How to combine living room and bedroom

The living room is the room where people gather to watch TV together, communicate with the whole family and receive guests. But if this is a studio apartment, where there is only a hall, then there is one option - a living room combined with a bedroom. A similar case, when the house does not have its own room with each member of the family, and it is necessary to combine personal space with the guest area. However, the correct organization of space will help them not only to combine, but also to draw a competently delineate.

Variants of space separation in a living room

Modern interiors of living rooms combined with a bedroom do not imply the piling of a large number of cabinet furniture as partitions. This is a morally obsolete method, especially since cabinets cover the light and take away a considerable part of the useful area. The most progressive method is zoning, which is successfully used in a spacious house without walls, in a small "hotel", and in a small dorm room.

The main reasons for separation in the living room area of ​​the bedroom:

• the older child does not have a separate room for study and rest;
• for the whole family is the only living quarters;
• for a small child needs to arrange a separate place for sleeping;
• need a couple to divide the living room into 2 separate units, so that they can fully rest while the other is awake;
• often come to parents or children-students, for whom it is important to have a secluded personal space;
• way of life or doing business involves frequent reception of guests at home in a small apartment( tutoring, coaching, small house trading).

The design of a large living room or a bedroom-bedroom is important to organize the most deliberately, in order to avoid illiterate redevelopment or excessive piling. Redesign is much more expensive than rearranging space, and costs are not always justified. The general rule is that there should not be too many furniture, and all of it should be maximally functional and compact.

The main options for differentiating the bedroom and guest area with:

• decorative curtains and curtains;
• glass partitions;
• mobile screens;
• fixed partitions;
• lightweight shelving instead of cabinet furniture;
• zoning with upholstered furniture.

Most often combine several methods at the same time, and there is an even more original method - to use transforming and compactly stacked furniture. If in a one-room apartment the main room is equipped as a large bedroom with a guest corner, then to the arrival of guests it is supplemented by an inflatable sofa and other seats. As, for example, a combined living room and bedroom - photo.

One room can combine several functions at the same time, regardless of its area, the best way to stay is functional zoning. This makes the living room the most comfortable, since it is convenient that every member of the family can do his work in a private corner, without interfering with others. The simplest thing is, when there are headphones, one can watch TV in the guest area, another can rest in the fenced-off bedroom "behind the scenes", a third supper in the dining area and communicate with friends in social networks, and the fourth to be at the computer. In this case, no one will interfere with anyone, and everything that is necessary for all remains at arm's length.

How to start zoning a living room combined with a bedroom?

You should not rush to drag furniture at separate angles or put across, it is better to try to divide your room first on paper, determining the exact location and limits of the functional areas. Such a sketch can be drawn on paper, where the dimensions of the existing furniture are marked, it is possible that something will want to be replaced or added a new one.

It is best to revise at least 3 options, taking into account where the windows and doors are located, a television antenna and an Internet cable are connected, there are sockets and switches. In extreme cases, from the outlet, you can throw the extension cord and increase the cable to make the zoning more comfortable. Remember that the best option is one that all family members like. Only after a joint discussion of all the benefits can you begin to implement it.

The most important thing in demarcation is to determine which zone will be at the window, since each option has advantages and disadvantages.

1. If the bedroom is next to the windows, then with the help of heavy curtains during the day, you can further darken the recreation area, especially when people work and rest on shifts. The disadvantage is that it becomes dark in the entire living room at the same time, and additional lighting is required when zoning. But if the family gathers at home only in the evening, then it will not be difficult for anyone.

2. The guest area by the window is a convenient and comfortable option for guests and a family having a rest at the TV, but you will have to walk and flit past the eyes of a resting in the bedroom area. It is advisable to expose a partition at the foot of the bed or to separate with a light curtain on the ceiling cornice. The most uncomfortable, when the bed is right at the entrance to the living room, apartment, so it is important to think about how to combine the living room and the bedroom opposite the door.

Sometimes it makes sense to make a low stationary partition like a bay window. That is, it can be a wall no higher than 1 meter in height, and the rest of the wall is a large window, plus a full door. This will increase noise insulation, but this method of dividing the living room and bedroom is rarely used. The partition can be made of gypsum board, and the noise insulation can additionally be increased with the help of thick sheets of polystyrene foam. Foam concrete does not require additional sealing.

To completely separate during sleep, such a semi-wall can be equipped with blinds or blinds, controlled remotely on the movable cornice. Such designs are known for their light weight and reliability, and the method of demarcation is suitable in the living room at least 6 meters in length. If the door is not planned, then the passage can be made in the form of an arch with a hung curtain.

One of the most modern ways of combining a guest area and a bedroom in a common room is zoning with a podium and curtains on the ceiling cornice. The podium itself can be equipped with drawers for storing things. Zoning can be temporary, when light furniture is quickly rearranged, and the sofa moves on wheels. This is convenient before the arrival of guests, and if the back of the sofa is high enough, it can become an impromptu partition, behind which is a bed or another bed.

