Interior of a room without windows (21 photos): we make the room cozy and bright

In modern apartments of individual layouts or during redevelopment, premises are often formed that do not have a single window. Initially, this could be some kind of utility rooms, dressing rooms, bathrooms and other non-main rooms in the house, usually a small area. Making the interior of these rooms, it is necessary to take into account several important points that will help to compensate for the lack of natural light in them, and make the design harmonious. In this article we will tell you how to properly design a room without windows - what to look for and what aspects should be addressed more carefully.

Receptions

Let's consider with the help of which design and decoration techniques we can achieve the harmony of a windowless room:

Window imitation

This technique is the most common for a small room. It creates a very realistic impression of the presence of a window. Indeed, the lack of windows psychologically negatively affects a person. Psychologists even argue that even if you simply draw a window on the wall of a room with charcoal on a brick wall, this alone will positively affect the mood and condition of the nervous system. Simulation techniques:

• For reliability, you can hang the curtains - in the place where you want a "window". A fan located nearby can create the feeling that the wind from the street is swaying these curtains. And the lamp located behind the curtain will support the impression that the light comes from outside. At the same time, the curtain itself should not be too dense, it is better - translucent. Thus, even a living room or bedroom can be decorated.
• If you hang a large picture in a landscape or marine theme on the wall of a small kitchen or bedroom, this technique will help to create the impression that the window in the room is present. But the picture should be in light, better - blue, green tones. Photowall-paper with landscapes and realistic plant images make the same impression - they can be decorated both a living room and a bedroom.
• A perfect solution would be a painting with an urban theme - for example, a brightly lit street in New York or another metropolis. Such a picture or photo wallpaper can produce a completely reliable impression of the view from the window. A similar design can often be seen on television when the presenter is in a studio decorated with realistic panels. All viewers get the impression that behind the presenter there is a window through which evening Moscow is visible, for example. The bedroom or space of a small kitchen without windows will sparkle in a new way thanks to this reception.
• A great idea for the picture is a long walk going into the distance to “infinity”. This technique visually expands the space of a small room without windows - the room will become visually larger.
• Special plastic moldings, in which the backlight is mounted, can give the impression that there is a window in the room. This design looks particularly decorative when the room turns off the lighting. Not too suitable for a kitchen, especially a small one.
• Use mirrors to decorate the interior. With their ability to reflect light, they can very well replace windows. In addition, they expand the interior of a small room.

Window to the next room

• If you need a window, cut it into the next room.So you can combine the space of the kitchen and dining room, bedroom and study. In the next room, a window will be present in any case - a small amount of natural light will go to the room, which does not have windows.
• When you want privacy, this inner window can be covered using blinds or decorative shutters.

Stained glass

• Together with the imitation of the window opening, the stained-glass windows also serve as a stylish decorative decoration of the interior, they are also suitable for a small room.
• Behind the stained glass composition, you can place a source of artificial lighting. This technique will highlight the stained-glass window, make the space of the kitchen or bedroom more voluminous and elegant.
• Stained-glass windows create an excellent mood due to their beauty and decorativeness, drive away the spleen, depression and look original.
• The stained glass decoration of the bathroom, kitchen and even the corridor looks great.

Transom

This is a special window, often the inside, which does not open. Such an interior detail in Soviet times was often used between the bathroom and the kitchen. Not far from the ceiling was a small window, which was most often decorated with frosted glass. People who now live in old-built houses still have such transoms. A similar element, only in a modern interpretation, can design a room without windows, combining it with the space of the living room and bedroom.

Fixtures

They can create an imitation of natural light in a room without windows - if you install lamps hidden from the eyes. They can be located in special panels in the ceiling, behind cabinets and furniture. Such diffused lighting looks very decorative, the design gives softness to the environment, which is not harmful to the eyes - the bedroom or living room becomes cozy and comfortable.

Use a variety of fixtures - all kinds of modifications and variations. Use floor lamps, sconces, spotlights, chandeliers, night lights, table lamps, etc.

Backlight

Decorative LED strips are a great option to bring more light into a windowless room. LEDs can be located anywhere - on shelves, racks, in cabinets, etc. They have an excellent ability to give lightness and airiness to furniture and to refresh the interior of a kitchen or living room as a whole.

Mirrors

• This interior detail gives depth to the room, perfectly reflects light, doubling its amount.
• Mirrors are perfect for any interior, no matter what style it is designed in. Differences will be only in the form of mirrors and frame design.
• An excellent reception is to place special mirror panels in a small room close to the ceiling. Light will be reflected in them, which will fill the entire room with soft diffused lighting, make its design much brighter and visually lighter.
• The combination of mirrors and lamps. For example, a small sconce attached to the edge of the mirror will create twice as much light and decorate the interior.

The surface

Use in a small room not matte, but glossy surfaces. It can be varnished shelves, tables, cabinets, etc. Light is reflected in shiny surfaces and scattered throughout the living room or kitchen.

Advice

Some useful points:

• When designing a room without windows, use more light elements. You should not clutter up such a room with dark gloomy furniture and decor items - in such an honor in the literal sense of the word and figuratively there will be "not enough air." The ceiling of a living room or kitchen without windows is always white, and its design should be simple.
• More glass surfaces. This transparent material creates a light and fresh interior in a small room. For example, you can use glass countertops, cabinet doors, shiny glass baubles. The living room, bedroom or other room with a predominance of glass will look modern and elegant.
• Properly use textiles for the interior.In a room that does not have a window, dense, heavy curtains and drapes, bedspreads are not needed. The textiles of the bedroom or living room should support a “light” impression - therefore, delicate, translucent fabrics will come in handy. Textiles can also be draped - numerous air folds give the room without a weightless window.
• If the room includes a wall niche, it must have a separate light source, maybe not one. Such a design will make this corner an excellent imitation of a window.
• Chromed and nickel-plated surfaces will fit "in the yard" in a room without a window. They will look very good if the design of the room is designed in hi-tech style or in minimalism.