The bedroom is that cozy corner where you can relax and completely relax after a hard day's work. Sleep is the best cure for stress and unpleasant emotions. And this dream should provide you with a comfortable and warm bedroom. But, thinking about the design of your room and its arrangement, you are unlikely to think that there are many ways to make it even more comfortable and hide possible room flaws. How to furnish a bedroom, what colors and accessories to choose? And is it possible to compactly equip a small bedroom?
A few essential tips
Before you get down to business, consider the main points:
- Do not clutter up the room. Do not overwhelm it with unnecessary things that are unlikely to be useful to you. Keep practical and minimal.
- Give preference to dim lighting, intimate and comfortable. Such lighting will not hit the eye and will allow you to relax even when the lamp is on.
- Use pastel shades. Too bright and numerous colors will excite the psyche and prevent you from relaxing. This may be imperceptible at first, but later it will affect your mood and ability to work.
- Large bright windows are a great way to make a room visually larger, brighter.
- Allow the furniture to “hover” above the floor; purchase it on its legs — this way it will breathe.
Remember! It is better to choose a room for the bedroom, which is located as far as possible from the front door. If you have strangers at home, do not let them sit on the bed - this can lead to sleep disorder and problems with a partner. And how to furnish the bedroom (photo below) correctly, we will consider in the following paragraphs.
So, conditionally the bedroom is divided into 3 parts:
- rest zone;
- storage area;
- working area, if any.
The bed is the most important attribute of the bedroom
When asked about how to furnish a bedroom, designers advise to start with choosing a bed and starting from its appearance and location.
So the bed. Its size depends on the size of the room and your marital status, but remember - you should like it. Do not buy furniture that, objectively speaking, is beautiful and stylish, but for some reason you do not like.
Where to lay the bed?
First, leave space on the sides of the bed (for bedside tables and other details). Secondly, pay attention to where the lamps, windows, doors are located. It is best to place the bed so that it is in the back of the room - this gives a subconscious, but necessary feeling of protection, which helps to sleep better. But if this is not possible, simply position it so that light from the window does not fall into your face and artificial lighting does not interfere with sleep.
Experts advise placing the bed opposite the front door or in one of the corners. The latter is especially true for non-standard layout of the room, which allows you to arrange it diagonally. If your room has 2 windows, place it between them, since it is undesirable to put a bed under the window itself.
Make sure that on the one hand (if you sleep alone) there is free access to the bed.
In addition, in order to sleep as comfortably as possible, Feng Shui masters recommend sleeping in the eastern or northern sector and not placing the bed in such a way that you sleep with your feet to the doors - this draws vital energy from a person.
Feng Shui teachings also draw your attention to mirrors. It is extremely important that during sleep you are not reflected in them, therefore, when thinking about how to furnish a bedroom, consider this nuance.
What furniture do you need in the bedroom?
In fact, the bedroom does not require a large amount of furniture - only the most necessary should occupy the free space of the room. You will certainly need a bedside table on which you can place various necessary little things. It is better that it has a similar height with the bed itself, which will allow you to place a table lamp, a TV remote control, an alarm clock and other necessary trifles on it.
Chest of drawers. It is necessary in the bedroom, so you should not neglect its purchase. It should correspond to the chosen design, and to save space, buy a chest of drawers with a mirror - in this case it can also be used as a dressing table. It will help to beautifully furnish the bedroom and save precious meters.
A small cabinet, especially a corner one, will make it possible to maintain order in the room and will not take up much space. At the same time, he can visually increase the room thanks to a mirrored door or emphasize the interior with a beautiful facade with a picture.
In addition, in the bedroom there can be many more pieces of furniture that you have chosen at will and if necessary. So, if you want to equip a workplace in your bedroom, you should take care of buying a table, armchair and a cabinet for books or documents.
At the same time, experts do not recommend making an office from their bedroom. It is very important that the bedroom allows you to relax. For the same reason, do not put a computer (especially a computer!) And a TV in this room.
How to place furniture in the bedroom correctly?
We have already figured out where to arrange the bed; it's time to equip the room with other furniture. So, the chest of drawers. It is located depending on the bed. Most often they are placed opposite the bed, against the opposite wall. Low long chests of drawers look great and set the necessary diagonal for the room. If you are interested in how you can furnish a bedroom of a large scale, special tricks are not required here, since you are not limited in footage.
The cabinet is placed near a long wall or in a corner if it is angular. The latter will save space and allow you not to clutter up the space with unnecessary furniture. It is better to buy a small-sized cabinet with sliding doors, which is so popular now.
If there is a small niche in the room, you can create a dressing room. It will make it possible to hide from the eyes everything important, but unnecessary now. It is advisable to put the door to the dressing room the same as at the entrance to the bedroom so that it does not catch the eye. And how to furnish a room (a bedroom in our case) with small furniture?
Dressing table. A necessary part for a woman who often takes up extra space in a room. But is it worth abandoning much-needed furniture? Never! If you want to save space, put a dressing table near the bed, replacing it with one of the bedside tables, complementing it with a small chair. Install a mirror above the table if it is not included.
How to furnish a bedroom with a desk? If you need to put a table in the bedroom without disturbing the interior, you can use a shelf made of expensive material instead, which will save space.
Or buy a small compact desk. Put it as follows:
- Place the table on the side of the bed, it is possible at the window, if the layout allows.
- Put it close to the headboard if the latter does not fit snugly against the wall.
- Fence off a computer desk with a rack. This technique will give the opportunity to lay out books and documents (as well as flower pots and crafts).
How to equip a small bedroom?
How to furnish a bedroom 3 * 3? In this case, it will be relevant to use tricks to save space - a retractable table, a convertible bed, etc. The bed often occupies the main area, after which you have to equip with everything you need the remaining meager footage. In this case, it is advisable to limit yourself to the minimum of necessary furniture.
And if we discussed above how to furnish a bedroom with 12 squares or more, then a bedroom, small in size, requires more skill.
We equip sparingly
Of course, you will need small bedside tables, a pull-out table, if necessary, a small compact chair. It is perfectly replaced by a chest of drawers with a hinged lid or even a cabinet section.
A wardrobe is a necessary furniture in a bedroom, but it is better to get a small model with mirrored doors, which will visually increase the space of a room. If you follow the rules of feng shui, discard the large mirrors in the bedroom. For a visual increase in space, in addition to mirrors, you can use a light finish on walls and furniture.
Ideally, a cabinet is recommended to be built into a wall niche. In general, niches are an ideal place to store things and books.
In a small room for various little things, use the shelves that are attached to the wall. Several chairs will successfully replace the ottomans - they will save footage and add coziness.
The color scheme in the bedroom
Be careful with the color scheme. The abundance of pure white is undesirable, but dark and bright colors should not be abused. Try to use gentle pastel colors, diluting them with light or bright accents.
Light colors in the interior as well as possible will increase the space of the room. In addition, small rooms do not need heavy curtains and numerous decorative elements. Everything should be in moderation and tasteful.
Conclusion
So, in the article we talked about how to furnish a bedroom. 9 meters in it or more, it does not matter if you approach the process creatively. The main thing is to think over all the options for the proper arrangement of furniture, and then this room will give its owner only peace and a healthy sleep.