Article “Rules for choosing bedroom furniture” in the “Articles” blog. Elba Furniture

Bedside tables, chest of drawers and dressing table

In addition to the two basic pieces of furniture (bed and wardrobe), the bedroom can also contain other furniture. The bedside tables are very comfortable. You can put a night light and a glass of water on them if you suddenly want to drink at night. Thanks to the bedside tables, all the necessary things will always be at hand. Additional lamps are built into modern bedside tables: floor lamps or sconces. So, it is very convenient to read in bed before going to bed.

The chest of drawers is very convenient for storing small items, such as underwear. When you pull out the drawer, you will see all its contents in front of you.

A woman cannot do without a dressing table, where she can clean herself up and also store all her cosmetics here. Manufacturers offer a large selection of dressing tables to suit every taste: from small compact models to impressive tables with a large number of drawers and several mirrors. The choice depends on personal preference and the size of the bedroom.

The most important thing in choosing furniture is to be guided by your own taste. You should feel comfortable and cozy in your bedroom. Also, the furniture should satisfy all your needs.

Selection of materials

When deciding how to choose bedroom furniture, you should pay attention to the material that is used in the production of beds and other interior items. Simple and laconic sets made of plastic or metal look optimal in a modern style. However, the most common options are:

Tree. A natural material that is characterized by strength, environmental friendliness and durability. Sets of wooden furniture would be appropriate in a classic bedroom. The only drawback is the high cost.
Chipboard and MDF. More affordable raw materials. If the work is done well, it will not be easy to notice differences from wood. Characterized by a wide selection of textures and colors.

Chipboard releases harmful substances. It is recommended to place beds made of this material only in the guest room, where people rarely sleep. The service life of such furniture is relatively short.

The material used to make the bed frame and cabinet furniture is identical. More original models use metal or glass inserts. The head of the bed is often made soft. For this purpose, high-quality abrasion-resistant textiles, natural or eco-leather are used. The filler is polyurethane foam, for more budget models - foam rubber.

What is a bed made of?

The most popular materials for making a bed are wood and metal. However, glass and wicker can still be used to create an individual style or decoration. A wooden bed is a classic, and as we know, classic never goes out of style. A wooden bed is resistant to changes in temperature and humidity. The advantage of wood is that it is an environmentally friendly material, so it is great for a children's room. But problems may arise if the wood processing was not of high quality: over time, the material will dry out and the bed will creak. The most expensive and valuable species for making a bed are oak, beech and ash. But pine, spruce, birch, alder, etc. are also used. The price of the bed varies depending on the wood used.

In addition to wood, metal alloys are used as materials for making beds. Experts often talk about its shortcomings, for example, that the metal is cold and unrefined. But now technology has moved far forward: the metal is coated with a special substance so that it does not smell cold, and all sorts of elegant details are made using decorative forging to create the effect of lightness and airiness.

Design and style

When deciding what kind of furniture to choose for the bedroom, it is important to choose a design that matches the tastes of the apartment owner and the area of the room. The most common options are:

Classic is a style for all times. The main thing is nobility and grace. Every detail becomes a work of decorative art. The center of the composition is a high bed made of natural wood with inlay or carving. She is surrounded by bedside tables and chests of drawers, chairs and linen closets, armchairs, couches, chaise longues, sofas.
A bedroom in Provence style is a place where romance and tenderness live. Distinctive features are warm pastel shades, floral patterns, natural finishing materials, antique (or aged) furniture, and a large amount of decor.
The country style suggests a rustic, charming interior in which natural materials predominate. No ceramic parts, plastic, chrome elements or glass surfaces. When choosing a set of furniture, you should give preference to wood products. Sometimes the bed may be metal.
The Baroque style is characterized by the presence of massive wooden furniture. The bed and other furnishings should be made of varnished wood with a lot of curves. An original highlight is to upholster the headboard with soft fabric, choose a bedspread with an ornament that echoes the wall panel.
A room in the minimalist style is often in white. Furniture should not be too bulky or massive. It is worth choosing laconic furniture elements, correct geometric shapes and natural materials.
Modernism is a universal direction; here you should adhere to minimalism and functionality. The room should contain only the essentials - no unnecessary items or inappropriate decorative elements.
In a loft interior, the most important thing is to combine practicality with convenience and functionality. Often only one large bed is installed in the center of the wall. She may have no legs at all. Instead of a traditional piece of furniture, a platform made of a metal frame or pallets can be used.
A glamorous bedroom should have stylish furniture. A round bed will do. If the bed is of a standard shape, it is decorated with an original headboard.

