Podium in the apartment (50 photos): original layout ideas
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The podium in the interior of apartments and private houses is increasingly common. Modern design finds a lot of functional and aesthetic applications for this design, here are the main ones:
- zoning and adjusting the proportions of the room;
- a place to store a variety of things;
- place for sleeping and relaxing;
- a place for receiving guests;
- way to hide communications.
The small height of the ceilings is not a reason to refuse such a practical solution in your apartment. If a sofa or bed is placed on the podium, you need to be able to get up, nothing more. Also, the height of the ceilings is not important when creating a children's play area.
The design of the podium is determined based on its functional purpose and interior style. A wide selection of modern decorative materials allows you to harmoniously fit this element into any space. It is impossible to buy a ready-made podium - it is built on site for specific requirements and tasks, so with its help a unique interior is created.
Podium in a studio apartment
For a studio apartment, the most acute problem is zoning, when in one room it is necessary to divide the places for different types of activities. So, for example, the kitchen area raised on the podium will be separated from the living room. Such a podium should be low so as not to reduce the height of the ceilings, and differ in the type and color of the floor covering. The design of the zones may also vary, the kitchen will suit the hi-tech style, because smooth glossy surfaces combine with modern technology and are convenient for cleaning, and the living room has a softer modern or art deco.
When the studio has a reception area in the kitchen, the podium is useful for separating the working and sleeping areas. The podium will raise to another level a study with a computer desk and bookshelves, a pull-out bed will be placed inside, and drawers for storing things on the steps. This is a practical solution for small apartments where every meter of free space is expensive.
Podium for a studio apartment
In the one-room apartment for a family with a child, a play area for the baby can be placed on the podium. Covered with soft carpet, with a place to store toys inside, the podium will become a magical corner. The wall decor design combined with the podium cover will create a princess castle, a magical forest or an underwater kingdom inside the room. For the child of the schoolchild on the podium, you can equip a training place, and inside - a pull-out bed. Such designs easily compensate for the absence of a children's room in the apartment.
If it is necessary to combine the functions of a bedroom and a living room in a studio apartment, the podium can replace a bed and a sofa. Oriental design with an abundance of multi-colored pillows will be comfortable for receiving guests and for sleeping. The built-in drawer eliminates the need to buy a chest of drawers or a cabinet.
When the sofa for receiving guests is the sleeping place of the owners, it will be logical to highlight the workplace with the podium. With the elongated shape of the room it will harmoniously share its podium in half, then the built-in bed will fit inside. In a room close to the square, it is better to install a narrow podium across the width of the desk, but as tall as the ceiling height allows, then a convenient storage system can be placed inside.
The need to make a bed in the morning in a studio apartment is obvious. But until the family has acquired a more spacious living space, the bed built into the podium will solve this problem.
Podium in the living room interior
In a spacious living room, which is used only for its main purpose, a low podium in the television area will help hide the wires.Built-in light around the perimeter of the podium will create a movie theater atmosphere. But it is worth equipping this zone with a curtain, and the podium will become the stage for home theater productions.
When groups of adults with children often gather in the living room, the guest area - a sofa and a coffee table - can be raised to the podium, and below there is a place for children to play outdoor games, so it will be more convenient for parents to watch them. Also this design is suitable for companies who like to dance.
The presence of a piano in a house implies the allocation of a special place for it. This place can just be a podium. The arrangement of the curtain will help to concentrate during the rehearsal and not to interfere with other household matters, as well as allow you to give mini-concerts.
A narrow podium along the wall in the living room will replace the sofa and allow you to store many useful things. This design will fit into any design, you just need to choose the right fabric for pillowcases on pillows made of dense foam. By the way, they are not difficult to do on their own.
Podium for a children's room
For a children's room in which several children live, the podium will become a rationalization solution to the problem of placing sleeping, playing and educational places. A bunk bed can cause controversy over who will sleep from above and who from below. Creating a podium with two pull-out beds below and two study places on top will solve the problem in a wide room.
A similar option for a rectangular room is two podiums, each of which has a bed and a workplace. In this case, the bed can be placed upstairs, and in the podium to equip a sliding table and drawers for storage.
The design of the nursery should be dynamic and evolving, as the inhabitants of this room are growing rapidly. Equipping the podium as a play area for the baby, it is better to think in advance how to convert it when the child goes to school. The color scheme of those elements that can not be repainted, choose in neutral colors. So, for example, a teenager boy will say that the pale blue color chosen by his parents a few years ago is not cool. With girls it’s easier in this regard, pink usually remains relevant from the cradle and at least until graduation.
Podium bedrooms
A podium for a bedroom can be a cost-effective solution, with it you do not have to buy a bed and bedside tables. If you put a tall mattress a little smaller than the podium, the free space around the edges will play the role of a bedside table.
The design of the round podium, round bed and canopy will create an oriental tale from the bedroom. Forged elements, transparent flowing fabrics and colored glass lamps in Moroccan style or tiffany will bring special magic to the design of the room.
If there is a spacious bedroom for a young family without children, a pylon can be installed on a podium located opposite the bed. The husband will look forward to fleeing home from work, and his wife dancing on the pylon will help save on attending a fitness club without sacrificing her figure. When offspring appear, such a podium can simply be converted into a home theater, and a metal pipe will go to the nursery to play firefighters.
What is important to know when installing the podium
- To ensure that the podium is safe, do not install it in walk-through areas or in the center of the room.
- A concrete podium is the most durable, but due to its large weight it can damage the floors. Only suitable for the first floors of private houses.
- A massive podium on a wooden frame can also be too heavy for floors, it is worth calculating in advance.
- When a podium is installed to hide communications, it is important to have access to them.
- When choosing a place for a podium with a pull-out bed, you need to choose one where a regular bed would look logical.
- The podium is a durable construction; when it is installed in the nursery, it should be borne in mind that children grow quickly.
- You should not save on the quality of materials for the podium.The strong design will serve for a long time and replace some other types of furniture.
- In apartments with low ceilings, you need to calculate the height of the podium so that you can stand up to its full height.
- If the shape of the podium is curved, the frame should be the same.
- Do not forget about sound insulation, which will reduce the booming sound when walking on the catwalk.
