Bed in a niche of a one-room apartment: application features

In a one-room studio apartment, a cellular arrangement of objects is most often created: a sleeping and wardrobe-bedding sector; recreation and leisure area with TV, coffee table and sofa. If the square footage of the apartment allows, a dining table for guests. Next we will talk about dividing the room into a bedroom, a wardrobe and organizing a sleeping place - about a bed in a niche.

Separation of the recreation area from the reception area with glass doors in a one-room apartment

Types of beds

The varied flight of human imagination and ideas, the accumulated experience of industrial furniture companies, single furniture makers and just ordinary people who themselves made repairs in their apartment, as well as the Internet, provide the opportunity for the development of many different designs, interior designs, locations, combinations, and uses of beds .

A bed, visually separated by a wardrobe and contrasting curtains, from the guest area

The medical industry offers specialized orthopedic beds (mattresses).

By number of beds:

single and double;
according to the age:
for children, adults and even for the elderly;
They also differ in design, shape, material, etc.

Since this review clarifies the design of a bed in a niche for one-room apartments, we will consider them in more detail.

Your baby's own cozy sleeping area

What kind of beds can be used in a niche?

Among the successful bed options include:

A podium bed helps recreate a specific aesthetic effect by adding a podium overhang, or tray, that is equipped with a mattress. In addition, the stylish option helps make the design original and creative. But if the room is small, then monolithic podiums should not be made, and their height should also be limited.
A bunk bed helps to maximize free space in the room and create a comfortable and ergonomic place to sleep at the same time. At the same time, we should not forget that the bed should be designed and decorated competently and attractively.
The crib can fit neatly into the created recess. At the same time, the sleeping place can not only be supplemented with cute curtains or night lights, but you can also create a place for compact storage of toys.
Folding or lifting option. The folding bed can be selected in horizontal or vertical design. This option makes the interior discreet and creates the opportunity to save space with a comfortable location. In order to create a harmonious combination, you should use the same style direction and color scheme with the basic design of the room.

Types of beds in a niche

The soft sleeping area is complemented by linen drawers at the bottom of the niche

In addition to the listed types, a sleeping place in a niche is divided into built-in and non-built-in. In turn, the first ones can be: folding and sliding. Non-built-in - similar to transformers. Just like beds, the niches themselves differ in design and purpose. This could be a podium with a folding bed built underneath, shelves for clothes or bed linen located under the bed and behind a niche, respectively, or a more daring solution - a wall niche, combined with a folding bed.

Pull-out bed built into a closet in a small room

The device can also be installed in the second tier. If there is a separate place for a closet and a shelf, then it will be interesting to create a niche in a themed style, using decorations, etc. (option for a children's bed).

A practical and bright solution - a two-level children's area in a recess in the wall

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the advantages of the niche are:

Using a partition, you can create zoning of a room, that is, visually divide the free space into two separate areas where everyone can spend time in their own way.
In small rooms, a niche can help save space and create additional storage space for all the necessary items.
If you correctly create a niche, you get extra space to place not only one bed, but also add a wardrobe, bookshelves, a TV, or even a small version of a dressing room.
If you add a screen to the niche, you can retire in a separate area.

But before using the design option using a niche, you should consider possible design flaws:

If you make the alcove too deep, the ventilation of the sleeping area will be disrupted, and can lead to an increase in temperature and simply disturbed sleep.
Lighting may not penetrate into the recess, so you should supplement the area with a light source.
Only pieces of furniture that differ in specifically established parameters or sizes can be added to the design.
If you use the Feng Shui design option, then you should not place the bed in a recessed place.
If the bed is too large and takes up all the space in the niche, difficulties may arise during the bed routing process.

Features of different types

The peculiarities include the fact that the purpose or functionality of the beds built into the niche is different. That is, in the case of cabinets and shelves there will be more practicality, and in the case of themes - decor, beauty, originality. These two conditions can also be combined.

Stylish and comfortable design of a niche in a room with built-in furniture and a sleeping area

Let's say, applicable to a children's bed, a kangaroo with locker bags, a lock when installing a bunk bed in a niche: the lock gate is a bed; windows - cabinets with glass doors, castle towers - lamps.

