Features of the minimalist style
Here are the principles that must be observed when decorating an interior in a minimalist style:
- The basic room is always a spacious room without partitions. If there is no such room in the apartment or house, then several others will be converted, connecting them. If it is not possible to completely remove the walls, you can do this partially by making wide doorways and arches.
- Diverse lighting that creates the right atmosphere of minimalism. When decorating in a minimalist style, and in others as well, lighting plays one of the main roles. For example, it is important to use several levels of lighting to functionally divide a room and create a comfortable interior.
- Exclusion of small accessories in the design. This is a noticeable feature. So, in a bedroom decorated in a minimalist style there are no bright trinkets on the bedside tables or other furniture. All surfaces are mostly empty. In such a room, all objects play their role.
- Using the correct forms. Thus, bedroom furniture in the minimalist style is selected with clearly defined shapes. It can be a rectangle or a circle. Furniture items with carved details, curls, and unnecessary protrusions in the minimalist style are not used. It is also important that the furniture is monochromatic.
- The use of several basic colors in decoration in combination with accents. The most popular shades in the minimalist style are white, beige and gray. Red, green, yellow or blue are used for accents.
- Finishing with quality materials. Since there is no particular decorativeness in minimalism, all attention when staying in such a bedroom will be given to the design of surfaces. Only by using high-quality materials can you create a high-status interior that will truly decorate the room. The most commonly used materials are polished stone, natural wood, glass, varnished board or marble.
Advantages of the minimalist style
In such bedrooms, one can highlight a large number of advantages, thanks to which an increasing number of people around the world prefer finishing in the minimalist style. So, it is easier to clean in a minimalist room. This is due to the fact that such a bedroom has a large amount of free space. Accordingly, you will not need to move furniture, lift carpets and perform other actions that are inherent in cleaning.
The organization of space in such a bedroom is as rational as possible. The furniture is free of all unnecessary things, which allows each item to be used effectively.
The important thing is that you can change the appearance of a minimalist bedroom at any time. It won't take much time, but the design will change if the previous one is boring. It will be enough just to change the textiles and add a few decorative elements to the bedroom.
Walls, floor, ceiling
The walls in a minimalist bedroom must be plain
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Any ornaments or designs are not allowed. As for finishing materials, it can be simple wallpaper or paint, but don’t forget about neutral colors! The ceiling
of a minimalist bedroom can be decorated using a simple geometric structure.
But the floor
should be taken more seriously: the optimal floor covering here is a parquet board or carpet. The main requirement for an ideal floor for a minimalist bedroom interior, as for wall decoration, is a neutral color and lack of ornamentation.
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Varieties of minimalism
There are 3 styles of minimalism, which differ from each other in some ways. This:
- Classic minimalism, which implies the use of only natural materials indoors. In such bedrooms, the decoration and furniture made of natural wood look harmonious. A minimal decorative component is also important here, so such bedrooms should not be confused with the usual classics.
- High-tech is a modern trend, characterized by highly functional design. Everything in these rooms is of the highest standard. Preference in finishing is given to plastic, metal and glass. The color scheme of this minimalism is gray or black and white. It is imperative that such a bedroom has modern technology, which includes a TV and acoustic accessories.
- Ethnic minimalism. This direction is distinguished by its reflection of the traditions of a particular country. As a rule, traditional ethnic styles make up interiors overloaded with decor. The same trend leaves the features of one or another ethnic group, but with a predominance of minimal design.
Finishing materials for minimalist style
When looking at photo collections of bedrooms in the minimalist style, you will notice that they combine a huge number of different textures and materials. Modern designers offer the most incredible types of interiors that will undoubtedly decorate any apartment.
Walls
Traditional materials for wall decoration are decorative plaster or discreet wallpaper. Fabrics with a non-woven base that can be dyed are ideal. As a rule, no active images or ornaments are used on the bedroom walls that will distract from the overall concept of the style.
Also used to decorate the walls in the bedroom:
- Panels or inserts made of wood species such as pear, cherry, birch. For greater elegance, use rosewood, walnut or wenge.
- Glossy tiles or glass.
- Artificial marble or other stone for decorating walls or columns, if they are present in the bedroom.
- Panoramic windows. Often, especially in private homes, one of the walls in a minimalist style bedroom is replaced with panoramic glazing, which opens up truly unique natural or city landscapes.
Ceiling
The ceiling for the minimalist style is also made so that there are no “flashy” elements in it. No bas-reliefs, stucco moldings or bright borders. The easiest way to finish a ceiling for a minimalist bedroom is to install a tension structure with built-in spotlights. If you want to add a little brightness and liveliness to the bedroom, then a drawing on the canvas will come in handy. But you shouldn’t make it too active; an ornament in one corner will be enough. For a minimalist bedroom, you should not choose two-level designs that will overload the interior.
