Modern living room walls

An indispensable attribute of the living room of the end of the last century is the wardrobe. He still adorns the "Khrushchev", "Stalin", as well as modern new buildings. This element of furniture occupies an entire wall or even two, has a different height, design, color variations. The wall design is selected for any interior style, purpose, equipment depends on the personal preferences of the owners of the apartment, country house.

Advantages disadvantages

Furniture, called the wall, has various pros and cons. It usually consists of massive lower shelves, pull-out, folding boxes, glass windows, backlit mezzanines. In some embodiments, a mini-fridge for drinks is also built in.

Its advantages:

  • good looking;
  • very roomy;
  • there is a wide variety of models;
  • it is possible to allocate several shelves to each family member;
  • allows you to keep anything you like;
  • if the construction is modular, it can be modified.

    

Disadvantages:

  • expensive, heavy product;
  • takes a lot of space in a cramped room;
  • for rooms of irregular shape the product will have to be made to order.

Cabinet wall is usually placed in the hall, at least - the bedroom, hallway, nursery.

    

Criterias of choice

When choosing, you need to determine what exactly is supposed to be stored there - garments or dishes, a collection of books or materials for various hobbies. It is more convenient to put some things in pull-out drawers, others on open or glazed shelves.

Dimensions are no less important - the larger the living room, the larger the structure is acquired. Modular stretch over the entire wall or placed in the middle. In the presence of a large flat-panel TV with a stereo system, space is also allocated for it.

    

The wall may consist of:

  • wardrobe for outerwear;
  • chest of drawers for clothes, toys;
  • cabinets for the office;
  • bookshelves;
  • the racks supporting a design;
  • lockers for tools;
  • TV cabinets;
  • racks for vases, souvenirs;
  • computer desk;
  • sideboard for dishes;
  • mini bar.

If children, pets live in an apartment, do not put any breakable objects, medicines, alcoholic beverages and other dangerous, easily damaged elements into the bottom cabinets.

    

Kinds

The walls of the slides are divided into hull and embedded. The first can be moved, put in the middle of the room as a zoning partition, if there is a lot of space. In a small living room with an area of ​​up to twenty square meters, the construction built along a short wall or a niche will best fit. Its bottom will be the floor, the sides - the walls. Such furniture is made only to order or with their own hands.

The design can be:

  • angular or L-shaped;
  • U-shaped;
  • classical, that is, straight;
  • miniature;
  • modular.

    

The classic has a non-separable case, placed along the longest wall. It has a high closet, a small bar, a mezzanine, a place for TV. The mini-wall has a small size, suitable for rooms of any size. Details of the modular easily rearranged, outweighed, supplemented by new elements, quickly changing the interior of the room.

The l-shaped design can be an isosceles triangle with a TV in the center or occupy one whole wall plus about a third of another, then cabinets will be placed in the corners, and a TV in the middle of a long wall. Such a wall may have a concave or convex shape. U-shaped fit for a large room. In the center then put the TV, on the sides - cabinets, shelves, and more.

    

Size, functional purpose

The dimensions of each element, wall sections are selected depending on their intended purpose. Under a flat screen TV with a huge diagonal, you need a large lower cabinet with a niche of sufficient size above it. In the presence of an extensive home library, shelves are required, usually located on the sides or on top - almost under the ceiling. They are closed with opaque facades, glass doors, so that the books do not gather dust. On the open shelves arrange souvenirs, family photos, cards, climbing potted plants.

On the glazed shelves also have beautiful dishes - ceramic, crystal, wooden with painting. Here, two or four shelves are combined with one large glass, which gives the design a “shop-window” appearance. On mezzanines, behind opaque doors, store little-used textile items, some tools, small household appliances that are not needed every day. Vertical cabinets accommodate clothes on hangers, located on the bar.

The closet-wall in the hallway does not have a TV, but it is made as large as possible to store a large amount of outerwear, shoes, accessories, and hats. In the nursery, she holds all the clothes of a child, his shoes, books, stationery, toys in boxes, small crafts made with her own hands. It is important to avoid sharp corners, glass shelves, especially if the child is small.

In a close one-room apartment the wall is combined with a computer table or a folding sofa.

    

Manufacturing material

The most commonly used natural wood:

  • stained, bleached oak;
  • wenge;
  • beech;
  • Pine;
  • ash;
  • spruce;
  • maple;
  • hornbeam;
  • larch;
  • Birch tree;
  • Walnut;
  • Linden.

