How difficult it is sometimes for homeowners to create a stylish, functional and comfortable design for a small room! The bedroom in this sense is no exception. In a room for sleeping and relaxing, not only a bed should be present. It is necessary to think over storage systems, provide a dressing table, and sometimes a workplace. For many owners of small apartments, it is crucial to have a bookcase in the bedroom, young parents need to allocate space for a crib.
Wishing to save space, modern technologies and designer developments come to the rescue - you can hang the TV on the wall, and it will take up no more space than a picture, or you can fix it with a bracket to the ceiling itself. There are design secrets for organizing an office in a limited space. How to make the design of a small bedroom as comfortable as possible, we will tell in this article.
Style selection
Thinking about creating an interior in a small area, you need to choose a design style. Unfortunately, the small room initially rejects the use of many of them, as somedesign directions involve a large number of furniture and accessories of non-essential, dark interior elements that visually reduce the space.
As a rule, the design of a small bedroom in a modern style is designed in several directions:
- Minimalism with characteristic color uniformity, no or minimal number of bright accessories, use of furniture with strict forms, maximum lighting.
- Classic - attracts many with its comfort. This style is characterized by simple furniture made of natural materials, high-quality textile decor, wallpaper with floral patterns, warm colors.
- Japanese style is small furniture, interior elements of natural light shades, subdued light, strict curtains, the presence of oriental hieroglyphs and patterns.
No less popular today is the design of small bedrooms in loft, hi-tech, art deco style.
But keep in mind that the features of these directions are much more difficult to emphasize in a limited space.
How to visually enlarge a room?
To achieve this goal, you must follow a number of fairly simple rules:
- Do not block up the entrance to the bedroom. From the door to the wall opposite, the space should be open, this will visually expand the room.
- If possible, avoid dark-coated walls, use clean, light colors that visually push the walls apart. Bright or dark colorsallowed as accents.
- Expand space wallpaper with a horizontal pattern, and vertical stripes will lift the ceilings.
- Laminate or parquet must be laid diagonally, which is also a way to increase space.
- The design of a small bedroom (we posted a photo in this article) does not accept the use of items that are not related to sleep: a few chairs, a lot, bookshelves, an excessive amount of decor. This does not mean that these items must be abandoned completely. Without them, the room will look boring.
- You shouldn't place a huge number of paintings or photographs on the walls, especially in massive frames. It is more expedient to limit one picture above the head of the bed.
Colours
Quite often the owners of small premises make a very common mistake. Creating a bedroom design of a small area and knowing that such rooms need visual expansion, they use very light, and sometimes white tones. In this case, there is a risk of getting a room that is very similar to a sterile hospital ward. To avoid this, you need to use two or three accents made in brighter or contrasting colors. It can be textiles, decor elements, some pieces of furniture.
If the room is so small that it barely fits a double bed, its headboard can serve as an accent, which will dilute the light scale and give the room personality. Light finishes do not have to have white shades. Grey, pastel colors go great togetherwith the colors of the wood from which the furniture is made. Do not forget that the white color has a wide range of shades, from snow-white to milky. Slight blotches of color against a light finish always look advantageous, and a contrasting geometric pattern or a picture on the wall will certainly become the center of attention.
The design of a small bedroom in an apartment (you can see the photo in this article) allows the use of moldings, but it is better that they be the same shade as the main surface. This simple technique will allow you not to focus on the size of the room and give a certain bohemian atmosphere.
Small dark bedroom
There are exceptions to every rule. Small bedroom design ideas can be quite controversial today. Many homeowners imagine their bedroom in dark colors. Some designers believe that this desire is feasible. The dark color of the walls is a very effective and, according to experts, underestimated technique.
The modern design of a small bedroom in dark colors has its advantages: corners are hidden in the room, its borders seem to dissolve, a cozy chamber atmosphere appears. Therefore, if you prefer dark tones, use dark gray or brown for the walls.
Contrast wall
If you do not dare to paint all the walls in a dark color, but dream of such a bedroom, you can choose one of them, which will becomecontrast. A dark colored end wall is a great way to make a narrow and long room a little wider. It will bring depth and dynamics to the interior.
You can use colorful prints or bright wallpapers as contrasts. To liven up the interior, use them behind the bed.
Ceiling
It doesn't have to be white. You can decorate it half a tone lighter than the walls. In recent years, designers are very fond of using plasterboard ceiling structures. It's no secret that they make the vault somewhat heavier, but by designing a separate low corner in the form of a threshold, you can visually enlarge the room, and the ceilings will appear higher.
Another interesting ceiling design solution. A glossy light stretch ceiling of the same color scheme with the walls will significantly expand the space. Since we are talking about ceilings, it must be said that if they are high enough in your small bedroom, take advantage of this advantage and equip a loft bed. It will help to create an original and interesting design of a small bedroom.
Bright interior
Recently, the European Design Association conducted a survey of homeowners, which revealed that more than half of them do not perceive the design of small bedrooms in completely light colors.
