The strong view that a small room is bad because creating a comfortable and cozy environment in a small room is very difficult, far from always true. Much depends on the proportions of the room and its functional orientation. The design of small rooms that perform many functions, for example, in a one-room apartment, where the room is a bedroom, a living room, and an office, is much more difficult to design than, say, the design of a small living room. However, if you show skill and imagination, then in any case you can create a comfortable, cozy and comfortable living environment.
When drawing up a design project, first of all, it is necessary to formulate the primary tasks of design. Determine how many functions the room will perform - one or more. Then decide whether to use techniques in the design that visually expand the space. Or maybe on the contrary, create a project for a small cozy room, like a silk "precious" casket, enveloping with warmth, luxury and comfort.
Design of small rooms with multifunctional orientation
From what role a room in an apartment will play, its filling with various furnishings depends. The more roles, the more furniture groups will be required. In this case, it is better to pay attention to the built-in furniture, made according to an individual project, in order to use every square meter of space with benefit. We recommend that you pay attention to the area of the window, which very often remains free. But here you can equip a workplace, say, expand the window sill and convert it into a desk, and arrange shelves for books or other necessary items on the side window walls.
Another technique that helps to place the necessary amount of furniture in a small room and at the same time not clutter up the space is suspended modules or shelves with lighting, located, including, and under the ceiling.
To visually expand a small room, pay attention to its color scheme and use as many light or completely white tones as possible. However, bright elements of decor in a small amount are necessary. Color in the interior always plays a very big role. In a small room you should not hang heavy multi-tiered curtains, it is better to replace them with light, light curtains in combination with blinds. Another very important element of the decor of the room is the light. The design of small rooms must be filled with light, but it is not recommended to use large massive lamps, large chandeliers or floor lamps. The hidden, built-in light extends the space well. As already noted, light can be built into pendant modules and shelves, under a bed or sofa, in niches on the ceiling.
You can expand the room in more radical ways. To do this, redevelopment is used. Say, the design of small rooms in the “Khrushchev” is often associated with the union of two rooms (a room and a kitchen, or two rooms), and then the common room is zoned, divided into functional zones using various design techniques (podium, suspended ceiling, light partition, screens , etc.).
Design a small living room
When arranging a small living room, it is not necessary to expand the space. Very often, the lack of space in the room becomes its advantage (if only because less expensive finishing materials are required). In a small room designed for the living room, special attention is paid to decoration. An expensive, natural finish favorably emphasizes its small size. Silk textile wallpapers, natural parquet, even low wooden wall panels will be appropriate here. And you can use any color scheme, from light tones to dark, dense and saturated, only wallpapers with a large bright pattern are not recommended, they will be depressing and tiring. Light or completely white furniture is suitable for dark walls , while light, on the contrary, is dark, even black. The small living room has a minimum of furniture. There will be quite a soft group for relaxation and low modules for storage. An elegant corner display cabinet for dishes will look good. And, of course, one should not forget about lighting design. Various light sources: a central chandelier on the ceiling, local lamps near the sofa, as well as floor lamps located at eye level, will create a cozy, warm atmosphere.