Beautiful openings in the wall, made in the form of houses with triangular roofs for beds in a girls’ room

When applied to adult beds, the folding option with a niche-wall is interesting for its originality. The bed is retracted against the wall and frees up additional space in the room. At the bottom of such a bed it is possible to arrange a decorative design: a painting, a family photo gallery, an interior composition of unusual vases, jugs, artificial plants and flowers. The last option will require securing the interior items, since this is the bottom of the bed, and at night you will unfold it for sleeping. As for the rest, the imagination is limitless!

A functional solution for a small apartment - a folding bed

Try placing a large mirror with or without a carved frame on the bottom of the bed, it all depends on the style of the room design (loft, modern classic, hi-tech, etc.), or a folding desk. This will require some technical tricks and some knowledge of physics and geometry. It will take a little more time to manufacture and install (if you work independently), or a larger financial investment, but the return will be greater. High spirits and envious and inquisitive glances of guests from the beautiful execution of simple things.

Loft bed with sleeping area above and sofa for guests below

When limited in quadrature, use combinations of a niche-podium or move the sleeping place to the second tier. The option with a podium can be designed as a bed on top and drawers at the end of the podium. But it is more practical to place the bed at the end of the niche - a pull-out bed on wheels or guides with folding legs. The top is a podium with a workspace (desk), or a relaxation area with a sofa, coffee table and TV.

It is also possible to place a small bookcase or shelf behind the sofa. Such a living area allows you to economically use the space of a one-room apartment.

Luxurious niche made of light wood with open shelves located on the side and top areas

When the apartment has one permanent resident, the sleeping place in the niche can be moved to the second tier. The lower space will be placed under a desk, a dressing area, or a reading area, with shelves for books and a comfortable rattan chair (how best to use the lower space depends on the size of the one-room apartment, the location in the niche and the preferences of the residents). This arrangement of a niche is suitable near the side wall of the room (without a window). It would be nice to equip such a sitting area with a sliding door in the Japanese style - “shoji”.

Bed on the second floor in a room with high ceilings and a full wardrobe on the 1st tier

Each technical and interior solution has its pros and cons. The first option with a wall niche will have the advantage of originality, modern design, the ability to choose various curves, steps, semicircles on the walls, smooth or broken lines in the niche itself.

The niche can be supplemented with lighting fixtures

Playing with light will add intimacy to the atmosphere in the evenings. It is possible to paste with photo wallpaper or a regular pattern. All kinds of accents in the niche-wall on vases, patterns, decorative items, etc. The disadvantages include:

the folding bed will have to be cleaned and laid out every day (in this case, the bed linen will constantly get confused);
the load on the folding mechanism will require special attention to be paid to it;
when arranging a pattern or decor at the bottom of the bed, it will collect a lot of dust (resulting in frequent cleaning of the apartment);
installation of a canopy is difficult (for lovers of comfort and privacy).

The niche-podium option is more common, cheaper and not much inferior to its predecessor (niche-wall) in interior design and functionality. Particular attention is paid to functionality, since this article examines the arrangement of a bed in a one-room apartment with maximum benefit from the space used.

Unusual long bunk bed in a niche

It would be ideal to place a bed in such a niche at the end of the room, near the wall with a window. When installing a bed on top of the podium (or in the middle of the podium), it is convenient to place the bed with its side facing the window, but not too close, since in cold times cooling from the window is possible (and at the same time excessive heat from the radiator). Ideally, in this case, it would be to leave a reserve for the bedside table or just a small passage. This option is good for both one couple living in an apartment and a family with a child.

Functional design of a niche in the room: a travel bed, a small closet and a comfortable workplace

In addition to beauty, simplicity, convenience, the ability to arrange shelves, drawers, book and storage cabinets, cabinets (without losing “empty” space in the niches), there are also enough opportunities for design solutions and separating the sleeping area from the main room space.

Decorating a studio apartment using built-in plywood furniture

The latter is especially popular as it creates an original room design, provides a separate place for parents from the child, and separates the sleeping space, in which a completely different design is possible (calmer and gentle colors), different from the living room and relaxation area. A canopy or curtain is hung at the border of the podium.

