When can and should not put a bed by the window? Tips, design ideas.

During the repair or arrangement of a new apartment, each owner raises the question of the correct and rational arrangement of furniture. Bedroom - a room in which we rest after a hard day's work, restore strength. Here, everything should maximize contribute to healthy sleep, relaxation and peace.

Of course, in a cramped odnushka for sleeping, and to save space it is more convenient to put a bunk bed or sofa. But if you are the owner of spacious apartments, you can create a certain interior design in them, then a double bed in the room will become an indispensable item.

It remains only to find out how to arrange it so that rest brings maximum comfort. Many people decide that the best place to place is a wall with a window opening on it.

When can I put a bed headboard to the window?

When deciding to follow a western fashion and put a bed by the window, you must take into account a number of inconveniences that you will encounter:

• The sounds from the street are most audible at the open window. Most likely, a busy street will interfere with good sleep, as well as unpleasant odors of dust and gas pollution in big cities. To reduce the noise level in the room you have to close the windows at night.
• The cause of lack of sleep can be bright sunlight falling on the bed if the room is on the east side. The window in the bedroom will have to be closed with blinds or blackout curtains that will obscure the morning rays and not let in hot air.
• If the double-glazed windows are panoramic, then most likely, in the winter, penetrating cold flows will penetrate from them and you can easily slip through your back.
• If under the window, according to the standard, a battery is installed, it will dry the air. Put a flower nearby. It will provide oxygen and grow well in daylight.

However, if another placement does not fit into the layout of the room and you have to put the bed near the window - choose a high headboard. It will help brighten up the disadvantages described above. At the same time, use the tips and examples of designers regarding the successful zoning of the bedroom.

It is worth mentioning the narrow, elongated rooms, where the window is located on a small wall. To put across the bed there is no technical possibility, then there is no other option how to put it by the window.

In what cases can not put the bed near the window?

Eastern teachings say that it is good to sleep head east, following the natural course of celestial bodies. According to the teachings of Feng Shui, as well as from a practical point of view, there are options for planning the bedroom, when installing a bed near the window is extremely undesirable:

• We walk to the front door. It is believed that this is the position of the deceased.
• Opposite the mirror, if the sleeping person falls into his reflection. According to legend, it takes away strength and does not give a good sleep.
• If the room has a door on the same wall as the window. It will be inconvenient for you to get up from your bed to consider who has entered.
• Under slope, low ceiling, ceiling beam, massive objects (shelves, chandeliers). All this creates an invisible sensation of pressure on the human body, interfering with healthy sleep.
• On one line clearly between the window and the doorway. In this case, you will often get sick from drafts. Or you have to block the path of air flow cabinet.
• Experts do not recommend the location of the head of the bedroom in the radiator.
• For young children and adolescents, it is not advisable to place a bed in a room near the windowsill. There it is better to put a table for training.

It is also impractical to place a berth closely adjacent to the wall with its foot.

Designer's recommendations

Modern layouts in houses with an attic or attic may include alcove rooms. This is not the best place to put a bed. In the niche there will be a constant lack of oxygen, which will leave negative impressions about the rest. It is better to set up an alcove to contemplate landscapes or read books.

If you have a studio apartment and you decide to put the bed under the window, it is worth highlighting a whole zone of relaxation or sleep, separating it with a podium and emphasizing the modern style or loft.

The most successful arrangement of the bed in the room by the window is considered if the double-glazed windows make out the bay window. In the classic style of the interior, they are selected arched, creating a truly large royal bed for sleeping in the bedroom. By the way, in this case, the bed can be placed in such a way as to contemplate landscapes in the window, especially if you are the owner of apartments with panoramic windows.

Realizing a country style or Provence in the room, it will be a plus to decorate the bed with a light chiffon canopy in calm warm colors.

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It is necessary not only to place a bed by the window, but also to create a harmonious combination of a berth with other furniture in the room. Ergonomics are important for calm and relaxation. Although psychologically this arrangement of furniture seems unacceptable, sometimes it turns out to be very appropriate or the only one possible for decorating a bedroom or a nursery.