How to equip a narrow nursery?

Features of planning and zoning

The layout of a narrow nursery has one big advantage: the rectangular shape, as opposed to the square, is literally created to separate it.

What kind of furniture arrangement will be more dependent on the number of children who will live here and their age category.

• You definitely need to find a place in a room for one preschool child bed and the play area.
• In the teenager's narrow children's room, the playground is replaced with a writing desk for classes and a corner is organized where you can play a console.
• For girl a cozy make-up area with a mirror and convenient organized storage of things will not be superfluous.

Advice! The workplace is often organized under the window.if it is on the short side: measure the distance from wall to wall and install a long tabletop-sill on the brackets. Under it can be placed cabinets for stationery and creative supplies.

In the photo there is a nursery for two brothers

To save space in a narrow nursery for two same-sex children will help bunk bed... Ideal if it can be placed on the short side. Organize the remaining space as you see fit: for example, install desks along long walls.

If a window in a long room of boys or girls on a short wall, on the contrary, the berth is placed with its end to the opening, and the window sill is expanded and equipped for a workplace.

If children heterosexual or they have too much difference in years, the interior of a narrow children's room should provide for partitions. Visually, they will make two out of one room, and each child will have their own personal space. A rack, a wardrobe, curtains, screens, walls made of boards or drywall - these are far from all the ways that will help divide a room.

Important! When creating a partition, think in advance about the lighting of the far part from the window: sunlight must get here.

In the photo there is a small cozy room of a girl

Finishing recommendations for visual expansion

Do not refuse to use techniques in the design of a narrow children's room that can visually expand the room... Consider the basic ideas that can make the room more spacious.

Stripes

Horizontal wide or narrow guides on short walls (in the form of wallpaper or paint) will visually move them apart. Laminate laid across (not longitudinally!) For renovation or cross-strips on a floor or carpet have the same effect.

Perspective

Wallpaper on long walls depicting a perspective expansion allow you to create a new reality in an ordinary room. Feel free to use this technique: it really works.

Color

Finishing two elongated surfaces with light colors and applying bright or dark shades on the other two creates the right contrast and changes the geometry of the room.

In the photo, the prevalence white in design

Shine

Bright ceiling lighting using small spots instead of a chandelier, coupled with the soft light of floor or table lamps, adds volume, air and increases the size of the children's room.

Reflection

Mirrors, glossy facades, stretch ceiling, glass, plastic - everything that reflects light makes the room more spacious.

Advice! Want to get the most out of your mirrors? Place the lights right next to them.

How to arrange furniture?

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Before arranging interior items in the design of a narrow children's room, parents should learn how to choose them correctly:

• Give preference to neutral and as calm colors as possible. White furniture looks best, suits girls and boys.
• Order models in a modern, minimalist design instead of the pretentious classic.
• For small rooms, take airy, lightweight structures with reduced dimensions.

The first step is to decide on the bed and its location. Installing it across the bedroom will help save the space used. But if there is a window there, problems can arise in the form of drafts and hot batteries.

The second option is a bed along. The rest of the furniture in this case is located in one line with it, or in two - if the width of the room allows.

It is not necessary to use the floor for sleep: raise bed under the ceiling... There will be enough space under it for games, study and relaxation.

To furnish your work area, first look at your desk. It is best to put it by the window - opposite, or sideways. The child will help to choose the side: for left-handers, the light should fall from the right, for right-handers - from the left.

In the photo there is a pink finish and white furniture in teenage girl's room

What is the best way to organize storage systems?

One bed and a desk in a narrow children's room is not limited to: so that the child can easily maintain cleanliness and order here, think over functional storage systems for everything you need.

• The first step is clothing. Usually a small wardrobe is sufficient. cabinet or chest of drawers. The second still has to be supplemented with a hanger, because dresses or shirts cannot be stored permanently folded.
• Next - toys. It is convenient to keep the boxes for them under the bed, in the chest of drawers, in separate cabinets. If the room has a podium, then storage of toys organize under it.
• The third category is school subjects. You will need shelves for books and notebooks, drawers for pens, pencils, erasers. To prevent the portfolio from lying around the room, you should also come up with your own "house" for it.

Most often, he orders a built-in wall in elongated rooms: cabinets do not have to go along the entire length of the wall, they can "bypass" a table, bed, sofa and other objects.

In the photo there is a built-in wardrobe and two beds in the entire length of the room

What is important to consider in lighting?

In the previous section, we already mentioned that there should be a lot of light. To be more precise, you will need a lot of its sources. Veto single chandeliers. Instead, it is better to take several spotlights, evenly distributing them along the ceiling.

A desk lamp is required on the desktop, a floor lamp in the recreation area, a night light or a guided sconce for reading near the bed.

Do not forget about decorative light: garlands or lanterns create a special atmosphere at any time of the year.

We select the right curtains and decor

The choice of frame for a window should be done based on its location: on a long wall curtains should be inconspicuous and as much as possible merge with the finish. On short ones, bright ones that attract attention and "bring" the opening to the opposite wall are acceptable.

Usually floor-to-ceiling curtains are used in nurseries. But rolls or rolls are also acceptable. Roman curtains to the windowsill - this is especially convenient if there is a desk or bed under the window.

Design ideas for inspiration

If you want to decorate your baby's room in an original way, take the presence of a second tier as a basis: usually there is a sleeping place on it, but you can also make a recreation area or a playroom. There will be a lot of space on the "first floor", which will be enough for both active games and concentration on studies.

Advice! The right choice for small rooms - minimalism in decoration and furniture. Avoid unnecessary decor in favor of functionality and space saving.

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Whatever task you face - now you can competently equip a narrow room for any child!