Pros and cons
The main advantages and disadvantages.
An alcove that is too deep without a window disrupts the natural ventilation of the sleeping area.
Niche options
There are several varieties.
In the wall
A plasterboard niche in the wall allows you not only to enliven the space, effectively decorate and play up the place with the bed, but also to make the room much more functional, visually expand its boundaries and add depth. Such a recess is often decorated with various mirror, glass surfaces, wallpaper, decorative plaster, laminate, soft panels and other materials.
The photo shows the interior of a bedroom and a bed in a plasterboard niche decorated with wallpaper.
Niche from cabinets
This design looks very elegant and laconic. The wardrobes with their geometry advantageously emphasize the sleeping area, create an additional portal around it and allow you to organize a convenient storage system.
Types of beds
There are the following types.
Podium bed
Podium ledge or pallet with mattresses have a truly stylish, beautiful and original look and provide an opportunity to create a certain aesthetic effect in the room. However, too high monolithic podiums are suitable only for large and spacious rooms.
The photo shows a bedroom and a niche with a bed on a podium equipped with drawers.
Bunk bed
A two-tier model in a well-designed and beautifully decorated alcove is an ergonomic and comfortable place that allows you to save useful space in the room as efficiently as possible.
Children’s cot
A small children’s cot fits perfectly into a recess, which is often complemented with beautiful curtains, night lighting or shelves where you can place various toys.
Folding or lifting
A folding bed, vertical or horizontal, completely frees the interior from clutter and provides maximum comfort and space savings. Due to the outer side of the hidden structure, the color of which matches the surrounding finish, this transformer model, when assembled, harmoniously merges with the surface of the wall or cabinet.
The photo shows the interior of a studio apartment and a folding bed in a wooden niche.
Ideas for design and decoration of niches
Interesting design and decoration options.
Backlighting
Quite often, this recess is decorated with various lighting fixtures, for example, wall lamps, sconces, built-in spotlights or LED strips that give the niche a certain color, this allows you to create a more comfortable lighting in the room.
With wardrobes
An alcove with built-in and spacious wardrobes, with a facade that matches the color of the wall decoration, creates a separate secluded area and eliminates unnecessary elements from the interior.
With curtains
This decorative solution is the simplest, the curtain ensemble not only significantly decorates the environment, but also perfectly hides the sleeping place from prying eyes and protects from dust.
The photo shows a niche with a bed, decorated with light curtains in a girl’s nursery.
Photo wallpaper
Such a static architectural element as a recess can be originally emphasized with the help of photo wallpaper, this will allow you to create certain accents in the interior, turn the niche into a dominant and give it volume.
Decorative elements
Due to interesting design of the viewed wall in the alcove, in the form of mirrors, thematic paintings or other decor, provides an opportunity to set a special mood for the environment and add visual depth to the space.
Location of a niche in an apartment
Popular placement options:
- In the corner. The corner location is considered not only very convenient, ergonomic and creating a special harmony and comfort in the room, but also quite stylish and original.
- Near the window. Placement near the window provides excellent natural lighting for the sleeping area, which helps to wake up in the morning.
The photo shows a children’s room and a narrow niche with a bed located near the window.
Photo of a bed in the interior of rooms
Interesting photo examples.
In the bedroom
A niche located at the head of the bed is a fairly common interior solution for the bedroom, it can have a variety of shapes, for example, square, round or semicircular. Thanks to modern technologies, a structure that can be completely retracted into a recess is also often installed in this room.
The photo shows a modern bedroom and a double bed in a niche made of closets.
In the children’s room
With the help of an alcove with a sleeping place, it turns out not only to form a truly cozy and extraordinary design in the children’s room or in the teenager’s room, but also to create a full-fledged corner for sleeping, relaxing or reading books.
In the living room
For a living room where the whole family gathers, a neat and comfortable bed placement in a recess is considered a very common design technique that rationalizes the usable space. To prevent the alcove from looking like a sleeping area, it can be combined with a rack or closet. In addition, single or one-and-a-half models can also be an alternative to a sofa.
In the studio
A sleeping area in a niche in the form of a podium structure with storage space, a folding model or a loft bed will significantly save space in the studio and make its layout much more interesting.
In the niche of the attic
Thanks to the high-quality design of the niche with the bed, it is possible to use the available space as efficiently as possible, to give the attic room a special neatness, and the interior integrity.
The photo shows a children’s room in the attic with a bunk bed located in a niche.
Photo of design in a one-room apartment
For a family that lives in a one-room apartment, this zoning option will be an ideal option. A bed located in a niche can become a separate bedroom for parents or an independent place for rest for a child.
The photo shows a bed on a podium in a recess in the interior of a one-room apartment.
A sleeping place in a compactly equipped alcove allows you to significantly free up space in the room and thoughtfully use its square meters.
The photo shows the interior of a one-room apartment with a bed located in a niche.
In addition, with the help of a bed with drawers in which you can hide bedding or things, it turns out not only to save space and refuse to buy a chest of drawers or other furniture, but also to maintain ergonomics and comfort in the space.
Examples of use in various styles
By design standards and appearance, such a solution as an alcove with a sleeping place is an ideal option that will fit into any style direction:
- Loft.
- Modern.
- Classic.
- Scandinavian.
- Provence.
The photo shows a bed in a niche decorated with shelves in a Scandinavian-style studio interior.
A niche with a bed, decorated in accordance with the style of the entire interior, brings the necessary accents to the decor and makes its design more multifaceted.
