How to arrange furniture in the bedroom: correct placement in a small room

The sleeping room should initially be defined as a sleeping and resting area. Based on its main purpose, the designer is obliged to divide the space of the room into separate functional zones before planning furniture. For each of these useful areas, in the future, appropriate furniture and other interior elements will be selected.

The number of functional areas in the bedroom directly depends on the size of the room

To determine the number and properties of functional areas, the designer must solve a number of the following tasks:

1. Where will the sleeping place be located? This issue is addressed in the first place, since the bed is the main and, as a rule, the most voluminous element of the bedroom.
2. Where will the clothes and the corresponding accessories be folded?
3. Where and how will the scheduled sleep end signal (alarms) be set?
4. How and where will the mirrors be placed? Getting ready for bed and tidying up your appearance in the morning usually comes with the obligatory use of a mirror.
5. Where to place the entertainment and information complex? The standard placement of the TV, stereo system and speakers is to control the entertainment systems from the bed while lying down.
6. Where is it more rational to locate household electrical appliances?
7. How will the bedroom be illuminated? Lamps, floor lamps and light bulbs should harmoniously fit into the overall furniture interior.

After drawing up a primary map of useful areas and their elements, the designer can proceed to the theoretical selection of suitable furniture and decor. This stage is considered the most difficult, since it is necessary to combine in the drawing not only a varied combination of furniture elements, but sometimes to change places of previously approved functional areas. However, it is this stage that forms the designer's final understanding of how to arrange furniture in the bedroom.

The bed is the main element of the bedroom, it is with it that the arrangement of furniture in the room begins

Correct arrangement of furniture in the bedroom

The placement of furniture and other interior elements depends on many factors. The design is influenced by the size and shape of the room, the chosen interior style and the personal wishes of the redevelopment customers. But along with this, there are general design guidelines that should be followed when placing furniture elements in the bedroom. The most proven of them are the following solutions:

• The furniture wall in which the TV or TV panel is located should be mounted in front of the bed. The distance from the pillow to the television screen should allow a person to distinguish between channel numbers and crawl letters.
  

  In order not to destroy the harmonious interior of the bedroom, the TV is often built into a closet or other furniture.

• The signal passage from the remote controls to the receiving devices should not be interfered with by elements of furniture or decor. For this, the receivers of the music center, TV and air conditioner are best placed in front of the bed and at a height.
• It is recommended to place closets and shelves for clothes close to the bed. At the same time, open cabinet doors should not interfere with the passage or block a person who has gotten out of bed an overview of important areas.
  

  In the bedroom, it is recommended to use a minimum amount of open shelves on which dust accumulates. Closed cabinets are a more practical way to store things.

• The classic version of the signal zone is a regular bedside table with an alarm clock installed near the bed. A more advanced version of the alarm clock is the simultaneous inclusion of calm music and multi-colored lighting. For those who love morning sleep, the signal zone switch is placed away from the bed. This forces the dormouse to break away from a comfortable bed and take a series of deliberate actions to eliminate the source of discomfort.
• Heaters, air conditioning systems, air fresheners and an iron and ironing board must have access to electrical outlets and not be located in walk-through areas.
  

  The place for the heater is determined individually in accordance with safety requirements

Furniture recommendations for different sized bedrooms

The spatial possibilities of the sleeping area not least affect its overall furniture configuration. In small bedrooms, Khrushchevs have to fight for every extra centimeter, and in spacious rooms, visual problems arise.

The arrangement of furniture depends on the dimensions of the bedroom, and the set of furniture is determined by the envisaged functionality of the bedroom

Small bedroom furnishings

The question of how to place furniture in a small bedroom is one of the most painful topics for designers. The limited space forces you to abandon many non-compact solutions and significantly narrows the scope for creative maneuver. When placing furniture in a bedroom measuring 3 by 5 meters or less, you should be guided by the following recommendations:

• When designing, try not to use bulky and bulky furniture.
  

  Using a minimum amount of furniture will ensure free air circulation

• Instead of a stationary bed, you can place a wardrobe bed or a transforming bed in the bedroom. Other types of multifunctional furniture are also welcome.
  

  Convertible furniture is designed specifically for small rooms

• The visual space is enlarged with mirrors, high-grade lighting and bright colors. In small bedrooms, dark tones and constant twilight should be avoided.
  

  Large floor mirror will make the bedroom more spacious and brighter

• It is better to press a large stationary bed to the corner, and it is not recommended to put it in the middle of the room. This saves significant space for walk-through areas.
  

  Furniture manufacturers produce special bed models designed to be installed in the corner of a room

The correct arrangement of furniture in the bedroom allows you to create a cozy rest room even in the smallest rooms. The professionalism of the designer, multiplied by modern technical capabilities, successfully solves previously inaccessible tasks for the furniture design of small bedrooms.

