Slides into the living room: a variety of models and recommendations for choosing

A few decades ago, a wall of cabinets was almost an essential element of the living room interior, but today this choice of furniture seems outdated to many - this option looks too bulky and gives away a classic that today is increasingly giving way to modern minimalism.

Theoretically, such a piece of furniture could be abandoned altogether, but then another question arises - how to place in the apartment everything that was previously stored inside, albeit a huge, but spacious and capacious wall. The modern answer is called a slide.

Unlike the well-known wall, the concept of a slide has not yet been touched, because many ordinary people simply do not understand what is at stake. Meanwhile, between these two creations of the furniture industry is not so little in common.

In terms of purpose, these are direct relatives - the wall-slide in the hall is very relevant for the hidden storage of dishes and other valuable, but not always aesthetically attractive things, at the same time, she is able to highlight and emphasize certain moments in the history of the family, becoming a kind of exhibition of the best memorable photos, letters and medals, if any.

The key difference is that the classic wall is a huge, often one-piece construction, almost always devoid of a bright personality.At one time they were stamped by millions and they claim for uniqueness unless for the reason that most of such furniture has already sunk into oblivion. Slides in this regard are constructed in a fundamentally different way - this is modular furniture, allowing for rearrangement, not affecting other furniture items.

The components of this design can be originally released as a kit and sold in the store, but you can go the opposite way, having made a sketch yourself and ordered the furniture makers to put it into practice. The second option is good from two sides: firstly, such a slide will meet your wishes both in terms of design and in terms of functionality, and secondly, it will certainly be a 100% unique product.

The positive qualities of the slides are briefly described as follows:

• minimalistic design allows even in a cramped city apartment to place a maximum of useful things on a minimum area;
• the modular essence allows you to recombine the components in a way that is convenient for you right now, which also allows the convenience of transferring the slide to another room;
• minimalism has recently been in fashion, and custom manufacturing allows you to choose a design that, in your understanding, will be beautiful and suitable;
• contrary to popular belief, slides are still not the embodiment of minimalism - they suit any style, especially if you carefully select such furniture;
• the assortment of such products is wide enough - there is every opportunity to choose according to material, shape, color and texture.

Classification of slides is possible precisely due to the fact that they are diverse, which means that they allow you to adapt to your own needs. For ease of model selection, several criteria are distinguished by which such an accessory can be selected.

Primarily the slides are not a priori modular - most of them, but in reality solid constructions are still being made. The latter are not quite good, since their size is fixed and rather large, and they simply won’t be able to change their configuration, add or remove something.

Whether it’s a modular wall - in the store you can see it in one view, and at home arrange the components in a completely different way and even take individual shelves to another room, “breaking” the composition, which was conceived as a single one.

In terms of shape and size, slides are also classified, and already into 3 types. The simplest and most logical option is linear modellocated along one wall: it can occupy both its entire length and only a part, in the latter case it is usually located approximately in the middle, leaving equal intervals on the sides to the corners.

If there are too many components, and even the room is cramped, it makes sense to give preference corner construction - It occupies two adjacent walls with a center in the corner. There is also U-shaped version of such furniture, but contrary to expectations, it is by no means used in tight spaces - it is such a magnificent construction that the aesthetic meaning of its use is visible only in truly spacious rooms.

An interesting modern solution looks like slides without cabinets at all. Such a choice is appropriate if your apartment already has a full dressing room or at least a spacious wardrobe and there’s no point in buying another one. In this case, the wall looks like a set of separate floor cabinets and wall cabinets, which in the middle are separated by a TV and simply unoccupied space of the wall.

There is such a thing as mini-slides. With this, everything is clear - there is no abundance of constituent elements, because the whole structure consists literally of a pair of small cabinets and a couple of three hinged shelves.This is a good solution in case your living room absolutely cannot boast of spaciousness.

