Bedroom renovation requirements
Any DIY bedroom renovation in a house or apartment requires a detailed approach and preliminary preparation from the master. The best option would be to prepare a drawing plan indicating all the features of the repair. It is also necessary to ensure compliance with the following requirements:
- Compliance with technical requirements of BTI.
- During large-scale redevelopment of premises, care must be taken to ensure that load-bearing walls and structures are not damaged.
- All old coatings and materials must be carefully removed so that the new compositions do not have defects.
- It is better to remove unevenness and roughness on wall panels, floors, and ceilings using a primer, putty, or cementitious mixture.
- Before laying new coatings, you should carefully inspect the communication systems for their integrity and serviceability, so that in the future you will not have to remove materials for repairs.
- It is better to start renovating a bedroom (for example, in a Khrushchev building) from the dirtiest areas, so as not to spoil sensitive coatings (for example, decorative plaster is applied almost last). For example, renovating a bright bedroom requires a special approach to work (careful protection of surfaces).
- Much attention is paid to future design. On You Tube channels, experienced designers share interesting bedroom renovation ideas.
There are a lot of subtleties regarding the layout of the bedroom, because the interior directly affects the mood of the owner. For this reason, you should carefully plan the arrangement of furniture, the selection of color compositions, and choose curtains for the windows.
The secrets of do-it-yourself bedroom renovations can be found cheaply and beautifully on practical interior design web portals.
Preliminary work
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 best suited, as they have a separate window for entering parameters and are in A3 format.
In accordance with the size of the room, a scale is taken so that it is convenient to count. Usually it is 1:50. That is, a room of 10 square meters on a sheet will have an area of 50 square centimeters.
It is marked on it:
- Furniture. It’s better to pre-select all the cabinets you need by going to the furniture showroom’s website. There you need to take the parameters and also adapt them to the drawing. The layout and shape are applied to the sheet.
- Lighting.
- Periphery.
- If redevelopment is needed, the outlines of the false walls are drawn.
After this, the amount of building materials is calculated. Manufacturers usually indicate the mixture consumption 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.
Possible room layout
Today, the bedroom is no longer a room intended exclusively for sleep and relaxation. In children's rooms, zoning of the bedroom and playroom is often carried out, and this is a very reasonable approach. The child sleeps on one half, and this part of the room is decorated in soothing colors (light interior).
The second half is reserved for a play area or study section. The design of this part of the room requires brighter colors that help activate the child’s central nervous system.
Also, in practice, owners have to face the problem of renovating a children's bedroom for two children, especially for a girl and a boy. In such situations, maximum attention is paid to the color design of the room.
For adult bedrooms, the following bedroom renovation options are possible:
- Organization of a dressing room in a construction niche.
- Arranging a boudoir for a teenage girl or adult woman.
- Designing a study directly in the bedroom.
Possible types of layout depend on the circumstances: type of activity, personal preferences of the owner of the bedroom. The free area of the room is also assessed.
Renovating a small bedroom requires maximum compactness and saving space. For example, two-level ceilings are completely unacceptable in miniature rooms.
Project
Even if you are planning to renovate your bedroom with your own hands inexpensively and quickly, it is worth preparing a virtual or graphic interior design. How you see your work in the end will be the basis for calculating the required amount of material and its design.
In order not to make a mistake in proportions, it is worth measuring the area. Here the following are taken into account: the length, width and height of the bedroom, the area of the door and window opening is not involved.
If your room is endowed with architectural features such as arches and niches, their footage should also be taken into account when drawing up the project.
The most accessible project for most is freehand drawing, where it is important to maintain scale. If a 3D image is required, then many special applications are aimed at helping with this
It will take very little time to master them, and the result will please you with its realism.
Professional designers will also tell you how to properly renovate your bedroom, but their services can be an expensive expense.
Among the advantages of turning to professionals is the speed of execution and detailed design, taking into account even the smallest elements.
When creating a layout of a future room in your head, on paper or on a monitor, you need to immediately understand where and what furniture will be placed, what textiles and interior items are required to be placed in this room.
It is important to understand that for a comfortable stay here, it is necessary to leave passages at least 80 cm wide. The color scheme is a purely individual matter, but there are general rules that all designers use:
- do not use thickened paints for small bedrooms;
- avoid too bright and mixed tones for this calm room;
- use materials that are most adapted to natural shades and textures.
