Solving the problem of a small living space // Living-bedroom: 7 basic rules everything

living room, bedroom design requires a special approach. Because in the end room should fully carry out the functions of both rooms. To learn how to do it, I'll continue.

Photo living room-bedroom apartment in a high-rise building

Fad or necessity?

Living room and bedroom in one room - it is not an innovative course design, but rather, all the same, rigid necessity of organizing living space in our apartmentsWho in their vast majority do not differ large dimensions.

Proper organization of even a small space makes a lot of advantages

Most designers tend to dissuade the latter from doing so. They explain this by saying that association of private and public parts of life will bring a lot of inconvenience to tenants. Well, if at all, only one room in the apartment? Or two, but the second one is allocated a small child? And such a situation in the former Soviet Union there are not only common, but it is wise to tell the time.

18 m2 single room in a studio Khrushchev leave no other choice

It is only when you become the proud owner of a spacious apartment in a new building or a private house outside the city, you can certainly do without the combination of functional premises. And consider this trend only as a way to formalize its original housing.

Expanse of private homes open up additional possibilities in planning

If your living room is not like a football field, and the number of rooms does not allow to settle all family members so that More and neutral zone for receiving guests left, does not it be better to approach the creation of a living room-bedroom wisely, is not it right?

Competent approach even in a small room will make a beautiful multi-purpose room

Match to the arrangement wisely

Techniques separately, sleep apart

The appearance and functionality of the living room, bedrooms should fully meet your needs, and we should start with a distinction space:

Rule №1: «bedroom should be fenced off from the living room"

bedroom arearequired to be separated from the guest area is not just some kind of color or stylistic signals, but also quite tangible barrier. We are not talking about a blank wall, otherwise it would have been two small cells, rather than a large hall.

It will be enough to use one of the following options:

1. blinds. Textiles can be easily removed if necessary, making the room more spacious, and at the same time able to completely close the bed, arranging a much needed comfort for sleeping in bed person. Moreover, the installation of all necessary here will take very little time and effort;

The shutter can be completely closed or completely open makeshift bedroom

1. Translucent walls of glass, wood, metal or plasterboard. The elegant design is usually constructed with artistic decoration, so that the air and look attractive. But cheap this decision can not be called and their own hands to realize it without the necessary skills is not easy. Although it depends on the size of the project;

Frosted glass at half the room - elegant, but not cheap

1. screens. They appear to be intermediate between the two above-described embodiment, since they are made of harder material in contrast to the fabric of curtains, but still able to get out of the side. It is convenient, practical and can be relatively inexpensive to buy in finished form, which also can be decorated with a wide variety of designs and patterns.

Here are some examples of patterns:

• "Old Europe" model:

A sample of "Old Europe" model

• "Province" model:

Sample "Province" model

• "Aledzho" model:

"Aledzho" model sample

• "Bamboo" model

Sample "Bamboo" model

• "Vansuan" model:

"Vansuan" model sample

• "Rice" model:

Sample "Rice" model

In screens there is another important advantage: the ability to change the area of ​​the bedroom and the guest areas by means of its movement. Day moved to the bed - living increased in the evening pushed - "rose" bedroom. Such games with space allow room to take a lot more than it actually is.

The screen can be moved in any direction

1. Cupboards and shelves. First I want to mention negative of such decision: clutter usable space. In fact, putting a bulky object interior furniture in the living room, you do it to a large extent "compress". After all, it will not thin glass, textile fabric or rice paper.

But there are also its significant advantages:

• Availability of storage space, which you will in any case be necessary. So, if not in the middle, under the wall will still have to install the appropriate furniture;

Many shelves does not happen - a controversial statement, but often enough to hit the target

I recommend to stop your choice on these items of furniture of interior, who will be located storage compartment at the bottom and at the top through shelves that can decorate souvenirs, aquarium, frames with photos, or table top, easily turns into the bar, or even working a place. This will greatly enhance and aesthetics of the interior, and the functionality of a makeshift fence.

Cabinet with shelves through-filled with additional objects decorating

• The ability to move if necessary. For example, with a stationary wall without dismantling this trick will not work.

These methods of differentiation of functional parts of the room - it's not all of the possible. Showing imagination and do not forget about practicality, you are quite capable to come up with your own original "border posts".

Blinds can also play the role of border

Rule №2: «sleeper and can raise"

Stair privacy

Zoning is not always limited to only one barrier installation. Very interesting, although not necessarily progress is also construction of a special podium for bed. What does it give?

