For the most part, our living rooms are designed for several needs at the same time: living room-kitchen, living room-office. As a rule, the hall is the largest room in the apartment.
Since the vast majority of apartments do not have space for a full-fledged dressing room or spacious storage room, a closet becomes the most necessary piece of furniture in the living room. Modern living rooms with a wardrobe can be not only comfortable and roomy, but also beautiful and stylish.
Brief overview of the article
Pros and cons of a wardrobe in the living room
Long wardrobes look good in living rooms. Next, the pros and cons of a wardrobe will be discussed.
Pros:
- They are easy to assemble.
- You can store a large number of things there.
- Serves as a zone separator in small apartments.
- Suitable for any interior.
- They look beautiful.
- With careful care it will last a long time.
Minuses:
- The wardrobe mechanism periodically fails. It needs to be repaired from time to time.
- The mechanisms need cleaning.
In fact, there are not many downsides. And everything can be resolved. But there are so many advantages.
What should be the decor of your closet?
If all previous options were required to comply with the style of the room, then in terms of decor you can go wild. First of all, you can try choosing elements with a matte and glossy surface at the same time to create a rather interesting contrast. Also, don’t forget about remarkable options like painting on wood or skillful hand-drawn patterns, which also work great on wood.
A mirror will remain a worthwhile decor idea.
Tip A mirror surface on the outside of the closet door will give you the opportunity to easily see yourself in the chosen outfit and will visually increase the space of the apartment, and this will especially work if the mirror is placed opposite the window opening.
This is important for small rooms, so owners of such rooms should install a tall, wide mirror, which may require just a wardrobe.
Will allow you to visually increase the space of the apartment
Unlike mirrors, glass is used primarily in sideboards. It can be completely transparent, but have a rather pleasant, simple design, achieved by alternating a transparent surface with a matte one, and a worthy addition would be the backlight located directly behind the glass. Lighting can be implemented either using individual light bulbs built into the board, or using LED strips if the shelves are too thin.
Fittings play an important role in the interior
Don’t forget about the fittings, which play an important role in the decor. The main emphasis should be on the handles of drawers and cabinets - they can be very beautifully carved or unusual:
- convex;
- glowing;
- minimalistic;
- iridescent sparkles.
Such pens, depending on the materials from which they are made, carry different messages:
- Bronze is more suitable for vintage and classic noble style;
- Wooden ones are more comfortable and interesting in terms of decoration;
- Metal ones will always look new and very stylish;
- Glass ones look airy and elegant, but are not very practical or comfortable;
- The plastic ones are good for constant interaction, but not very pretty.
Choose the option you like that suits the atmosphere of the room or come up with your own.
Types of cabinets
The sliding wardrobe can be built-in or cabinet. A cabinet cabinet is an ordinary cabinet that can be moved around the living space. It can be easily disassembled and reassembled. It has sliding doors.
This saves space. This type of wardrobe is made faster than a built-in one. The advantage of this type is that it is much cheaper than the built-in option.
The disadvantage of such a cabinet is that dust and debris can accumulate at the top and bottom.
The built-in wardrobe is a complex design. Such a cabinet is attached to the floor, ceiling and walls. Such an album is made individually for each room by measuring all the required dimensions in the room. Once dismantled, it cannot be moved to another room. You can place them in ready-made niches of the apartment. Its internal volume is greater than that of the case.
Cabinets with a secret
The small space of our apartments constantly forces designers to look for new functional solutions for placing furniture in the room. A bed hidden in a spacious closet... Why not!
It is enough to equip the structure with reliable folding mechanisms, and the sleeping place will take its place in the room as needed.
Office in the apartment? Well, these are just some lordly manners! It’s convenient to hide a small computer desk behind a cabinet door and use it when needed. Or hope that you won’t have to work at home at all, but only relax in the beautiful, comfortable, spacious interior of your own apartment.
Shapes of wardrobes
- Straight – ordinary rectangular wardrobe. It usually stands indoors on the entire wall. This type of wardrobe can be either cabinet or built-in. They are the most popular of all forms. Cabinets of this shape are suitable for modern and retro style rooms.
- Corner wardrobes use the room more efficiently. Such cabinets are divided into L-shaped, diagonal, trapezoidal.
- Radius – cabinets with a rounded shape. They went on sale several years ago. They are very expensive to make. Cabinet doors open along a radius guide. Much more functional than other forms of sliding wardrobes.
Filling the wardrobe in the living room
Usually the inside of the cabinet is divided into three parts.
