The design of a room without a window has its own characteristics. As a rule, they try to create the impression that daylight still enters. This can be achieved in various ways, from installing additional fixtures and ending with cutting through real window openings.
Imitation
In the design of a room without a window, quite often use the imitation technique: in one way or another they create the impression that there is a window in the room. Psychologists believe that even a drawn window has a positive effect on a person’s mood, and this technique should not be neglected.
- Curtains. The presence of curtains immediately shows the location of the window. If you curtain a part of the wall, it will seem that it hides a window behind it. The fan will help create the feeling of a light breeze blowing through the window. The lamp located behind the curtain will enhance the sensation. If you put a frame of moldings on the wall, you get the full impression that the room has a real window.
- Paintings. A beautiful large landscape in a solid frame can also serve as a kind of “window into the nature." The same effect has landscape wallpaper.
- Panels. The plastic panel covering the box in which the backlight is mounted can serve as a false window if you select the appropriate design.
- MirrorsA false window made of mirrors will help to create the impression that the room has a window, in addition, the mirror surface visually increases a small space.
Window
The interior of a room without windows is easy to fix by cutting a real window in one of the walls. Of course, it will not go outside, but will become interior, but this will allow daylight to penetrate into the room, albeit to a small extent. Such windows can be closed if necessary blinds.
Stained glass
Stained-glass windows can serve not only as decoration, but also as an imitation of a window opening - in this case, it is necessary to place a light source behind them. Colored glare will create a festive mood, and neutralize the negative feeling of the lack of a window in the room. Stained-glass windows can decorate the kitchen, corridor, bathroom.
Transom
This is the name of the window that does not open. In the fifties of the last century transoms were widely used to illuminate bathrooms - they were arranged in the walls between the bathroom and the kitchen at a distance of five to ten centimeters from the ceiling.
You can also connect the room and the corridor with transoms. The ceiling location of the transom is not accidental - this allows you to leave the premises isolated, and at the same time ensure the entry of daylight.
Sliding panels
Other “tricks” are used in the design of a room without a window - for example, sliding panels instead of walls, allowing you to highlight a bedroom in the dark, and in light to allow sunlight to penetrate into every corner of it.
Fixtures
The easiest way to create an impression of daylight in the interior of a room without windows is to install lights that give diffused light so that they are not visible. For example, it may be a matte translucent panel on the ceiling, under which light sources are placed. You can place fixtures in special niches, or even behind cabinets.
Backlight
If there are a lot of cabinets in the room, for example, a kitchen or a dressing room, then you can place LED strips between them - the light will be significantly added, and an additional decorative effect will appear - the pieces of furniture will seem to be lighter and more airy.
Mirrors
Mirrors are often used in the design of a room without a window - they visually expand the rooms, give them depth, and, reflecting the light, increase the illumination. If you place the mirror panels ten to fifteen centimeters below the ceiling, the room will become much brighter.
This technique is suitable for decorating any premises. By combining mirrors with light sources, you can achieve a significant increase in illumination. For example, you can strengthen the sconce on the mirror panels - in this case, the light reflected from the mirror will flood the room with light resembling the sun.
The surface
Light can be reflected not only from mirrors, but also from glossy surfaces, and this can be used in the interior of a room without windows. In this case, furniture is chosen with glossy facades, elements made of shiny metal are brought into the atmosphere.
Color
The more white color used to decorate the room - the brighter it seems. White color reflects the rays in the whole spectrum, and due to this, the room is filled with light, even if it is not so much. The ceiling and walls can be snow-white to increase illumination, and decorative elements will enliven the interior.
Glass
The use of glass objects allows you to simultaneously “dissolve” them in the air and avoid clutter, and increase the illumination due to the luster of glass surfaces. In addition, glass tables and chairs do not create obstacles to light rays, and do not create shaded areas in the room.
A room with blank walls can be turned into a bright and comfortable, if you follow the advice of designers and not be afraid to experiment.