Small bedroom: design and decor to create a cozy interior
Getting into any living space, a person feels how comfortable it is, visually evaluates the sizes, shades, and arrangement of furniture. All these indicators lead to harmony, combine convenience and aesthetics. The bedroom is a room of increased comfort, as it is intended for rest and relaxation. A small bedroom is difficult to design: the design in this case requires special attention so that the size of the room does not limit its purpose.
Design of small rooms: matching desires and possibilities
Is the design of a small room different from that of a spacious room? Are there limitations, are opportunities lost? It is safe to say no. The approach to the arrangement has its own characteristics, certain requirements and preferences, but the freedom of imagination and creativity is not limited.
A window sill in a small bedroom can be used as additional space for placing necessary things.
If there is a dream to have a spacious sleeping place, this is also possible. You just need to realize it through modernization, versatility or stylization of other furniture. Spacious cupboard for clothes it is also easy to place, you just need to choose the optimal shape for it. A dressing table is required. Alternatively, you can do two in one: bedside table + table.
If the bedroom is the only place where you can retire to read or work, then such a zone can be really created even in the absence of free space. A creative solution in this case can be wide folding shelves on the sides of the bed, imitating armrests.
The mirror visually expands the boundaries of a small room
The design of small rooms must be oriented towards fulfilling three prerequisites:
creation of all zones necessary for vital activity;
the possibility of comfortable use of all interior items;
aesthetics of the room.
In the photo of small bedrooms, you can see a variety of design options used to create the interior of small rooms.The design of small bedrooms obeys general requirements in the choice and combination of colors and shades, follows the laws of perspective, balance and harmony. There is no prohibition on the use of any accessories, only some requirements for their quantity or size are possible. There are no barriers to creating coziness and comfort, only a reasonable creative approach is needed.
Bright colors and abundant decor in the design of a small bedroom
Choosing an interior style, you can view photos of the design of small bedrooms in the apartment, they will dispel doubts about the lack of opportunities for interesting arrangement.
Style as the basis for creating an interior for a small room
The interior of a small room cannot be impersonal. In the absence of a self-developed design, you can turn to ready-made style solutions. Style is a mood and you should choose it according to your habits, taste and your own preferences.
The choice of style affects the internal comfort of people in the room.
Classic style in the interior of a small bedroom recommends the correct shapes of walls, furniture, traditional lamps. Light colors: pastel and white, no sharp contrasts. A minimum of small details, no dominant objects. Measurement and serenity characterize this style.
Country will satisfy the supporters of naturalness in all directions of life. Wooden furniture and vines of simple shapes, but not coarse. Curtains, bedspreads, blankets of cotton and wool. There are straw blinds on the window. Woven bedside rugs, small sizes, wooden frames. This room looks neat and cozy.
The soft, unobtrusive color scheme of the room can be refreshed with bright textile elements
High tech can also be used in the interior of a small bedroom. However, there must be a large open window in the room. It is this style that allows you to fit a working area into a small bedroom as organically as possible. The surfaces are solid, but more than three colors should be used in the interior. The bedspread and pillows should not stand out from the general color scheme.
Minimalism preferred by many. Several colors are used here, calm, not annoying, plus one "enlivening" room. It can be large, but not a repeating print. Furniture of an extremely rational form, no unnecessary items and details, everything is convenient, practical and functional.
A good example of using decorative brickwork in the interior of a bedroom
Vintage immerses in peace, regularity and romance. It is worth giving preference to this style if the bedroom is only a place to relax. The furniture is made of wood, visually it looks quite heavy. Bed, table, nightstand, shelves - the maximum set of furniture for a small room. Adequate natural light is imperative.
Modernthat combines wood, plastic, glass, removes corners and does not stick to the correctness of the lines - will suit many. It is easy to purchase ready-made furniture, lamps and accessories in the right sizes, while saving time and money. This style liberates, expands the choice.
Country style is characterized by original wooden elements in the interior
These are not all existing styles, photos of the interior of a small bedroom will help you choose the desired option.
Planning, preparing and renovating a small bedroom
The most time consuming and difficult during the repair of a small room are the replacement of window blocks and the installation of doors. If the window opening is small, less than 80x120 cm, and it is possible to increase it, it is better to do this. Natural light brightens any design. The doorway must be quite large (door leaf width at least 80 cm, height at least 210 cm).
The preliminary drawing up of a design project will allow you to functionally use every centimeter of space
Note!When starting repairs in a small room, it is necessary at least in general terms to imagine its future interior. In a confined space, it will no longer be possible to replace or rearrange much.
An important point in the layout of a small room is the location of the door. Do not make an opening in the center of the wall if the room is square. It is better to move it, departing from the corner of the perpendicular wall by 60 cm. This will determine the area for the bed, and along the wall with the resulting free space 60 cm wide, you can place other furniture: a wardrobe, a chest of drawers or a table.
