Corner wardrobes for the bedroom

With every year of a person's life, more and more things appear. Clothes and shoes, accessories can be hidden in the closet. If possible, such furniture for the nursery and the bedroom is usually chosen differently. Everyone would like the cabinets to be comfortable for different ages, roomy, beautiful, and appropriate in style. Many people choose corner wardrobes for the bedroom.

Why a corner cabinet is good:

• Allows to save space, fits into a small space due to sliding doors and location on two walls of the room. This option is especially useful in narrow spaces.
• Allows you to save money. Where you would have to buy two cabinets, you buy one.
• Price variety. A ready-made corner cabinet made of inexpensive materials will not be much more expensive than usual. However, those who wish can purchase ready-made or custom-made and more expensive models made of natural wood.
• Since the assortment is wide, you can choose an option for any interior.
• The capacity of such a model is very significant. The cabinet is used in length, width and height.
• It is multifunctional. Due to the size, things, books, a TV, and flowers can be located here.

• This option is reliable - due to the large number of walls and shelves, which fix each other on the side and rear walls.
• Saves material. If your corner cabinet is built-in, then it does not need walls and a ceiling. This means that it will be larger, but at the same time less materials will have to be spent on its manufacture.
• Hides uneven walls and corners, fills a niche.
• Allows a variety of content. When buying or making such a cabinet, you provide in advance the required number of shelves, rods for hangers, drawers and baskets.
• Thanks to multilevel shelves and pull-out drawers can zone the bedroom.
• Through the use of mirrors on the doors, it can visually increase the space. The light bouncing off the mirrors will provide additional illumination.
• Various designs, textures of materials, colors.
• Custom-made corner cabinets are originality and individual solution in your bedroom design.

Cons of such a cabinet:

• Due to the complex shape, you have not to buy, but to order a corner cabinet.
• A custom-made cabinet is definitely more expensive than a purchased one.
• Making a custom cabinet can take a long time, so it needs to be planned in advance.
• When you move, such a cabinet may no longer fit the new room size.
• A custom-made wardrobe is unlikely to be a cabinet wardrobe. When rearranging or moving, it will have to be completely disassembled, and in a new place - assembled.

Even this list shows how much more advantages such a cabinet has. If you decide on such a purchase, you need to know what types of such cabinets are.

All corner cabinets are classified into several groups:

• installation method;
• the shape of the facade;
• design features.

Depending on the installation method, the cabinet can be built-in or cabinet.

The built-in model will almost certainly be bespoke because there are no standard sizes. These pieces of furniture may not have walls, ceilings and floors. Their role is played by a niche. Whether it will be a closed cabinet or an open one, with shelves or only clothes rails, it is up to the owner to decide.The indisputable advantage of such furniture is that it does not "steal" space, on the contrary - the necessary cabinet will be built into a little-used place.

The only drawback of any built-in furniture is the impossibility of moving to another place. To do this, the product will have to be completely disassembled, and the niche will need to be redecorated.

You will avoid these problems if you choose cabinet furniture. Such furniture has back and side walls, bottom and roof. They can be bought in the store or made to order - according to a special project.

Many buyers choose cabinet furniture precisely because it can be rearranged from place to place (in case of repair) or transported to another home. If necessary, such a cabinet can be disassembled and assembled in a new place.

The disadvantages (compared to built-in furniture) include a smaller usable area with the same external dimensions. Firstly, such a product cannot be placed close to the wall - because of the plinth and possible defects in the wall itself. Secondly, the side and back walls will "eat up" a few centimeters.

However, a corner wardrobe can be part of a modular bedroom set. In this case, the kit includes individual elements made in the same style, which can be installed, focusing on your wishes and the size of the room. A wardrobe, bedside tables, and a narrow pencil case can be attached to a small corner cabinet from one or both sides.

All pieces of furniture, touching each other, will be a multifunctional corner cabinet. In the event of a breakdown of one module, it will be enough to replace only it, and not the entire headset.

The options differ in the shape of the facade. You can purchase a straight or rounded corner cabinet.

This choice depends on the overall design of the bedroom. If your ceiling is multi-tiered and with smooth curves, do the same for the cabinet. Radial (convex and concave) doors are beautiful and unusual. In addition, in the nursery, such a facade will save your little ones from bruises on sharp corners.