- The main zone is located in the middle and occupies a fairly large space in the wardrobe. Shelves or hangers can be located here. Shelves can be simple. Pull-out shelves have also become popular. Hangers with various clothes are hung on the bar. The barbell is made of steel, because if it is made of another material it may break. There may also be retractable mechanisms for storing ties and belts. Even trouser holders are installed. This is a kind of hanger, only it also extends. It is very convenient to put trousers there. The appearance of the trousers is not lost. There may be various hooks.
- The top part stores hats or boxes of shoes.
- The lower part of the wardrobe is mainly used to store boxes of shoes and bags. This part may contain inclined stands. Shelves can be open or closed. You can also install drawers. Such boxes are needed to store various things.
The filling of the closet in the living room is selected individually for family members. You can store various clothes, shoes, bags, books, a vacuum cleaner and other equipment there.
Materials
- Fiberboard. The cheapest way to cover a wardrobe in the living room. The disadvantage of this material is that it absorbs moisture. As soon as liquid gets on this material it immediately begins to swell. Sliding wardrobes made from this material are the cheapest.
- Chipboard. This material does not have such a disadvantage as moisture resistance, since it consists of resin, which makes it durable. The cost of a ready-made wardrobe for the living room is in the middle price category.
- MDF and wood. It is considered the most expensive when making a wardrobe. It is most often made from pine. MDF cabinets most often decorate the classic style of the living room.
Wardrobe doors can be made of glass or mirror.
Facades
Ready-made options are made of natural wood or budget chipboard. Cabinet materials:
- Rattan is an environmentally friendly, moisture-resistant material, durable and easy to wash.
- Bamboo is original, comfortable and safe, and has powerful natural energy.
- The leather breathes, adds sophistication and presentability, and is easy to care for.
Wardrobe styles
The sliding wardrobe can be made in such a way that it fits the interior of any living room.
Styles will be discussed in more detail below.
- In a classic living room, a wardrobe should look luxurious and elegant. The cabinet should be made preferably from natural material. You can decorate with mirrors, beautiful patterns on cabinet doors. Such a cabinet can easily be suitable for a modern living room. If the size of the living room is small, then it is better that it is light and the facade is mirrored.
- You can choose chipboard as the material for making a wardrobe for a living room in a minimalist style. But there should not be any drawings on the doors. Everything should be simple and tasteful. If a tree is chosen, then quite often several colors are combined.
- For a living room in a high-tech style, the wardrobe should be extraordinary. Quite often such cabinets are made using electronics. An all-black wardrobe will suit this living room. The facade is made of frosted glass.
- For such a living room in the Provence style, a wardrobe with a French accent is suitable. Doors can be made of glass or wood. Glass doors may have paintings in the form of plant elements.
- Sliding wardrobes for Loft are made in black and white or brown tones. The fronts of the cabinets may feature drawings of cities.
- In Japanese-style living rooms, wardrobes are most often light brown, beige, or red. On the front of the cabinet there are depictions of cranes, peacocks, geishas, and cherry blossoms.
Why is a wall cabinet a good idea?
To live in a comfortable and pleasant home, you need to think in advance about a plan for arranging furniture in the apartment. This is usually very difficult, because you have to choose between quality, convenience, beauty and economy, and sometimes it’s impossible to find a compromise. A particularly important room in the house is often considered the living room, which receives people and serves as a place for relaxation for the family and everyone else.
Modern wall cabinet
Although there is a stereotype in our heads that finding furniture for a guest room is difficult, there is one item that is often used in the interior - a wall cabinet. In any home it is the main detail and decoration of the living room. There are many reasons why you should put it in your living room:
- This design is very compact, which makes it possible not to purchase a large number of individual pieces of furniture.
- The convenient scale of the design also allows you to install it even in a small room, satisfying the need for a place to place objects and things.
- Wall cabinets are easy to install even without the help of a specialist.
- If you have some kind of design idea, you can buy individual parts of the structure.
- The modular design will make it possible to quickly replace one specific element without touching the remaining parts.
- A different number of elements allows you to embody your own design ideas and make the most of square meters.
Dispel stereotypes
The popularity of this type of furniture in our homes dates back to Soviet times. Back then the walls were quite bulky, clumsy, and sparsely decorated, but they were still sold out by everyone. Today, a significant number of unusual and beautiful wall cabinets are being created and sold that can decorate your room.
Advice We must not forget that the vast majority of manufacturers provide the opportunity to make a model to order. If you have an unusual interior design plan or the dimensions of the room are not quite standard, take advantage of this offer.
The popularity of this interior element dates back to Soviet times.
Adviсe
- If there is a ready-made niche in the living room, then the wardrobe should be placed there.
- The wardrobe should match the style of the living room.
- If there is little lighting in the living room, the wardrobe should be a light shade.
The facade should not have more than three colors.