Modern bedroom with a small table for beauty treatments
The same should be adhered to if the room is rectangular, but the difference in lengths between the walls is insignificant. In this case, it is better to place the door in a longer wall. Only in conditions where one wall is significantly longer than the other (2x4 m or 2.5x4.5 m) can the door be located in the center of the long wall. Then two zones are formed and create conditions for an interesting and cozy interior.
Options for dividing a room, advice on the design of combined rooms, photos of functionally and comfortably decorated apartments.
If the country or ethno style is not chosen for the decoration of the bedroom, you can, with appropriate technical conditions, install a glass door or a transparent interior partition. Lightness and visual expansion will exclude the confinement of space.
When implementing renovation ideas for a small room, you need to consider how much the height of the ceiling will change after it is aligned. Large and deep texture of walls in a small room is not recommended. The skirting board should not be wide or high. A multi-level plasterboard ceiling will narrow the room. Correct renovation in a small bedroom is essential for creating the desired interior.
Bulky closet in the interior can be replaced with open shelving
Options for upholstered furniture for a small bedroom: design, photo
The basis of any interior is furniture. The central place in the design of a small bedroom is the bed. A sleeping place is not only convenience and beauty, it is health. Therefore, it is not worth giving up the necessary conditions for the sake of the interior.
If a high and hard bed is more preferable, then in this case it will not be difficult to choose the required option. Showrooms and online stores are the most crowded with furniture options for the small bedroom.
Soft headboard can be used as a backrest when reading a book or watching TV
High legs and a high mattress will raise the berth to the desired height. Option is possible beds with drawers... It is better if there are two drawers, and not one large: it is easier to pull them out in this case, and the contents can be divided according to purpose. If you buy a bed not 200 cm wide, but 190 cm wide, you will not experience discomfort, but visually the room will benefit from this, 10 cm will free up space quite noticeably.
It is important! In a small room, it is better not to arrange podium zones. This will create inconvenience when moving around and crush the space.
The option of a bed with drawers for organizing a low berth is also possible. It is necessary to make boxes no more than 18 cm high and buy an 8-10 cm mattress of suitable firmness.
The headboard is desirable only at the headboard and should either not attract attention or be combined with other interior items. Even a low bed must have legs, otherwise dust will accumulate under the bed. If you choose a bed without a backrest, it is better to purchase cushions. They do not require a firm support and maintain the correct body position in the cervical region during sleep.
A good solution to save space in the bedroom is the use of a podium bed with drawers
If no ready-made bed option meets the requirements, it can be made to order. Viewing photos of the design of a small room with interesting bed models will help in choosing.
Cabinet furniture in the interior of small bedrooms
Comfortable in a small bedroom it will be only when, in addition to the sleeping bed, there is a wardrobe, a dressing table and a place where you can put your favorite books or photographs.
In a small bedroom, it is advisable to place cabinet furniture from floor to ceiling
The built-in wardrobe is spacious and convenient, but if it occupies the wall completely, then it visually changes the size of the room. Choosing this option, it is worth reducing the depth of the closet from the traditional 50-55 cm to 45 cm, and even up to 40 cm. The spaciousness will decrease slightly, and the area of the bedroom "will not suffer". The front part of the wardrobe should also be chosen correctly, you should not make it all out of a mirror, this interferes with the state of privacy. It is rational to make one of the sliding doors mirrored.
To create a sense of lightness in the room, you can place a freestanding frosted glass cabinet.
To store things in a small room, you can use both open shelves and closed drawers and dressers.
Useful advice! Do not overload the interior with glass furniture. In large quantities, it makes the room "office" and does not contribute to the creation of a cozy atmosphere.
It is advisable to remove a wooden cabinet on the floor from the ceiling by at least 30 cm, then the room will not visually decrease. Wall cabinets are convenient, under which you can position the work area by placing a console and a light chair. If the room is not high, it is better to choose not a closet, but a chest of drawers, the height of which will be 20 cm below the middle of the wall. The dimensions of the room will not visually decrease at all, and the surface can be used to accommodate various necessary items.
A small bedroom can be expanded by attaching a loggia or an adjacent room
Bedside tables should be combined either with a wardrobe (chest of drawers, wall cabinets) or with open parts of the bed. Bedside tables must be light and small. Console tables - a good idea for a small room. Often these are the cabinets that dominate the interior. If the bed is low, the tables can be higher, but not too much to make them comfortable to use.
For a more informed choice, it is worth looking at photos of bedrooms in a small apartment. A photo of the design for a room of the required size will help in the selection and placement of furniture.
Original built-in plasterboard wardrobe in the bedroom
Necessary lighting and lighting in the interior of a small room
Lighting plays an important role in creating a comfortable interior for a small room.
