Expanding the space of a narrow children's room

If a child has his own separate room, then it is convenient for him and for his parents. Usually, a young family settles their homes in such a way that it would be comfortable for two of them. Kids do not all appear immediately after the start of life together. For this reason, rooms for them are usually arranged in a hurry, and their location is not necessary to choose. Actually the arrangement of children's attic (residential attics), in tiny “closets” near the balconies or rooms, artificially created from large rooms by installing partitions. The latter option usually involves the division of the box of the correct square shape into two narrow sites smaller. The most acute problem of arranging a separate area for a child is faced by the residents of Khrushchev, since a small apartment does not allow for a swing at home with repairs and redevelopment. Design narrow children's room can be developed independently. However, in order to avoid an uncomfortable option, it is necessary to take into account a number of nuances at work, which will help to hide the length of the room and visually increase its width. When creating a design project, take into account the number, gender and age of young inhabitants of the room:

• Baby;
• One school child: a boy or a girl;
• Two children (same sex or different);
• Teenager: boy, girl

From these nuances will depend on the design style and its features. For example, bedrooms for babies are designed with the emphasis on the convenience of the mother who will take care of him. For schoolchildren, they must take into account the presence of a comfortable study area, and in the teenage rooms they count with the taste of its occupant. In the rooms where two children of different sexes live, it is necessary to think about competent zoning of space.

Basic recommendations for finishing

When arranging a narrow children's room, in an apartment with a shortage of sq.m. It is necessary to pay attention to the following aspects of interior design:

• Color spectrum. With the help of shades and halftones, you can create not only comfort in the nursery, but also add her extra meters in the right places;
• Decoration Materials. By their contrasts they conditionally zone the room;
• Multi-level lighting. With the help of artificial light create a strict, modern interiors, but they can also emphasize the accentual area of ​​the room and in parallel "darken" the place where the flaws are hidden;
• Furnishings. The perception of the nursery depends on the placement of these interior objects: as a single space or a “sector” room, from which the “pieces” fall out;
• The decor. With the help of beautiful trifles, the interior is “polished”, like the treatment of an expensive stone. Just a couple of awkward movements of an inexperienced jeweler and the brilliance of uneven edges will spoil the aesthetic appearance of the jewelry.

In rooms of non-standard sizes, multifunctional furniture plays a special role. It allows you to save space and fit into the existing area more "useful" elements.

Light walls and floor - the best finishing of a narrow room

Light floor and walls, perhaps the most simple and convenient option for a visual increase in space. Pastel shades can add to the children's "air" and emphasize the accuracy of the finish. Those who want to put a couple of bright strokes on the room's palette are recommended to use wallpaper with small patterns on “short” walls. It is better to refuse volume, large prints, because they will not bring anything but an extra “load” on the interior. If you want to create a design that will look strictly and restrained, then in the decoration resort to black and white colors. Dark is permissible to use for “short” walls in the area of ​​baseboards or for a pair of horizontal stripes. Experienced designers advise to avoid extravagant options, where the bedroom is made out in "heavy", contrasting shades. Such options can only be experimental in nature, and in long rooms correctly playing with such a color scheme will not always work out even among professionals.

How to plan the layout of furniture

The most common mistake in the design of long rooms - parallel placement of furniture in two "rows" of each wall. In no case can one resort to such a thing, since the two additional “obstacle courses” are even more stretched and narrow the room. The furniture should “crush” the nursery in length into separate sectors. They are visually perceived as separate zones. If the arrangement is performed correctly, then the subconscious "picture" of a narrow and uncomfortable room will be destroyed. It will be replaced by the image of a neat room, as if assembled from several square platforms. Conventional zones are usually two: rest and study. If the child also has a balcony, then add a separate platform for games. The working area needs the most in natural light, but the window seat is often the most peaceful and the bed already claims to be. How to be in this situation? Organically “complete” both zones, leaving a platform in front of the door for the playing corner.

If a child is separated by a boy and a girl, then the distinction between their “possessions” is necessary. In the role of a separator can be a through rack with books and toys, a mobile screen or curtain.

The bed must be functional.

At the word “bed” in many people, the imagination draws a spacious, wide sleeping bed, perhaps even with a canopy under an avalanche of soft pads on a neatly made blanket. In narrow children's rooms, this fantasy will have to be crumpled and thrown away, since the real resting place must be compact. It is desirable that it additionally performs several more functions. In simple ways, a folding sofa or couch for one person can be used as a bed. The convenience of the kit is obvious: even when folded during the day, the child will always have the opportunity to sit down or lie down. For a short break, straighten the bed completely no need. If there are two children in the room, then of course they use two-tier models. One of the varieties of the latter is the "attic". In it, the bed is located on top, and its lower part is a combination of a convenient workplace and storage sections. Some beds can be fully folded into a compact module, which is usually decorated with small hanging shelves. During the day, it takes up a minimum of space and allows you to easily move around in a cramped room.

