Houses with an attic space are in great demand today, which allows you to increase the usable area and decorate any building with your own view. As a rule, it is distinguished by an individual layout and unusual atmosphere. Usually they start from these features - only then you will get a beautiful and cozy bedroom in the attic.
Design Tips
- Furniture is better to choose light shades, so that the space does not visually decrease. A great option is to use wicker patterns.
- If you need to combine the bedroom with the working area, then the bed should be replaced with a retractable sofa.
- You cannot close small windows with long canopy curtains. This leads to a narrowing of the space.
- Lamps must be correctly placed in the attic, and also a sufficient amount of sunlight. Its receipt can be regulated by roller blinds.
- Experts recommend finishing the ceiling and walls with one material or decorating them in the same color scheme. Thanks to this technique, they achieve a visual effect: push the walls and raise the ceiling.
- The interior of the attic bedroom is done in warm light colors, if it is located in the northern part of the building. The eastern and southern locations require the use of fresh cool shades.
- Contrast tones look very nice. For example, light rooms can be equipped with dark furniture, a bright floor carpet, colored pillows, etc.
Zoning space
A screen, furniture or plasterboard structures are usually used to divide the attic into zones. The most affordable option is furniture zoning. Just do not need to make partitions from cabinets or other bulky furniture. In this case, all zones must remain open. It is better to place a berth in a niche, which is formed by the rafter structures.
Zoning with a screen allows you to quickly divide the space. If necessary, it can be moved to another place. Usually it is placed at the foot of the bed or near the closet (it turns out the wardrobe area).
The attic bedroom can be divided into zones using drywall. Permanent partitions are made of it, therefore it is necessary to evaluate the feasibility of such work.
Attic attic
With the help of inclined walls, unusual windows and original design, you can get an amazing children's room. When decorating, you can choose any shades: surprisingly bright or calm pastel. As for artificial lighting, it is placed in accordance with the “working” areas of the child (for example, above a table, bed). It is very important to choose the right furniture: an attic bed with fitted wardrobes is a great option.
The design of the attic bedroom can be made in a pirate style. Children will be surprised by special furniture, decorative lifebuoys and beautiful blue colors. The girl’s room can be turned into a royal castle: put light furniture with gilded details, a four-poster bed and hang lace curtains.
Small attic
Even a small room can be made comfortable, cozy and spacious, if you follow some rules. In this case, it is better to choose multifunctional furniture. For example, a table can turn into a mirror, and a bed can hide in a niche on the wall. To save space, a two-level bed, a sofa with additional drawers for clothes, a built-in wardrobe, etc. will help.
In this room there are dead zones that can be used to profit. Furniture, of course, does not fit there, but you also should not get rid of them with partitions. It is best to fence off this area of chipboard, and inside to make lockers for the right things. You can disguise everything with finishing materials, mirrors or realize individual designs of a bedroom in the attic.
If the room has a sharp gable roof, then the place under the ceiling is used as lockers. Their doors are decorated with paintings, stickers and other decorative elements.
Color choice
Everyone knows that with the help of color you can “play” with a sense of space. For example, dark furniture and decoration morally “crush” and visually reduce the room. Light shades, on the contrary, will help to hide its modest dimensions.
The choice of the main color of the room depends on its purpose. Children's space should be bright: orange, yellow, salad. The bedroom for adults can be coffee, blue, purple, pastel pink.
Also, a contrasting design will look very unusual: black and white, yellow-purple, red-white. At the same time, experts advise using one color scheme for the floor, walls and ceiling. But the furniture can be painted in a different tone.
Styles
The bedroom in the attic of a wooden house can be decorated in different styles that differ in colors and the use of various decorative elements.
- Ecostyle involves the use of natural materials. The interior has a forest, sea, mountain or floral theme. In such a bedroom you can see natural shades, motifs in the form of plants, twigs and roots. Furniture for it is made of wood, bamboo and other environmentally friendly materials.
- Scandinavian style is strict and simple. The design uses a minimal set of decorative elements that have light colors.
- The chalet-style interior allows you to get a kind of hunting lodge, furnished with decor in muted colors. Its distinctive features: wooden ceiling beams , leather furniture, various decorative pillows, hunting souvenirs, fireplace.
- Loft - a style that implies finishing with concrete or brick, which resembles the pediments of buildings. All communications (plumbing pipes, ventilation ducts) are on display.
- Minimalism is characterized by simplicity, monochrome, a large amount of free space, sufficient lighting, the presence of the most necessary furniture and decorative elements.
- The Provence-style attic bedroom is decorated with natural materials, drawings with flowers, cells or stripes, simple furniture (artificially aged models are suitable).
Furniture selection and placement
When choosing furniture, one must take into account the fact that inclined walls must be involved. If the room has low ceilings, then they can be raised using low furniture (beds without legs, built-in cupboards, low tables, poufs and side tables).
When a bedroom in the attic is equipped (design, photo can be seen below), it is necessary to take into account some rules for the placement of furniture. The bed has a headboard to a low wall, next to a window or on the opposite side. In a narrow room, a sleeping place is arranged along the wall (other items are best placed in the same place). It should be remembered that too low a roof can cause injuries.
Do not equip the room with large cabinets and chests of drawers, especially if they have a rectangular or square shape. To save usable area, you need to maximize the use of beveled structures. They can accommodate not only cabinets, but also niches, shelving and shelves. If you select furniture in the color of the walls, then it will become almost invisible.
Preparation for arrangement
The attic bedroom is always finished from the bottom up. To begin with, the lower walls, inclined elements, frontal constructions are ennobled, and then the floor is finished and the ceiling is trimmed .
When lining the room with lining, a crate is necessary. The use of a beam or a wide blockhouse does not require surface preparation, so they can be attached immediately to the lags. Before installing drywall, a metal frame is installed, consisting of vertical and horizontal parts. As for the lining, it is attached to the crate in the form of wooden bars. They will also be needed around the perimeter of doors, windows, floors and at joints. Before installing the casing, it is necessary to finish the insulation, heat and steam insulation of the room.
Finish
The attic bedroom can be finished with various materials, but the most popular are described below. Lining is an inexpensive material with different colors and patterns. It is made of plastic or wood. Plastic slats are easy to install, but subject to mechanical damage. Wooden panels have a natural texture and are absolutely safe for health, but they are afraid of moisture and temperature extremes.
The blockhouse imitates a beam, so the attic will look like a fairytale tower. Unlike other wooden products, it is not subject to cracks, is not afraid of moisture and does not require periodic repairs.
Drywall is chosen by many owners of private houses because of its lightness, low cost, fire safety and excellent leveling ability. Then it can be glued with wallpaper, putty, plaster.
Attic - a charming and comfortable room with a creative atmosphere. Therefore, it is worth thinking about how to make a bedroom on it.