Design Features
The following nuances are considered to be the features of the industrial style:
- The room has rough surfaces and careless finishing. The use of wallpaper imitating plaster, worn or bare unpainted walls is welcomed.
- For the design, it is appropriate to use open communications, pipes and uncovered ceilings.
- The presence of functional furniture of simple form, with aged surfaces.
- The possibility of combining old and modern items.
Color scheme
Usually, gray, white, beige, terracotta tones are found in the loft style. In a small room, a pastel palette is acceptable, visually expanding the space. For a child’s room, it is not advisable to use a too dark and gloomy range, as it can contribute to a depressing atmosphere.
The optimal solution is muted tones with colorful splashes of red, blue, green, yellow or turquoise. An indispensable assistant for creating a spatial illusion is white. It adds freshness and light to the room, gives it volume and graphics.
The photo shows a children’s room for children of different sexes in industrial style, decorated in light colors.
A universal option in industrial style is considered to be brick color, which combines well with black, white and more contrasting tones. Gray colors in combination with well-chosen furniture and accessories form a very stylish design of the children’s room.
Furniture
For the children’s room, items are chosen that have several functions at once. Sometimes self-made furniture is used, for example, from boards, wheels, pallets, metal rods, old suitcases and chests.
The interior is furnished with transformable structures, metal or plastic chairs, unusually shaped poufs, folding sofas and beanbags. In order not to overload the room, a closed storage system is installed. The cabinet can have glossy facades, this allows you to add depth to the room.
Books and various decor are placed on open shelves or racks. The bed deserves special attention, it should be made of environmentally friendly material, such as wood. A bed made of metal pipes will fit perfectly into the style.
The photo shows a white metal crib in a room for a newborn baby in a loft style.
The play area is equipped with a hanging swing, a climbing wall, a basketball hoop and an easel. The rest area can be supplemented with a beanbag chair, ottomans, a hanging rocking chair or simply scatter pillows on the floor.
The study area should be spacious enough. It is advisable to place a rectangular white computer desk or a dark wood structure with a chair without wheels. For zoning, it is acceptable to use shelves, glass, wooden partitions or laconic curtains.
The photo shows the interior of a room in an industrial style with a loft bed for three children.
Finishing options
The most commonly used facing materials:
- Walls. A real highlight of the interior will be walls covered with 3D photo wallpaper with any thematic image corresponding to the general style. An obligatory element of the loft is brickwork or other materials with its imitation, for example, wallpaper or plaster.
- Floor. The floor surface is faced with wooden or parquet boards with a slightly worn surface. The floor in the nursery is best finished with anti-slip materials such as cork, insulated linoleum imitating stone or concrete, carpet or laminate with a dark-colored chamfer.
- Ceiling. Classic white plaster is appropriate for the ceiling surface. In an apartment with a high ceiling, the surface can be decorated with beams or their imitation, painted in black or brown tones.
- Doors. Doors are mainly made of high-quality wood species, such as oak, alder or pine. Metal or glass panels look original, visually expanding the space. A more budget-friendly but less common option is to use MDF or chipboard structures.
The photo shows a loft-style children’s room for two with a concrete ceiling.
The most suitable place for the implementation of an attic loft in a country house is the attic. Its interior does not require major changes and finishing solutions. Sloping windows and ceiling beams act as accents. The only requirement is proper insulation of the attic floor.
The photo shows the interior of a girl’s room, decorated in the eco-loft style.
Textiles
The design involves textiles in natural colors. The bed is decorated with a simple bedspread of a calm shade, a product with shiny inserts similar to foil.
For the windows, thick curtains in rich deep tones are selected or replaced with aluminum, plastic blinds, Roman and roller models. The canvases can be decorated with large photographic, graphic drawings or images of cities, giving the room a special urban mood. In a child’s room, it is better to decorate the window opening with bamboo blinds, as they are hypoallergenic.
The photo shows a loft-style child’s room, decorated with textiles in the London style.
As a rug, sometimes they choose products painted to look like brick or models with ambitious patterns and voluminous texture, harmoniously fitting into the surrounding loft space.
In the photo, a bed decorated with a gray bedspread and pillows with flag patterns in the interior of a children’s room in an industrial style.
Lighting
As a lighting elements, it is appropriate to install lamps with a classic, urban and minimalist design. For example, in the form of light bulbs or chandeliers suspended on chains or ropes.
The decor is perfectly complemented by lamps with a fan, a floor lamp on a high tripod, futuristic or cozy lamps with fabric lampshades. To create a light accent, you can use interior letters, stars or arrows with spotlights.
Decor
The most popular decoration in a loft-style children’s room is posters, black-and-white photographs with images of night cities, geographical maps, road signs or felt panels. Often graffiti or decor in the form of various chains and ropes can be found on the walls. The presence of arches, partially copying the interior of the industrial premises, will add industrial chic to the atmosphere.
The interior of the room is complemented by shelves located in a chaotic order and the child is given the opportunity to independently fill them with the necessary decorative elements. A bedroom with a children’s fireplace, toy retro cars or a teepee will look unusual.
A room for a teenager in a loft style
A room for a teenage boy is decorated without frills and can convey an authentic garage atmosphere. The walls are covered with inexpensive wallpaper imitating brick or stone or decorated with carved panels darkened by time, and the ceiling is decorated with beams.
The interior for a teenage girl is distinguished by the presence of white flowers or shades of beige, light brickwork, various textured materials and wooden coverings.
The photo shows the design of a teenage bedroom for a girl, designed in an industrial style.
The interior for a teenager suggests interesting collages on the walls and art objects that attract attention. For example, it could be an old sawn guitar with neon lighting inside. The ceiling is sometimes complemented with open pipes, decorated with corrugated pipes or foil, and also decorated with spotlights.
The main accents of a youth room for the guy is made by computer equipment, built-in furniture with interesting facades, a large plasma TV on a brick wall and various musical instruments.
Room ideas for a boy
A boy’s nursery can be decorated with bright posters of football players, superheroes, music idols, vintage signs or add a real bicycle to the wall. Seats in the play area are replaced with car wheels or tires. Wooden boxes are chosen as storage systems for toys.
The design is mainly done in a neutral cold range with a large number of lighting elements. The most popular colors are gray, black, blue, green and red shades. Boards or pallets are sometimes used to make the frame of the bed. A classic bed with a leather headboard will also work.
A bedroom for two boys can be furnished with a bunk bed, which allows you to achieve the illusion of a mezzanine floor, often present in a real loft.
The photo shows the interior of a nursery for boys of different ages in a loft style.
The room is furnished with coarser furniture with worn facades, beds are hung on chains, and antique chests are used instead of bedside tables. The walls are decorated with guitars, hockey sticks, skateboards, and more.
Interior of a girl’s room
A girl’s bedroom is decorated in more delicate colors, for example, in red, turquoise, pink or bright crimson. You can install a bed with forged metal details and decorate it with bed linen in rich colors. A girly loft suggests decor in the form of beautiful mirrors in bronze frames.
The photo shows a light-colored nursery for a girl in a loft style with bright yellow accents.
The decor is also complemented by fur rugs, colorful pillows, lanterns, dried flowers or hand-made items. Stylish furniture with bright facades or textiles with original prints will help to soften the roughness of a man’s loft.
