Bedroom renovation tips

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Bedroom renovation: useful tips for creating a style and choosing the work stages. How to make a unique bedroom decoration? Here are some beautiful and magnificent modern bedroom ideas that will come in handy.

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Palette and interior

First you need to decide on the style of the interior in which the bedroom will be made. In an old-style apartment (Khrushchev, Brezhnev, in the Czech Republic) there are strong space restrictions. Therefore, the following styles are common.

Provence

The interior of the Provence bedroom is a priority in small rooms, as it appears as a style for the French province. It uses light shades, which visually increase the room.

Main colors:

Light blue;
Light pink;
Bay;
Pale shades of green.

All this is spiced up with a print of reusable repeating flowers.

A Provence bedroom design makes the room much brighter, even if it is on the dark side. The style also has a calming effect.

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See below a photo of a bedroom in a modern southeastern French style.

Loft

Bedroom renovation ideas can also be derived from industrial design. The loft, although designed for large rooms, integrates perfectly into 9 square meters. It is characterized by combinations of dark and light colors, especially beige and brown. Thanks to this tandem, it is very easy to make accents and highlight places where there is not enough space.

If the room is 9 square meters or less, then an attic is a solution to save space. In principle, you do not need to use unnecessary details in it. Carpet, unnecessary furniture, four-poster beds – all this is alien to brutal design.

The attic helps to beautifully decorate a room of 12 square meters. meters in Khrushchev without losing space.

Minimalism

Cheap bedroom renovation when you need to free up space from excess furniture. Nowadays, such a decision is not considered extravagant, because more and more designers are trying to throw out everything unnecessary from the room.

In the bedroom, ordinary furniture will do. No sliding wardrobes – just dressers and shelves.

They really save space, but at the same time help to store all things. If the apartment has a dressing room, you can get rid of them altogether and get by with an ordinary shelf or rack.

The palette is selected from a strictly limited list. Classic: black and white. Small amounts of pastel shades are also allowed. The method of color composition is usually contrasting. But they can be similar or similar.

Below you can see real photos of the bedroom design in the apartment.

Scandinavian

A real scandi is easily embodied in 10 square meters. Its peculiarity is the extraordinary whiteness. 85% is white and the rest are accents and complementary shapes. Walls, curtains, floor – everything should be white or light gray. Some accents such as window frames, entrance doors, bedspreads can be black.

In Neo-Scandinavia, additional solutions such as bright accents in red or brown are possible.

Ethnic style

It is often difficult to renovate a bedroom with limited space. However, in this case, ethnic design will suffice. Several are perfectly adapted for small rooms, as they suggest similarities with an African, Turkish or Uzbek hut.

As a rule, this is done with flowers and paraphernalia that refer to a particular ethnic group, but without direct copying of the dwelling.

Colors and furniture are selected according to traditional ideas about a particular style.

10 square meters is enough to embody any of the styles.

Repair type

It is important to note that there are several types of repairs. They differ in labor and financial requirements. The choice depends on:

The general condition of the room. In reality, renovations in a small bedroom can only be external if the walls and infrastructure are in good condition. If you need to completely change the coating, a simple change of wallpaper is mandatory.
Opportunities. It is not always possible to embody ethnic style or orthodox classicism, as it is expensive and requires durable finishes and furniture. With a tight budget, minimalism is good with fewer interventions.

Cosmetic

How to make a cosmetic renovation in the bedroom? For this you only need:

Change the floor covering. There is no need to change the screed in this way for cosmetic interventions. This will save you a lot and at the same time not buy any material for the floor.
Replacing wallpaper. Old wallpaper or paint is simply removed and replaced. Easy alignment if necessary. Otherwise the walls do not move at all.
Furniture and curtains. They account for almost 60% of all cosmetic repairs. Renovation options for a cosmetic type bedroom largely depend on furniture and curtains. If you simply change them, the room will become completely unrecognizable, but they need a new setting.

For example, a bedroom in pastel colors does not require major changes. Pastels look beautiful even on uneven walls, giving them a special texture.

The amendment is valid in the following cases:

The condition of the room is normal. The plaster layer is flat, without strong defects and cracks.
Form is important, not content. If you need to slightly change the interior and not rebuild it, a light cosmetic background is enough.

Below you can see a photo of an inexpensive do-it-yourself bedroom repair.

Decorative

In the apartment, decorative renovation and bedroom design require global changes. In fact, these are complex cosmetic works, because this already means the screed (if necessary), new insulation for walls and balconies, perhaps even replacing the chandelier.

In addition, it is even possible to divide the space in the apartment into separate zones.

Capital city

It means serious intervention in the wall infrastructure. As a rule, the overhaul includes:

Replacement of communications. It is necessary to change the electrical wiring, it is possible to add sockets, to increase the number of lighting fixtures.
Laying a new screed and plastering.
Thermal insulation reinforcement.
Possible complete redevelopment of the apartment.