However, typical rectangular wardrobes will look great too - with the appropriate room design.

Design features give the following options for corner cabinets:

• L-shaped: the whole corner is used;
• radius: offer interesting design moves and protect against bruises;

• trapezoidal: allow you to combine different elements of furniture into a single ensemble;
• triangular: they contain a large number of things, but "eat up" the space.

The choice of the size of the corner cabinet directly depends on the size of the room. There are no rules regarding dimensions - especially if you order furniture according to your size.

The average wardrobe corner for an ordinary bedroom has a height of 2 to 2.5 m; depth - from 0.5 to 0.7 m; width along each wall - 0.7-2.4 m.

However, for a corner cabinet, these are very conditional dimensions. Because it can be a mini version for toys, a small shoe cabinet, a small closet in the hallway, and a large one for clothes, shoes and accessories.

The style of the closet will also depend on the size of the room, its design, and the size of the piece of furniture itself. Modern styles provide an opportunity to express yourself when decorating a room.

• Your avant-garde corner wardrobe can be bright, with a contrasting front, semicircular along one wall and rectangular along the other. The avant-garde doesn't like standards. Mix is ​​his favorite word.

• The kitsch style is very extravagant. Mocking tradition and design styles, denying the rules, kitsch adherents combine the incongruous. Wardrobe and furniture in general - absolutely any. The set of colors is unimaginable, and therefore very often tasteless.

• Constructivism is rationalism and logic. Decorative elements and ornaments are inappropriate here.The main thing is not the appearance of the furniture, but its practicality. The functionality of all products is what distinguishes this style. The use of modern technologies is at the forefront. Clear straight lines, colors used - white, yellow, red, blue, black.

• Loft style is a combination of old and new. Very often attics are used to decorate rooms in this style. This is a large space without partitions, so a corner cabinet can be large here. Perhaps it will be modular furniture, because the loft "loves" furniture on wheels. The main colors are brick, shades of yellow, green.

• Minimalism is characterized by a competent set of only the necessary products. Furniture of simple shapes, rectangular, with a slight bend. The colors are calm.

• Art Nouveau wardrobe is a combination of wood, glass, metal... Curved decorative elements will be appropriate here. They should match the original idea - smoothness and flexibility.

• Pop art is a shock style. There are no rules here, different combinations of furniture are allowed. The main color is white, but several bright colors and their shades must be present. It will be quite difficult to stay in such a bedroom for a long time.

• Techno style will make your wardrobe very unusual: made of metal pipes and decorative ladders, with futuristic lighting and mezzanine platforms. Primary colors: shades of gray and burgundy, khaki, metallic silver, dirty orange. This can be a very interesting bedroom with equally interesting furniture.

• High-tech style is usually preferred by young people. A corner wardrobe in this style is functional furniture with smooth surfaces and glass. Light tones, sand, beige, shades of gray - that's what hi-tech "loves".

Not only modern styles can be distinguished, but others as well - they are no less popular.

• Classic style furniture can be located in both large and small rooms. Such cabinets can be strictly rectangular in shape, or they can be radial, semicircular. Brown and its shades are often chosen. White cabinets with or without mirrors look great. Light cabinets will visually enlarge the space and give more light.

• The art deco style is very diverse. It appeared as a result of a mixture of several completely different styles: Europe and Asia, Africa and India. There will be strict lines and curved, bright colors and pastel shades. Manufacturers offer modular corner cabinets with a sideboard and a mirrored front.

• Natural, roughly processed wood in light shades - this is how it will look wardrobe in country style. The facade is decorated with carvings, but no pretentiousness. Simple, but with a soul.

• Simplicity and grace, light and conciseness - these are the words that characterize Provence style furniture... This light and cozy furniture will almost certainly be small or mini-sized. Perhaps someone has such cabinets in their village houses, only you did not know that they can be attributed to this style.

Now you know which colors match the selected style. It is worth figuring out what mood this or that color creates. That's right - looking at your furniture can make you feel calm or irritated.

All colors can be divided into two large groups:

• cold (blue, purple and others);
• warm (yellow, orange, and so on).