If it is not possible to install a suspended ceiling, then you can simply decorate the base surface with light paint. But here it is important that the ceiling is as smooth as possible. Otherwise, leveling work is carried out in advance.
Floor
Floor design also requires a careful approach. It is best to choose a parquet board that matches the color of the walls. Also often used in minimalist style bedrooms is carpet in a neutral shade or laminate.
Important! The texture of materials for finishing surfaces in such a bedroom can be rough or smooth, depending on the wishes of the owner.
The floor surface for a minimalist bedroom should be practical so that it can be tidied up at any time. So, often in such bedrooms they make self-leveling floors, but only without a pattern. If a tile is chosen, it should be large.
Windows and doors
Window openings for a minimalist style bedroom are made as wide and high as possible. This allows the maximum amount of light into the room, which is so important for this design. As previously mentioned, panoramic glazing is a modern and stylish design option. This solution will make the bedroom unique. But before creating such windows, it is worth assessing all their pros and cons. So, if the owner is willing to pay a sufficient amount so that the window opening is made according to all the rules and insulated, and only high-quality materials are used in it, then this option is suitable. If you want to save money, then panoramic glazing will not be the best solution, as it will bring more disappointment than satisfaction.
As for doors, it is better to abandon conventional hinged structures in favor of modern sliding or accordion-type doors, which will be relevant in a minimalist style.
Minimalist color scheme
In the direction of minimalism, there should be harmony in everything, including the color design of the bedroom. Thus, preference is generally given to neutral shades. The most favorable combination for a bedroom is the color of natural wood and stone. It is possible to decorate it with red brick, as well as the use of black, red and white.
Among the main features of the minimalist style is the use of only a few color accents to decorate bedrooms. So traditionally these are pastel shades along with one bright one. An accent color should not dominate the room, it is introduced only to maintain style.
If we look at the color schemes of the minimalist style in detail, we can say that the active shade is used in small areas. At that time, the rest of the space is decorated in pastel colors. This approach is not difficult to implement, since the basic calm tones are ideally combined with any supporting ones.
White bedroom in minimalist style
A classic of the genre can be called a snow-white bedroom, made in the style of minimalism. A light color creates glare in the room, which makes it possible to fill the bedroom with light and air, which are very important for the minimalist trend.
At the same time, it is not necessary to dilute the interior with other shades, but you can keep it completely white. But this design often evokes associations with excessive sterility and a hospital ward. To avoid this, use one or two pastel colors close to each other in tone.
Textile
Textiles in a minimalist bedroom include only bed linen and a blanket of a single color.
. Decorative elements and interior accessories include lamps, clocks, similarly austere paintings or framed black-and-white photographs, and the number of fresh flowers should not exceed a couple of buds.
At first glance, the interior of a minimalist bedroom may seem cold and lifeless. In fact, being in a minimalist bedroom is a real pleasure, because the emotional release from its special atmosphere is like the zero point from which a new day begins.
Bedroom furniture in minimalist style, placement rules
Minimalist bedroom furniture has its own characteristics that reflect only this particular style. There should be no excessive decorativeness on furniture items. Everything is simple, clear, functional and compact. Tall and bulky furniture is not used for such an interior.
The central position in any bedroom is occupied by the bed. In a minimalist style bedroom, podium beds or futon beds are installed, in which the area of the mattress is much smaller than the area of the base. If the bed is installed on a stationary podium, this will save space and create additional storage space.
Advice! In minimalist bedrooms, Japanese style beds called tatami, which have low legs, are used.
A headboard is an optional element in a bed. But if it is there, there should not be any special decor on this part.
On both sides of the bed there are two compact bedside tables with lamps for the convenience of those who are relaxing and want, for example, to read in bed. To focus attention on the bed area, the wall behind it is usually decorated with bright wallpaper.
There cannot be any luxuriously decorated wardrobes, showcases and boudoirs in a minimalist bedroom interior. The optimal solution if you need a place to store clothes is a wardrobe. Moreover, its facade can be glass, translucent or mirrored. For the same purposes, a chest of drawers is also installed in the bedroom.
If the bedroom has sufficient dimensions, then some of it is allocated for a dressing room. Thanks to this solution, the place for changing clothes and storing things will be hidden from view.
Wall cabinets and shelves are extremely unacceptable for this stylistic trend. If you can’t do without them, you can make such furniture, but in a minimal quantity. For example, this could be a shelf near the bed. Moreover, attention should be paid to the fact that it should be single. If the owner plans to display his collection of unique items on a hanging shelf, then it is better to abandon such a decision so as not to spoil the overall design of the bedroom. It will look strange in a minimalist setting.
