Soviet development at one time forced most of the population to huddle in tiny apartments. Many layouts made a person face such a moment as a narrow room. The design of such a room in those years was simple: light walls, standard layout of furniture, a minimum of accessories. Looking at this through the prism of modernity, I just want to change and rearrange everything. How can one competently create a design of a narrow, long room, similar to a trailer? What to consider? Read about it below.
What is a pencil case room?
So, the weak point of such a room is its width. In the best case, it reaches 3 meters, but it also happens that this value is 2.5 or even 2.3 meters. From these sizes fundamentally depends on what functionality this room will perform. In case you want to equip a narrow room with a living room, the width of the wall of 2.3 meters will not fit.
It will be problematic to create a room and a bedroom in such a room, since the width of the bed will occupy almost the entire width of the room, and there will be no space left for passages. If you need to organize a bedroom in a car room, you can use a half bed, or buy a built-in structure that does not leave any distance between the mattress and the wall at all.
The design of a narrow room for children is most successfully created. They do not need wide beds, large wardrobes and other bulky furniture elements. Similarly, the cabinet will fit into the "trailer". However, such a place will have to be properly zoned (see below), so that the walls do not press on the eyes. The dining room will look great in such a room. It is only necessary to combine it with a large arch and a kitchen, which will visually expand its borders.
Now let's move on to design tricks that come in handy when designing narrow rooms. They work for rooms of all types.
Wall coverings
Properly selected wall decoration is the key to the beautiful design of a narrow room. What rules should be followed?
- Small walls need to be highlighted. It is recommended to paint them in a bright color or to paste over them with expressive wallpaper (with ornament, pattern, etc.). Long walls are painted in beige, white or milky.
- The design of a narrow room with a window at the end is a standard case. For such a room, curtains with 3D print are ideal. If there is no window at the end of the room, then on the far wall you can depict a landscape. The main thing is to set the backlight on this wall masterpiece after that.
- Wall murals with a horizontal perspective will work similarly. They can be depicted any landscape.
Conditional zoning of the room
This does not mean that the room needs to be divided across the screen from floor to ceiling or to block the passage with a closet. So you will deprive the near part of the room of light and generally turn the room into two closets. What are the options?
- Build a podium. If this is a bedroom, then a mattress should be placed on it (not a bed with legs, since you will greatly trim the height of the walls), or a table with an armchair, if it's an office. By the way, under the catwalk you can store a lot of things.
- The design of a narrow room must have a bright accent, which will also serve as a zoning factor. Its role is brilliantly played by a carpet with a pattern or just a bright palace. Only in no case do not use two different floor coverings in the interior - the effect will be the opposite.
- When it comes to a narrow, but with this large room, you can put a sofa across it. Where his "face" is facing will be the living room, and behind his "back" you can make a dining room or work area.
- A screen or mobile partition that protrudes only half the room, or even less. It needs to be positioned across, and this element of decor should fit the general interior of the room. Curtains work the same way.
Furnished by the rules
It is impossible to create a design of a narrow room with a window on the farthest wall without proper arrangement of furniture. Principles to be followed in this matter:
- Never place furniture along walls. It is best to group it in one corner, so a feeling of free space will be created.
- It is best to choose short sofas, while they should not be part of one headset. The main one may be a beige sofa in the Art Nouveau style, and its armchairs-couches in the Baroque style and a double sofa bed in the neo-classicism style will complement.
- Visually change the proportions of a narrow room round objects. They should be both in decor and in furniture. The easiest option is to use round tables and stands or stands.
- A screen will play into the hand. If it is large and performs its direct functions, then place it across the room, as described above. When the screen is small and decorative, it can be placed in the far corner of the room.
About the benefits of mirrors
As they say, all ingenious is simple. Mirrors have always visually expanded the boundaries of the room, and in this case, such an effect is simply necessary! If one of the narrow walls is free (that is, there is no door or window in it), then under it you can put a sliding wardrobe with a mirror surface. At the same time, both an aesthetic and functional solution. At the same time, hang small mirrors on long walls, which will have fundamentally different shapes and frames. By the way, this option to expand the space will go well with any style of interior. This applies to classics, and baroque, and hi-tech, and modern, and other less or more popular trends.
Having described the general trends regarding the design of a narrow room, we missed something important. In a similar room may also be a nursery, or even a bathroom. What to do in such cases?
Kids room
If the child lives alone in his room, then the situation in it is made up according to the general rules and recommendations that were described above. Only standard furniture changes to a bright, nursery, screens can be replaced with interesting games and stands for training, etc. But the design of a narrow children's room, designed for two kids, is created according to an even simpler scheme. It is necessary to arrange all furniture elements in a mirror order. That is, two identical beds opposite each other, bedside tables that will stand at the head of the bed, lamps, etc. Asymmetry can be introduced into this picture using small decorative elements. But do not forget about some general rules. On the far wall, if there is no window in it, you can apply photo wallpaper or a picture. If there is a window, it should be crowned with curtains with an interesting pattern.
Bathroom
Such a phenomenon, of course, is a rarity, and it is found in individual projects of private houses. If you have already become the proud owner of a corridor bathtub, and don’t mind what to do and how to furnish it, we will try to use the advice of designers.
- Two levels. This means that the back of the bathroom can be elevated by a step (or two). In this zone, depending on the width, a bathtub (across) or a shower cabin is located.
- Mirror. We have already described that to expand the room, the mirror must be mounted in a narrow wall. In the case of the bathroom, a different rule applies. It is a long wall that is mirrored, on the background of which there are washbasins and a bathtub. Automatically doubles the width.
- In the design of a narrow bathroom, the type of masonry plays an important role. On the floor it is best to lay it diagonally, and on the walls - in the form of a mosaic, but not under the ruler.
- Perfectly "lubricate" the shortcomings of such a room and angular construction. It can be a bathtub or a corner shower.
- Another option is to make niches on long walls that will be additionally highlighted.
Summarizing
When designing narrow rooms, problems arise automatically. It is difficult to choose the color and texture of the walls, it is difficult to choose and arrange furniture, in general it is not clear where and what accents need to be indicated. We hope that our article will help you create a cozy and most important - the relevant design of a narrow room. Photos attached to the article, recommendations and tips allow you to slightly break the old post-Soviet stereotypes and create even in such a "strange" room a real interior fairy tale.