A narrow room with one window: examples of arrangement

Elongated, narrow rooms are not uncommon in typical apartments. The problem is aggravated by the fact that there is usually only one window in them, there are problems with natural light. Our tips site will give you examples of how a narrow room was transformed from a pencil case into a cozy and functional space..

The portal has already devoted separate articles to the problems of arranging a narrow kitchen and a narrow corridor. We hope they inspired you to create an original interior and suggested good ideas. However, living rooms can also be elongated, narrow, so this topic deserves development..

Important! According to the designers, if the width of the room is from 3 meters, then it cannot be called catastrophically narrow, there is enough space for the furniture to be arranged in different ways. But the width of about 2.5 meters is already a reason to think carefully – what can be done to improve the situation.

Specialists in interior design believe that the most difficult thing to equip in a narrow room with one window is the living room. A family will gather here, we need a sofa, a TV panel, storage space, additional seats – armchairs, ottomans, chairs. What designers advise:

• Make an embedded storage system of reduced width. And fit the TV panel into it;
• Place a lounge area near the window for relaxation, reading and communication with a small company;
• The corner sofa will help to compensate for the lack of seats, the main thing is that its dimensions correspond to the room, the corner fits under the window;
• It is advisable to refuse a coffee table – there is not much space in the center of the room. If you really want to, replace the usual coffee table with a flat Ottoman ottoman – you definitely won’t hit it;
• Choose hanging furniture or with thin legs, such as stiletto heels, so as not to overload the room space.

Now let’s move on to the bedroom. In the case of a narrow room, the main question of the owners is how to put the bed? After all, this is the main, largest and at the same time necessary piece of furniture!

Again, a lot depends on the actual width of the room. Will the double bed fit with the headboard against a narrow wall so that you can stand on both sides? Otherwise, one person will have to climb over the “neighbor” if necessary. However, for many, this is not a problem, because such an arrangement in the corner saves space..

But more often a bed in a narrow bedroom with one window is placed across the room, so that there are passageways on the sides. However, in this case, there is a risk that you will have to literally squeeze to the window between the wall and the bed..

Important! In the case of a very narrow bedroom, designers advise to abandon the bed frame and purchase a very thick, heavy mattress. It fits on a low base. And the owners save up to 15 centimeters of space. It will be comfortable to sleep, the main thing is to choose a high-quality mattress.

A narrow bedroom for one person is, of course, easier to equip. The size of the bed can be reduced, placed in the corner, in general, as you like.

In a narrow children’s room, you can use the symmetry technique, when all the furniture is located along two long walls, opposite each other. At the same time, the workplace for the student and the corner for the creativity of the kindergartener are traditionally located under the window, this will be the most noticeable and illuminated place. In addition, you can consider installing a bunk bed or loft bed, which significantly save space..

If for a narrow bedroom the main thing is to choose a bed and a place for it, then in an elongated dining room the choice of a suitable table comes to the fore. Which, of course, needs to be rationally placed. The classic choice for narrow dining rooms is the similar elongated rectangular table. It can be placed in the center of the room.

It is advisable to abandon some of the chairs, replacing them with a bench along the wall – it will take up less space and will accommodate more guests. In addition, if the window is on a long wall, the table can be pulled up to admire the view. And move closer to the center only if guests are fully seated.