A large number of residents of small apartments would like to squeeze a lot of necessary things into a limited number of meters. Transformable furniture is almost the only way out. To solve the problem of a comfortable overnight stay for a large family and late guests, a transforming bed is capable of being both practical and harmoniously fits into the interior.
A model that you can transform as you like has the following advantages:
There is more free space.The space freed from the bed is used for other purposes.
Significantly saved time on the process of folding and folding.
The functionality of objects increases: the bed turns into a closet, chest of drawers, a comfortable sofa.
The properties of the mattress allow the use of furniture for daily sleep.
Thanks to the reliable mechanism, the presence of a convenient handle, the bed is easy to fold out and fold.
Volumetric storage space is provided.
The design of the room does not suffer. The aesthetic multifunctional transformer will fit into any interior.
Existing disadvantages are also worth mentioning:
The main significant drawback of such furniture is its price. It is directly proportional to the degree of safety that the design can provide. The average family will have to spend money, but the belief that no one will suffer during the manipulations is more important.
The ability to plan a room narrows where it is impossible to place a wall-mounted transformer anywhere. It is mounted only on a main wall capable of withstanding the corresponding load.
Whenever you want to comfortably sit on the bed, it must be laid out, and then reassemble. It does not take so much time, but it brings some discomfort. A similar problem disappears if the berth has the ability to transform into a sofa.
Serious shortcomings, such as: breakdowns of the mechanism, quick wear, upholstery defects, creaking during operation are characteristic only of low-quality models.
Recommendations for use
Old small-sized apartments, housing of a new format, which entered the Internet and television under the name of a smart apartment, require maximum rationality in the planning approach. The modern studio apartment, located on an area of up to 20 sq.m., has full-fledged functional areas where not only color is correctly selected.The symbiosis of the living room with kitchen and bedroom is the best way to realize the transforming multifunctional furniture.
Wardrobe-bed is often decorated with print, mirror. In small apartments and studios, a wardrobe is installed. There are many options for children's rooms: from cribs with changing tables equipped with comfortable drawers to bunk beds for students.
If you need to work in the office at night, compact transformers-poufs or benches are placed there. A busy manager can sleep right at his workplace, simply by turning over a desk, under whose cover a soft mattress and pillow are hidden during the day.
A folding bed or located in the closet will ensure the mobility of the interior of the adult bedroom. Roll-out model for children is convenient, saves usable area. A cool solution for a teenager's room is a transforming bed, which becomes a convenient workplace for preparing for school, for a young seamstress - a cutting table.
Classification of transformation mechanisms
Models of beds are equipped with mechanisms, their several types:
Spring loaded. At night, the model becomes a bed, and during the day turns, for example, into a desk. For a large part of consumers who do not have decent physical strength, the spring mechanism is a useless thing. A young and strong father of the family will open in the evening and in the morning, laying out a berth. But elderly people or women are unlikely to enjoy such exercises.
Retractable. The market is replete with offers, among which you can find complex and simpler devices. Ease of transformation does not guarantee long-term operation.
Folding. Usually attached to the wall. The solution for a small apartment, but only if there is a reliable capital wall. Another drawback of such a furniture mechanism is that when raising and lowering the bed you can be injured.The design easily becomes part of the furniture set: walls in the living room, an element of a bookcase in a child’s room or a library in an office.
Gas lift. They equip a larger number of modern models. The furniture transforms softly, the berth is fixed in any position. The process is silent, safe. Fly in the ointment - the price of beds with such a mechanism. In addition, you should always pay attention to what material the model is made of, make a purchase only from reputable manufacturers.
Variety of models
Regardless of the design of the berth, all of them can be divided into two types:
horizontal
vertical.
In the first case, the lifting mechanism is located on the long side. The second option is equipped with a special device with which the bed rises vertically to the wall.
The type of bed is chosen, taking into account the characteristics of the room, the functions that will be assigned to it.
When choosing the size of a berth take into account the age, height, weight of the one or those who will sleep on it. A minimum width of 60 cm is sufficient for a child of preschool age. A standard children's model has a width of up to 80 cm. A teenage bed may already be a half bed, from 90 to 165 cm in width. People with an average physique of any age can compactly sit on a product with dimensions of 160x200. A wide double bed with a width of 140-180x200, having a solid base and a reliable lifting mechanism, is suitable for a person of any size.