Since the slide consists of separate modules and can be custom-made, it does not contain any necessary and unchanging elements - all components are discussed and can be either present in double amount or completely absent. Do not be surprised if for a significant number of store models you will see the following sections in different combinations:

• wardrobe or wardrobe;
• storage case or chest of drawers with drawers;
• a TV cabinet or shelf, although the latter can sometimes be simply hung in a specially left niche;
• furniture for installing various audio and video equipment, including exotic sets with a full-fledged computer table;
• a bookcase or separate open shelves for a personal library;
• a cupboard for storing spare kitchen utensils;
• exhibition cabinets, showcases or racks for the demonstration of some souvenirs, memorable photos;
• heavy frame cabinets for heavy content.

Each of these furniture items has its own purpose, and the potential owner, choosing a slide, should focus not only on its overall dimensions, but also on functionality. It makes no sense to litter even a spacious living room with extra cabinets if they are empty and in the same way you do not need to stuff everything into a cramped room and right away if it was possible to move part of the furniture to other rooms.

At the same time, it is quite obvious that such a large ensemble of furniture will be the main highlight of the whole interior, which simply cannot be passed, which means that choosing a specific model should be done in such a way as to accurately supplement the frame sold with certain external details that will more fully reveal your rich inner world .

Perhaps you read books exclusively in electronic format or you haven’t found any time at all recently, but imitation of a full library in the living room will inevitably make a favorable impression on the guests - from now on you will be listed among the most well-read and erudite of their acquaintances.

Even delivered in an appropriate place a live flower in a pot or a table lamp give the “dead” modular design an element of life and originalitydue to which the interior comes to life and is no longer perceived so dry. Although such details are not an integral part of the slide, in a well-planned interior they may seem an indispensable part, and without them the wall will no longer be perceived as well.

Theoretically, a modular slide can be made from literally anything, but there is a list of materials that are used most often for such purposes. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages, which it is advisable to familiarize yourself with before the purchase of the product.

• Array of wood. This is potentially one of the best options - wood is equally appropriate in most styles, except for hi-tech, it looks just amazing and very solid. The strength and durability of such a material is impressive, because a good product will serve the owners for at least half a century, while the material is environmentally friendly, which is rare today.

• MDF. This material is a high pressure compressed wood chipboard. A relatively recent invention resembles natural wood in appearance, it is also environmentally friendly, but it costs slightly less.True, in terms of durability and strength, the MDF wall will be inferior to real wood, but the expected service life will still stretch for thirty years.

• Chipboard. Let's be objective: there are few advantages of this material, and almost half of consumers choose slides from chipboard simply because they are very cheap. Another relative advantage is the ability to choose the color and texture of the exterior, but this furniture still does not pull on natural wood.

Of the minuses, we can distinguish relatively low strength and dubious durability, as well as the risk of potential toxic poisoning. The fact is that chipboard is made of chips, which are glued under pressure with toxic glues, and they can produce fumes that adversely affect health.

• Drywall. Having originally appeared as a building material, these plates are nowadays used for the most unexpected needs. A wall made of drywall can still be considered a rarity, but at least its plausible design for almost any other material speaks in its favor, which adds originality to the interior. In addition, walls are often sheathed with the same material, so in your home the wall may well become part of a real wall.

• Glass. Full-fledged glass walls are already possible nowadays, but still remain a rarity - you can’t always fit such a solution into the interior, and you have to choose between dubious durability and sky-high prices. Glass is much more common as a facade material in the manufacture of such furniture, but if the facade is completely sheathed, then the entire slide is perceived as glass, although its body is almost certainly made of something else.

Modern walls come in direct (linear) and angular. Each of these options may have its own advantages and disadvantages, depending on the particular layout of the living room, therefore, when choosing, you should not focus solely on an unprofessional opinion, not supported by any rational arguments.

So, direct slides located along one of the walls are usually installed in square and rectangular living rooms. If you have chosen a model of such a kit from among the ready-made ones, it may turn out that somehow you can’t put the components at an angle - the design will lose integrity and will not look decent.

The linear model usually assumes the presence of a large number of different components, while the highest of them can be located both in the middle, with a gradual decrease in height closer to the edges and on the sides, while in the middle the TV is framed on the top and bottom with floor stands and hinged shelves. In both cases, the furniture creates the illusion that the ceilings are slightly higher than it actually is.

