With red or saturated blue, you should be careful, because they are able to affect the psyche, preventing relaxation.

Do not forget about the textiles, which are inevitably present in any bedroom. It would be more correct to consider options for light curtains made of translucent fabrics that will add atmosphere to the atmosphere with lots of furniture and lightness. Besides, it is much easier to care for products from light fabrics. Pillows, carpets and other products collecting dust and allergens should be kept to a minimum.

It will be possible to combine the bedroom with the nursery, zoning the berth with the help of a wardrobe partition. A room with a minimum of functional furniture will look cozy and simple, at the same time fulfilling the role of two important rooms in the dwelling - an adult bedroom and a nursery.

You can zon a useful living space in a room with an older child using a transparent partition that partially separates the sleeping places, as well as various finishing options. In this embodiment, the children's part of the room will remain as bright as possible, while the adult part will not suffer from a lack of lighting.

The simplest, but no less effective option for dividing the area of ​​one room into two parts can be the use of dense curtains. Products in harmony with the overall design will be a wonderful decoration, as well as a functional product for zoning living space.

In the next video, see how to combine a bedroom with a nursery.