Wardrobe bed
In the production of wardrobes, beds, modern automotive technology is used. Most of them are equipped with shock absorbing elevators. Deformation of the sleeping bed is not provided. The front part of the cabinet is a door that easily swings open, giving access to the built-in bed. The design easily becomes part of a furniture set or cabinet furniture.
The bottom of the bed is the facade while it is hidden in the closet. To expand the space of the room, it is decorated with a mirror. A large cabinet can accommodate more than one section. Then it becomes multifunctional: a bed is folded into one of the sections, and sleeping accessories or a wardrobe are placed in the others.
A plus of this kind of furniture is the absence of seams on the mattress, which is why its orthopedic characteristics win. Room cleaning is greatly facilitated, a folding bed frees the passage. High-quality flow mechanisms are not cheap, but the comfort is worth it.
Sofa bed
This type of transformer is ideal for a bedroom-living room or studio. The folding mechanism has options: dolphin, accordion or euro accordion, can be folded by a book or eurobook, be retractable or a folding bed. This option will also save maximum usable area. The bed does not need to be covered, pillows and mattresses are easily hidden, because secured with special straps. The bed can be single or double, folding vertically or horizontally.
When a double bed is not decisively built into the apartment interior, such a sofa is just that.
Chair bed
Models were in demand at all times, relevant today. With their help, space is saved, they do not interfere with other pieces of furniture. Modern options are reliable, roll-out, roll-out modifications are simple to use. The roll-out forms have small rollers, which facilitates the manipulation of the chair. The box for storing bedding is most often missing.
A sliding structure on a metal frame seems more reliable, although any can withstand the small weight of one person. How convenient this or that model will be, you can judge by first reading the scheme, which describes in detail how to disassemble or assemble, if unnecessary, a berth.
Chest of drawers
The folding mechanism is similar to that used in cabinets, beds, only rotated horizontally, the surface adjoins the wall with a longer lateral part. As a rule, chests of drawers are one and a half and single, have hidden places for storage. Home appliances or decor items are placed on the countertop. You can equip an extra bed with any of the rooms in the house, whether it is a living room or even a balcony. Complete set complete with mezzanines, bedside tables or a desktop. The folding process does not take much time or effort, because the products are equipped with a convenient mechanism.
Bed table
The best solution for the parent's office or a teenager, a student will be a bed-table, which at its convenience does not take up much space. During the day, the presence of a bed will not confuse friends who have come to visit, and objects located on the countertop do not need to be cleaned every time before going to bed. The second design option involves the arrangement of countertops directly under the berth. Any household will cope with the assembly.
Roll-out beds
The bed takes up a lot of room in the room. With the small size of the bedroom, a convertible roll-out option is an ideal alternative to ordinary beds. The retractable second bed looks good in the children's and adult bedrooms, provides a full second berth, does not select valuable space.
The most practical option is a podium design equipped with steps. The classic model is usually equipped with rollers, which guarantees ease of movement. An extra bed above the knees or too low will be used without problems by boys or girls, but it is unlikely to be suitable for older people.
Children's models
For the smallest, there are several options for sliding beds for growth, the fence of which has a round safe shape, with time it is dismantled. The bed itself increases in length, the bed, due to modular sections, turns into a pair of chairs or a sofa.The changing table of some models as a child grows up is modified into a rack for toys, books, a bedside table under flowers, a TV.
For younger students, a transforming bed can be very simple, folding like an accordion. In a room for two children, beds that move one under the other, located on different tiers, are optimal.
Older schoolchildren are more interested in models resembling adult office, folding sofas. The attic bed will be very helpful, which will ensure a sweet sleep under the ceiling, a storage place for toys, a dressing room, and will allow you to freely place a table for classes in the room. Such furniture is selected relatively cheaply for any interior; the IKEA network provides a wide selection.
Materials of manufacture
In addition to the type of folding mechanism of the bed, its external qualities, the buyer should be interested in the type of material from which it is made. By means of the most affordable will be the construction of particleboard, MDF boards. But it must be remembered that the glue, which is used in the manufacture of furniture products from them, can provoke allergic reactions.
Eco-friendly wooden options from solid beech, pine, oak, other species, although in price, are distinguished by high strength and the ability to serve for a long time.
The undisputed leader in the market are locker beds, tables, portable banquets and armchairs in which the frame is made of iron. Products do not need additional care, pests are not terrible, compared with models made of other materials, they are more reliable, safe. The only negative is their heavy weight.
Another popular material is plastic. It is not afraid of moisture, well resists mechanical wear.
The combined frame is more aesthetic and durable, but requires advanced mechanics that will easily support the serious weight of wood and metal.
