Pros and cons of using in the interior
Advantages and disadvantages of wooden structures.
Types of wooden beds
There are several varieties.
Loft bed
These designs are very functional, they often include drawers, a sofa on the lower tier, convenient steps, sides and other useful things. The loft bed takes up a minimum of space, which allows you to save a lot of useful space.
Bunk bed
Comfortable bunk beds provide an opportunity to rationally use the area of the room. These products made of natural wood have a unique appearance and have texture and are environmentally friendly.
With a lifting mechanism
They are distinguished not only by functionality, reliability and a high level of comfort, but also by a special originality, due to which it is possible to revive the interior, adding freshness and novelty. A distinctive feature of such designs is a transformable sleeping place.
Children’s house bed
Such stylized beds can have a variety of designs, which will undoubtedly delight the child. House models provide the opportunity to create a comfortable sleeping area and at the same time a unique room design.
The photo shows a wooden house-shaped bed in the interior of a children’s room.
Transformer bed
Can easily transform into other accompanying furniture items. Such a stylish, modern, high-quality and convenient solution will be especially appropriate in small spaces.
Sofa bed
Thanks to this multifunctional sliding structure, which is a sofa during the day and evening, and at night it transforms into a bed, it is possible to advantageously decorate a small room with limited space.
Playpen bed
Eco-friendly, durable and safe playpen bed, can also be a stationary model or a cradle with a pendulum for lulling a newborn baby.
Podium bed
It occupies a leading position in the competent planning of the environment and the creation of an extraordinary image. A podium with a mattress has a rather attractive and original look, which is often complemented by a chic canopy or built-in lighting.
The photo shows a bedroom and a wooden podium bed decorated with lighting.
What types of materials are used?
The most popular varieties are:
- Oak.
- Pine.
- Mahogany.
- Birch.
- Beech.
- Alder.
- Hevea.
- Ash.
Pine products have a special calming, antibacterial effect and pine scent. Oak furniture is a classic solution, distinguished by its rather massive and presentable appearance. Models made of rubberwood have a very expensive price, since this elite wood species belongs to the category of mahogany. In order for such structures to have a longer service life, they are treated with various resins and antiseptics.
Sizes and shapes of beds
Examples of the most common sizes and shapes.
Double
Such wide models are an ideal option for the bedroom and provide sufficient sleeping area for sleep and rest.
Single
Children’s or teenage single beds take up little space, which makes it easy to complement the interior with other furniture items needed for a comfortable atmosphere.
Low
Thanks to their low height, they not only give the design a certain uniqueness and peculiarity, but also visually increase the free space.
Corner
These wall-mounted models, located in the corner, harmonize the decor and are equally well suited for both small and spacious rooms.
Round
Due to the lack of sharp corners, it visually softens the interior space and adds a special tenderness to it.
Rectangular
This shape is especially suitable for creating a more thoughtful and strict interior, devoid of pretentiousness.
The photo shows a homemade wooden hanging bed in the design of a country veranda.
Design of wooden beds in interior
Photos of original design solutions.
With a soft headboard
Thanks to such a beautiful headboard, decorated with high-quality fabric, genuine leather, eco-leather or goatskin, in combination with wood, it is possible to give the environment real luxury and presentability.
With drawers
Beds equipped with drawers for bed linen are very stylish, comfortable and incredibly practical, as they allow you to create an additional storage system.
On legs
With the help of supporting fittings, which are durable, high-quality and correspond to the overall style solution, it is possible to favorably emphasize the furniture design and give the room interesting decorative touches.
The photo shows a children’s room with a white single wooden bed on legs.
With forged elements
An eco-friendly frame in combination with forged figured elements gives this product a special luxury and uniqueness.
Carved
Wooden models with amazingly beautiful turned carved headboards are always a sign of wealth and exquisite taste.
Made of solid wood in antique style
These vintage products are indistinguishable in appearance from real antiques. Due to the aged wood texture, the design becomes much more spectacular and expressive.
Without a backrest
They are quite original beds, which are the right decision when creating a fashionable and unusual interior.
The photo shows a wooden floating bed without a backrest in the interior of a modern bedroom.