Furnishing a large bedroom

The spaciousness of the large rooms gives the broadest possibilities for design. But at the same time, the designer is faced with the problem of exceeding the comfortable distance for viewing parts. The fact is that the eyes of a modern city dweller are able to contemplate objects without tension at a distance of up to 5-6 meters. To see even large pieces of furniture at a farther distance, the eyes have to spend extra effort. And the further the distance, the higher the load on the human visual system. Therefore, when furnishing bedrooms, designers adhere to the following recommendations:

• A TV screen, paintings, aquariums and other contemplative decor elements must be located no further than 5 meters from the head of the bed. It is advisable to close the distant contemplative elements from the view from the bed.
  

  The TV is hung on the wall using a special bracket or placed on a curbstone or chest of drawers

• Placing a large bed in the middle of the room brings the central vantage point into the optimal area for comfortable contemplation of the interior. For example, if the distance between the side walls of the sleeping room is 8 meters, then bright objects the interior on these walls, a person resting on the bed will see in a comfortable distance for the eye 4-5 meters.
  

  If the bedroom is for two, the passage to the bed must be clear for both

• You can narrow the space with the help of large-sized furniture and the extension of furniture walls from the corresponding walls of the hall. Constriction due to constant semi-darkness is not encouraged. The only exception is extravagant interior styles (dark gothic, etc.).
• Despite the spatial possibilities, it is recommended to place places for storing clothes and accessories close to the bed.
  

  Do not place cabinets, shelves and massive lamps above the head of the bed.

• The use of dynamic curtains or opaque partitions (Japanese style) around the perimeter of the bed gives the resting person a sense of security. It has been proven that a person falls asleep faster in small and cozy rooms than in spacious sleeping rooms. Blinds allow you to close the view of the room and turn an open bed into a cozy closet. Sometimes, to create a safety effect, the bed at the head is furnished with U-shaped furniture structures.
  

  For the design of large panoramic windows, blackout curtains made of opaque fabric are used.

Necessary furniture in the bedroom

It is possible to determine what furniture should be in the bedroom based on the requirements for the future rest room. The more functionality is laid down in the design requirements of the customer, the more complex and rich the furniture design of the bedroom becomes.

It is desirable that the furniture has as few sharp corners as possible.

Bed

Of all the furniture options for the bedroom, the bed is the centerpiece. You cannot refuse it, otherwise the room will no longer be considered a sleeping room. The rest of the interior adapts to this basic furniture element.

High upholstered headboard gives the sleeping person a sense of security

There are a great variety of types of beds: from primitive nickel-plated products on springs to beds on a water or air mattress.

The most common requirements for a bed are as follows:

• The bed should not be hard or fall through from being too soft.
• The unfolded bed must be in a strictly horizontal plane, without tilts and distortions.
• The bed should be commensurate with the number and height of people sleeping on it.

The rest of the indicators of convenience are very conditional and may not be taken into account when selecting the main furniture element for a bedroom.

For a small and narrow bedroom, a good solution would be to use a podium instead of a regular bed, equipped with a storage system for things and bedding

Closet

Bedding, fresh underwear, bathrobes, and other items needed for a comfortable stay require an enclosed storage space. Cabinets are perfect for this task, hiding it all on their shelves and thus preserving the overall aesthetics of the interior.

A built-in wardrobe will be the perfect solution for a modest bedroom.

A pencil case can be placed in a narrow aisle

A practical solution would be to arrange a comfortable wardrobe.

Other bedroom furniture

Depending on the spatial possibilities and wishes, the bedroom can be supplemented with other furniture elements. These include:

• Armchairs.
• Furniture walls.
• Wall shelves.
• Suspended ceilings.
• Bedside tables.
• Coffee tables.
• Dressing tables.
• Ottomans
• Chests of drawers and secretaries.

A chest of drawers cannot be called an indispensable element of a bedroom, but many people like it for its spaciousness and functionality.

Dressing table - a must-have attribute of a female bedroom

If equipment is needed in the bedroom of the workplace, the desk is located at the window of the room

Increasing the functionality of the premises

The main purpose of the sleeping area is to provide a person with comfortable rest and sleep. You can increase the functionality of the room for the necessary and daily relaxation by solving the following problems:

• Decorating the colors and tones of the bedroom interior should help to calm and relax. Excessively bright lighting is not allowed. Soft light is welcome.
  

  For a small bedroom, a light color palette would be the best choice.

• The room temperature is maintained in a comfortable interval for sleeping and waking up. Overheating of the room creates stress for the falling asleep organism, and the cold snap causes unwillingness to get up from under the covers in the morning.
• The eyes should not be overwhelmed by the many decorative elements. Excited by vivid images of the interior, a person's imagination can keep him awake for a long time.
• The signaling system for awakening is obliged to bring a person out of sleep gently, without light and noise stress for the body.

The minimum distance between pieces of furniture is 70 cm

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