Bed-podium: to put or not? (108 photos)

As you know, in principle there are no unsolvable problems, and even more so problems associated with the creation of the interior. For example, if you want to put a spacious bed in a small room, but don’t know where to place a huge number of things and make a workplace, do not deny yourself the idea. To bring this idea to life and make a truly multi-functional interior, a podium bed will help you.

Features and design complexity

The podium bed has a simple and original design. Just in one part of the room a wooden elevation is installed - a strong and stable podium on which the bed is placed. Depending on the size of the podium, a workplace can be equipped here and some other zones (for example, a game one) can be moved. If the bedroom is large, a double bed can also be installed on the podium - it all depends on the size of the room and your imagination.

Installation of this simple design opens up additional opportunities for the owners of the apartment to place things. In any, even the smallest room, you can install a podium bed with drawers, which easily fit bedding, books, clothes and many other necessary and not very objects.

This design can be used not only to store things, but also to perform other functions. If you remove the mattress and bedding from it, the podium can be used as a place for dancing or children's games. Probably not everyone will be able to boast that they have a real dance floor in the living room, and if you place large pillows around the podium, it will turn into a table. This is especially true for small apartments, where every square centimeter of space is counted.

Pros and Cons of Catwalk Beds

If in doubt whether you need such a design at home, pay attention to its advantages:

• zones space;
• is an original piece of furniture;
• Used as an additional storage system;
• is a comfortable place to sleep.

Thus, in a room of a small area, you can divide the space with the help of such a bed and do not erect additional partitions. The best solution for a small apartment is to put a podium near the window and hang curtains around its perimeter. In the afternoon, when they are apart, the room is a single whole. They can be closed at night, then the room without partitions will be divided into two zones. For the same reason, it is the bed-podium that is installed in the studio of a small area. In such interiors, partitions are not used at all due to the lack of space, and the space is zoned with a bar, catwalk, curtains and screens.

The bed on the podium in the interior will become its very important and original part, because usually it is not just an eminence, but a complex art object with lighting, shelves for books and other important details. This design looks original and makes even the simplest room design interesting.

The bed-podium in the bedroom saves a lot of space, because if the drawers and all kinds of storage systems are well-made in it, then they can be used, and cabinets and boxes can be taken out of the room as unnecessary. If so, then a lot of extra space will be freed up and it will be literally easier to breathe. Even a small podium can become your convenient workplace. During the day, you can hide the mattress in the lower drawer, put a compact table and chair on a raised platform, close the curtains, and you get a separate office in a one-room apartment.

The bed-podium with a working area allows you to solve several problems at once. Please note that if there was an ordinary bed in the room, you would hardly be able to organize the workspace in this way.

However, with all the pros, the bed with the podium has obvious cons - this design is too bulky and high. It is definitely not suitable for too small rooms. In them, it can occupy 80% of the entire space, and then for other furniture and appliances there simply will not be any room left. Due to its impressive size, the podium bed should not be installed in Khrushchev. The ceilings are too low, and even if you go up to a small podium, you can hit your head on the ceiling. Even if necessary, the podium bed cannot be moved. In addition, this impressive design is very difficult to mount and install. And even if you really like it, but you suffer from arthritis or arthrosis, give up the idea of ​​installing it, because it will be difficult for people with joint diseases to get up from that height.

Choosing the material for the bed

Today, many make a podium bed with their own hands. On the one hand, the task is not easy. It is necessary to conduct a huge number of calculations, determine the optimal height of the structure. On the other hand, when you design your own bed-podium in your apartment, you can take into account your own wishes and make a design that will suit you.

It is important not only to correctly design the design of the bed, but also to choose high-quality material for its manufacture. The bed should be made only of environmentally friendly materials, so for such a bed it is ideal to use the following materials:

• Chipboard;
• MDF;
• natural wood.

The bed of plywood will be the cheapest, but it will also not last long, because the chipboard is afraid of moisture and has low wear resistance. With strong mechanical stress, plywood can break or deform. In addition, plywood has an unpresentable appearance, and if you make a structure out of it, you will have to select beautiful material for bedding.

MDF is a more expensive material. It is stronger than plywood and looks more aesthetically pleasing. Unlike plywood, this material is presented in different styles and colors, so you can choose the best option for MDF for any interior.

The most reliable and expensive material is natural wood. It is very durable, but most importantly, it has a unique texture. In many modern interiors, natural wood is actively used today. It's easy to be trending. You can make such a podium from textured boards and cover them only with varnish or primer. Scandinavian-style handles can be screwed onto the boxes, and a modern art object will be ready.