If you plan to connect the bedroom with a workplace, then in a minimalist style you can do this without any problems. The only thing worth remembering is the right choice of desk, which must have a sufficient number of drawers and cabinets to be able to put away all work documents. Designers advise giving preference to multifunctional computer desks, which allow you to hide the system unit, monitor, keyboard and even office equipment behind the facades while they are not involved in work.
If the housewife prefers to bring beauty to the bedroom, then she will need a dressing table. It is also chosen based on high functionality and maximum privacy of the content. The mirror is its main element, for which it is not permissible to have a frame.
Depending on the size of the bedroom, a relaxation corner is created, which is characterized, like everything else, by the utmost minimal decor. Any part of the bedroom is allocated for it and a carpet of a neutral shade is laid there. There is also a laconic chair with a coffee table of a geometrically correct shape. It is recommended to complement such an area with a floor lamp.
As already mentioned, the absence of partitions in a minimalist style bedroom is a must. The room is divided into functional zones using proper arrangement of furniture, emphasizing certain areas and proper lighting.
Bedroom lighting and mirrors in minimalist style
Light is one of the main components of a minimalist bedroom. Moreover, what is important here is not only the natural one, which is let into the room by all known means, but also the artificial one. For greater comfort, the bedroom should have several independent light sources. A small chandelier of regular shape is used as the main light source.
If the owner wants to create a soft, diffused glow, then it is better to replace the chandelier with built-in ceiling lights. If they are equipped with a directional light function, then this will only work to their advantage and visually raise the ceilings.
Important! An original addition to a minimalist style bedroom is built-in lighting for the ceiling and niches in the walls.
On the bedside tables there are laconic lamps with a discreet design that does not attract much attention. They usually have glass and plain lampshades.
Textiles and decor
The concept of minimalism style implies an almost complete absence of decor. To decorate the interior, figurines, photo frames and textiles are used in minimal quantities. All these details must be combined with the overall style and emphasize the direction of the interior, and not clutter it.
To decorate the walls in the bedroom, a few paintings in simple frames will be enough. The image on them should be as original and detailed as possible. So, if the preference in the interior is given to pastel shades, then a bright picture will fit perfectly into a calm design.
Several photographs are placed on bedside tables or a chest of drawers. All other vases, figurines and other decorative details have the most restrained design possible.
Important! Several mirrors located opposite each other or parallel to the window contribute to the visual enlargement of the bedroom.
Strict minimalism, especially in the bedroom, cannot do without textiles. They select bedding very carefully and carefully tuck it in so that nothing sticks out anywhere and there are no unnecessary folds. The minimalist direction does not accept disorganization and disorder. The bedspread must be a single color. It is supported by several pillows in colorful pillowcases.
The windows are not decorated with heavy curtains. Instead, blinds, roller blinds or light tulle are used. All textiles in the bedroom are kept in the same color scheme.
Lighting
Light remains the most important “character” of a minimalist bedroom boudoir
– both artificial and natural.
The main light source is spotlights along the perimeter of the ceiling. All additional lamps - floor lamps, bedside lamps and sconces - should be made in the simplest possible design with geometric shades made of glass or plastic
. It is better to abandon curtains and curtains on the windows in favor of modern shutters or blinds.
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Small bedroom in minimalist style
This stylistic trend looks good in spacious rooms, but by reducing the use of decor, furniture and discreet finishing, minimalism is also used in small bedrooms.
For particularly cramped spaces, the advantage is that the minimalist style requires only light decoration. It has long been known that light shades visually increase space. In a room with a small area it is not even necessary to make bright color accents. It is enough to use a color that is several tones darker than the main one. This will allow you to maintain style and maintain freedom.
Very little furniture is used for a small bedroom. Often only a bed with nightstands fits. And such a solution in the minimalist style will not look sparse, but, on the contrary, will show all the elegance of the design.
Light is also important for a small bedroom and minimalism is the leader in this. Here, as mentioned earlier, special attention is paid to the lighting of the room. Properly selected lighting will be a unique addition to a small bedroom. Even a not very successful interior can be saved with the help of lighting fixtures.
Color spectrum
Minimalism is characterized by monochromatic surfaces of complex colors. Shades can be either bright or muted - it all depends on your taste and design concept.
In the design of minimalist bedrooms, light shades are often used to create an atmosphere of relaxation. To create an accent, you can add one bright colored wall or a catchy panel - the main thing is that this element does not tire the eye.