Types of cabinet furniture for the bedroom, placement rules
The loft style is suitable for small bedrooms. It will be possible to create a classic room in the Baroque spirit only in a spacious room, since it is assumed that there will be a large number of bulky elements. The remaining directions, if desired, can be implemented in a bedroom of any size.

Baroque

Country

Classic

Loft

Minimalism

Modern

Provence

Glamor

Layout options and placement rules

A linear configuration bedroom set is placed along the wall. In a large bedroom, it is permissible to place pieces of furniture on both sides of the double bed. This way, everyone will be able to allocate a personal zone.

Corner installation will help cope with the lack of free space.

In this case, furniture products of the appropriate configuration are used. The corner space is occupied by a docking module or wardrobe.

The second option suggests that there will be a bed in the corner, and other furnishings will occupy the remaining sections of the walls. An asymmetrical arrangement of furniture would look appropriate here.

When decorating a bedroom, you should adhere to the basic rules.

Take into account the location of all objects relative to each other, window and door openings.
On each side of the bed you must leave 50 cm of free space.
It is best to move the bed with the headboard against the wall. But installation opposite a door or near a window is undesirable.
Bedside tables, as their name implies, occupy space next to the headboard.
A linear cabinet will occupy a free wall on the side or opposite the window. Built-in structures can be located in a niche, covering a door or window opening. The corner modification occupies the area at the junction of two walls. This arrangement will help you wisely manage the available space and make use of usually empty space.

In a spacious room, most likely, there will be no problems with arranging furniture. But those with a modest area will have to call on all their imagination to help them come to the optimal solution. In this case, you should pay attention to modular bedroom furniture.

Color solution

Having looked at the photo of modern bedroom furniture, you can partially understand how to choose a color and what solution will be optimal. You can also rely on the recommendations of designers:

In high-tech and modern styles, beige tones are predominantly used. Based on the opinion of psychologists, designers advise giving preference to soothing colors. Pastel shades are considered calming. They can be combined to create a laconic space for rest and relaxation.
Light colors allow you to visually expand the space. This must be taken into account when choosing the color of bedroom furniture. This design technique can be implemented especially successfully with white, beige and light gray shades. For example, a huge light sofa or bed will make the room visually larger.
Natural tones should be chosen for a country-style bedroom. Dark shades are not taboo either. Charcoal and dark brown tones are suitable. The main thing is that the finishing materials do not have a glossy sheen.

The design of interior items in a modern direction should be as simple as possible. A massive bedroom set with ornate patterns will fit better into the classic style.

Styles and color

We will consider the color of bedroom furniture in the context of stylistic decisions, since any material is presented on the market in a huge color palette, in different textures and textures.

Historical classical styles

Classic bedroom styles are suitable for spacious rooms; small rooms use individual elements of style. Classic bedrooms: rococo and baroque - elegant, luxurious, you can feel chic and nobility.

Bedroom furniture, photo of interior in Rococo style

It is difficult for a non-specialist to find differences in styles; luxury Rococo bedroom furniture is more sophisticated, ornate, usually white or light cream shades, ivory, richly decorated with gold, inlay, upholstery in pastel colors. Baroque bedroom furniture is also pretentious and ornate, but it looks more massive, contrasting, monumental, largely due to the darker colors of the frames and upholstery: thick creamy tones, beige, walnut, cherry, mahogany, even black. In order to save money, solid wood furniture for the bedroom is often replaced with film.

