In one-room apartments, even the owners have no separate room, which can be reserved under the bedroom, which is to talk about the bedroom for guests. But even in such cramped conditions, you can find an outlet, equipping a sleeping place in the kitchen. In this article we will tell what furniture for this can be used and how to enter it into the interior correctly.
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Why do you need a sleeping place in the kitchen
The owners of large houses are unlikely to think about the kitchen can also be used as a bedroom. Yes, a small soft corner or chair there is always a place in a spacious room, but in some cases the kitchen requires not just a cozy furniture for tea drinking, but a full-fledged folding sofa, a bed or a couch. Consider under what circumstances you may need a sleeping place in the kitchen:
- In small-sized apartments with one living room and without bedrooms, some family members may not be enough for a bed, as it's easy to accommodate it in the hall. In this case, the rational organization of the kitchen space will be quite appropriate. It is worth noting that the furniture in the kitchen will be subject to frequent operation, so you need to choose it from considerations of practicality, strength, compactness, ease of care and comfort.
- A couch in the kitchen with a sleeping place can be useful and then when there is no guest room in the house. In case a guest comes to the owners, it will be quite comfortable to place on the night.
When choosing furniture for a similar purpose, you need to pay attention to such characteristics:
- The sleeping place in the kitchen should be practical and compact. It is most convenient to use folding furniture, which in the daytime will not take a lot of space and will not interfere with the hostess cook food or engage in other things in the kitchen.
- If you are planning to use furniture daily, choose high-quality and durable products. Especially this requirement concerns the folding mechanisms.
- Make sure that the sleeping corner material was easy to clean. There is always a lot of fat in the kitchen, which settles on all surfaces and subsequently falls dust. Fabric surfaces clear from such pollution is almost impossible, so it is better to choose a sofa, covered with skin, leatherette or other material that is easy to clean.
- Of course, the sleeping place in the kitchen should fit into the overall design of the room.
- The comfort is an important requirement for sleeping furniture.
Rules of zoning room
Undoubtedly, a sleeping place in the kitchen is a practical and convenient option. Even in the afternoon it can be operated, for example, breakfast, drink coffee, just relax. But if you decide to equip the kitchen with a sofa, folding chair, couch or something like that, take care of the right zoning of the room.
A sleeping place in the kitchen should be at least visually separated from the working area. If you allow space, you can set next to the sofa a small bar counter. In a small kitchen, the zoning element can serve as a folding table, which will easily be removed for the night.
It is possible to zonite the room with the help of a height difference, for example, having made a sleeping place on a small elevation and separating steps. In fact, you will have one room, but visually you divide it into two different functional territories.
If the role of a bed players a sofa with a high back, then simply expand it with this very back to the working area - this is the easiest way to separate zones that do not require unnecessary space.
In the kitchen, sufficient size can be separated the sleeping area and a curtain, only a cloth for it needs to buy practical, easily disruptive and non-smoke.
The rules for zoning premises include the organization of lighting. Each functional plot must have its own source of light. In the kitchen must necessarily cover such objects:
- work area: stove, sink, dishwashes;
- dining area, namely the table;
- sleeping area.
For the illumination of the dining area, the source of scattered light is quite aimed, that is, the chandelier in the center of the room. The working plot is easiest to highlight with point devices, the same goes and the sleeping area. Next to the sofa can be installed a small flooring or a wall lamp with a soft yellow glow.
What furniture to choose to create a sleeping zone in the kitchen
Furniture options for the organization of a bedside place are not so little, it is necessary to choose a suitable product, first of all, based on the size of your room. A small sofa with a sleeping place is quite suitable for a large kitchen, a folding chair - for a closer room. Consider more existing options:
- Sofa - functional and practical type of furniture. If you get a small sofa with a sleeping place for a small kitchen size - you won't lose. In the daytime, he will serve you a place for gatherings, breakfasts, lunches and dinners, at night he will become your personal area for sleep. The most functional model is considered to be a folding sofa with a sleeping place, which can be put in the kitchen. But if you plan to use it regularly, immediately look at the cheapest, high-quality models with reliable fasteners and folding system.
