Room with a niche in a one-room apartment: furnished interior design, photo

A one-room apartment quite often poses a serious task for its owners - place everything you need and beat the space in such a way that you can squeeze out of it maximum benefit.

A niche allows you to add a few meters of usable space to the interior of the apartment

It is most convenient to implement this when there is a room with a niche in a one-room apartment, the design of which can be very diverse, depending on individual needs. This is what we will talk about further.

Recommendations for the design of niches in one-room apartments

Before deciding what the functional purpose and external design of the room will be, it is worth listening to a few tips:

1. When coloring a niche, use lighter shades in it. This will avoid dark spots inside the space.
2. Find your way in the overall dimensions of the room and the recess, as well as in their geometric parameters. So, for example, if the niche is narrow enough, then you should not use tall furniture in it, since this will visually stretch this insignificant space even more.
3. When choosing lighting devices, give preference to small-sized ones, so that they do not draw attention to themselves and do not take away from the point of view of visual perception a part of the volume of the room.

Solution for planning a niche in a studio apartment

The design of a 1-room apartment with a niche can be very diverse. And first of all, before giving preference to any option, it is necessary to determine the basic need that exists in a particular family or person. This will determine what should be organized in the deepening.

The purpose of the niche is largely determined by the size of the recess and its location in the apartment.

Nursery in a niche

It is possible to organize a nursery in a niche if it has its own window. This is ideal for a small room, as the child will be provided with everything necessary, and, most importantly, sunlight.

The high niche can be divided into an upper sleeping area and a lower one for practicing

A small alcove can accommodate a bed with a one-and-a-half bed

If you want to use the space as efficiently as possible, then for the bedroom you can provide a bed under the ceiling, and make a working area under it. But such a layout is suitable only for a sufficiently matured child. Babies still need to have the bed at the bottom.

Bedroom in a niche

Organizing a bedroom for a married couple in a niche is ideal even if they live alone. Indeed, in this case, you can always isolate yourself from the rest of the room.

You can use a blackout curtain to separate the sleeping bed from the common space.

Folding or sliding partitions are also suitable for dividing the space.

Pass-through shelving is another practical solution for zoning a room

But, this can be realized only if the layout allows you to put a full double bed. Otherwise, for two, you will have to think about some other niche application.

Work zone

A small office will look great in the living room. You can equip it without prejudice to the living space. The main thing is to approach the task in an extraordinary way.

An excellent solution would be a podium device with a workstation on top and a pull-out bed at the bottom.

There are several basic options:

• For one resident, you can equip a bed in a niche on the upper level, and under it place a table with bookshelves, a comfortable armchair and a lighting fixture.
  

  Home office on the lower tier of a deep niche

• If 2 people live in the room, then you can organize an office on the "second floor", and place a sofa or some other furniture below. At the same time, it is necessary to think over safe steps that will not take up a lot of space.
  

  Workplace on the second tier of an apartment with a high ceiling

• You can also think about a microcabinet if there is a shallow niche. Despite the fact that a lot of furniture cannot be placed here, nevertheless several high shelves and a small table will fit perfectly.
  

  The photo shows an example of arranging a mini-cabinet in a small pantry

And others

Among other options, you need to consider organizing a dressing room. This option is relevant for a small corridor, where it is impossible to put a large cabinet that will fit everything you need.

You can separate the wardrobe from the corridor using curtains or sliding doors.

Also in the niche you can organize a small dining room or kitchen. This layout and zoning will help in a studio room where there is no separate dining area.

Pictured is a studio apartment with a compact kitchen located in a recess.

Much less common is the location of the bathroom in this part. Such an implementation is somewhat problematic due to the need not only to correctly arrange the plumbing products, but also to conduct all the necessary communications to them.

Niche finishing materials

When it is decided what exactly will be located in the recess, it is necessary to think over the options for creating the fence and the materials with which the interior will be decorated.

When decorating a niche, it is important to observe not only the color scheme, but also a single style.

Mirrors

Using a mirror, you can make a partition that will separate the niche from the common room. In this case, you can achieve several positive characteristics of the living room at once:

• First, there will be no need to place the mirror anywhere else and look for a suitable place for it.
• The rest of the room without a niche will become a little larger visually. Since it is with the help of mirrors that such an effect of expanding the space is achieved.
• The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is the presence of small children in a family that plans to make such a glass partition. If the child has not reached adolescence, it is worth avoiding the increased risk of injury and not making glass (mirrored) partitions. It is worth choosing another option in this case.

A mirrored partition will make the room much brighter and more spacious.

Wallpaper

When choosing wallpaper, you can use others for a niche that will differ from those that are pasted over the walls of the main room. But, do not choose darker ones in terms of color, as this space will be oppressive and look like a dark spot in the common room.

A stylish solution would be to use photo wallpaper for decorating a niche.

On the contrary, prefer light ones, possibly with a pattern. The combination of recessed wallpaper with plain walls in the room will look especially impressive if the space remains open. Thus, you can emphasize the zoning of the living space.

Decorative rock

A rectangular arched structure can be made with a decorative stone, which leads to such an alcove niche. This will create an interesting entrance group. But do not choose too large and dark imitations of natural stone. In addition, it is not recommended to lay out the entire internal space of the recess with such a finishing option.

Decorating the arch with a stone will emphasize the style of the interior

And others

As for other methods, swing doors, or better sliding doors with frosted glass, can be used.

With the help of a curtain, it turns out to delimit the space, while visually not making the interior of the room heavier

If you don't want to create a solid wall, you can use a curtain. It is also quite easy, without additional labor costs, to separate part of the space using a structure in the form of a cabinet or shelves.

Choosing a color palette for a niche

Considering the options for the color palette, here are the basic rules to pay attention to:

• If there is no separate window in the niche, use the lightest shades possible. This is important in the absence of natural light. Moreover, it is highly discouraged to choose cold colors. Warm ones will look more advantageous and psychologically comfortable.
• If a niche is obtained by dividing a room into 2 parts and this compartment has its own window, then you can play with color in a variety of ways. Everything will depend only on individual preferences.

The choice of color for finishing a niche directly depends on the degree of illumination of the recess.

The only thing that experts still recommend taking into account the color scheme in which the rest of the house is decorated.

Photos of examples of niche design in a studio apartment

If there is no unequivocal determination in the choice of what should be organized in this part of the room, then it is worth exploring the proposed options. You can see the varied design of a room with a niche in a one-room apartment in numerous photos.

Sleeping place in a niche of a Scandinavian-style apartment

An example of arranging a sleeping bed in a loft interior

Workplace in a minimalist design apartment

Relaxation area in a classic style apartment

Dedicated bed in a Provence style apartment

Glass partition separating the niche from the room in a high-tech style apartment

Most likely, here you can really find something that will interest the end user and allow him to realize all his hopes.

Video: Dressing room from a niche in the apartment

Photo gallery: The best ideas for arranging a niche in an apartment