Photo of bedroom furniture in baroque style

Classic Italian bedrooms are famous for their grace and delicate restraint; the furniture is not as pretentious as the French trends, but it can safely be called a work of art. Different colors are possible: shades of white, walnut, ash, cherry, black with silver patina. The furniture is laconic, decorated with sophisticated elements. The Italian classic style does not accept pompous pretentiousness and massive decor, so the sets are compact, functional, suitable not only for large rooms, but you can easily choose a bedroom set for a small bedroom. Furniture items are made from solid wood or veneer; in economy versions, a figured MDF profile covered with a textured film is used.

Italian bedroom furniture, white with delicate patina

Modern styles

Modern bedroom furniture is usually of simple, laconic forms, made of wood and new materials. Such headsets are appropriate in a number of interiors:

loft - simple, squat objects, in medium brown tones: walnut, acacia, chestnut, tinted pine, beech, often artificially aged material;
modern - the priority is furniture covered with bright, rich glossy enamel with special effects, or single-color sets made of laminated chipboard, plastic with curved shapes, forged products and white gloss bedroom furniture are also appropriate here;
minimalism - furniture with matte and shagreen textures, natural wood colors, from honey to dark shades, discreet natural tones are possible: gray, beige, if the floor is dark, then stylish wenge-colored furniture will fit perfectly into the composition;
High-tech means modern technologies, dark colors, more often than others, modern Italian bedroom furniture is used, laconic shapes made of innovative materials - plastics, enamel, black, white, red glossy sets look impressive in the interior.
a marine theme in the bedroom is relevant for boys and young men; here, the most practical furniture is youthful original design made from plain colored laminated chipboard or wood painted blue, green, light blue;
for girls and young ladies, a romantic interior is suitable, furniture is mainly wooden, with classic elements, or MDF enamel with smooth lines, colors: pink, peach, white, powdery shades, ivory, creamy tones;
Of interest is the Art Deco style in the bedroom - this is tradition in a new interpretation; the furniture usually contains 2 contrasting colors: black/silver, wenge/bleached oak, as a rule, these are wooden sets or from a decorative MDF profile with an insert;

Instead of nightstands, bedside tables for the bedroom, photo of a glossy modern set

Ethno in the bedroom

Ethnic styles involve the use of materials in natural, natural shades. In the bedroom, the Japanese style is most often implemented - simple furniture that combines the colors of beech and wenge.

A Mediterranean-style bedroom is furnished with wooden furniture with brooching, or laminated chipboard sets, the texture of which imitates sun-bleached wood; lamination is ideal: maple, bleached oak, birch.

Bedroom in ethno style, the design uses furniture made of chipboard

For the interior of a Provence bedroom, choose wooden furniture, elegant, on thin curly legs in light shades or forged sets.

Multifunctional designs

When deciding what furniture should be in the bedroom, it is also worth studying the latest designer finds. For small spaces, the current choice is transformers. They allow you to save space without sacrificing functionality.

The classic option is a sofa bed disguised in a large cabinet with several drawers. Modern sofa models not only extend, but can even turn into a two-tier bed.
In models for the younger generation, as a rule, there is a sleeping place on top, and below there are bookshelves, a wardrobe and a work desk. This option saves space.
For newlyweds, the designers came up with a table that can be installed under the bed and served breakfast on it in the morning.
If two people live in the same room and need a place to work or study, the elongated table is divided in half using a bookshelf.

If in a small apartment the sleeping place is a bed and not a sofa, it is worth equipping it with drawers.

Design tips

When arranging furniture in small rooms, you need to take into account every centimeter of free space. To achieve this task, designers advise the following:

It is best to place the bed as far as possible from the door and closer to the window.
To make movement comfortable, it is important to provide passages. They should be at least 70 cm, this will allow you to freely approach the bed and lie down. You can place a double model close to the wall of one of the side panels so that there is free space at the foot.
When the bedroom becomes not only a place for relaxation, but is also used for work, you can add an additional chair and table. You need to remember about your health - the computer should not be closer than one meter from the bed. There should also be a place to move the chair back.
The chest of drawers should be located at a distance of 160–180 cm from the edge of the bed.
To make it comfortable to open the doors of a hinged cabinet, you will need at least 80 cm in front of it.