- Sleeping corner is essentially the same sofa, only an angular form. In the afternoon, it will perform the functions of comfortable chairs, and at night will serve as a bed. Sleeping folding corner is good because it allows you to use literally every centimeter of the kitchen space with benefit and practicality.
- Chair-bed is the best option for a small room where the corner or sofa simply does not fit. It is worth noting that the folding chair is not as secure and convenient, as a sofa, it is more suitable for episodic use. For example, from time to time it is possible to place some guest on the chair, but every day sleep on it is uncomfortable.
There are alternative ways to organize a bedroom in the kitchen. For example, a layer can serve as low stands, if you put a sufficient number of pillows on them. In the non-working zone you can simply lay the mattress, etc.
Features of kitchen corners
As we have already decided, a kitchenette with a sleeping place, intended for the kitchen, is the most practical option, since it allows you to use every extra centimeter of a small room space. It is suitable for quite spacious premises, but in small-sized kitchen it is useful as anywhere. It is multifunctional and practical, allows you to get enough comfortable for the night. Modern furniture firms make products of interesting, stylish design, so that in terms of aesthetic nature, the corner will not become a problem. On the contrary, correctly chosen under the style of the kitchen, he will only emphasize the favorable sides of her design.
There are different types of similar designs. The simplest kitchen corners are small furniture items that cost inexpensively, but only a limited number of functions perform. It is impossible to use them as a sleeping place. More functional folding corners are more expensive than the previous version, but they can serve as a day as a chair, and at night, perform the function of the bed. In folded form, they are completely compact, easily placed even in not the largest kitchen. By purchasing such a corner, it is very important to determine correctly with its size and choose the desired reversal, so that the operation does not cause difficulties. As a rule, in the use of folding structures are quite simple, even young family members will contact them with ease.
Subtleties selection of furniture for sleeping places in the kitchen
When choosing furniture to organize a bedroom in the kitchen, some factors should be taken into account:
- The most important parameter when buying furniture is the size of the room. The kitchen corner must be convenient to use, but it is quite compact in folded. That is, the corner that occupies all the space of the kitchen, despite his whole comfort, is clearly not suitable.
- Corner furniture in terms of compactness is considered the best, but in the process of choice it is important to take into account not only the size of the room, but also its layout. If the planning in the kitchen with a sleeping place allows you to place a straight sofa at the wall or in a free niche, then why not give preference to it.
- By purchasing furniture, take into account the number of people who will use it - this will allow you to save an excess space.
- Please note that the sleeping place should not interfere with cooking, work in the kitchen, eating.
- If the sizes and layout of the kitchen are allowed, try to place the furniture where the door will be viewed and the car wash will not be visible. So sleeping place will become more comfortable in a psychological plan.
- Try to enter a sofa or corner in the stylistic room. Choose other furniture items under it, for example, chairs or puffs. Buy a product in one color scheme with other interior items to create a single ensemble.
- The material from which the kitchen furniture is made must meet the requirements of hygienicness, that is, slowly polluted and easily wash. The best option is the upholstery of natural or artificial leather or flock. Fortunately, from a large range of these materials you can choose the texture and shade you need. It is worth noting that modern artificial leather is quite high-quality and in many of its characteristics is not inferior to natural, but it is noticeable cheaper.
- When choosing a shade of furniture, take into account not only the overall color range of design, but also the features of the kitchen itself. For example, if there is little light in the room, put the sofa in bright colors: yellow, light blue, sand, orange, coral, salad, etc.
- Sleeping can not be merged at all with a common range, but to perform a contrast stain in design. But note that the shade, even the contrast, still needs to be selected by the rules of compatibility. Beautifully look at the combination of green and orange, white with blue, black with red, red with white, etc.