Tip: It is recommended to organize a sleep zone in the most isolated and well-ventilated corner of the room. Instead of the wall between the two zones of the living room you can use a tall aquarium, air bubble panel, a bookcase with indoor flowers, a stained glass partition, light shelving for books and souvenirs and other decorative elements. Corpus furniture can be used in zoning in part - one closet is put close to one of the walls, so that there is enough room for natural lighting. However, stationary glass partitions and transparent curtains on the ceiling cornice are still the best way of zoning, along with the organization of a guest area with soft furniture.

Solutions for small rooms and small apartments

Each apartment is easy to visually determine the functionality of the premises, but in case of a shortage of living space, it is necessary to organize a special way in one room to share the places for:

• reception of guests and joint communication;
• sleep and rest;
• food intake;
• study and work at the computer or desk;
• wardrobe;
• children's game.

In a confined space this problem is very urgent, especially for young families using a minimum of useful space. If the room and apartment are removable or temporarily used, then the fixed partitions are not used, and the demarcation and zoning of the room is performed by improvised methods.

Often 2-3 functional zones make sense to unite in one, for example, in the guest area the family dines, if there is no other place, but there is where to cook( hostel conditions).The bedroom area is successfully combined with the children's room, and for the night the child is laid on the couch, and the bed is occupied by the couple. It is important that all family members feel comfortable, and each has its own personal space.

In a small room, full functional areas are difficult to create with a minimum of furniture. But you can use folding furniture or use the rear partitions of the sofa and closet, putting them close to each other. If there is a need to use curtains to delimit space in a small room, a light ceiling cornice will be the most optimal.

Tip: Using curtains and cabinet furniture as partitions between functional areas, do not forget about additional lighting. It is especially important if there is an additional burden on the eyesight - during work and studying for textbooks or a computer. Whatever the design of the living room, combined with the bedroom, it is important to remember the sufficient illumination of each functional area.

Methods of zoning a living room combined with a bedroom

Interior design specialists suggest combining different methods of zoning, organization and demarcation of the living room area.

1. Zoning with the use of finishing materials. The essence of the method is to visually delineate the space for the bedroom and the guest area in a single space. Finishing materials are used, differing in color and texture, while curtains, partitions and shelves go into the background, performing a secondary function. For example, in the living room and bedroom different mats are used, the type of wallpaper or plaster is combined on the walls, and a two-level ceiling with a soft diode light is mounted on the ceiling in the bedroom area.

2. Zoning by means of partitions - stationary and sliding. Light walls made of plastic, glass and stained-glass windows perfectly differentiate the living space into functional areas and additionally decorate the living room. For today, the brand is glass partitions that can be lifted with a continuous sheet from the ceiling to the floor or mounted only on a part of the wall. Do not worry about their fragility, the partitions are made of a particularly strong toughened glass:

• opaque and transparent;
• corrugated and sandblasted;
• color and patterned.

3. Zoning with furniture successfully uses double-sided light racks instead of heavy cabinets. This is one of the progressive and practical methods of zoning - it is very convenient when the required items can be taken on both sides of the shelves. Similar shelves can additionally equip any functional area, but their contents will emphasize the use for zoning purposes. Massive furniture is best not to use to avoid piling up, and sofas and armchairs are exposed by an island around the TV, plasma panel or fireplace in the guest area. A small glass table will organically complement the place for communication.

4. Zoning with curtains and curtains is a popular budget option, and the use of non-traditional materials and shapes of the blinds themselves will not only divide into functional zones, but will emphasize the stylistics of interiors. Roman or Japanese curtains, draped "marquis" or a light transparent veil are an excellent decoration of any room. It is important to choose the color and texture of the fabric, which fits as much as possible into the style of the living room. Non-standard version - thread and ribbon curtains or wings of small shells, beads, amber, bamboo, thin wood blocks and other original solutions.

Expert tips:

• a blank wall dividing the guest area and bedroom occupies a part of the useful area, takes away part of the lighting and makes microcirculation of air more difficult, therefore it is better to refuse this method, except for the need for noise insulation;
• doorway can be replaced with a sliding screen;
• the plane of the partition can be used as furniture( hanger, shelves, shelving);
• competent lighting is not only used for its intended purpose in each functional area of ​​the living-bedroom, but it can also transform the room( floor and wall lamp, chandeliers and sconces, point and ribbon diodes);
• visual distinction with the help of color should combine close shades in the rest zone and reception of guests: purple and lilac, white and gray, beige and brown, blue and blue, emerald and salad;
• so that the furniture does not block the free space, but serves as an additional distinction, it is better to use sofas with a high back, wardrobes, light racks and shelves without doors, and the cabinet furniture is compact and low;
• great option - to combine several methods of zoning and demarcation.