When it comes to combining a bedroom with a living room, people can't find a balance.
Some people give up a comfortable sleeping place so that they won't be embarrassed to invite friends into the room, while others give up a stylish living room design to create a comfortable bedroom. But is it possible to find a compromise between these solutions?
Consider your lifestyle
The choice of furniture plays a key role. Usually people choose between a sofa and a bed.
The bed is more comfortable for sleeping, but without a sofa there is no living room. What to do? You will have to consider your lifestyle.
If comfort is your top priority
For people who value comfort, but are not particularly concerned about style and interior, you can safely buy a bed. Sofas are usually uncomfortable for sleeping. For guests, you can equip a small corner with armchairs and a coffee table.
If you do this by the window, you will be able to visually increase the space so that people do not feel squeezed against the wall. You can separate the living room area from the bedroom area with a transparent partition.
If you want to have a stylish living room
For people who want to have a full living room, you can consider buying a sofa. This solution has two disadvantages.
Sofas are not comfortable for sleeping, so you will have to put up with discomfort.
And they will also have to be constantly disassembled and assembled.
Some people leave the sofa unassembled all week and assemble it on weekends or when guests arrive. But this trick won't work if you like to socialize and often have friends and relatives visiting.
Note: There are sofas that are designed specifically to be comfortable to sleep on. This is the ideal solution. But such models, as a rule, do not look very stylish.
If you often have guests
For people who often receive guests and do not want to assemble and disassemble the sofa every day, there is a more rational solution. Zoning the room, arranging the living room and bedroom area. In this case, you can buy both a sofa and a bed. This is the most convenient option in all respects, but it takes up a lot of space.
To make the room look neat, it is recommended to separate the sleeping area. Many do this with a closet or shelf, but such a solution visually reduces the space even more and prevents light from penetrating into the room if, for example, the furniture blocks the light from the window.
The most convenient and inexpensive option for a partition is light curtains made of thin material. They can be hung and hung if necessary. A more expensive and stylish option is glass partitions.
If you like indoor plants, you can use tall specimens and hanging species as a kind of screen. Perhaps designers will not approve of this, but you will be able to place plants and zone the room, thereby saving space.