Renovation

Bedroom renovation is a way of transforming a room in a European style. This term implies the use of new building materials such as metal profiles and drywall.

It can include any of the types listed above, but in a European style. Usually used stretch or plasterboard ceilings, arches, metal-plastic windows. Lighting plays a special role. As a rule, chandeliers are replaced with spotlights.

With redevelopment

Redevelopment is possible only in rooms with sufficient space. It is preferable if the room is 14 square meters. This is enough to dilute the bedroom with an additional room.

As it is true, this is a small dressing room starting from 2 square meters. It is enough to hang all your clothes here.

Preliminary study

First you need to make a plan. The course of events largely depends on this moment. The easiest way is to draw everything on paper. Drawing sheets are the most convenient, as they have a separate window for entering parameters and A3 format.

The scale is taken according to the size of the room so that it is easy to read. It is usually 1:50. That is, a room of 10 square meters on one sheet will have an area of 50 square centimeters.

It is marked on:

Furniture. It is better to pre-select all the necessary cabinets by going to the furniture store's website. There you need to pick up the parameters and also adapt them to the drawing. The location and shape are applied to the sheet.
Lighting.
Environment.
If redevelopment is necessary, outlines of false walls are applied.

After that, the amount of building materials is calculated. Usually, manufacturers indicate the consumption of the mixture per square meter. In this regard, you can calculate the required amount of building materials. An estimate is being collected, and it is better to limit the budget in advance so as not to contribute to additional expenses.

Preparing surfaces for repair (dismantling)

Renovation begins with preparation. For this you need:

Remove the wallpaper. After removing the furniture, you can start removing the coating. Vinyl and acrylic wallpapers are usually peeled off in a whole layer. The paper is removed with a spatula. You can pre-soak it in hot water so that it softens and comes off easily. If there is paint on the walls, it can be removed along with the plaster.
Get rid of the plaster. If a sand-cement mixture was used, it is difficult to break it by hand. A hammer drill in cutting mode will help here. If not, a set of chisels and a hammer.
The floor is dismantled. If new flooring is planned, the old one will have to be removed. The parquet is removed with a pry bar, the linoleum is simply broken (if glued). The screed may be damaged and will also have to be removed.

Repair stages

The surfaces were cleaned of old coating, dried and made completely ready for a new role. Now there is finishing work. It is carried out according to an individual algorithm for each site.

wall decoration

To begin with, a starting plaster is laid. This is a rather rough and cheap building mixture, which is needed to hide the uneven panels. As a rule, it is placed on the beacons. The main thing is that the walls are smooth. You do not need to worry too much about the roughness, as it will overlap in the future.

After the plaster has dried, it is necessary to apply a thin layer of putty. It already levels the walls. It is a mixture with smaller fractions and therefore suitable for the final design.

In the future, you can glue wallpaper or paint over the walls – this is at the discretion of the designer. It is important to note that there are almost no restrictions in the interior. You can just leave them white without additional decoration.

Another option is decorative plaster. After looking at real photos of the design, you will notice that it integrates well with many styles. After looking at the walls, you can move on to other areas. It is important to note that in rooms of 12 square meters, you need to make the coating thinner so as not to eat up the space.

Ceiling

Ceiling decoration is a difficult task, as it is inconvenient and often almost invisible. Now it is possible to use:

Plasterboard. Type of ceiling on which the box is created. Metal profiles are attached to the ceiling. A sheet of plasterboard is screwed to them with screws. This is how you get a flat ceiling that can be finished as you wish. It is important to note that after this you need to cover it with a layer of plaster. This will get rid of seams and traces of screws. In the future, it is covered with paint. Spot lighting and / or a chandelier can be installed inside the plasterboard.
Stretch ceiling. It represents a panel that extends from one profile to another. It turns out a completely flat ceiling, but requires careful handling.

Any of these shelves will help hide electrical communications and panel irregularities.

You can see interesting DIY room renovation ideas in the gallery below.

Ground

First you need to level the floor. For this purpose, a cement-sand mixture and a self-leveling liquid are suitable. The flooring should be given special attention. The bedroom should be pleasant, as it is often barefoot.

They typically use:

Parquet. Natural wood flooring that is always warm and pleasant.
Bung. Made from balsa wood. It is slightly soft to the touch, always warm as it is a natural heat insulator.
Coniferous panels. Very light, soft tiles.

In designer renovations, it is possible to use linoleum, laminate or self-leveling flooring. The latter is suitable for high-tech and other new designs.

A warm substrate is possible in Khrushchev, where the floors are always cold. It can be an active heat source (cable, infrared heating) and a passive one (foam, mineral wool).