Popular types of catwalk beds

With a podium bed, any room will look original. However, in order for the interior to be not only interesting, but also functional, you need to choose a bed that will suit exactly your needs. These beds come in several forms and are classified by:

• varieties of a sleeping bed;
• form;
• organization of storage systems;
• number of storeys;
• the presence of backlight.

First of all, it is worth deciding on the shape of the podium: it can be round and rectangular. The second option is more practical and versatile and is suitable for small rooms. The round podium bed looks very original, but takes up too much space. This design is suitable for a large bedroom with a non-standard interior.

The location of the berth can be open or hidden. In the first case, a mattress and a pillow are simply placed on top of a wooden podium. The second design is more interesting - the berth leaves the podium. You can make such a podium with a pull-out bed yourself, if you do not find decent offers in stores.This design allows you to very wisely use the space.

These beds differ in the type of storage systems. A more standard option is drawers located under the podium. Also, designers offer original solutions. The bed with the podium rises to a height of about a meter, and under it is a few open niches that can be used to store things. The correct height of the podiums is very important here. If everything is designed perfectly, you can move a chair to such a podium and use it as a workplace. This model is good for installation in a children's room in which two people live. Such designs are often installed for two children, so that each has a separate sleeping and working place.

Bed-podium for a children's room

Children's bed-podium should be selected especially carefully. It should be functional, convenient, beautiful and absolutely safe. A universal solution for a nursery is a podium bed with a lifting mechanism. The child will be able to lift it himself, and put the bedclothes into a large drawer.

If you want your child to have more space for games, it is worth buying a convertible bed with a pull-out berth. At night, the child will sleep here, and in the morning, pushing the drawer, receive an additional several square meters for active games.

In modern interiors of children's rooms, catwalk beds with stairs are often found. This option will be interesting for the boy. Imagine, below you can organize a workplace, and above it set a podium, which can be reached by stairs. In the same way, you can arrange extra bed on a raised platform for sleeping. For a teenager who lives alone in a room, such a design would be superfluous. If two brothers share the room, then this is really a way out. It will be much more convenient and interesting than a small nursery with two beds, which take up a lot of space.

Such a bed should become part of the interior, so it is important to choose decor and decoration for it. The podium for the girl can be made of natural wood and painted with pastel colors. It is coolly decorated with discreet drawings. On the drawers you can draw roses or your favorite fairy-tale characters. In the boy’s room, the podium can be made in the shape of a race car. A multi-story structure with a staircase in the form of a pirate ship or an attic looks good.

If you have to save space, then let it be so. This interesting bed will definitely become a vivid memory of your child’s childhood. Styles, colors of catwalk beds should fit into the entire interior, otherwise this complex design will look ridiculous.

How to arrange a podium bed?

One of the best options is to place the podium in the center of the room. This should be done only if your bedroom or living room is of impressive size. Then here a large bed will become the semantic center of the entire interior. If the room is too small, it is better to refuse such an idea.

In a small room, a window sill can become part of the podium. The bed can be placed close to him and wake up with a view of the street. Another good option is the location of the bed along the windowsill, which will play the role of shelves. If you put a bed on the level of the windowsill, then below it there will be a lot of space for storing things.

The bed-podium with a working area is also worth putting close to the windowsill. If you plan to use the podium as a work table, then it will be very convenient for you to work near the window. Daylight will fall on the table as it should.

Do not forget that the construction with two floors can only be put in a fairly high room with ceilings of at least 4 meters. If the room is too low, then the idea of ​​installing a podium will have to be abandoned.However, in some cases, designers realize such a project in low rooms in order to visually raise the ceiling and make the interior more interesting. A small podium several tens of centimeters high is not so functional, it has small drawers and does not fit much, but due to this small design the room seems taller.

Also, using the podium bed, you can adjust the room to a custom size. For example, by installing a rectangular podium near a window, you can visually change the shape of a room that is too narrow. If everything is done correctly, the room will not seem rectangular, but square. In any case, the installation of the podium makes the interior more complex and dynamic, softens the sharp corners of the room.

To make such a bed organically fit into the interior, you must definitely equip it with interesting lighting. From the bottom around the perimeter you can lay an LED strip. When it burns, it seems that the bed is floating in the air, which makes the room seem spacious. Also, turned lamps can be mounted at the head of the bed - it will be very comfortable with them.

The bed-podium is a real find for those who want to make the interior of their apartment more interesting. This multifunctional design will not only decorate the room, but will also save space and correctly organize the space. Such a bed will be an ideal option for a nursery in which two children live. You can put it in your bedroom. If the height of the ceilings allows, with the installation of such a bed, a comfortable workplace, a dance floor or a bar counter will appear in your apartment - all these functions, with the proper organization of space, will be performed by the podium. If you cannot find a suitable design, do it yourself or order. The quality of your life depends on how well thought out the interior in which you live.