Bedroom for an elderly couple. Renovation of an apartment for an elderly couple: project by Tochka Design studio
The design concept of this Seattle home, according to architect Lathrop Douglas, is happiness. The topic is very close to the owners of the house, Liz and Tom Sharp, as these people are optimistic about life. In addition to beauty and happiness, the owners of the house have not forgotten about functionality and practicality. The couple recently retired and wanted to live in a cozy, safe home for the elderly.
The house is equipped with safe and energy saving technologies including maximum daylight, new windows and doors, insulation and natural Decoration Materials. Among the additions is a new safe staircase that leads to the basement. The builders made a level floor throughout the house, installed a safety railing in the bathroom and a bench in the shower room.
Residents: Liz and Tom Sharpe, retired
Location: Seattle
Area: 155 m2, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms
Year of construction: 1924
Last reconstruction: 1981
This is a nice bungalow in need of improvement. The couple chose this home because it has plenty of daylight, is single storey, and is in a beautiful walkable, cycling area. Near the house there are shops, restaurants and other services.
A large canopy made it possible to build a terrace and a spacious porch, which changed the facade of the house. Now Tom and Liz have the opportunity to sit on the porch in the fresh air, enjoying the scenery. Several steps lead to the main entrance, and on the right of the alley there is a place to park the car. Over time, if necessary, a convenient ramp can be installed on the steps.
In the yard and right on the porch there is plenty of space for gardening, which the couple loves to do. Among other things, they grow blueberries.
The Sharp family wanted a spacious and bright open-plan home. The place where they spend the most time is the living room and kitchen. New fireplace visible from the living room and from the kitchen. According to Douglas, the old ceilings limited the space and the corridors were uncomfortable. Now you can easily move around the house.
Craftsman style involves making the most of daylight. When the construction team removed the extra walls and partitions, changed the blind doors to doors with glass inserts, the house was completely transformed in the rays of sunlight. The hallway has been turned into a music room, and the new shelves allow you to place a lot of things on them, freeing up space. Through the built-in shelves and cabinets, you can see almost all the rooms.
The main goal of the designers was to combine the kitchen and living room by removing partitions. The wall was removed and built-in shelves and cabinets were put in its place. On this side, built-in cabinets and shelves serve as storage space. kitchen utensils.
After all the reconstructions, including the demolition of the wall and the podium in the kitchen, even parties can be held here, it has become so spacious and comfortable. The new floor is covered with cork and is link between all rooms. There are practically no straight lines left in the house, the Potter Construction team divided everything into sectors, which was not easy to do.
Each sector in the house is multifunctional. The area for family breakfasts and lunches in the kitchen is also used as a dining room. The living room is used as a library or office. Tom and Liz are very fond of reading, so there are a lot of open shelves with books. All shelving and cabinets are made of maple, including a ladder to reach books from the top shelves. There are viewing windows on the ceiling that provide access to daylight.
What Tom and Liz love most about the living room are window seats by interior designer Mark Nelson. It is comfortable to sit and read or chat with guests. The ideas of all team members were successful, as they were based on the concept of beauty and practicality. To the left of the window is an office with a work desk, the top of which is made from recycled paper, environmentally pure material. There are also shelves where you can store the necessary items.
A gas fireplace heats the room during the cold months of the year. The living room is incredibly light thanks to big windows and viewing windows on the roof.
On the old kitchen there was a lot of free space that was not being used. Despite the fact that the new one has become larger than the old one, thanks to the cabinets and shelves, everything here is functional. Designers and builders listened to the wishes of the married couple, calculated how to make it better and more convenient. For example, they installed cabinets opposite and under the stove with large drawers for storing pots, and there is also a place to store herbs, tea and olive oil.
The kitchen has become a wonderful, cozy and comfortable place where it is pleasant not only to cook, but also just to chat. Spouses now easily cope in the kitchen, while one cooks something on the stove, the other washes dishes or vegetables. They also like that friends and relatives can sit comfortably next to a glass of wine at this time, while the hosts prepare dinner. Since the couple liked the main color of the decor, they wanted to apply it in other rooms. For example, for tiles in the bathroom, for upholstery upholstered furniture.
What Tom and Liz especially like is that glass inserts in the door kitchen cabinets. They not only see what and where is located, but can also hide everything unnecessary inside, freeing up space on desktops. By installing a stove and additional cabinets in this area, the designers freed up space in the kitchen, and a microwave and coffee maker found their place here.
