Often, Russians living in old houses “Khrushchevs” are interested in the interior for their bedroom, believing that the Soviet repair was so ingrained in their walls that it could not be pulled out from there by any European manner. Is it so? Let's get it right.
When choosing a Khrushchev bedroom design, a number of conditions are taken into account.
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Whose room is it (nursery or adult). How much is in it on an ongoing basis.
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The size and location of the rooms of Khrushchev.
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The decor of the room depending on the destination, preferences and financial load.
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The style of design.
Design is in last place. But this does not mean that little attention is paid to design. On the contrary, it plays the most important role, therefore it depends on all factors. Only after answering the first three points does it become possible to talk about the design of the Khrushchev room.
Next, in order, we consider all the components of the conditions for the professional repair of the Khrushchev bedroom.
Children's or adult?
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Room for a boy
The design of a small bedroom in Khrushchev depends on the age and interests of the child. If he is interested in football, be sure to leave him a place on the wall for photos with famous football players. And even better, if you specially prepare the wall with such a place for a photo, your child will be grateful. Beds are sold in different colors and shapes. Buy a boy a bed with a back and a headboard in the shape of a soccer ball. Paint the walls with green or blue paint. The following sentence for dads. Put a soccer mini-goal for your son to play with the ball. There are many options.
Interesting
Design your child’s room as a football stadium. Buy wallpaper with a picture of a stadium, football field and soccer players playing on it. Also wallpaper on the ceiling. It will be a layout from an ongoing open-air stadium right on the ceiling of your son’s room. Imagine how your child will speak about you to his peers. You will be an idol for him, greater than David Beckham. Find a stadium floodlight chandelier in the store. You will see how enthusiastically he will show his room to friends who will ask him to spend the night. On one wall, make a do-it-yourself shelf for awards and medals, with a stand for balls and autographs. If your son does not have awards, then buy him autographed soccer balls from the store. In such a room you yourself will be a "walker"; with friends to watch football after work. Do not forget to just negotiate with your son, otherwise he may show a red card and not be allowed to go to his stadium.
You can think of a layout with the option of basketball and volleyball. Do not forget to buy your child a desk so that he can do homework.
For a girl, a soccer bedroom is not suitable (although the interests of children are completely different). The girl is a princess, and for her to design a fabulous atmosphere with decorative turrets in an original way. Soft, long curtains, four-poster bed, dollhouse.Pay attention to the little things. Pink walls, soft colors, all kinds of decorative frames, patterns. Make a small decoration of a niche-castle with a desk near the wall with the window. Upholstered furniture (headboard in the shape of a heart).
Bedroom-living room
In the old five-story buildings, referred to in common people as Khrushchev, such combinations of bedrooms as a bedroom-living room are very common. This happens purely due to the lack of apartment space to accommodate all family members. When two families, two generations live in one apartment, it creates the need to combine two rooms into one. Do not be upset because of this - there is no reason for this. Modern design achievements cope with different tasks: they combine the sizes and shapes of completely different rooms. Next, we consider the option of combining the bedroom of Khrushchev with the living room.
The living room is a guest room. Therefore, there is no way to create an intimate atmosphere. All laces, wall lamps and sconces, as well as gentle sleeping tones, will not work, as they will not fit into the interior.
Instead, a more rigorous, seasoned style is needed. Folding furniture is suitable here in all respects. The wall for clothes and bedding should be combined with bookshelves. Everything that somehow unfolds, folds, moves apart, retracts, hides, combines and can come in handy. Fortunately, modern manufacturers make beautiful combinations of materials and colors that suit you in many ways from completely practical, technological furniture devices.
Design option - Gothic. Try creating a stately, awesome, burgundy black style. Its majesty is manifested by the elements of furniture and curtains stretched up to the ceiling. The arrangement of red and black colors, as well as pieces of furniture are perfectly combined in the living room with the room. The hallmarks of this style are floor carpets with medieval patterns (such as forging elements or copy tips). Of modern furniture, laminated cabinets, shelves, a prefabricated wall for TV are suitable - the facades are decorated in strict black and red colors. From upholstered furniture - a large corner sofa, naturally folding. The wall, which will be located behind the sofa, can be made of stucco under a brick. Paint the rest with red (pale red). It is advisable to make a chandelier long, hanging, but in Khrushchev the ceilings do not differ in height. Therefore, this option is not considered. Instead, make a composite ceiling, with aluminum metal inserts and built-in lamps.
