Single bed selection criteria - size, design, material

Although furniture designers recommend equipping the bedroom with a large bed, even if a person lives alone, the single option is still in demand. This is a great solution for a teenager’s small room, an appropriate model for a summer residence, a comfortable sleeping place for guests. Of course, only high-quality furniture will guarantee a good night's sleep, so before you choose it, you need to figure out what features a single bed has: size by standard, varieties of the model, possible manufacturing materials. The dimensions of the product are especially important, because even the standard parameters from different manufacturers can have their own nuances.

Advantages and disadvantages

Despite the huge assortment of bedroom furniture, single constructions are still in demand, which is explained by their versatility - such a bed is appropriate for both children's and adult rooms. Due to its small width, it does not clutter up the space, fits perfectly into a studio apartment or a small one-room apartment. And the modest dimensions do not at all deprive such furniture of convenience and comfort.

Important is the fact that today single designs are available in much more varied options than one and a half or double. The developers offer simple models of the "standard" category, with a folding mechanism, a podium, drawers and other elements.

Summarizing all the advantages of single beds, there are 4 main:

• compactness - can be placed in small rooms, while leaving a little more free space;
• low cost - especially when compared with double models;
• wide selection - you can choose furniture for any interior decoration, in a variety of price categories;
• optimality for the rest of children, adolescents.

Cons are few. A relatively large adult will be cramped on such a bed, so it will probably require a one and a half bed.

Experts question the attempts to save money by buying a separate mattress and frame. The combination provided by the manufacturer is a guarantee that the berth will be as comfortable as possible, and each element will be perfectly sized.

Standard dimensions

A bed of European production is usually long - 200-210 cm with a width of 90-100 cm. Accordingly, the average dimensions of such furniture are approximately 190 x 99 cm. In accordance with the rules for choosing a bed, the length is considered to be optimal, exceeding the height of a person by at least 20 cm. Therefore, for tall people it is better to purchase furniture for sleep, in which this parameter is not less than 200 cm.

The width of a single bed is selected individually. It is considered optimal if a person lies on his side, bending his legs at the knees, and at least 15 free centimeters remain from the edge.

Another common way to select the desired width of a single bed: lie on your back, cross your fingers at chest level. If the elbows are about 10 cm from the edges, and the hands themselves comfortable, then the width of the furniture is optimal.

By Russian standards, a single bed of standard sizes provides the following options for length and width (in cm):

• 70 x 190 (considered a teenage model);
• 80 x 190;
• 80 x 200;
• 90 x 190;
• 100 x 200.

The standard size of a single bed, which is the most comfortable for most people is 100 x 190 cm.

Varieties

Having determined what a single bed should be in size, you can begin to choose a model. Despite the abundance of proposals in the furniture market, the main criterion should not be fashionable functionality (the presence of drawers, mechanisms, etc.), but convenience for sleep. One of the key parameters will be the height of the bed, which is determined depending on human height. For tall and small people, it will be different. An older person is preferable to a higher design, and a low stylish bed is perfect for young people.

When choosing furniture for sleeping in height, you need to sit on it - the legs of a person sitting on a properly selected bed will not stick up with their knees up, but form a right angle to the floor.

Important criteria in the modern world are also the appearance, furniture design, as well as the interior features of the housing. If in a room decorated in Moorish or Japanese style, a low bed will look great, the classic height of which is 20-30 cm, then for interiors in the spirit of noble England higher models are already chosen - from 70 cm. The base height plus mattress parameters is considered average , equal to 40-60 cm. Such models are often equipped with drawers.

Low beds are usually made according to the classical pattern - they have 4 legs or two drawers (end panels). They are made, as a rule, of wood or materials imitating it. Often manufacturers assemble such beds for children and toddlers, supplying them with protective strips from the ends, on the back. Such types of beds as a couch, sofa, and an attic type model are no less common in children's options. In the latter version, the berth itself is carried upstairs, and under it are a chest of drawers, drawers, a table. In order to climb "into the attic," the equipment includes a ladder.

Also, beds with a lifting mechanism are increasingly being used. They are convenient in that they allow you to organize additional places for storing bedding, other things. At the same time, such designs may have a standard single bed size, often small teenage models are also equipped with such mechanisms. This option of sleeping furniture saves a lot of space - and it is precisely this task that is the main one when choosing a small bed.

For the proper organization of a limited living space, folding and sliding beds - functional, convenient designs, may turn out to be absolutely indispensable. They are equally common in children's and adult collections. You can find different options, including models:

• with drawers for storing blankets, pillows, other things;
• with a lifting mechanism for laying bedding inside the bed;
• with a podium that allows not only to store things, but also to zonate the space, changing its geometry by the height of the place for sleeping.

Understanding what the standard sizes of mattresses for a single bed should be, it is worth considering that its dimensions should be sufficient to accurately and accurately match the furniture frame and not fidget around it. Bed linen should also match these values. Usually, the length of the sheet is taken as the norm, at which it covers the mattress on all sides - this way it is easier to operate, because it will not stray, move around at random. How the size of the sheet and bed linen corresponds to the dimensions of the mattress, is reflected in the table:

Materials

Most modern furniture is made from four standard types of raw materials. Each of them is not without flaws, although they all have their own advantages. Basic materials for the production of a single bed:

1. Wood. The most valuable and noble raw materials, as it is an environmentally friendly option, which, as is commonly believed, has its own energy. In fact, over the centuries, people have made furniture, including beds, just from massive trees. Such furniture is considered optimal for creating comfort, coziness, beauty in your home. Depending on the type of wood, the bed can last a very long time (furniture made of oak and beech), and can fail quite quickly (if it is, for example, pine).
2. Metal. Received demand due to strength and a new type of processing. In addition, it is also environmentally friendly material, and also durable. It is extremely relevant in connection with the spread of such interior styles as Provence, country, shabby chic, dictating the fashion for forged elements in the interior.
3. Chipboard. Resin-based chipboard material. A sufficiently strong raw material that is cheaper than wood, while due to the coating it imitates it externally. Cons - the ability to emit harmful formaldehydes at the beginning of operation and when heated.
4. MDF. Not treated with resins, and therefore safer than chipboard. The disadvantage of MDF is its flammability and insufficient wear resistance.

In addition to these materials, plywood is used in the manufacture - lamellas are made from it, used for the base under the mattress, often the frame is also made from it, fitted with artificial leather or fabric.

Selection tips

There are three main criteria - size, material, design. The second moment is leading in importance when furniture is selected for the child. And a few more recommendations that will not be superfluous when choosing a single model:

• the largest bed possible in the bedroom should not interfere with movement, free access is a prerequisite for comfortable operation;
• unusual forms in the form of an arc, an oval, and other things are better left for designers' demonstration purposes, it is inconvenient to sleep on them, bedding will need special;
• do not buy too original models - swings, various "unusual" type nests and other delights are good in the gazebo or on the veranda, and not in the bedroom;
• if the mattress is not included, you need to choose it based on the stiffness parameters - medium and high values ​​are optimal, it is important to ensure that there are no large gaps between the mattress and the body.

Following these simple tips, it will turn out without too much effort to decide on the purchase of a modern and comfortable single bed, even for a small apartment. Compactness and convenience - above all, but the combination with the design of the room is also important.

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