Turn it into a tranquiliser
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The bedroom is an exclusive part of the house which has to offer the ambience to cool both mind and body
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Beckoning: It should be soothing in all aspects.
Bedroom is a space of the home that is exclusively meant to offer rest and sleep. And to ensure that aspect of living, the space of the home demands enough care and attention in everything right from colour to placement to lighting.
Home Town was the venue for a workshop on bedroom designing conducted by Tandam Uday Shankar the other day. In great detail, he came out with various facets of a bedroom and how one needs to put things in place to ensure that it delivers its requirements.
Where does one place the cot? Ensure that there is at least one blank wall in the room and let the cot abut it. “Too many openings in the form of windows spoil the room. Have the blank wall as a backdrop for the cot and see that the light filters in from the opposite side,” he advised. Windows behind the cot are not really appreciable.
Out of sight
The cot should be a little away from the entrance and never have it directly in front of the door. “Try to keep it out of sight from outside when the room door is open”.
If you plan to have a seating arrangement in the room, a sofa is advisable and that too of lower height and a minimum space of 2 feet 3 inches should be maintained between the cot and sofa. “This is the space that is occupied for spreading the legs,” Mr. Uday Shankar informs. In seating, sofa should be preferred over chair since they are lower in height and serve the purpose of rest in a bedroom. The sofa could be with or without armchair but the height matters. “Even an inch matters a lot in seating,” he quips.
Openings in the south and western side create glare and heats up the room. So windows need to be considered appropriately. Tackling the entry of light too is very important and it needs to be regulated with blinds or curtains. The colour used for walls has to be pondered over thoroughly. The choice is between aggressive which are dominating kind and submissive colours which are mild and sober. “Colour acts on sight and a right choice will enliven the room,” he says.
Spare a thought for the material that goes into everything from curtain to cushioning. The design should create harmony and visual elements, a certain rhythm. “Rhythm is important. It is just like a pond. If the water is still it could turn boring. But a ripple, however small it might be, will certain an appeal,” explains Mr. Uday Shankar.
Home Town is organising a series of workshops catering all aspects of home designing for its customers.
The coming days will have more on home furnishings, colours, lighting and other aspects and will be handled by experienced and renowned architects.
T. LALITH SINGH
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