Also MDF, chipboard, laminated chipboard, fiberboard, plywood of different thickness, drywall, metal, glass, plastic fittings are used.

Wooden structures are very durable, for a long time "nothing is done", such furniture is relevant at all times. MDF has a wide color range, it is durable, relatively cheap. Chipboard - durable, budget, but not environmentally friendly, because for the manufacture of children's furniture does not apply. Plywood and fiberboard make individual parts of various designs. Drywall is suitable for self-manufacturing cabinet wall. Plastic is used only for some interior styles; furniture legs and fittings are made of metal.

When buying, you should pay attention to fasteners - ordinary screws are unreliable, it is better to give preference to confirmators.

    

Color variety

The wall should be carefully combined in color with the rest of the room furnishings, merged or contrasted with the walls, the floor. Modern materials allow you to design any color, but the most popular are wood shades.

Variants of a combination of a wall with an interior color scheme:

  • white with beige;
  • coffee with light gray;
  • red-brown with violet;
  • apricot with carmine;
  • sand with yellow green;
  • black and white with beaver;
  • canvas with brown;
  • silver with green and blue;
  • olive brown with light yellow;
  • golden chestnut tea green;
  • canary with quartz;
  • creamy pink with brass;
  • mahogany with honey yellow.

Occasionally, the wall is made of a very bright color - when it is planned to make it the main accent element.

    

Facade Design

The facades are closed and open, they are decorated with carvings, decorative applied elements, transparent glass, and in “expensive” interiors - colored stained-glass windows, mother-of-pearl, ivory, and reptile skin. Photo facades are very popular - on the basis of MDF a vinyl film is stuck with any image, in another embodiment the picture is applied on the glass. Mirror facades are decorated with embossed sanding patterns. Sometimes in the lower part, under the TV, an electric fireplace is made.

The design should be well combined with the surroundings - a sofa, armchairs, curtains, etc.

    

Stylistic direction

The wall is performed in almost any design version:

  • Classic - the most symmetrical design of natural wood, covered with a thick layer of varnish. Combines the closed doors, the glazed lockers, open regiments with the books standing on them;
  • minimalism is a simple, rectangular form, predominantly of a single tone — black, white, yellow, without decor. Most lockers are closed, sliding drawers do not have handles, open with a slight hand press;
  • Art Nouveau - combines open hanging wide shelves, cabinets, frosted or dark glass, elegant accessories. The colors are usually dark, on the shelves - glass vases of asymmetric shape;
  • the loft is quite massive, of good quality, mostly of wood with a "noble" patina. Placed along the wall or zoned open space;
  • Provence - made of wood with a minimum of finish. Usually light colors, textured wooden fittings, green potted plants on the upper shelves, floral ornaments;
  • Baroque - a luxurious wooden structure, richly decorated with carving, inlay, stained glass. Handles on the doors, drawers, other massive hardware, made of metal with the effect of antiquity;
  • Hi-tech - the most spacious, shiny metal, glass, mirror elements. Shades of silver, rarely - dark, mostly closed cabinets;
  • Japanese - correct "ascetic" forms, frosted glass, prints with hieroglyphs, some doors imitate mats, an aquarium with goldfish will be located on one of the lower pedestals.


    

Tips for building a wall with your own hands

If the finished wall of a suitable type was not on sale, it is made by hand. Natural hardwoods, gypsum board, chipboard, plywood, various fasteners, etc. are used as materials. First you need to create a sketch of the desired wall, to depict the individual parts with dimensions, the backlight scheme.

The advantages of self-creation:

  • furniture is made of the desired material, the right size;
  • color is chosen for the interior;
  • it is easy to repair, as after the manufacture some material remains.

    

From the tools you will need:

  • measuring - roulette, level, plumb, square, etc .;
  • adjusting - screwdriver, jigsaw, drill with drills, foam for installation, etc .;
  • other - grinder, sandpaper, epoxy glue, primer, trowel, bolts with nuts, screws, etc.

To begin with, a frame is assembled, shelves are attached to it, glass is inserted, handles, hinges, door closers are mounted, decorative elements are glued, the construction is polished, painted.

When drawing up a drawing, you should remember the rules of the "golden section" - the correct ratio of all parts of the structure.

    

Conclusion

The design of the wall in the real living room interior is selected based on personal preferences. Most modern furniture companies produce this item in a variety of variations, decorative design, which practically was not in the Soviet era. With certain carpentry skills, the wall cabinet is made by hand, but if there are no such skills, they are ordered from professionals.

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