Also, to save space, the designers upgraded the traditional refrigerator and placed refrigeration and freezers in the form of drawers working surface. It's enough for two, but there's another fridge in the basement. The design team moved to the eastern part of the house from the central staircase to the second floor. The old staircase was uncomfortable, dangerous and spoiled the layout. The new ladder is safe and comfortable.
A big plus can be considered the fact that all frequently used rooms in the house are on the same floor. This also applies to two bedrooms. Large, roomy maple cabinets provide plenty of storage space.
The basement is a place that still needs to be worked on. Now there is a refrigerator and things that Tom and Liz keep. It would be possible to get rid of many of them, but the spouses have not yet decided on this. Although it can be equipped with a place where children who come to visit them can stay.
Tochka Design Studio completed an apartment project for a married couple of professors. With the departure of the children, rooms remained in the apartment, which became an unnecessary excess, so it was decided to re-plan the premises for the needs of two people. The result of the work was a large renovated space, corresponding to the current lifestyle of the owners.
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Information about the apartment: apartment with an area of 110 sq.m in stalinka on the waterfront in the city center.
Apartment owners: elderly couple.
Customer wishes: an interior in which the favorite furniture of the owners would look good and organic.
The apartment is made in the style of the 50s - 60s of the last century. The main thing in it is the furniture around which the interior is built.
Redevelopment. Initially, the apartment was standardly divided into private rooms. Each had a window, and one of them also had a bay window. After the redevelopment, only the bedroom and a slightly extended bathroom remained isolated. The combined common area turned out to be spacious and very bright. Three bay windows were added to the windows in the living room and in the kitchen.
Living room. The living room has a large soft zone. A wall with a TV screens off the entrance hall, in which the spacious closet for outerwear. IN wall construction the living room is a library. It was decided to place the lamp next to the sofa so that it does not block the view of the room. Hook Design - Echo scandinavian style- allows you to change the location of the lamp.
In the photo: a bathroom from the project implemented by the Tochka Design studio
Bathroom. In the bathroom area, it was possible to arrange a shower, a bathtub and two washbasins. The toilet bowl is hidden from view. There is also a laundry area. A free-standing bathtub with legs is a rarity of Soviet times. The legs have been replaced with more modern ones, but this does not change the overall style. On the walls hangs a herbarium collected by the children of the owners when they were still small.
Dining room. The dining area is located in the bay window - this is always a win-win solution. Round table looks especially beautiful in an ensemble with hanging lamp against the backdrop of the view from the window.
Kitchen. The kitchen is a fairly small space. During cooking, it is fenced off. glass partition. Absence upper cabinets and neutral light shades make this area more spacious. Here it is big window, the light from which passes into the common area through glass door. There is also a chest of drawers on legs in the kitchen, and on the wall is a painting given to the family by an artist friend.
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Bedroom. The bedroom has a Soviet linen chest of drawers from the 1950s. They tried to keep the bed in the same style as the chest of drawers. Bedside bench and table made of thin metal tubes
almost invisible against the general background. On the walls are sketches-reproductions of the Soviet artist Deineka with sports and dance motifs. Palette of paintings defined color scheme room interior. Behind the door is a large dressing room. The designers tried to keep the original rosettes and moldings on the ceiling not only in the bedroom, but in all rooms, as they preserve the atmosphere and history of the apartment.
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Do you think any room is suitable for older people? And here it is not. It should have a special atmosphere of convenience, functionality, care and peace. And this can be achieved if you know how. We will tell you about it.
So, what should be the design of a small bedroom for the elderly? What details should you pay attention to? How to ensure a full night and day rest?
Tips to help you create a relaxing atmosphere
It is known that older people sleep very sensitively - any sharp sound can interrupt sleep. Then the person will toss and turn for several hours, trying to fall asleep, and in the morning there will be a feeling of weakness.
The same effect on the body bright colours and interior. Therefore, the main goal of the design of a small bedroom for such people should be comfort. You can use our advice.
Tip #1
For elderly parents, prepare a room located away from entrance doors and noise. Constant walking, slamming the door will annoy them. You must take care of soundproofing. Now hardware stores sell any soundproof wall and ceiling cladding sheets that can create peace and quiet in the bedroom.
Put plastic windows. They will not miss street sounds and provide the room with enough light and fresh air. In addition, you can sit at such a window for a long time without fear of catching a cold.
