Design of a room with a computer table

A computer is an integral part of modern life. Communication technologies are used by people of all ages, and a monitor with a keyboard has long been unable to surprise an occasional guest. The surprise will soon cause their absence. How can you "fit" modern technology into the interior? The design of a room with a computer table can be interesting and even unexpected. This will be discussed in our article.

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Why do you need a computer?

To some, this question seems strange. But there is nothing strange in this statement of the question, because it depends on the answer depends on the future interior of your room. So, what are you going to do at your workplace:

• write articles or scientific papers;
• type texts, and then print them;
• to digitize audio and video archives;
• scan and process photos;
• to mount movies;
• watch videos;
• communicate in social networks;
• just a little.

By answering this small test, in which, perhaps, not all the possibilities of computer technology are indicated, you will understand much:

• that except for the system unit, monitor, keyboard and mouse, will be located in your corner;
• do you really need a system unit, keyboard and mouse, or you are content with a compact device;
• do you need a printer, a scanner, a place for a VCR or just a tape recorder;
• will need a large disk rack or just one shelf for external hard drives.

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Where to put the table?

Ideal - your own cabinet or, say, a personal library. But not everyone can afford such a luxury. If you do not have a separate room, even if it is reconstructed from a large glazed and insulated loggia, you will have to do what is.

The computer can stand:

• in the living room;
• in the large bedroom;
• in the kitchen;
• in the pantry.

Important! The bedroom and the kitchen are not the best places, and the computer corner should be done only if there is no other option. However, the principles of accommodation will be the same as for the living room.

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Design of a living room with a computer table

The work area with a computer and all that is attached to it can be placed in different ways. However, in any room there are several places, extremely inconvenient for such purposes. Of course, sometimes you have to put the equipment in there, but then there will be a need for an additional arrangement.

Such places include:

• wall strictly opposite the window;
• corners, where the light does not reach.

In the first case, the monitor will receive direct sunlight, so you will not see anything. The way out of this situation is simple, but not everyone likes it - tight curtains on the windows, which will have to be tightened if you work during the day. The second option is to put the monitor sideways so that the light from the window falls on the left. In this case, you can be content with light curtains or a screen.

If there is no other place than a dark corner or niche, you will have to install additional lights. Lighting should be good, especially if you often have to reprint texts.

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Proper layout conditions

The most important thing to consider when developing a room design where there is a working area with a computer - the work area should be convenient for its occupant and, at the same time, it should not be allowed to interfere with the rest.

That is, you need to consider:

• ergonomics;
• functionality;
• illuminance;
• some insulation from the rest of the space.

The basic principle of ergonomics is that everything that a person works with must be at hand. Interferences distract and reduce work capacity. This means that in the work area there should be not only the device itself, but also the equipment that you still need, as well as a shelf with accessories and consumables - paper, discs, cartridges, so that for any small things you do not have to flee to another room orto stand on a stool.

Functionality of

There should not be any extra items in the work area, except, perhaps, several ornaments that do not interfere with the solution of the main task - the creation of a working environment. All shelves, drawers and stands must be used, and, under the necessary things in the given place.

Illumination of

If you sit down to the computer for fifteen minutes a day to view the mail or write a couple of comments in social networks, lighting does not play such a big role. But for those who have to look at the monitor for hours, this is - almost the main criterion, which should be taken into account when designing a room with a computer desk.

Important! For those who look at the monitor for a long time and tensed, their eyes get tired, and if light is not enough, fatigue comes faster.

Ideal location for

The best option is if the mini-cabinet is located near the window. The monitor is deployed "face" into the room, it does not fall direct sunlight, respectively - nothing glitters. But this is not always the case.

The second successful way - away from the window, but at the same wall. If the room has two windows, the work table will perfectly fit in the partition between them.

Important! The light from the window should not be too sharp and irritate the eyes.