The general style is also based on individual preferences. With the help of the range of modern manufacturers of renovation materials, absolutely everything can be realized - from classic to futuristic trends.
Small rooms “love” minimalism and hi-tech, but for large ones, country, boho and Provence are quite acceptable. And before making high-quality renovations in the bedroom with your own hands, you should familiarize yourself with online catalogs demonstrating current developments in this area.
Choosing an interior style
Before starting renovation work, you should choose one or another interior style, on which the selection of materials, decorative compositions, curtains, and furniture will depend.
Today, designers offer their clients a huge range of different bedroom renovation styles:
- A timeless classic.
- Pleasant Loft.
- Indispensable minimalism.
- Bedroom in Provence style.
- Luxurious Baroque.
Fans of cooler styles will like the Scandinavian direction, and the sophisticated oriental design will present the bedroom in attractive colors.
Main stages and sequence of repair work
A bedroom design that has been renovated consistently has a greater chance of becoming perfect.
You should start renovating a small bedroom in an apartment by dismantling old finishing materials. Before this, it is necessary, if possible, to empty the room of furniture. Old wallpaper is removed from the walls using a spatula; the more carefully you complete this process, the easier it will be to glue new wall materials.
If the plaster on the ceiling has partially fallen off, it should also be removed. Removing the flooring should be done last so that less debris gets onto the subfloor. Before this, you also need to remove the door and dismantle the door frame, if, of course, you planned to change it. After this, the room is thoroughly cleaned of debris and dust.
Bedroom renovation, photo shows the room prepared for wallpapering and ceiling installation
If you plan to change the wiring in the room, then you need to do this before starting cosmetic repairs. The wires must be routed to all points in the room. They are laid in cable channels after finishing the walls, ceiling and floor.
Where to start renovating a bedroom? Of course, from the ceiling decoration. Regardless of whether you plan to level it, plaster it, paint it, or stretch it, you should always start with it.
Bedroom renovation, design, real photo demonstrates installation of stretch ceiling
Next you should start finishing the walls. The sequence is also not affected by what type of repair work you will carry out on a surface perpendicular to the ceiling (wallpapering or plastering).
Photo shows wallpapering a wall
After the walls and ceiling are ready, it is time to install the flooring. The interior door is installed in the opening after the laminate, parquet or linoleum has been laid.
Laying laminate flooring in a room
Minor repairs in the bedroom are done last. We are talking about installing ceiling and floor skirting boards, thresholds, screwing in cable ducts, and so on.
After renovation, a thorough wet cleaning should be carried out in the bedroom. After this, the room is ventilated, and only then furniture is brought in, chandeliers and curtains are hung, accessories and decorative details are placed.
European-quality renovation of the bedroom, in the photo the room is completely ready for use
Classic interior style
A bedroom in a classic style is an example of a permanent design, in which soft, flowing lines are clearly visible. In the interior decoration, exclusively natural materials and compositions that are safe for humans are used.
Natural tones are preferred in the color scheme: white, sand, cream shades. The furniture frames are made in walnut or wenge color, and the design does not use ruffles, twisted facades, or other intricate patterns.
How to make a suspended ceiling for me
The stretch ceiling was made by a master, because it requires special skills and tools. Finding a good and cheap master in Kazan is quite difficult. I try to contact specialists directly, because companies charge more.
I decided to make a glossy stretch ceiling with spotlights. To choose the optimal cost of the work, I invited several craftsmen. Departure and measurements are free. They examined the room and announced prices. The most budget offer: 300 ₽ per square meter (work + materials) and 400 ₽ for each spotlight (with lamp and light bulb), 600 ₽ per meter of curtains.
Essential minimalism
A room intended for relaxation and sleep should not be too pretentious, and therefore minimalism for decoration is simply irreplaceable. In the decoration of walls, ceilings, floors, and furniture design, simplicity and, at the same time, the taste of the designer are clearly visible.
Compact furniture, convenient shapes, the predominance of “smart” technologies: a transformable bed, hanging tables and cabinets, a built-in dressing room with a sliding door.
Luxurious Baroque
Simplicity and lightness in interior decoration is not always the leading principle of a beautiful bedroom renovation. Baroque is a luxurious interior style that uses rich colors, such as gilding with crimson and purple tints.
