Both the owners of large country houses and the tenants of tiny apartments have to decide where it is best to store their clothes. Large roomy wardrobes, of course, are convenient in their own way, but they take up a lot of space. The dressing room is more convenient in all respects. It can be located both in an isolated room (for example, in a closet) or inside a room. The most functional option is a dressing room in the bedroom. True, this most often requires some redevelopment.
Dressing room in the bedroom
Where exactly in the bedroom will the dressing room be located? It depends on a number of circumstances, primarily on the size of the room and its configuration. If there is a niche or, for example, a large pantry, God himself ordered them to be used. In rooms where there is nothing like this, you can fence off part of the space. For example, it might be near a short wall away from a window. The new room should be spacious enough, because you have to dress there, and not only store things. For a large bedroom, the option with a corner storage room is also suitable, when not the entire wall is fenced off, but only part of it.
The dressing room in the children’s bedroom can be made from a bunk bed – upstairs the child will sleep, downstairs – to store things and get dressed
You can separate a piece of a room in different ways. For example, you can put a plasterboard partition. It can be at the full height of the room or lower. This is the best option, since the new wall will turn out to be quite rigid, you can hang part of the shelving or a mirror on it. But the partition can also be made of other materials – plywood, chipboard, plastic, glass. In some cases, you can do without rigid partitions, fencing off part of the room with a curtain or high screen. True, the last version of the dressing room has very significant drawbacks – there will already be a lot of fabric in this area of space, and besides, the curtain cannot be used as a support for the shelves. If you decide to put a partition, think about how your dressing room will be closed. There may be a regular door, a sliding door, etc.
The option with a screen is more suitable for a one-room apartment, since it allows you to periodically change the location of functional areas
Questions about finishing the outer side of the partition usually do not arise. The design should match the interior of the entire room. Cover the partition with the same wallpaper as the rest of the walls. As for the interior of the dressing room itself, you can experiment here. Please note that the surface should be easy to clean, so washable wallpaper, special paint, film, ceramic tiles, laminate flooring, etc. are suitable. Take care of additional lighting. It should be good enough to notice the slightest clothing problem. You should not leave the dressing room, even with a subtle stain on your blouse or a drawstring on your tights. It is better if there are several lamps in the dressing room.
Dressing room furniture should be lightweight and functional. In any case, you will need a large mirror that allows you to look at yourself from head to toe. Nowadays, many design firms offer wardrobe furniture, so it is best to carefully look through the catalog with a photo and find what is right for you. These can be multi-tiered racks with hangers like the ones you see in clothing stores, wall-mounted rails, and more. If you wish, you can make it yourself.