Often, the presence of a niche in the bedroom is designed to give it a special coziness and a unique look. This space is used by designers to create interesting solutions that help save usable space, as well as interesting placement of the bed in the bedroom with the use of headboard decor elements. Such solutions are relevant for one-room apartments and housing with atypical layout.
The possibilities for creating a niche under the bed are endless. Before deciding on the location and design of the alcove, figure out what this kind of solution will bring to your room and whether it will solve the issue related to functionality.
Design options
Based on the main criteria, designers identify the following ways to design a niche in the bedroom:
- a small niche for a closet;
- recess for headboard.
Choose an option based on your needs and assessing whether such a design will suit the interior, made in a certain style. After all, redevelopment is not carried out annuallysucceed.
Closet niche
Designers identify two main schemes for using niche space to install a bed that looks like a closet. Stationary placement involves the permanent location of a piece of furniture, and the second - the ability to hide the bed if necessary.
The first option is suitable for rooms with a medium or large bedroom area. It is convenient because the head of the bed is a set of lockers and boxes where you can store everything you need. Unlike the first, the second option will prove to be an excellent choice for rooms with limited free space, where every square centimeter is too expensive to simply waste it. After the night, the design is easy to remove by hiding it in the depth of the cabinet using a special mechanism. This in turn frees up ample bedroom space.
Recess at the head of the bed
In this case, a small part of the bed (from the side of the headboard) is deepened into a niche in the bedroom. With a sufficient width of the recess, on the sides of the bed, you can mount shelves or put small bedside tables.
The convenience of the design lies in the fact that it is relatively easy to assemble, and it is easy to assemble such niche equipment even without the help of craftsmen, adjusting it to the required size.
In the children's bedroom it is convenient to put a bunk bed in a niche, which saves space up to two times. With the help of this design, it is easy to come up with an original design that contributes toincrease the space of the room.
If the niche is opposite the bed, you can arrange it so that the plasma is located in the center, and the cabinets and shelves surrounding it are suitable for storing clothes and souvenirs.
If the niche in the bedroom is too deep and the bed fits in it completely, you can zone the space by making a simple curtain or not limited to such ordinary solutions and build a drywall partition.
Do I need a niche in the bedroom?
Before you start arranging a niche, read all the pros and cons of this kind of construction and assess the situation well. Think about whether you need such a design at all and whether this kind of redevelopment will spoil the overall atmosphere in the room.
Nice Benefits
Among the advantages are the following characteristics that you should pay attention to. It is these properties that make it possible to evaluate the design of the alcove. Niche benefits include:
- Visual expansion of space. By deepening the bed that takes up quite a lot of space in the room, you can effectively unload the atmosphere in the room and make it less cluttered.
- The design of a bedroom with a niche will allow you to create a zonal division, when the room also has a work area. In addition, in such a niche you can organize a small dressing room.
- Possibility of using convenient pedestals or shelves in a niche. Hollow-wall structures, such as drywall, allow you to easily navigate the installation of simple cabinets or shelves for storing things, thereby savinguseful space in the room.
- Arrangement in the bedroom of a practical and multifunctional area that effectively complements the interior will help to recreate a unique atmosphere. Bedroom design is easy to diversify thanks to variations in size and shape.
Some flaws
Despite the advantages of this kind of planning elements, they are still characterized by some disadvantages:
- If an alcove is an integral part of the layout of the apartment, then you may have to take a bed to order, which means that you have to wait until it is completed. Plus, accurately calculate the dimensions of the bed for a niche in the wall in the bedroom.
- Often, stationary structures are placed in the alcove, which implies the rejection of a possible rearrangement, unless you have chosen as an alternative a bed with a lifting mechanism or organizing a wardrobe in a niche.
- With the maximum deepening of the bed, you should also take care of ventilation. In such a secluded corner, separated from the main part of the room, air circulation is reduced. If you do not take care of ventilation, then in the winter season it will not be very comfortable to sleep in such a niche.
After weighing all the advantages and disadvantages of a closet-niche in the bedroom and deciding that your apartment is not so interesting without an alcove, make the final decision. After all, redevelopment is not a simple thing, and it’s impossible to simply remove it without a major overhaul in the room, and this is both labor-intensive and will require additional funds and time.
Features of choosing a color solution
Before you decide what color to choose for the alcove, and whether it will match the general background of the bedroom or act in contrast, decide on the interior design of the room and the color scheme. In this choice, focus on the same type of design, in harmony with the overall atmosphere of the room. You can use another, completely opposite option, highlighting the niche area in a contrasting color, which looks special in the interior of a children's room. This technique looks interesting if the alcove is located opposite the bed. And the TV in the niche in the bedroom in this case looks more welcome than ever.
Location and lighting
An artificially created niche is usually located against a wall without a window, provided that daylight is not directed directly at the sleeping place located in the niche, and will not interfere with daytime relaxation.
The degree of illumination of the alcove depends on how deep it is. Point soft light is appropriate here (only 3-5 lighting fixtures), which allows you to achieve lighting of the necessary area of the room.
See how the drywall niche in the bedroom looks like in the photo below.
This is a great solution, especially for small spaces. With the help of an alcove, you can easily diversify the design of the bedroom, making it interesting and not boring. After all, the bedroom should have ontranquility, tranquility, relaxation. It is here that you spend a lot of time, because it is so important that the owner of the bedroom, whether it is an adult or a child, feels as comfortable as possible.
Pay your attention to the option of redevelopment of a bedroom in a house or apartment, taking into account the addition of a niche to the interior and you will definitely not regret your decision. After all, before, an uncomfortable alcove only interfered, but today it has become a practical zone, using which you can profitably beat the space, using every centimeter of the area with benefit.
