Design of a studio apartment with a niche for a bed

Proper design of a studio apartment with a niche for a bed can solve many problems associated with limited space. Initially, for some lovers of the correct forms, the niche causes some amazement and thoughts about the damage to the layout. However, if you approach the process of arranging an apartment with imagination and intelligence, then a nondescript nook and cranny can be transformed into a useful space. So, what arrangement of furniture in a one-room apartment with a niche will be optimal to satisfy both practical and aesthetic needs of residents? More on this later in the article.

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Why do I need a niche in the interior of the apartment?

The advantages of such an “appendicitis” in the layout of a one-room apartment are obvious:

• The effect of free space and multifunctionality is created, which is inherent in multi-room apartments.
• Using special angular structures and partitions, you can delimit the space, highlight the zone.
• Niches allow you to clean and arrange furniture so that it does not interfere with the inhabitants of the apartment moving along the main trajectories.

Important! With proper planning of the interior of a one-room apartment with a niche, the amount of daylight increases significantly and air movement improves.

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Basic rules for designing a room with a niche

In order not to violate the integral composition of the interior design of the entire apartment, you need to carefully consider every detail of the furniture arrangement in a one-room apartment with a niche. There are basic rules that help to create an interior that will not bore all the inhabitants of the home soon:

• It is better to design a niche in a single style or in the same color scheme with a common space.
• This area should have well-thought-out artificial lighting. Great options are sconces, LED strip or spotlights.
• In the case of a miniature corner, it is better to do the decoration in bright colors. To visually increase the space of a niche, furniture with a glossy, glass or mirror surface is used.
• The area of ​​housing should be divided into functional zones. To separate the niche zone from the main room, it is better to use light and light mobile partitions that would not overload the room and do not occupy excess space.
• A space with a niche should blend in organically and look like a holistic composition with all functional areas.
• The shape of the niche largely affects the interior design and the choice of furniture attributes.

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The choice of interior

There are many options for the interior of an apartment with a niche, especially if the room has a rectangular shape. First of all, it is necessary to decide which zone will be better placed in a niche.

Professional designers offer the following variations of using niche space:

• Bedroom.
• Children's room.
• Kitchen and dining room with a niche.
• Cabinet.
• Wardrobe.

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Bedroom

The most common option for using a niche is to equip it under the bedroom.

Important! If a young family or one person lives in the apartment, then such an application of several square meters will be ideal.Such a measure allows you to separate the place of rest and sleep from the general space, while not overloading the entire area of ​​the room with furniture.

How to think through the interior:

• For a bedroom, it is better to use a niche near the wall with no windows. In this case, the light will not interfere with morning sleep, and the window can be used to equip a children's corner or workplace.
• The design of a bedroom with a niche for a bed must necessarily include thoughtful lighting. The sleeping area does not require too bright illumination, so one or two lamps near the bed will be enough.

Important! You will need to place the lamps so that you are most comfortable using them, without getting out of bed each time to turn on or off.

• Choose the best option for a sofa or bed for placement in a niche. You may have to make custom-made furniture to individual sizes.

Important! Beds with drawers allow you to combine a sleeping place with a place to store things.

• An interesting option for arranging a berth is to install an attic bed in a niche. So, under the bed you can equip the working area, adapt the space for storing things or use for other purposes.
• The original design will be an apartment with a niche for a bed with a built-in bed with a lifting mechanism. This design of the bed allows you to hide the sleeping place from prying eyes, and if necessary, lower the bed and enjoy the rest. Also, this approach to niche arrangement significantly saves the limited space of a one-room apartment.
• If you live with older people, then it would be advisable to use a niche to arrange a place for their rest. Separating this part of the room with the help of a partition or screen, you will ensure that each family member has their own corner in which to relax and unwind, without disturbing anyone.

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Children's room

For families with children, you can use a niche to create a cozy children's corner, or a miniature children's room:

• To equip a children's corner, it is better to use a niche with a window so that the nursery has natural light. In addition to daylight, you need to take care of the lighting in the evening. Therefore, carefully consider the placement of fixtures, providing comfort for children's eyes.
• An option for the manufacture of multifunctional children's furniture to order. Thus, in a minimum space it will be possible to place a place for games, a comfortable sleeping place, a drawer for toys, and a wardrobe for storing children's things.

Important! A separate locker for children's things is not only convenient, but also useful in terms of education. So the child will quickly learn to pack his things, accustomed to accuracy and responsibility for order in a personal corner.

• If space and means allow, then you can equip a corner with sports equipment, for example, a Swedish wall, rings, a crossbar for pulling up.
• It is important for the student to have a place to take lessons and arrange school supplies. In this case, an attic bed can also help, because this way the space becomes a little larger and it can be used as a working area.
• From the rest of the room the children's corner can be separated by beautiful colored curtains. This will add coziness and warmth to the interior of the children's room. Over time, the curtain can be replaced with a shelving unit, a closet or a plasterboard partition.
• The room for babies is best designed in warm soft colors. Walls can be pasted over with images of fairy-tale characters, and a soft carpet can be thrown onto the floor. So the child will be comfortable and interested in being in his corner.

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Kitchen and dining room with niche

Using a niche, it is possible to distinguish a kitchen area or a mini-dining room in one-room studio apartments:

• To separate from the rest of the room, you can use drywall or sliding partitions.In this case, it is better to give preference to glossy or mirror surfaces that will reflect light and thus visually increase the space.
• Having placed a comfortable couch or chairs and a table in a niche, using stylish wall lamps making soft lighting, adding a couple of photos with landscapes, you will get a cozy dining room where you can not only enjoy meals, but also receive guests.
• By arranging a niche in the kitchen, you can safely cook, without disturbing other residents of the apartment. After all, family members often have a different daily routine: someone wakes up early for work, and someone for a second shift to school. Undoubtedly, such an approach to arranging a niche will make a one-room apartment more convenient for living.

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Cabinet

The option of arranging a niche for an office is suitable for apartments in which one person lives. In this case, there is no need to place a massive double bed in the room, and you want to use the niche with benefit. As a rule, shelves and a computer cabinet are ideally placed in a snack, but it is better to purchase not finished furniture, but to make it to order, taking into account the individual parameters of the nook and cranny.

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Wardrobe

Such use of the niche space is the dream of any woman:

• Consider placing shelves and storage systems so that every inch of the niche is used to good use.
• The installation of shoe racks, if space allows for a niche, will significantly save time and space in finding the right pair.
• To separate the dressing room from the main room, it is recommended to use compartment doors, or in extreme cases - textile partitions.

Important! For many men, it is important to have a sports corner at home. Niche is an ideal place for this. You can install a Swedish wall and compact exercise machines in it. Thus, you can maintain a perfect physical shape, while not distracting anyone from everyday activities.

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Color scheme

A niche can be organized in two variations:

• The first way is to take it for the logical continuation of the entire room, designing the entire interior of the room in a single style.
• The second way is to design a niche in a different style, and thus make an emphasis on it. Contrasting and vibrant tones will help. So the niche will stand out noticeably from the general background, and attract the eye.

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Stock footage

With a competent approach to arranging furniture in a one-room apartment with a niche, you can achieve an increase in space and greater comfort and coziness in the room. As you can see, there are a lot of ideas about this. Using your imagination, you can complement them, and realize the original idea of ​​your own comfort. Perhaps, after such changes, even if it is possible to move to a larger housing, you will not want to.