Let's see:

1. Savings when establishing primary barrier. In addition, it applies to the spent materials, and storage space. The fact is that even a small difference in floor level already clearly provides visual separation of space, allowing the fence to do is not so great as it might be necessary for an absolutely flat basis;

Even a slight rise avoids small bars as a "frontier post" between the functional areas

1. Additional functions.

The podium is possible to:

• Equip boxes for bedding or other things;

Rise of having built-in drawers

• Build in lighting that will look very nice and original.

Podium with light will bring a lot of pleasant impressions

But as I noted above, such a structure erected by no means always.

And this is justified by the following disadvantages:

1. Additional work and cost. Build a pedestal for your bed is not so simple, and this, of course, require a lot of construction materials and energy;
2. Reducing the height of the bedrooms. Distance from floor to ceiling will be smaller, and though it is not critical to the sleeping area, because somehow the same and in bunk beds sleep, still some discomfort may result present;
3. Increased risk of injury. We can only guess how many times you stumble on an additional projection appeared right in front of your "way to sleep."

So what about the need for construction of the podium I recommend everyone to find the answer for themselves on their own, relying on their own preferences and capabilities.

Rule №3: «rooms for small folding bed, for those that are larger, classical"

In particular, here the question is solved between the sofa or bed.

And decides he's actually simple:

1. BedIt is certainly preferable as a sleeping place has only one of its design features. Sleep on it is much more convenient, especially if we are talking about couples. But back to the very beginning of my story in which they talked about the reasons that pushed all the way to the arrangement of living room, bedroom. The deficit of places. A good double bed will require a lot of it;

The bed fits perfectly into the overall space

1. Sofa much more economical of space used, as has the ability to be folded. And though he may lose a few over the classical subject of interior furniture used for sleeping in our reality, based on the pursuit of every free square centimeter, often looks preferred.

A sofa bed is always impresses with its compact

Ideally, of course, in the living room, the bedroom should be a sofa bed in the guest area and the bed in the bedroom. But everything depends on the area of ​​the premises, which is settling down.

And the bed and sofa - perfect

Another option that will provide a comfortable place to sleep and at the same time does not clutter the room is the use of a bed-transformer. But in this case it will take is likely to place the cabinet, so that you then have to find a new place of residence of things.

Bed-transformer is always possible to consider as an alternative to conventional sofa and bed

Rule №4: «guests away"

living area designed to welcome guests, but in our case we can not forget about the dangerous proximity of a berth. What is the danger? In fact, to come to you people, all of a sudden you do not accidentally found themselves on a personal bed lice. To do this, it is important to area with a TV, and combinable with him to arrange chairs or sofa maximum extent permitted area of ​​your home, from your dream abode.

TV with guest sofa should not coexist with the "Bedroom"

In this case, do not forget about the fact that you may want to watch TV before going to bed. In this regard, I recommend installing the TV on the swivel bracket. This will allow you, if necessary, rotate the screen in any desired direction.

Diagram of an exemplary placement of all items of furniture interior living room-bedroom

Rule №5: «furniture should be easy"

Furniture interior living room-bedroom must be chosen so that all of its elements do not take up a lot of space, which is in short supply. From massive tables, cabinets and beds, made in classic style, should be abandoned. Hull representatives of certain minimalist modern trends will be more appropriate.

No frills and crushing its power facilities

Also do not forget about the areas of the ceiling. It is better to move some shelves exactly where they are less visible and will not "eat" a useful area.

The closer the shelves to the ceiling, the more room space for people

Rule №6: «Follow directions styles and colors"

Despite the fact that two different functional zones are created, do not forget that the room you still remains whole. Thus, style on both sides of the room should be chosen one.

A single stylistic direction for the entire living room-bedroom

The same applies to color. Should not be separated from public recreation area with some contrasting colors. The maximum that allows the guide, so it's a change of tone.

Purple color in the bedroom more intense than in the rest of the room

Rule №7: «create two scenarios lighting"

Zoning also applies to lighting. It should not be, as in the ordinary living room, a chandelier hanging in the center of the room.

Better organize two scenarios:

1. The first touches the sleeping area. Here you can be integrated in the ceiling point LED lamps, hung above the head lamp or a sconce to put in bed;

Gentle illumination over berth

1. The second, just could use a chandelier. Just hang the appliance is not in the middle of the room, and specifically over the guest area, to light it as it would delineate.

Chandelier with visitors reception venue

conclusion

You are familiar with how to properly should organize living-bedroom. With this solution, you will be able to much better use of the limited space of his apartment.

The correct approach to zoning and choice of interior furniture guarantees a beautiful and multifunctional space

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