For a relaxing atmosphere, choose a wardrobe with a yellow and green facade in your bedroom.

Yellow and orange are the colors of children's bedrooms. A sunny mood and a charge of vivacity is provided. Objects are visually enlarged from these colors. They are very often used to make furniture for children.

Many people joke about pink tones in the interior, but this is a light color that energizes.It is often used in bedrooms by emotional women. A radial door made of glass covered with pink lacquer will look gorgeous, very beautiful in a corner cabinet.

The light blue classic makes you drowsy. Don't overdo it with color saturation, as blue tones in the bedroom will be overwhelming.

Red color in the bedroom should be used with caution, as it is the color of activity, aggression, increased emotionality. It is irritating to the eye, and you don't need it in the bedroom. However, this color can be used to decorate certain pieces of furniture.

Purple flowers on a lilac facade are a good combination for calmness and some sexuality.

Brown is the most common color in the interior of the bedroom. The main thing is to correctly combine light and dark tones so that they do not seem "heavy", but radiate warmth. It is to create coziness and warmth that furniture with a texture that imitates natural wood is used.

Favorite hi-tech color is gray. It will be appropriate for the closet and for the bedroom as a whole. Especially if you combine it with ultramarine or shades of yellow, beige.

To visually increase the space, white is always used. However, regular white will definitely cause discomfort and anxiety because it is associated with hospital rooms. Let it be an addition to any other color or basic, but decorated with something.

Deep black is the color of aesthetes, it is very noble, but cold and disturbing.

If you have decided on the choice of style, picked up the color scheme of your future corner cabinet - this means that it's time to think about what material the piece of furniture will be made of.

Furniture should look light and elegant or massive and solid - depending on the style chosen. In addition, the style features will push you to choose a cabinet made of solid wood or MDF, chipboard. These materials are durable and practical, they are not afraid of sunlight. There will be no toxic substances from such products.

Wood that has undergone minimal processing will smell good. MDF and chipboard are treated with wood grain and make them look like expensive materials.

To make the cabinet aesthetically pleasing, the facade can be additionally decorated: painted with acrylic paints, varnish to give a glossy effect. Decorative twigs, threads, plastic figures can be glued to it. The facade can be glass, but the most popular decorative element is a door with a mirror.

In a small room where the closet takes up a lot of space, a mirror will help to visually enlarge the space. If all front doors are decorated with mirrors, then the room will always be backlit from natural or artificial light.

The next step in the selection of a corner cabinet is the choice of the type of doors. According to the principle of door opening, there are:

• Swing - the most familiar options for most. They are comfortable and do not require any special maintenance. Unfortunately, the quality of the hinges does not always meet the requirements, and they often fail. Products with hinged doors are suitable for large bedrooms.
• Sliding doors are associated with a coupe... This is how the wardrobe got its name. The main thing in installing such doors is a flat floor and accuracy of installation. The runners must always be clean, and then it will be a pleasure to use such doors. Movement along the guide should be smooth, without jerking.

The main advantage of this type of door is space saving. Even if the closet is very close to the bed, it will not interfere. The disadvantage is that this model is not suitable for every style. What is suitable for the Art Nouveau style will not be very suitable for the Baroque. In addition, it is not always technically possible to install sliding doors in a corner cabinet.

• Radial doors are a modern option. Having appeared quite recently, they have already gained popularity among buyers - they are stylish, beautiful, original. Doors made of frosted or corrugated glass will make the wardrobe unusual.
• Corner furniture can be equipped with several types of doors at the same time - depending on the model. For example, in an L-shaped wardrobe in the kitsch style, all three types of doors can be used: hinged, sliding (in the corner), and radius. In cabinets with radial doors, install clothes rails - also semicircular, in the shape of the door.

The next stage is the choice of filling. "Storage" for clothes can be a real separate room inside the bedroom. It's about the dressing room. This is a special kind of corner cabinet, it has a full entrance. The wardrobe differs in its size and allows you to accommodate a large number of things, accessories - and even an ironing board.

The principle is always the same. The cabinets have (or can be):

• barbells for clothes that need to be stored on a hanger;
• hangers for trousers and skirts;
• drawers with various types of handles (button, profile, ring, key);
• plastic, wicker or metal shoe baskets;
• pull-out containers with partitions - for linen or small items;
• open shelves;
• shelves with doors for boxes;
• tie women.