The main criteria for choosing a suitable model
The market of transformers is presented by the dimensional combined sliding wardrobes where beds and wardrobe are built in. Small narrow pencil cases, modest angular models, do not take up much space in a tiny room. When choosing a rollaway bed, you must be guided by the following criteria:
First, they determine the type of design, think over what piece of furniture the prefabricated bed should turn into.
The required number of beds. It affects the size and type of the folding mechanism.
Is functionality important? There will be shelves and drawers of the model only in sham, or inside you can really hide a certain amount of clothes, and arrange books and trinkets on the outside.
Particular attention is paid to the folding mechanism. The transformation process should not require unnecessary efforts even from a fragile girl. Everything should be laid out and rotated like clockwork. Operational safety directly depends on this moment.
Which mattress to choose is a private matter, but for good posture, experts strongly recommend a hard filler.
The optimal shape of the legs for heavy construction is L-shaped or made in the form of a wide board.
Fashionable ecological coconut fillers are not the best choice for a transformer; they will create an excessive weight load. Do not deform, do not burden the mechanism of orthopedic latex mattresses.
Conclusion
Not always a perfect model exists on sale. Some will require serious investments, manufacturing on special order. The main feature of transformers is the ability to satisfy any requirements. At the request of the customer, the size of the structure will maximally correspond to the intended interior, will fit into the beige, blue or black and white gamut of the remaining furniture in a spacious country house or modest city apartment. Crib, wardrobe-bed can be purchased ready-made.For someone, it will be especially attractive to order a model of an individual look, and then assemble it with your own hands.
A large number of residents of small apartments would like to squeeze a lot of necessary things into a limited number of meters. Transformable furniture is almost the only way out. To solve the problem of a comfortable overnight stay for a large family and late guests, a transforming bed is capable of being both practical and harmoniously fits into the interior.
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Advantages and disadvantages of convertible beds
A model that you can transform as you like has the following advantages:
Existing disadvantages are also worth mentioning:
Recommendations for use
Old small-sized apartments, housing of a new format, which entered the Internet and television under the name of a smart apartment, require maximum rationality in the planning approach. The modern studio apartment, located on an area of up to 20 sq.m., has full-fledged functional areas where not only color is correctly selected.The symbiosis of the living room with kitchen and bedroom is the best way to realize the transforming multifunctional furniture.
Wardrobe-bed is often decorated with print, mirror. In small apartments and studios, a wardrobe is installed. There are many options for children's rooms: from cribs with changing tables equipped with comfortable drawers to bunk beds for students.
If you need to work in the office at night, compact transformers-poufs or benches are placed there. A busy manager can sleep right at his workplace, simply by turning over a desk, under whose cover a soft mattress and pillow are hidden during the day.
A folding bed or located in the closet will ensure the mobility of the interior of the adult bedroom. Roll-out model for children is convenient, saves usable area. A cool solution for a teenager's room is a transforming bed, which becomes a convenient workplace for preparing for school, for a young seamstress - a cutting table.
Classification of transformation mechanisms
Models of beds are equipped with mechanisms, their several types:
Variety of models
Regardless of the design of the berth, all of them can be divided into two types:
In the first case, the lifting mechanism is located on the long side. The second option is equipped with a special device with which the bed rises vertically to the wall.
When choosing the size of a berth take into account the age, height, weight of the one or those who will sleep on it. A minimum width of 60 cm is sufficient for a child of preschool age. A standard children's model has a width of up to 80 cm. A teenage bed may already be a half bed, from 90 to 165 cm in width. People with an average physique of any age can compactly sit on a product with dimensions of 160x200. A wide double bed with a width of 140-180x200, having a solid base and a reliable lifting mechanism, is suitable for a person of any size.
Wardrobe bed
In the production of wardrobes, beds, modern automotive technology is used. Most of them are equipped with shock absorbing elevators. Deformation of the sleeping bed is not provided. The front part of the cabinet is a door that easily swings open, giving access to the built-in bed. The design easily becomes part of a furniture set or cabinet furniture.
The bottom of the bed is the facade while it is hidden in the closet. To expand the space of the room, it is decorated with a mirror. A large cabinet can accommodate more than one section. Then it becomes multifunctional: a bed is folded into one of the sections, and sleeping accessories or a wardrobe are placed in the others.
A plus of this kind of furniture is the absence of seams on the mattress, which is why its orthopedic characteristics win. Room cleaning is greatly facilitated, a folding bed frees the passage. High-quality flow mechanisms are not cheap, but the comfort is worth it.