Isolation

The computer in a modern apartment, of course, serves for entertainment. But, first of all, it is a workplace where nothing should interfere. At the same time, the corner is a part of the general space, that is, it must be in harmony with other objects. Solving this problem is not always easy, but possible.

The work area can be distinguished from the rest of the space with:

• special furniture;
• of decorative interior items;
• floor covering.

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Special furniture

In addition to the table itself, there should be a spacious cabinet or shelving in the computer zone with a lot of shelves. This is what you need to place next to the computer - so that you can reach up to any shelf.

Important! The rest of the interior should be located at some distance. Why so? Because, when other household members will walk around the room and enjoy what else is in it, you should not interfere with them, nor they you.

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Decorative items

The design of the computer table can be highlighted using a number of techniques. For example, a successful solution can be:

• floor, wall or ceiling of a different color;
• fixed or portable partition;
• shelving, shelves with flowers.

Color solutions

It all depends on the size of the room and its location. In a small room it is possible, for example, to make a ceiling of a different color over the "cabinet", rather than over the rest of the room.

Important! Ceiling tiles are of different colors, so if the room has a white ceiling, and above your favorite place it will be blue or green - and the design of the room with a computer table will turn out to be original, and the work area stands out by itself.

You can paint in a different color, not the ceiling, but the floor - well, or both. In this case, it is not necessary to go astray in search of a laminate that would match your needs. It's enough to just put a mat into the working corner of the bed.

Partitions

In a large room with several windows you can make even an additional drywall partition. Then you will have a separate room. And the entrance can be decorated in the form of an arch or even a mini colonnade.

Important! When designing a room with a computer table in a small room, you will be rescued by a decorative screen. It has a wonderful property - it can be moved. If it fences the table, your home will understand that you have sat down to work and you better not bother.

You can also use a bookcase with flowers as a partition. By the way, some researchers argue that cacti and some other plants are very useful for rooms where there are computers, so - why not? You can use a curtain, like bamboo, for example.

Important! By the way, the partition can be purely conditional. A pair of spectacular outdoor vases with or without bouquets - that's the border.

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Corner for a mini computer

If you use only portable devices, and you do not have enough room in the room, you do not have to select a special corner. Very well, if there is a cabinet with a secretor - compartment with a horizontal tilting door. Here's to you an ideal place for a laptop.

There will fit both a printer and a bundle of paper, and a box with disks, and a box with all sorts of trivia, like flash drives, spare memory cards, chargers, etc. In the off-hours this is all closed from prying eyes.

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A large computer in a small room

In a small room it is not always possible to select a separate corner. Some furniture manufacturers offer customers quite interesting options when both the stationary computer has space and space in the room is not lost. This, for example, a closet with a small work table. If you need to work - the door moves to the side, if the guests came - you can close it.

The second interesting option for a small living room is to use the space between the wall and the cabinet. In the salons you can find computer tables of various sizes, including very compact ones. A part of the cabinet can be used for peripheral devices.

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Computer in the storage room

If the room has a large niche or a storage room, there will be an amazing place for a computer corner. That's where the shelves, the table, and a good comfortable chair fit. These corners, however, have two significant drawbacks related to the lack of windows:

• poor lighting;
• poor ventilation.

However, both problems disappear if you make good artificial lighting and forced air exchange.

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Combining with other furniture

When deciding which design of the computer table will be best for you, think about multi-functional furniture. A computer table can be:

• as a continuation of the rack;
• extension of the wall for the TV;
• extension of the built-in cabinet.

Continuation of the

rack In this case, the desk with the computer is just one of the shelves. An excellent option, very ergonomic - the rest of the necessary items can be located on adjacent shelves. Such a table can be both branded and homemade.

Part of the wall

When choosing a new wall for the TV, pay attention to whether it has drawers, where exactly they are. One of these shelves can accommodate a computer with all the additional ones. However, in this case, it should be noted whether the person sitting at the computer will interfere with the rest when they watch TV shows.