You can get a complete idea of how to arrange furniture in the bedroom from the photos posted on thematic resources.

How to choose a quality headset

When choosing a high-quality bedroom set, you can opt for minimalist facades. It’s easy to combine similar furnishings with each other, keeping everything in the same style. Experts advise buying furniture from reliable manufacturers. It would be good if the set was made of natural wood, although today you can choose high-quality options from MDF.

Preference should be given to neutral, soothing tones. Bright and contrasting shades are not welcome in the bedroom.

In a small room, furniture should take up as little space as possible so that there is a feeling of free space. In this case, only truly necessary items are included in the set.

Variety of bedroom wardrobes, interior photos, placement options

When starting to furnish a cramped room, it is worth remembering the following rules:

it is important to leave the entrance free;
place a minimum of furniture on the wall opposite the entrance;
do not use dark facades;
You can visually expand the room using lighting from spotlights.

Before purchasing furniture for the bedroom, you need to calculate all the options and decide on the style. It is important to pay attention to the quality of materials. A wide range of products presented in retail outlets will satisfy the taste of even the most demanding consumer.

Types of cabinet furniture for the bedroom, placement rules

Final tips on how to choose the right bedroom set

Here are a few key points that you should definitely pay attention to when choosing a bedroom set:

Choose a modern option that is stylish and beautiful. Take a closer look at the specimens that are displayed in stores as samples, and build on them when choosing a set for yourself.
It is clear that furniture made entirely from natural wood is the highest quality and most beautiful. But cheaper options made from chipboard and MDF can also be found very good, both in appearance and in quality characteristics.
What color should I choose for my bedroom set? It depends on your personal preferences, but it is best to avoid furniture that is too bright in color or has sharp contrasts. Neutral soothing shades are more suitable for bedrooms, which will promote normal sleep and relaxation.
When choosing between a dark and light set of bedroom furniture, keep in mind that just being in a dark room is quite pleasant and has a calming effect. However, waking up in such an environment is somewhat difficult.
The best color options for creating a light, weightless interior are light ones, starting from pure white and then all kinds of shades, like peach, cream, coffee with milk.

And one more thing: don’t chase a big, well-promoted brand: it’s not a fact that furniture made under a famous brand will be better than the one that may be produced at a small enterprise right in the city where you live. It is possible that you will be able to choose a bedroom set from local, little-known manufacturers, and it will fit perfectly into the interior of your home. In addition, always remember that any furniture items can be made to order if there are no ready-made pieces on sale that match the facades and decorative elements.

How to choose a bedroom set that matches the style of your interior, what materials and conceptual solutions are preferable:

Provence is characterized by wooden elements with a worn effect, as well as beautiful forged parts;
Dark pieces of furniture will fit perfectly into a room made in ethno style. Decorative elements made of leather, natural or artificial, will look very impressive;
minimalism is characterized by a lack of frills, only smooth surfaces, and it is better if they are matte;
characteristic features of the classical style are deep shades and the presence of elegant carved elements;
High-tech has a lot of gloss and chrome, the same can be said about any ultra-modern stylistic direction.

Which bedroom set to choose is up to you, there are a lot of options. The so-called shabby chic is characterized by artificially aged, as if worn out by time, elements. Mediterranean and Scandinavian interiors often include specially whitewashed wooden surfaces. But the favorite tones of the classical style are warm and calm. As for polished Soviet-era cabinets, they belong in a country house, but not in a modern bedroom.

The most luxurious pieces of furniture, of course, are made from natural solid wood, which, of course, has the highest quality and performance characteristics. Furniture made from natural wood is not cheap, but the price is worth it. And if your funds allow it, then, again, it is best to choose a bedroom set from this natural material.

Eco-friendly wooden furniture will fit perfectly into any modern interior. And even if you pay a hefty sum for such a headset, this is exactly the case when the price is justified by the quality.