Bedroom in the attic: design ideas

Today, houses with a mansard room are in great demand, which allows to increase the useful area and decorate any building with its appearance. As a rule, it has an individual layout and an unusual atmosphere. Usually these features are repelled - only then will a beautiful and cozy bedroom in the attic.

Tips for design

• Furniture is better to choose light colors, so that the space does not visually decrease. An excellent option - the use of woven patterns.
• If you want to combine the bedroom with the working area, then the bed should be replaced with a retractable sofa.
• You can not close small windows with long curtains with a canopy. This leads to a narrowing of space.

• In the attic must be correctly placed lamps, and also need a sufficient amount of sunlight. His arrival can be regulated by roller blinds.
• Experts recommend to trim the ceiling and walls with one material or decorate them in one color scheme. Thanks to this method they achieve a visual effect: they move the walls and raise the ceiling.
• The interior of the bedroom in the attic is performed in warm light colors, if it is in the northern part of the building. The eastern and southern location requires the use of fresh cool shades.
• Very beautiful look contrasting tone. For example, bright premises can be equipped with dark furniture, a bright floor carpet, colored pillows, etc.

Zoning Space

To divide the attic space into zones, a screen, furniture or plasterboard structures are usually used. The most affordable option is zoning furniture. Just do not need to make partitions from cabinets or other large-sized furniture. In this case, all zones should remain open. Sleeping place is better placed in the niche, which is formed by rafter structures.

Zoning by a screen allows you to quickly share space. If necessary, it can be moved to another location. Usually it is placed at the foot of the bed or near the cupboard (a wardrobe area is obtained).

The bedroom in the attic can be divided into zones with the help of plasterboard. It is made of permanent partitions, so you need to evaluate the feasibility of such work.

Children's room on the attic floor

With the help of inclined walls, unusual windows and original design, you can get an amazing children's room. At furnish it is possible to choose any shades: surprisingly bright or quiet pastel. With regard to artificial lighting, it is located in accordance with the "working" areas of the child (for example, above the table, bed). It is very important to choose the right furniture: an excellent option will be a loft bed with built-in wardrobes.

The design of the bedroom in the attic can be done in a pirate style. Children will be surprised by special furniture, decorative lifebuoys and beautiful blue scale. The girl's room can be turned into a royal castle: to put light furniture with gilded details, a bed with a canopy and hang lace curtains.

Small attic

Even a small room can be made comfortable, cozy and spacious, if you adhere to some rules. In this case, it is better to choose multi-function furniture. For example, a table can turn into a mirror, and a bed hiding in a niche on the wall. Save space will help a two-level bed, a sofa with additional drawers for clothes, a built-in wardrobe, etc.

In this room there are dead zones, which can be used with advantage. Furniture there, of course, can not fit, but also get rid of them by partitions, too, is not worth it. It is best to fence off this area of chipboard, and inside do the lockers for the right things. You can disguise all the finishing materials, mirrors or implement the individual designs of the bedroom in the attic.

If the room has a sharp gable roof, then the space under the ceiling is used as lockers. Their doors are decorated with paintings, stickers and other decorative elements.

Choosing a color solution

Everyone knows that with the help of color you can "play" with a sense of space. For example, dark furniture and decoration are morally "crushed" and visually reduce the room. Light shades, on the contrary, will help to hide its modest dimensions.

The choice of the main color of the room depends on its purpose. Children's space should be bright: orange, yellow, salad. The bedroom for adults can be coffee, blue, violet, pastel pink.

Also very unusual will look contrast design: black and white, yellow-violet, red-white. Thus experts advise to use one color scale for a floor, walls and a ceiling. But the furniture can be painted in a different tone.

Style Styles

The bedroom in the attic of the wooden house can be decorated in different styles, which differ in the color scheme and the use of various decorative elements.

• Etchikol means the use of natural materials. In the interior there is a forest, sea, mountain or flower theme. In such a bedroom you can see natural shades, motifs in the form of plants, twigs and roots. Furniture for it is made of wood, bamboo and other eco-friendly materials.
• Scandinavian style is distinguished by strictness and simplicity. The design uses a minimal set of decorative elements with light colors.
• Interior in the style of the chalet allows you to get a hunting lodge, furnished with decor in muted tones. Its distinctive features: wooden ceiling beams , leather furniture, a variety of decorative pillows, hunting souvenirs, a fireplace.

• Loft - a style that implies the finish of concrete or brick, which resembles the pediments of buildings. All communications (plumbing pipes, ventilation boxes) are exposed for show.
• Minimalism is characterized by simplicity, monochrome, plenty of free space, sufficient lighting, the presence of the most necessary furniture and decorative elements.
• The bedroom in the attic-style Provence is decorated with natural materials, patterns with flowers, cages or stripes, simple furniture (artificially aged models will suit).

Selection and placement of furniture

When choosing furniture, you need to take into account the fact that sloping walls should be used. If the room has low ceilings, then they can be raised using low furniture (beds without legs, built-in lockers, low tables, pouffes and curbstones).

When you build a bedroom in the attic (design, photo can be seen below), you need to take into account some rules for placing furniture. The bed is placed head to the low wall, next to the window or on the opposite side. In a narrow room, a sleeper is arranged along the wall (the other objects should be placed there). It should be remembered that too low a roof can cause injuries.

Do not equip the room with large cabinets and chests, especially if they have a rectangular or square shape. To save a useful area, you need to make maximum use of bevelled structures. They can accommodate not only cabinets, but also niches, shelving and shelves. If you choose furniture in the color of the walls, it will become almost invisible.

Preparation for arrangement

The bedroom in the attic is always trimmed from the bottom up. To begin with, the lower walls, inclined elements, front structures are refined , and then the floor is finished and the ceiling is trimmed .

When plating the room, lining is necessary. Using a beam or a wide blockhouse does not require surface preparation, so they can be attached directly to the lags. Before the installation of drywall, a metal frame consisting of vertical and horizontal parts is installed. As for the lining, it is attached to the crate in the form of wooden bars. They will also be needed along the perimeter of doors, windows, floors and at the joints. Before installing the plating, it is necessary to finish the insulation, the heat and vapor barrier of the room.

Finish

The bedroom in the attic can be finished with different materials, but the most popular are described below. Lining is an inexpensive material with different colors and patterns. It is made of plastic or wood. Plastic lamellas are easily mounted, but are subject to mechanical damage. Wooden panels have a natural texture and are absolutely safe for health, but they are afraid of moisture and temperature changes.

Blockhouse imitates the bar, so the attic will look like a fairy tale. Unlike other wooden products, it is not subject to cracks, is not afraid of moisture and does not require periodic repairs.

Drywall is chosen by many owners of private houses because of its lightness, low cost, fire safety and excellent leveling ability. Then it can be pasted with wallpaper, puttying, plastering.

Attic - a charming and cozy room with a creative atmosphere. Therefore, it is worth thinking about how to make a bedroom on it.