There is an opinion that the color red is unacceptable in the bedroom. But is it really so? The range of its shades is so large that you can easily choose the right option that will not annoy the owners. The rich light burgundy color is ideally combined with beige curtains and carpeting, creating an original and memorable interior.
Mirrors
In addition to using light colors to decorate small rooms, there are other design techniques that visually push walls apart and raise the ceiling. One of the most popular of them is considered to be the use of glossy, glass and mirror surfaces. The use of built-in furniture and suspended structures without supports is encouraged. It is advisable to avoid blind doors and screens.
But let's get back to the wonderful invention of mankind - mirrors. In no case will they spoil the design of a small bedroom in an apartment. With their help, you can significantly expand even the smallest room. The mirror must be large. Arrange it in such a way that it reflects light or well-lit objects.
You can attach several small mirrors above the headboard, which will also serve to visually expand the space.
An office in a small bedroom?
Someone will be surprised by this question. And absolutely in vain. The design of a small bedroom in an apartment (you see the photo below) allows the creation of a workplace or a corner for creativity. It can be the surface of the window sill, slightly extended and reinforced with a wooden tabletop.
You can arrange the working surface of the mini-cabinet as a rack: this design will take up even less space, since it is attached to the wall and does not require verticalsupports.
Lighting
Good lighting plays a big role in any room, especially in a small bedroom. Natural light from the window, not drowned out by dense fabric, will make the room spacious and bright. When choosing artificial light sources, try to place them at different levels. In this case, each of them will perform a separate function, and together they will increase the area of the bedroom.
Undoubtedly, built-in lights will save some space. Suspended classic chandelier is acceptable only with high ceilings. If you have organized a workplace in the bedroom, then the lighting for it should be thought out separately. It can be an adjustable wall lamp or a table lamp - it all depends on your needs and desires.
The design of small bedrooms should have different light sources: decorative light from floor lamps and nightlights, work and general lighting. Your small bedroom will benefit from lighting shelves and niches. This will create an interesting game of reflections, and the interior of the room will not be lifeless and flat.
Choosing furniture
The interior design of a small bedroom is quite specific. This also applies to the selection of furniture. Many nuances must be taken into account. In this case, even the type of door affects this choice: in which direction it opens. The bedroom is a special place. It is intended for a good rest of a person, so ideally it should be separated from the rest of the apartment. Best for thispurpose fit sliding doors. It is this model that will save space as much as possible.
If your bedroom only has a sleeping area, then its interior should have:
- bed;
- ottoman;
- bedside table;
- dressing table (if space permits).
This is a small bedroom furniture set with limited functionality. This option is suitable for those apartments in which it is possible to create a separate dressing room, or install wardrobes for storage in other areas.
You can use several small cabinets, replacing one large one with them. In this case, wall cabinets and floor cabinets will not occupy a separate place in the room. As a rule, they are placed above the headboard or on the side of the bed, attached to the windowsill.
Higher cabinets are quite suitable for needlework or laptop installation. The design of small bedrooms allows you to place more open shelves, on walls, in piers and niches, and not take up priceless free space.
How to make a bed?
No matter how small the bedroom is, the bed in it should be comfortable and wide. Of course, models with drawers cost a lot, but this saves a person from purchasing extra furniture, making them more functional.
Somehow it so happened that the bed is most often installed with its back to the wall. The option of placing it near the window is rarely considered. And experts believe that this is an interesting technique that saves quite a lot of space. Besides, you haveit will be possible to wake up not from the annoying ringing of the alarm clock, but from bright sunlight.
Design of a small bedroom-living room
This section will focus on the layout common in our time. This is a studio apartment in which it is required to create all the segments necessary for living and comfort. Most often, the design of small bedrooms of this type is shifted. We mean that usually in such a room, instead of a full-fledged double bed, a pull-out sofa is used, which allows not only to save space, but also to welcome guests in this room.
In young families, over time, it becomes necessary to divide a small living area into zones, for example, after the birth of a child. In this case, partitions and screens of various configurations (transparent or matte) are very helpful. Shelving with open or closed shelves, and sometimes fabric curtains, can be used for zoning. The color palette in both parts of the room should be uniform, which creates the overall atmosphere of the room.
Decor and accessories
And in conclusion, we want to draw your attention to the little things, without which the interior of any room, regardless of its area, will look unfinished and lifeless. We will talk about decorating elements and accessories in the bedroom.
- Bright pillows will emphasize the individuality of the interior.
- A picture, a few mirrors or photographs within frames that match the interior will create coziness.
- Even in a very small bedroom will be appropriatecanopy over the bed. Textiles for him should be light. Use organza, tulle, any lightweight fabric that is gathered with a brighter colored decorative cord.
- From the same it is desirable to make curtains on the windows. This will add space and volume to your small bedroom.
Conclusion
The design of a small bedroom, which is not often seen on the covers of glossy publications and reputable design magazines, provides scope for your creativity. Consider the recommendations of experts, but bring something of your own, special to them. Only in this case, on a very small area, you can create an exclusive interior that you will be very proud of.