It is important! Lighting zones should be determined during the repair: the cable was laid and brought out, sockets and switches were installed.
Lighting in the bedroom can be divided into three types:
basic;
target;
decorative.
It is important to provide both general and local lighting in the bedroom.
Basic lighting is traditionally mounted in the center of the ceiling, but in the interior of a small room it can be replaced by placing a lamp or slot system under the ceiling, above a door or above a bed. The light should be soft, diffuse, providing sufficient illumination, but in no case dazzling or annoying.
Targeted lighting requires the headboard area and work area (if any) and dressing table. To save space on the bedside table, the lamp can be wall-mounted. It is better to use an opaque, rotatable plafond. The luminous flux will be narrowly directed and will not interfere with the person lying next to.
Soft spot lighting will be comfortable for the bedroom
An office-type desk lamp is best suited to illuminate the work area. It may not correspond to the general style of the interior, but its color should be chosen so as not to attract attention. Attached to the edge of a table or console, the lamp does not take up much space and will direct the lighting to strictly defined areas.
If a dressing table is installed in a small bedroom, then it is best to place several small lamps around the perimeter of the mirror: two identical lamps on both sides of the frame will suffice. The quality of light is very important here. It should be as close to daytime as possible so as not to distort the natural shades when applying makeup.
The bedroom has multi-functional lighting of separate zones
It is better not to use wall sconces (lamps) for decorative lighting, they will seem "superfluous". The LED strip will perfectly perform the functions of pleasant decorative lighting.
When choosing lamps for a small bedroom, you need to consider the following conditions:
compact size (depending on the area of application);
maximum functionality (rotation, the ability to attach to a vertical surface, adjustable luminous flux intensity);
compliance with the style of the interior.
Table lamps on each side of the bed allow you to use them when needed
You can decide on the lighting and glean affordable and original ideas from real photos of the bedroom design in a small apartment. Depending on personal preference, for different quality of the glow you can use:
incandescent lamps (inexpensive, give a warm yellow light);
fluorescent lamps (economical, the light is as close as possible to daylight);
halogen lamps (convenient for targeted lighting);
LED lamps (as economical as possible, give soft milky light).
Wall sconces in creative design were used as additional lighting in the bedroom interior
Design of a small bedroom 12 sqm: interior photos and furniture placement
You need to start developing the design of a small bedroom with an area of 12 square meters with an estimate of the ceiling height and window size. If the ceilings are high and there is enough natural light, it is not at all necessary to use only pastel and light shades. White sterility seems unpleasant and cold to many. Deeper colors can be used, but care must be taken when using large designs and prints.
If the ceiling is low, it must be white or as light as possible, otherwise it will "crush". Light floors, light ceilings and relatively rich walls are an option for those who like expressiveness. If the walls are highlighted in color, then the textiles should be as uniform as possible, calm tones. Inexpressive walls can be complemented with colored curtains or bedspreads and thus liven up the room.
Modern bedroom with en suite bathroom and walk-in closet
With a rational arrangement and suitable dimensions, you can place all the necessary furniture in such a room. A photo of the design of a small bedroom of 12 square meters or less will help determine the rational and comfortable placement of the bed: under the window or along it, perpendicular to the wall and even in the center of the room.
Useful advice! Dispose double bed follows so that it is approached from three sides. Otherwise, changing bed linen will be overshadowed by constant inconvenience.
The bedroom is 12 sq.m. the bed is well placed, dressing table and a reading chair
The wardrobe can be placed either built-in or free-standing. Sizes should be chosen such that they leave a passage of at least 70 cm between the wardrobe and other furniture. It is better to purchase a wardrobe with a sliding system. Then the space near him will always be free.
If there is a need to create a working corner, then these dimensions of the room allow not to "squeeze" it into a free corner, but it is convenient to place it and isolate it from other areas of the room.
Photos of the design of small bedrooms confirm that respecting proportions and adhering to style are the main conditions for creating an interior in a room of this size.
The French window in the room will visually enlarge the room and give a special zest to the interior
Design of a small bedroom 10 sq.m: photo of the arrangement
When creating a sketch for the interior design of a small bedroom, you should dream up over the wardrobe. It is his modernization that will give a real opportunity to save space and place all the interior items necessary for a bedroom. It is better to make the cabinet hinged, divided into sections. Then you can place a bed and bedside tables under them.
A room of this size needs to be "expanded". This can be done by applying a horizontal pattern with decorative plaster or by choosing wallpaper with indistinct horizontal stripes. If the room has a low ceiling, then you can "raise" it with the help of soft curtains, collected in a significant number of folds. The cornice should be chosen narrow and inconspicuous and attached to the ceiling.
The bed in the bedroom must be placed in such a way that there is free space on all sides of it.