Continuation of the built-in cabinet

A variant very reminiscent of the placement in the closet. Actually, the built-in wardrobe can also be with sliding doors - it's even more convenient in a small room. But the door can be ordinary.

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What are the tables?

Refusing the combined furniture and deciding where to put the computer desk in the room, first think about what exactly you are going to put. The tables are very different!

They differ in several characteristics:

• size;
• color;
• material;
• form;
• availability of shelves;
• availability of drawers;
• availability of additional elements.

Size and color of

The size entirely depends on the place you can allocate. On sale you will find mini-tables, which will only fit that keyboard with a screen, and quite large, where both the scanner and the printer stand.

When choosing a color, be guided by two considerations:

• all interior items should be in harmony with each other and with everything else, that is, walls, ceilings, draperies, etc.;
• color should not annoy you.

Material

Computer tables make literally of everything. You can meet these items made:

• of wood;
• made of metal;
• made of plastic;
• made of wood or metal with plastic coating.

Important! Wooden tables are still popular. But recently in the big fashion the furniture with a plastic covering, and computer tables - at all an exception. They are easy to wipe, and a variety of color shades allows you to pick up a much-needed object to any interior. And they are stronger than pure plastic ones.

Drawers, shelves, stand

Shelves do not happen much. The more of them, the better. Modern manufacturers offer even very tiny tables with drawers and shelving, and this is an excellent option for a small apartment.

As for giant tables, you can find those where two large monitors are free to fit on the tabletop, there is a special compartment for the system unit, printer and other peripherals, packs of paper, not to mention different small things. Such tables, however, are more often used in offices than in apartments, but if there are many places, then why not?

Form and purpose of

The computer table can be rectangular. If you use a folding secret door or a wardrobe under the cabinet, there is no other option.

But here are the individual tables can be very interesting shape - with a trapezium in the form of a trapezoid, semicircular, with a notch in the middle, in the form of a letter P or G. Each in its own way good. A table with a recess allows, for example, to use a chair without armrests.

Classic table for living room

This table is a classic of the genre. At it:

• the rectangular table-top, wooden or covered by plastic;
• sliding shelf for keyboard;
• shelf for the system unit.

Important! It is checked up by time, conveniently and functionally, and besides it also fits, like any classic, in any interior. But a little boring in terms of design room with a computer desk.

Corner

This option allows you to fully engage one of the corners, which allows you to leave a couple of free square meters in the center and along the walls. The corner is compact, but you can place a lot of very different items. As a rule, such furniture is generously equipped with shelving and drawers.

Semi-circle

Many people are stopped by the fact that semicircular furniture does not seem as compact as a rectangular one. This is not quite true. Semicircular table top is good if you need to place two computers. For this purpose, this option is much more convenient than the classical one.

Modular furniture

The advantage of such furniture is that it can often be rearranged without much damage for different items. It is designed to constantly change the interior.

A set of such furniture very often includes a computer desk. And do not think that he once and for all put on a strictly defined place. Do not like it - you can move it without help.

Transformer table

Like any transformer, this table is elementary transformed into something else. At first glance, this is a small thing, something like a nightstand, but in a few minutes it can be stopped in a full-fledged computer desk.

Important! You can find a transformer that, at a time when you are not working at a computer, turns into a locker.

Dining table

If your living room already has a table, it can easily be turned into a computer table. This is important when there is not enough room in the room for a second similar object, even a small one. Take care of the proper lighting and shelf for the periphery, and the office is ready.

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Armchair or chair?

An important element of the working area is an armchair. It should be convenient. If you do not use the computer very often, a chair will do. But if you are forced to spend many hours at your workplace - it is better to buy an armchair, and necessarily with armrests. During work elbows should rest against, in that case the person gets tired less.

Important! For a computer corner, stools or banquettes do not fit at all - a working person should be able to relax his back.

We hope, now you have a picture in your head, what will be your design of the room with a computer desk. We are glad if we could help you to solve such a difficult task.