Sofa bed
This type of transformer is ideal for a bedroom-living room or studio. The folding mechanism has options: dolphin, accordion or euro accordion, can be folded by a book or eurobook, be retractable or a folding bed. This option will also save maximum usable area. The bed does not need to be covered, pillows and mattresses are easily hidden, because secured with special straps. The bed can be single or double, folding vertically or horizontally.
Chair bed
Models were in demand at all times, relevant today. With their help, space is saved, they do not interfere with other pieces of furniture. Modern options are reliable, roll-out, roll-out modifications are simple to use. The roll-out forms have small rollers, which facilitates the manipulation of the chair. The box for storing bedding is most often missing.
A sliding structure on a metal frame seems more reliable, although any can withstand the small weight of one person. How convenient this or that model will be, you can judge by first reading the scheme, which describes in detail how to disassemble or assemble, if unnecessary, a berth.
Chest of drawers
The folding mechanism is similar to that used in cabinets, beds, only rotated horizontally, the surface adjoins the wall with a longer lateral part. As a rule, chests of drawers are one and a half and single, have hidden places for storage. Home appliances or decor items are placed on the countertop. You can equip an extra bed with any of the rooms in the house, whether it is a living room or even a balcony. Complete set complete with mezzanines, bedside tables or a desktop. The folding process does not take much time or effort, because the products are equipped with a convenient mechanism.
Bed table
The best solution for the parent's office or a teenager, a student will be a bed-table, which at its convenience does not take up much space. During the day, the presence of a bed will not confuse friends who have come to visit, and objects located on the countertop do not need to be cleaned every time before going to bed. The second design option involves the arrangement of countertops directly under the berth. Any household will cope with the assembly.
Roll-out beds
The bed takes up a lot of room in the room. With the small size of the bedroom, a convertible roll-out option is an ideal alternative to ordinary beds. The retractable second bed looks good in the children's and adult bedrooms, provides a full second berth, does not select valuable space.
The most practical option is a podium design equipped with steps. The classic model is usually equipped with rollers, which guarantees ease of movement. An extra bed above the knees or too low will be used without problems by boys or girls, but it is unlikely to be suitable for older people.
Children's models
For the smallest, there are several options for sliding beds for growth, the fence of which has a round safe shape, with time it is dismantled. The bed itself increases in length, the bed, due to modular sections, turns into a pair of chairs or a sofa.The changing table of some models as a child grows up is modified into a rack for toys, books, a bedside table under flowers, a TV.
For younger students, a transforming bed can be very simple, folding like an accordion. In a room for two children, beds that move one under the other, located on different tiers, are optimal.
Older schoolchildren are more interested in models resembling adult office, folding sofas. The attic bed will be very helpful, which will ensure a sweet sleep under the ceiling, a storage place for toys, a dressing room, and will allow you to freely place a table for classes in the room. Such furniture is selected relatively cheaply for any interior; the IKEA network provides a wide selection.
Materials of manufacture
In addition to the type of folding mechanism of the bed, its external qualities, the buyer should be interested in the type of material from which it is made. By means of the most affordable will be the construction of particleboard, MDF boards. But it must be remembered that the glue, which is used in the manufacture of furniture products from them, can provoke allergic reactions.
Eco-friendly wooden options from solid beech, pine, oak, other species, although in price, are distinguished by high strength and the ability to serve for a long time.
The undisputed leader in the market are locker beds, tables, portable banquets and armchairs in which the frame is made of iron. Products do not need additional care, pests are not terrible, compared with models made of other materials, they are more reliable, safe. The only negative is their heavy weight.
Another popular material is plastic. It is not afraid of moisture, well resists mechanical wear.
The main criteria for choosing a suitable model
The market of transformers is presented by the dimensional combined sliding wardrobes where beds and wardrobe are built in. Small narrow pencil cases, modest angular models, do not take up much space in a tiny room. When choosing a rollaway bed, you must be guided by the following criteria:
Conclusion
Not always a perfect model exists on sale. Some will require serious investments, manufacturing on special order. The main feature of transformers is the ability to satisfy any requirements. At the request of the customer, the size of the structure will maximally correspond to the intended interior, will fit into the beige, blue or black and white gamut of the remaining furniture in a spacious country house or modest city apartment. Crib, wardrobe-bed can be purchased ready-made.For someone, it will be especially attractive to order a model of an individual look, and then assemble it with your own hands.