You will get a beautiful niche if you place elegant furniture in it, decorated with a canopy.

Just like in the version with a bed in the second tier, the “shoji” sliding wall will create a pleasant atmosphere of Japanese style. The sliding wall will eliminate extraneous noise (if any), and extraneous odors from the kitchen (especially if the apartment is inhabited by those who like to take an afternoon siesta and read books).

Japanese sliding door, the design of which contains modern materials

You can install shoji-style blinds on the window; this will reduce cold flows in winter, prevent headlights from passing cars, and during the day will create additional darkness in the room.

Japanese blinds are one of the most practical solutions that combine sun protection with sound insulation

When placing a rollaway bed in a niche on wheels at the end of the podium, the possibility of zoning the sleeping area is eliminated. This location is not suitable for privacy lovers. On the podium above the bed you can arrange a seating area with a TV, upholstered furniture and a bookcase. This sector can also be delimited by a sliding door. The main disadvantage here is the dubious comfort, since the bed rolls out almost into the middle of the room.

A podium can be made in the bedroom or living room with a roll-out bed on wheels

Important! The wheels will leave marks on the floor, so you should put a carpet on the floor under them, or make another folding device. (The option of guides with folding legs is possible. This will require great effort during transformation).

Such a bed, in addition to a cozy corner located on the podium, can be equipped in a niche with an automatic self-extending electric drive.

Choosing a style direction

The great advantage of an alcove with a sleeping place is that you can choose absolutely any style solution for competent interior design. Among the successful models we can highlight:

Loft. The interior will be original and creative.
Modern. The optimal place that copes not only with the aesthetic task, but also helps to perform certain functions.
Classic. The traditional direction can be decorated using classic decorative elements, and the result will be a noble and sophisticated appearance.
Provence. A sleeping area in soft colors is an ideal solution for rest and relaxation, which will look especially light and airy.

A niche with a sleeping place that is in harmony with the style and color scheme in the room will help place the necessary accents in the room, and the design will be more original and functional.

Material

This section is written for home craftsmen who want to make a niche on their own from the raw materials at hand or from friends at the dacha with the remnants of their former luxury. To make a niche under the bed you will need the following materials.

For boards or slats for a frame in a floor niche, pine and spruce are best suited (if purchased in a store, the price is not very high, and if you have old furniture or used pallets and simple operations, you can make slats for the frame yourself). A slats thickness of 25-30 mm will be quite sufficient.

Do-it-yourself boards, timber, slats for the frame
Depending on the purpose of the niche (decorative wall, cabinet with shelves, space in the wall or space for a bed) - plasterboard, plywood, chipboard, solid wood.

Wood panels for furniture production

When making a decorative wall niche from plasterboard, smooth lines and curves in the niche are achieved by bending sheets of plasterboard. With small radii, it is possible to bend “dry”, but it is better to pre-wet the sheets and give them the required shape.

With the help of drywall you can not only level the walls and ceiling, but also create complex structures such as arches or niches

The patterns are made in advance before bending and installing the bed in the niche, so as not to allow the already wet sheet to cake. The sheets are secured to the pattern with clamps or available devices until completely dry.

For large radii, the wetted sheet of drywall is pricked with an awl or a special roller with needles from the inside of the circle. It is also possible to cut from the back for extreme bends.

Bent plasterboard structures

Important! When choosing the radius, do not forget to take into account the thickness of the sheet (that is, the final radius of the curved sheet is equal to the sum of the sheet thickness and the radius of the pattern).

Depending on the method of fastening - carpentry joints or metal joints - you will need glue or hardware with corners. Painting supplies and paints, as well as wallpaper, adhesives.

Decor elements

In a studio apartment, the bedroom is located behind a partition

With the current variety and relative cheapness of building materials, as well as advances and technologies in the field of woodworking and paint and varnish industry, there is a great variety of different layouts and interior design solutions for apartments. The information content of our time allows us to learn innovations almost first-hand and combine different styles.