Outerwear and shoes are usually not kept in the bedroom. Since a corner wardrobe is a fairly large piece of furniture, it is quite possible that it will be used in full.

The wardrobe is conventionally divided into three levels:

• a place for things that are rarely used - hats and caps, bags, boxes (they are stored on the upper shelves);
• the middle area for storing constantly used things: everyday clothes, home and work, bedding, underwear, ties, belts, belts, scarves;
• lower shelves and drawers - for shoes and heavy items.

There may be additional elements next to the corner cabinet: a chest of drawers, a pencil case, a bedside table, a floor lamp, a free-standing mirror. As mentioned above, these can be separate modules of the headset, but furniture that is simply matched to the style is also allowed. The main thing is that the space allows you to accommodate all things.

The choice of the corner cabinet should be done, focusing on four points:

1. Matching the size of the room and the closet. Carefully calculate all possible options, taking into account the length of each wall, the distance to other pieces of furniture, the gap that will have to be left due to baseboards and batteries. One of the options for placing a corner cabinet in a small bedroom of 14 sq. m can be attached to the wall. Such a lightweight wardrobe does not reach the floor (about half a meter), due to which you can put cabinets or ottomans on the floor. Open shelves and clothes rails will hold a large number of things and books.
2. Material and style... Natural wood, chipboard or MDF. In the nursery, while your little artist is growing up, you can make a wardrobe with your own hands - from a laminate that can be easily washed.
3. Availability and methods of opening doors. Your closet can be without doors at all, completely revealing its contents for everyone to see.

The dressing room can be closed with a decorative curtain. The sliding wardrobe opens with a roller mechanism made of steel or aluminum. Before use, carefully check the quality of the rail and the fixation of the door in the cabinet. If space permits, choose a model with swing doors.

The color scheme of the wardrobe should harmoniously fit into the interior of the bedroom. Pay attention not only to other furniture and wallpaper, but also to the flooring. Choose furniture that is lighter than the floor.If you don't want the closet to be conspicuous at all, match it to the color of the wallpaper. The flooring is made of parquet or laminate - this means that the cabinet must match the tone of the floor.

The very name "corner cabinet" means that the place for it is the corner. A triangular or five-walled wardrobe will fit well into a spacious room with symmetrical corners. For a small room, an L-shaped or trapezoidal model is suitable. A mini model can be placed in a small room.

One of the modules in your kit can be a bed or a desk. This will save space. The closeness of the bed and shelves with toys will create a cozy atmosphere for the child.

When choosing a corner cabinet, check again whether you have enough shelves, whether there are enough fasteners and clamps. Choose high-quality fittings so that you do not have to completely change them after a year - due to the breakage of one handle. Spend some money on little things so that you don't have to pay for a new wardrobe later.

Use thick, heavy-duty glass for your front door. It can be transparent or matte. A drawing or ornament can be applied to it - from the outside. A photograph of a beloved family member or a landscape may be included. The fully mirrored surface of the corner cabinet will give a very interesting visual illusion.

You can also apply a matte pattern to the mirrored surface to further draw the eye towards your wardrobe. Use spotlights above the mirror, shelves, inside the dressing room.

Make the individual modules of your wardrobe tiered. This will accentuate your originality and make the furniture more comfortable. Leave the shelves without a back wall, wallpaper on the walls will add an additional decor to your furniture.

In corner cabinets, it is important to use the corner. Most often, rods are installed there, in some cases even in two tiers: for shirts and trousers.

In the attic room, the wardrobe can also be built into the ceiling at an angle. This will free up space and decorate the interior.

Russian manufacturers offer a large number of different cabinets, including corner ones. Whether you buy a ready-made version, order an individual project, or risk making a wardrobe yourself - the choice is yours. In any case: convenience, beauty, functionality - these are what you should focus on. When buying furniture, choose only reliable manufacturers: this way you will be able to avoid unpleasant surprises. The product must be of high quality, reliable, durable - and ideally suited to the interior of the room.

You can see even more options for corner cabinets for the bedroom in the next video.