For babies, choose a universal bed with a changing table and storage space for diapers and diapers in the kit.

Cabinet selection and additional storage locations

From the full cabinet, which will put pressure on the room with its dimensions, it is better to refuse. In extreme cases, use a coupe corner structures that require little space. If one of the “short” walls does not have a window or door opening, then a narrow dressing room is built into it. It will be the "trump card" for the visual "shortening" of a narrow room. It is better to organize storage areas in the most unexpected places: in the drawers of the decorative podium, under the bed, on the open shelves under the ceiling, in specially designed boxes. Usually miniature lockers or dressers are already embedded in the bedroom-work set. Fortunately, children usually have less things than adults, which allows them to be "packaged" in small shelves and boxes.

Do not use a closed place to store things that are located at eye level and above. They will create the illusion of cramped and “crawling” on the walls of the guests.

We create coziness with the help of soft and uniform light.

When creating a design project, pay special attention to the lighting. You should not be limited only to the ceiling chandelier. In a long room, its light is not enough for far corners, and harsh shadows will not seem cozy. Traditionally, lighting devices are placed on three levels:

Light sources are not only installed on racks and cabinets, but also embedded in the ceiling "relief", if it is made of drywall, frame method.

How to visually expand the room

So that the proportions of the room are not conspicuous, short walls are made accent, and those that are longer in neutral tones. Relevant option with zoning rectangular children's room. It is divided into two (three) identical square platforms: for sleeping and for study (games). The recreation area is traditionally located at the window, as the abundance of natural light will make it more comfortable. Particular attention is paid to the finishing, if a fragmentary floor covering is used (parquet board, laminate), and not a solid canvas (self-leveling floor, linoleum). It should be laid in such a way that the wide edges of the modular rectangles lie across the nursery. This design technique will help expand the narrow, long room. If the room of the child is adjacent to the balcony or loggia, then the layout of the nursery is reviewed. The window and the door separating the additional room are dismantled, which allows to let in more natural light into the room. After all, he, as you know, smooths the corners and softens the flaws in the shape of the room.

The decor and selection of curtains

With the help of textiles (curtains, rugs, bedspreads, pillows) you can "flip" the space and expand it with horizontal stripes. The more contrast they are, the more obtrusive the effect will be as a result. In the curtains prefer Roman air options or concise classics. The abundance of decor in such rooms is not welcome, although not one child, which a priori has a “lively” atmosphere, will not do without it. A garland is hung across the room, an “horizontal” photo collage or a chalk board is placed on the accent wall, the floor is covered with a soft rug, and lamps with shades and legs of original shapes are installed in certain areas.

Children's for boy

In the nursery for the boy of any shape, blue, blue, green and white tones traditionally prevail. In narrow rooms, the accent walls are trimmed with wallpaper with a thematic small pattern: robots, astronauts, cars. Original look sea and space motifs in the interior. In the first style decision they use ropes, ship models (or variants in bottles), decorative hand wheels, sails and other attributes familiar to every book lover Jules Verne, Daniel Defoe and Robert Stevenson. In the cosmic interiors use the maps of the sky, telescopes, fluorescent paint, which give light at night. Accent walls are decorated with views of the Martian "cities", borrowed from the descriptions of Ray Bradbury, images of constellations and uncharted galaxies of the universe.

For girl

The color palette for girls is chosen from softer shades (pink, lilac, green), completely avoiding contrasts. White and gray will help to add “swing” space. The use of floral ornaments or small floral patterns is welcomed. The original addition will be a fabulous house in which you can play with dolls and arrange "crazy tea drinking", as in the works of Lewis Carroll. In the rooms for girls, special attention is paid to the decor, since it can be made with your own hands together with your daughter, turning the room decoration into a fascinating process. Together sew bedspreads, pillowcases on pillows and rugs using the patchwork technique, make interior dolls, dream catchers, knit napkins and pots for indoor plants.

For two children

Rooms for two children are usually decorated using multifunctional furniture. In narrow rooms, unfortunately, they do not recommend using a “parallel” arrangement, that is, when two separate beds are placed against opposite walls. But no one forbids placing them in one, dividing the conditional partition. Thus, each child will have his own personal space, the need for which with age will only grow. The work zone is also better to count with the division for two, so that the children do not interfere with each other when they are engaged in different tasks (studies and games).

Conclusion

Children's room is always made out differently than other rooms. It should create a special atmosphere in which it will be comfortable not only for parents, but also for small residents. Before creating a project, it is recommended to consult with the child himself in order to learn more about his preferences. This will help to put together the correct stylistic picture in pieces, which will be based on the wishes of the little man, because he will have to live in it, and not adults.