No need to put a lot of pillows on the bed. They perform rather a decorative function and in this case visually occupy space.
Useful advice! When decorating bedrooms of this size, avoid deep niches. They create the feeling of a "box".
If there is no desire, opportunity or time to develop an interior, it is worth looking at the photo of the design of a small bedroom of 10 sq.m. They will help you make a choice and equip a cozy and comfortable bedroom in a small room.
A good solution for the bedroom will be blackout Roman curtains, which, when closed, practically do not let in sunlight.
Design of a small bedroom 9 sq.m: space deficit, but not space
It is not recommended to expand and make such a room higher with horizontal and vertical stripes. The effect will be the opposite, artificial rendering will draw attention to the small size. It is better to remove clear boundaries and outlines. Walls and ceilings can be painted or pasted over with light-colored wallpaper. It is advisable to choose the ceiling fillet a tone darker or lighter than the shades already used. The floors can be laid in natural wood colors, the plinth can be chosen in the same color.
Photos of the interior design of a small bedroom of 9 meters will help make sure that with the right choice of color, such a room can be made as comfortable as possible for relaxation.
A small bedroom is decorated with oriental elements
A pencil case is organic for this size. If the room is square, you can put it in a corner. If rectangular, then the installation location can be varied. The pencil case will "hide" well in the corner. But you can install it elsewhere along the long wall by attaching a desktop (console). A separate zone will be organized, which will contribute to the creation of comfort.
It is better to replace bedside tables with small light tables. If you want to have exclusive furniture made or do it yourself, the options for elegant bedside tables in the design of a small bedroom of 9 square meters in the photo will help you decide.
Modern bedroom with a large double bed
The window, even if it is large, should not be covered. Better to hang an air curtain. If there is a need to close the room from prying eyes, it is better to hang roller blinds. Textiles are fine and lightweight.
Work and dressing tables can be combined into one. It is better to make it narrow, but long.Necessarily with a deep drawer, from which you do not need to take out and put objects on the tabletop - its dimensions in the open form will not interfere with sitting at the table. The surface can be used for work accessories. It is better to use universal lighting: a swivel lamp (or table lamp) so that you can aim the light flux in the desired direction.
A dark wall is a contrasting accent in the interior
Floor vases and flower stands are inappropriate in this room. All items on the floor must be functional. It is worth following restraint when choosing artistically designed things. They can not only get lost in such sizes, but also clutter up the room. Photos of the design of a small bedroom of 9 square meters, showing a minimum of decor, can help to make the right choice of design.
Small bedroom: design and aesthetics of a 6 sq.m room
In theory, this is an area only for accommodating a double bed, but there are a lot of design ideas for a small room and this size.
Light shades will visually expand a small space
It is better to make the walls light using pastel shades. The ceiling is the same color. It is better to refuse white, in this case it will emphasize the size. Medium width baseboard and upper fillet. Small dimensions in such a small room emphasize the small size. It is better to use medium sizes, but the correct shape of interior items.
If there is no preference, bed it is better to choose an average height (50-60 cm) and width (160-170 cm). Bedside tables can be replaced with wall shelves. It is better to fix them at the head of the bed at the level of an outstretched arm (in the prone position) in order to freely take and lay objects. For work, it is best to use a small console with a portable desk lamp or light fixture, and complement it with a lightweight, retractable chair. It should not obstruct the passage when not in use.
For the smallest rooms with high ceilings, it is advisable to use vertical structures
The same place can be used to use cosmetics. It is more convenient to store hygiene items not on a random shelf, but in a large casket or decorative box that you can do yourself. It is easy to move it, however, it is necessary to allocate a permanent place for it: in a bed box, on a shelf or on a windowsill.
The cabinet can be replaced with closed shelves that are rationally placed at arm's length for free use. The dimensions of the shelves should also be kept medium (depth no more than 35-40 cm, height 60-70 cm). If the bed is without drawers and there is a need for a large number of shelves, then it is better to place them on adjacent walls, and not on opposite ones - this visually closes the space.
The only rational solution for a narrow elongated room is to place the bed from wall to wall
Useful advice! In small spaces, avoid open shelves. Even neatly displayed items contribute to the feeling of being cluttered.
If you need to use the room as a full-fledged workplace, you can install a bed with a folding or lifting mechanism.
So that the size of the room does not limit your imagination, you can view a photo of the design of a small bedroom of 6 square meters - one of the ideas will definitely resolve doubts.
Choosing a narrower bed will allow you to place small bedside tables in the bedroom
When choosing a style, deciding on the size and placement of furniture, one must not forget that the room must be ventilated. You may need to install an air conditioner. All objects should be assigned their own place, and they should be easily accessible, and wet cleaning should not create difficulties, because cleanliness and order are the basis of aesthetics.