Corner walls are most often used in small living rooms, because along short walls it is difficult to fully place a large amount of furniture, and as a result, the corner is completely empty and empty. Moreover, often such headsets are installed to correct the shape of the room, since in an elongated narrow living room they are sometimes able to turn the proportions of the room into more correct ones.

With a relatively small occupied space, the corner wall is usually quite roomy, since it is almost always deeper than it seems at first glance.Literally anything can turn out to be its central element, but more often than not, designers put the TV in the corner of the frame framed by other sections, although the alternative may be the option with a cabinet in the corner.

In the modern design of the walls, it is worth highlighting 5 areas that are recognized as stylish and interesting. Now it’s important to be completely original, not imitating absolutely nothing, but it is unlikely that the average layman already has brilliant ideas on how to offer a stunning novelty in the form of his own style. Against this background, we consider the existing areas.

• Classic It requires beauty in the form of curly jewelry, carvings, and the like of "excesses." The classic wall simply must look “rich”, because it involves the use of expensive natural wood or, if it is neoclassical, MDF in wenge coloring with a slightly reduced number of decorations. Classicism can be different, because with the general similarity you need to choose between Baroque, Rococo and so on, but in all cases, all lines will be straight, without complex shapes.

• High tech - the exact opposite of the classics. Beautiful high-tech furniture is one that is completely devoid of non-functional decorations, its beauty is in utter simplicity. Materials are welcomed as modern as possible - metal, plastic, glass. The large size for such a headset is inappropriate - in the future it will be possible to store a lot of things with a minimum of occupied space.

• Modern in many ways similar to the classics, but in a slightly more modern interpretation. This is all the same ostentatious beauty and high cost, because the requirements for wood or at least MDF remain relevant. The relaxation refers to the rejection of strict chopped lines - modernism allows you to round corners and allows a smooth outline.

• Provence - A top style from the village, which is designed to convey the comfort of a beautiful summer cottage somewhere in the south. The set should give the impression of antiquity, because the materials used are natural, and for the sake of plausibility, they should be painted white - it is typical for style and creates the impression of a skillful but home-made product. Intricate carvings and unique fittings reinforce the impression that this instance is one of a kind.

• Japanese style so far only gaining popularity. It is minimalistic, the decor is inappropriate here, although how can I say - instead of glass facades, rice paper with hieroglyphs printed can be used. Of materials, only wood is suitable, while the frames are painted in darker colors, and the facade against their background seems even brighter.

Having decided to purchase a slide in the hall home, you must answer the most important question: why do you need such a set of furniture and what do you plan to store in it. Having determined the requirements and specific requests, you can roughly estimate what components should be present in the model, which, in your opinion, claims to be worthy.

Another fundamental point is correspondence of the dimensions of the wall of the room area and the height of the ceilings. It is clear that it is possible to push furniture into the room, but it is important to understand that households and guests should not be uncomfortable from this. You must admit that it would be stupid if a wall that is too potentially straight would be unnaturally bent in the corner region or its inappropriate width would leave a passage too narrow in which the two could not squeeze.

Truly a royal mistake will happen if you have provided a niche for the TV, but did not take into account that the slide is designed for high ceilings, and you have low ceilings, and therefore the “box” of the normal diagonal simply does not fit into the space allotted to it. To avoid such flagrant blunders, you must carefully measure the living room, in which the furniture is purchased, and clearly determine how many centimeters in length, width and height you are ready to allocate for a new piece of furniture.

Design color and style are two other characteristics of a room and furniture that should be compatible. The slide will inevitably be striking, because it occupies at least half of the longer wall, which means it is unacceptable for it to look like an alien spot.

Most of the walls today are done in minimalist directions, but the same hi-tech and Scandinavian style put forward completely different requirements for choosing the decor. If you were able to repair the room in a certain style, then you probably know what criteria its design should meet - here you are and stick to it.

Finally, correctly calculate your budget and the appropriateness of acquiring each of the models you like. A solid and multi-functional wall is quite capable of replacing many individual pieces of furniture, so you save both money and free space. At the same time, you should not chase a fashionable or interesting model if the money spent on it does not allow to achieve the full functionality and attractiveness of the living room as a whole.

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