Advice№ 2
Given the size of the room, make the walls, ceiling and door light, for example, beige or pale blue, but not white, so that there is no association with a hospital ward. Applying different shades blue color, you can draw clouds on the ceiling, complementing them with delicate greenery of the walls. Listen to the recommendations of designers, read about how to create, getting rid of tightness.
Advice№ 3
When arranging functional furniture, put a comfortable low bed with an orthopedic mattress a little further from the window (to avoid drafts and cold streams) drawers for bed linen. A slight pressure on the handle will set the mechanism in motion - the box will move out from under the bed. Click again - it will go back. It will be very convenient for the elderly, as you can just lightly push with your foot, without making much effort.
While designing a small bedroom, select the Chartreuse color bedspread - scientists have proven that such a shade of green has a beneficial effect on the vision and psyche of a person, calms, relaxes, and relieves irritation. But there shouldn't be too much greenery.
Advice№ 4
For older people, household trifles are very important and expensive - some memories are associated with each item. The design of a small bedroom for parents should take into account all the nuances. Next to the bed, you definitely need to put a bedside table or attach a shelf on which old man will be able to put an icon, put medicines, a prayer book, a book, glasses, so that the necessary things are by the bed.
Place a lamp nearby, a socket for charging your phone, and provide for the technical aspects of emergency assistance.
Advice№ 5
Closet - compulsory subject in small room. Discourage parents from bulky chiffoniers, folding sofas with a high back, from all the furniture that you can push into the room, and then walk around and get bruised. Later, they will thank you for the spacious design of the small bedroom. In addition, in such a jungle it is difficult to produce high-quality cleaning.
In the closet, all things will be neatly placed in one place. In addition, there will be no impression that the room is cluttered and cramped. Via convenient devices pantograph elevators that lower dresses, suits, shirts down, you can use the closet at full height to the ceiling - you pulled the convenient handle, and the railing with clothes went down, let go - it went up. The doors are an accent of Chartreuse color to match the bedspread.
Advice№ 6
Find a place for a chest of drawers. Here will be your favorite items, photographs, letters, boxes. Put comfortable armchair by the window - many people like to sit and watch what is happening on the street, drink tea, have breakfast and dinner here. So turn the window sill into comfortable table, providing a place for flowers and a cat.
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People who have lived together for a long time tend to have established habits and interests. It is believed that mature married couples have the same characters and even outwardly become similar to each other over time. Given this, the interior of the bedroom in which the elderly couple will live is being designed.
Suitable styles
Despite the style, in such a bedroom in without fail there must be things that the elderly cannot do without. These attributes include nightstands next to the bed. Since older people love to read, then in the bedroom it is necessary to provide, in addition to the main, additional lighting. It could be table lamp or floor lamp. As side lighting, you can use sconces located on the wall.
A necessary detail of the interior is Walk-in closet, which should be large enough to fit clothing, seasonal items, shoes and linens. If there is not enough space in the room, then the dressing room will be successfully replaced by a custom-made wardrobe.
In terms of style, middle-aged couples are great fit room, decorated in its color scheme, however, is quite dark, but it can always be diluted with warm soft tones. Furniture items in this style are made of natural wood. And, as a rule, its valuable breeds are used. Mandatory detail is a fireplace. The noisy street is separated from the bedroom by heavy curtains made of dense fabric.
Wealthy older couples can afford to decorate the interior of their bedroom and enjoy its richness and sophistication. This style is characterized by the presence of gilded and inlaid details, carvings and rich decoration. Expensive wallpapers are used for wall decoration.
Required Attributes
IN Lately very popular for the interior is the chalet style. Perhaps some older couples will prefer it to decorate their bedroom, especially since it does not require large financial investments. Being in such a room, you can imagine yourself in a cozy small house lost high in the mountains. This style is especially successful for a bedroom located in the attic. It will fit perfectly with the design. wooden beams on the ceiling and warm light pouring from slanted windows. On the floor, a natural skin or a soft carpet with a long pile will look appropriate.
There are many more styles of interiors that older people would prefer for their bedroom, if only their desires coincided with their financial capabilities.
But, despite the chosen style, in the bedroom of older couples there must be a place for placing gizmos accumulated over the years. After all, they carry with them memories of the past. These can be family photos, books, household items and even furniture, for example, your favorite rocking chair.