With a canopy
They are distinguished by a truly fabulous appearance. A canopy is considered a very effective decorative element, which is located above the sleeping area. It can be made of a variety of fabrics, both translucent and denser.
From brushed wood
Due to brushing, the wood grain becomes much more expressive and mysterious. To give the surface a certain shade, it is covered with enamel or patina, thus it is possible to give the furniture flashiness, expensiveness and subtle gloss.
Floating with lighting
Thanks to the unusual fastening, a certain effect of weightlessness and abstractness of the sleeping area is created. This design technique can be further enhanced by using LED lighting located under the frame.
Raw wood
Such products have their own individual features and an extraordinary appearance, which is determined by wood with a rough and uneven surface.
From a slab
Characterized by special processing, due to which the surface retains natural cracks, grooves and other various defects that give the structure a special authenticity.
The photo shows a bedroom and a single bed with a headboard made of a solid slab.
Color range
Wooden beds can be of a variety of colors, such as white, beige, brown, black, gray, blue or wenge shades.
The white model looks especially charming and elegant in the interior. It significantly refreshes the surrounding environment and adds chic to it. Wenge-colored products always have a truly luxurious, expensive and aristocratic appearance, which fits especially harmoniously into a classic or gothic ensemble. Black wooden beds also look quite original and interesting, especially in a room decorated in light colors.
Designer photos of beds in various styles
Thanks to their quality and environmental friendliness, wooden models fit harmoniously into many styles.
Loft
For this style, an excellent solution would be durable, more bulky structures on a metal frame, made of oak or brutal podium models, distinguished by a truly powerful charisma. Such massive wooden beds, without unnecessary decorative elements, will perfectly match the urban interior style.
Scandinavian
Very simple beds made of northern wood species, such as birch or pine, will organically complement the Scandinavian interior.
The photo shows a loft bed made of light wood in a Scandinavian-style nursery.
Classic
Elegant classic bed with an ornate high headboard and back, decorated with attractive carved openwork details, forged elements or inlaid stones and velvet fabric, has a truly exquisite look, ideally fitting into this luxurious and rich style.
Provence
French Provence involves natural and high-quality materials, so a wooden bed is perfect for such an interior ensemble. Models with patina, made of birch, ash or other light wood species, products complemented by floral patterns or carvings will be appropriate here.
Chalet
Reserved and simple designs made of darker wood with a headboard decorated with natural or artificial leather will become a distinctive feature of the chalet style design.
The photo shows a bedroom in chalet style and a wooden bed with a quilted leather headboard.
Country (rustic)
For a rustic country style, beds made of untreated boards, slightly rough logs, unpainted bars and an uneven surface, models with an artificial aging effect or structures with balusters of a wide variety of shapes are perfect.
Minimalism
Simple rectangular or square designs, wooden podium beds with a storage system, devoid of pretentious decorative elements, are a universal solution for a minimalist interior.
High-tech
This style, defined by special advanced functionality, can be designed using the most geometric designs with a headboard fused together with bedside tables, which will form an extraordinary and exclusive design.
Oriental
Low models on the podium, distinguished by exquisite asceticism, made of dark wood, such as wenge or cherry, or products decorated with high carved spires or chiffon canopies, will give the oriental design even more authenticity.
The photo shows a low bed made of dark wood in a bedroom in oriental style.
Modern
For romantic and sensual modernism, choose beds of traditional height and length. The headboard is decorated with expressive carvings, gilded elements, leather, satin or silk textiles.
Photos in the interior of rooms
Photo examples of design in various rooms.
Bedroom
A comfortable, durable, attractive double bed is undoubtedly the central figure of the entire bedroom. Wooden models, due to their environmental friendliness, will fill the room with naturalness, freshness and a pleasant smell.
Children’s
For a teenager’s room, roll-out models, transformable beds, single designs or one-and-a-half beds are an excellent option. For a boy’s or girl’s room, a loft bed equipped with reliable sides or stylized products, for example, in the form of a house, boat, pirate ship or car bed, will do.
The photo shows boat-shaped beds in a nautical-style room for two boys.
Living room
In a one-room apartment, a compact folding sofa bed, a pull-out bed, or, if there is a child, a playpen or a transforming bed are often used in the living room.