Narrow walk-through bedroom option
In some apartments of the Khrushchev hall is a passage room. When arranging furniture, it is necessary to leave free space in the middle of the room. The design of the small Khrushchev’s bedroom will look like this: furniture, interior items must be arranged parallel to each other (provided that the room is narrow). Guided by the principle of arranging furniture as in an ordinary bedroom is not worth it. A frequent stylistic solution to standard bedrooms is the symmetrical arrangement of furniture (the axis of symmetry is the middle of the room on which the bed is placed). This arrangement predisposes a person to rest. In a narrow passage room this will not work. The axis of symmetry will have to do it yourself. It is better if it will be a folding sofa, on both sides of which there will be home decoration. Opposite the sofa is a wall for a TV.
Interesting
In the interior of the narrow bedroom of Khrushchev, the design solution in the Hi-Tech style will perfectly fit. Clear, rectangular, strict lines, technological simplicity and a certain "coldness" of colors visually increase your bedroom. And if “Hi-Tech” is something familiar for you that you won’t surprise anyone for a long time, then here’s the recipe for happiness: dilute the round square and vice versa. If the floor is made of a rectangular parquet, lay a round carpet on it. Linoleum with a round pattern is laid - put a rectangular, or rather a square rug. So it is with interior and design. Dilute strict smooth and vice versa.
The location of furniture in Khrushchev
If the room of your apartment is not large, then you need to be smart in the arrangement of furniture. To do this, measure your room, write down the data on the sheet. Next, draw a sketch of how you see the room with the furniture arranged and calculate everything in centimeters. We need to think through everything to the smallest detail. Instead of a simple bed, you can buy a folding sofa, or a retractable bed to maximize free space.
Instead of a bulky cabinet, you can hang small shelves around the perimeter. This will add extra centimeters, and will decorate the room when arranging objects with taste. Buy a small chest of drawers with mirrors to visually expand the space. No need to force the whole space. The room should have enough space for free movement. Consider - different color of furniture increases or decreases the visual size of the room. White color and reflective surfaces increase the size of the room, and dark tones and matte surfaces reduce it.
Bedroom lighting
Pay special attention to bedroom lighting. Light is able to create the most diverse and unexpected visual effects. Indoor lighting devices are divided into:
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general purpose (general lighting);
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directional lighting;
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accent lighting (showcase).
General room lighting provides the overall level of light in the bedroom. The size and intensity of the fixtures (chandeliers, sconces, etc.) depends on the size of the room.
Directional lights are used to illuminate certain areas of the bedroom. These are table lamps, wall-mounted reading lamps, and hidden reading lamps.
They are responsible for the decorative effect. They can be made in the form of LED strips inside a sideboard or a coffee table with a glass top. Light bulbs aimed at stylized bedroom decor items. In children's rooms it can be light bulbs-clothespins on curtains (like moths at night); a crescent-shaped ceiling with stars; sparkling flashes of camera lenses capturing the beautiful goal of the famous English football player David Beckham.
Choice of fixtures
Before buying a specific lamp, consult with the seller. Explain to him where the lamp will hang or stand. How long this lamp will burn during the day and night.
The ceiling lamp in the room burns for a relatively long time, so there is a need for it to choose economical lamps. But for a table lamp, such a light will not work. Table lamps are best chosen with ordinary incandescent bulbs.Although they consume more energy than modern LEDs, they are more pleasing to the eye.
Important
Cold light from light bulbs is mainly used when lighting non-residential rooms. These are corridors, a toilet, a bath. Cold light strains the eye muscle more than warm. The consequence of this is to use warm light bulbs when reading.
To give the room a decorative light, it is necessary to purchase scattered light fixtures. They "wash" the wall, illuminating a specific subject. The spotlights on the brackets are designed for installation in cabinets for lighting shelves. They are also used to illuminate works of art and decor.
Tip
In store windows, find lights with upward-directed lighting. They are designed for installation on the floor or ceiling. Their light bounces off the floor / ceiling, creating a beautiful effect. These are installed on stairs, or high thresholds, but with due diligence, you can attach them in your bedroom and give original design.
If you live in Khrushchev, this does not mean that you are branded with standard sideboards with wall-mounted carpets that children once examined before going to bed. In your hands there are all the tools and knowledge with which you can give a decent Soviet-quality European repair. Create a cozy nest and stay in a good mood!
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