Curtains and other textile interior items are decorated with beautiful ruffles, original folds, textured cords and other decorative accessories.
Wall decoration
Wall painting is often used. Not the whole room is painted, but only one wall. Choose the one that is behind the bed or opposite. If you don’t like the painting, they replace it with vinyl stickers or photo wallpaper. Artistic painting is performed only by professionals. Anyone can apply stickers and photo wallpapers themselves. Choose an image that matches the overall interior of the room.
Decorating the walls in the bedroom
Idea for decorating a bedroom interior
Selection of materials for repairs
Regardless of whose bedroom is to be renovated (children's or adult's), it is always necessary to take care of safety. For interior decoration, you should choose exclusively natural materials that have been pre-impregnated with antiseptics, antipyretics, moisture-resistant and antifungal compounds.
The best coatings for interior decoration are solid wood, panels of pressed wood chips, tempered glass, natural and artificial stone.
All materials, except stone and glass, must undergo special treatment (with antiseptic compounds).
This approach will significantly delay the time for the next renovation in the bedroom. All finishing materials can be purchased at any hardware store. Inexpensive bedroom renovations can be carried out efficiently and in a short time.
Layout of necessary communications
By gating the walls, you can make a hidden electrical distribution from a central lighting point or outlet. You can make additional sockets in the same way.
To bring water into the bedroom, you need to obtain permission from the BTI and develop a wiring diagram. Next, you need to install new water pipes and other elements in the walls of the room. Similarly, additional heating points can be installed.
Finishing wall panels
The walls and ceiling are decorated first, having previously selected the finishing material. Liquid wallpaper, paper-based wallpaper with an interesting photo print are perfect for the bedroom.
Also very popular today are cork or bamboo coverings, which have good environmental performance. Wooden panels or decorative plaster are also ideal for finishing.
What to measure
- The height and thickness of the walls.
- The height of ceilings, windows, doors.
- Protruding objects: radiators, window sills, risers, ventilation outlets.
- Communication findings.
Floor finishing
For a budget-friendly and at the same time stylish bedroom renovation, you can use parquet or self-leveling flooring (using epoxy resin). It is not recommended to opt for “cold” options: masonry, concrete pouring. The arrangement of the floor covering is carried out last, due to the risk of its contamination when finishing the canopy and ceiling.
Photo gallery
We present to your attention a successful selection of 50 photo ideas for bedroom renovation.
Bedroom furniture design
After completing the interior finishing work, you can begin planning and furnishing the bedroom. Most often, the bed acts as a central figure in the interior, and other pieces of furniture are arranged around it.
Today, so-called “smart” furniture with a transformation function is very popular. It is compact, universal in care, and can significantly save space in the room.
Bed selection
A canopy is often used as a bed decoration. It can be purchased at the store or made with your own hands. It is not quite suitable for a small bedroom, it looks massive and inappropriate, it takes up a lot of space, and in a small room there is not enough space. In this case, the space above the bed is used for decoration. Hang a picture or decorate the headboard of your bed.
Example of furniture arrangement
Choosing curtains for the bedroom
Window curtains play an important role in interior design. They protect the bedroom from excess sunlight, street noise and unpleasant odors.
It is preferable to choose fabrics made from natural fibers or combined options. They perfectly maintain natural air circulation in the room, are easy to care for, and are resistant to shrinkage during frequent washing.
An important criterion for choosing fabrics is color design. And here, it is better to give preference to light shades: white and all its tones. Sea-green curtains have a pleasant design, which promotes relaxation and deeper sleep.
Inexpensive furniture
Before you go shopping for furniture, you need to take measurements of the room, taking into account the walls and the location of the window and door.
Inexpensive bedroom furniture is made from MDF and chipboard. This material is easily susceptible to chips, cracks and has a shorter service life.
Although design solutions make this furniture quite competitive. Beds began to be made with a wicker frame and support on two elements.
Modern cabinets made from these materials are not inferior in decorative and aesthetic indicators (shape, size, color), they are also multifunctional:
- For storing bed linen and small items (books, glasses, chargers);
- For women's cosmetics (if a mirror hangs above it);
- For eating (there is a special retractable tabletop);
- Location of the lighting fixture.
